DS Lite Australian Date Announced – June 1st – $199

Nintendo Australia on the back of the American’s have announced the release date of the DS Lite in Australia. As expected only the “”Polar White”” colour will be available from Launch. Also we are getting the DS Lite a whole 10 Days before the Americans, you guys always want Nintendo Australia to do something cool and this is it! Not to mention we’re the first region outside Japan to get it. Double Cool!

You can read the full Media Release below.

Australia, Melbourne, May 5th 2006 Nintendo Australia is pleased to announce the new member of the Nintendo DS range, the upgraded Nintendo DS Lite, will be available in Australia on June 1st, at SRP$199.95.

Nintendo DS Lite, launching in Polar White, features brighter screens, is approximately two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and about 20 percent lighter. It also features a larger stylus and repositioned button layout, all the while maintaining all of the original Nintendo DS features, as well as screen size.

We love the Nintendo DS and the new experiences it has brought to gaming, says Rose Lappin, Director of Sales and Marketing. the super stylish Nintendo DS Lite adds a touch of class to the unit and the brighter screen is remarkably vibrant. Expect some fantastic software products in the coming months to take advantage of this.

In Australia, Nintendo DS continues to sell through at a higher rate than all other handheld systems, and remains the best selling handheld console, since its release just over a year ago.

The Nintendo DS Lite has experienced phenomenal success in Japan. Since its launch earlier this year, Nintendo have struggled to keep up with incredibly high consumer demand.

With a series of exciting and innovative software releases, Nintendo Australia aims to continue this trend:
The highly anticipated Metroid Prime Hunters is scheduled for release May 25th. Blast your way through six ferocious bounty hunters in adventure mode, take on up to four friends wirelessly or battle online using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Twenty years after Nintendo’s biggest franchise was born, the Mario Bros. return in a dazzling, all-new platformer sure to set players’ fingers twitching. New SUPER MARIO BROS. arrives June 8th.
Dr Kawashimas Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, releasing June 15th, is designed to keep people’s minds active with fun mental workouts that incorporate the user-friendly voice-command and touch-screen capabilities of Nintendo DS. Brain Training also includes more than 100 sudoku puzzles.