The DS has been available in more colours than there are fish in the sea, but survival of the fittest dictates that some must be struck from the gene pool, so it's with regret we inform you that the pink DS Lite console will soon no longer be available within the UK.
Okay, so it's probably not the worst news you've had all day, but considering the popularity of the colour - and the fact it was the first truly popular pink console - it's surprising to see Nintendo drop it altogether. UK retailers have been told not to expect any further replenishments of the console once current stocks are sold, so it looks like yet another Christmas without pink DS Lites on shop shelves.
Of course, this probably points the way to an early-2010 launch of a pink DSi, but for now you'll have to live with there being no more pink consoles.
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I bet Pink sold the least, anyway.
Could this be a sign that Nintendo's eventually gonna drop the DS Lite as a whole?
Lucky you, England!!!
I neither like pink or live in the UK so I don't care.
Wait. I think I figured out why they did this.
Ok, so a little girl want her mom to get here a pink ds for xmas but when the parents go to the store there are only the more pricey DSi's in pink so the parents get it for her anyway.
http://laprasking.deviantart.com/art/Abandoned-Pink-DS-Lite-s-137706252
Conclusion? No one wants a pink Lite anymore.
@ArtMcCarthyDotCom.
I remember them dropping the white DS Lite and claiming it was due to white not being a popular colour then launching the DSi in white. I care not for the DSi (lol50%moreexpensive etc...) so I don't know if there is a pink one.
well at least its in the uk not in the us
Hey didn't the DS Lite White Bite the Dust over a year ago? That makes me sad, I love my DS Lite
Yeah, no more white, silver or pink DS Lites in the UK now. For shame!
I saw the picture and said one word: "Prosody"
This is actually really interesting news because at one point pink DS consoles were insanely popular and sold for more than other colours on eBay - at least in the UK. I think the "girl gamer" revolution might be coming to and end now, which is why we're seeing stuff like this happen.
The picture made me lol.
But seriously, this came as no surprise. The pink DS didn't seem to sell well... in the US at least.
@Damo: Geez, women are so unpredictable aren't they...?
(Don't take that as a sexist comment, it's just the nature of females to be unpredictable. )
The Pink DS Lite has been long gone from the US.. it's been replaced with the Metallic Rose for roughly two years.
I'm glad I was able to get one for my wife before they were discontinued, as she doesn't like the Metallic Rose color at all.
I bought my girlfriend the Pink DS Lite, and while she loves it, I think its the ugliest piece of plastic. But hey, if she likes it, I love it.
Yea my sis has the pink and loves it, but I guess the majority has ruled...
Now is this the regular pink or the shiny pink?
In the UK we were only ever blessed with one shade of pink - plain ol' pink. Also, we don't have a pink DSi yet, as alluded to in the final sentence of the news, but the two go hand-in-hand like... er... peas and carrots?
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Awww.Damn it!! I was just gonna get one of those too (brings out my eyes). Ah well I'll have to stick with DS Phatty till DS2 comes.
@ Earendel68
don't forget Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland! Where are we going to get our Pink fix now?
It's not really a big deal. I wouldn't want a pink one anyway and I'm sure they'll come out with a pink DSi soon enough
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