I love the redesign: it seems to address my issues with the DS, so it's just a matter of how it feels.

Was about to fall over the edge this week and grab a DS. I can wait for the redesign... I know advance Wars shall wait for me

Has anyone played "Lost in Blue"?? I'd like to hear some reviews, this game looks pretty cool.

Lost In Blue is a lot of fun, although at times it can feel like you're spending so much time surviving that you don't have a chance to progress. But well worth picking up if you can find it.

I wonder if the DS lite will feature a sliding power tab, like all the GBs had, or another power button. Considering the power is no longer on the face, I imagine it will be a tab.

That is sexy! The current DS, as awesome as it is with its clamshell design, is just slightly too big (as is the PSP) to my liking of a perfect system. This looks much much nicer!

And with news that Slime Mori Mori 2 DS coming out in the states, today is an incredibley good news day!!!

I'll definitely be picking one up! I don't really care for the slightly smaller size but I'll go for a brighter screen!

I'll definitely be replacing my ds as I love the look of the new design. Also I arrive in Japan a couple of days after the release so that works out perfectly .

Did NOA offer a release date? Think I'll be passing unless I get another one.

Well, I doubt the PSP will get any smaller... the screen takes up most of the real estate as it is!

Isn't that tamagochi game the one that got panned at the back of last month's EGM reviews?

EGM

lol PixyJunket

All I wanted was brighter screens and they delivered. I'm definitely upgrading when it gets a US release. The fact it looks like the Revolution controller is a bonus.

As was said last night, I WILL be getting anything Nintendo re-designs. I'll be importing this baby ASAP

The redesign might finally convince me to pick one up.

I think I'll wait and see if they do a "Game + Special color bundle" and pick one of those up, especially if they do one for Metroid.

No concrete date, but def. not at the same time. Likely summer release, before the revolution launches.

Thank you Suprmallet, the game looks awesome and it sounds like it's right up my alley, I just wanted to hear from someone on here. I'm going to order it; I was thinking of picking up "Trace Memory" as well, do you have an impression of that game?

I think I will upgrade my DS when the screen gets bright enough to give me a tan. I will second Lost in Blue being a very fun game. Though, it is very frustrating util you get some key items and you will want to kill the girl yourself sometimes.

Is that an option?

I quite like Trace Memory so far but I haven't finished it yet. If you would like to play an adventure game which is not necessarily overly taxing I think it should be up your alley. The 2d graphics are nice, and the girl (the main character) makes these really cute expressions .

Yes. Though it didn't get panned if I recall correctly, but had 5's and 6's which in their scheme is an "average" game.

Basically said it wasn't nearly as indepth or as much fun as Nintendogs.

Here we go again with the "a 5 or 6 score is a good/passable game" talk...

I ended up buying another DS on eBay last night for $85. I wanted to wait for a redesign, but after winning a poker tourney and my wife complaining that I am playing AC:WW right in front of her, I decided that I would buy her one.

I will most likely get a redesigned DS as well. I hope that it does not come out until after the Revolution though.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14331

DS Lite confirmed for Europe and North America

Ellie Gibson 10:52 27/01/2006

Choice of three colours planned for Japan

Nintendo has confirmed that the new, slimmed down version of the Nintendo DS will be released in Europe and the US following its launch in Japan on March 2nd, 2006.

Although a specific release date was not announced, Nintendo did say that the DS Lite will make its debut outside of Japan some time after the spring.

The redesigned handheld, which was unveiled earlier this week, will go on sale in Japan for 16,800 yen (118 EURO) in a choice of colours - white, as previously announced, and two more unspecified shades.

Nintendo will continue to produce the original DS, and it will continue to retail for 15,000 yen (105 EURO).

According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the company is confident that the DS will continue to sell well as 2006 unfolds. Speaking to the Japanese press, Iwata said: "Taken as a whole with the current version, we're aiming at total domestic sales of 10,000,000 units not too late in the year."

So far more than 13 million Nintendo DS units have been sold worldwide. The handheld has proved most popular in Japan where more than 5 million units havebeen snapped up, compared with 4 million in North America and 3.5 million in Europe.


Chris

Well, maybe I should have waited. I will probably sell one of my DS's right before the redesign comes out, so that I can buy a redesigned model.