Nintendo DS Lite UPDATED

“”Nintendo President Satoru Iwata today announced Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer version of the best-selling Nintendo DS. Also featuring brighter screens, Nintendo DS Lite will launch in Japan in March. Nintendo DS Lite will be less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter.Nintendo DS has enjoyed extremely strong sales in Japan and around the world, selling more than 14.4 million units worldwide. The Japanese sell-through of the existing Nintendo DS hardware exceeded 5 million within 13 months, which made Nintendo DS the fastest-selling video game system there.
Nintendo will announce more information about the availability of Nintendo DS Lite in North America and other territories in the future.””

Nintendo DS Lite Specs
Release Date: 2nd March 2005 (Japan) others Unknown
Price: 16800 Yen ($192AUD)
Feature: 4 adjustable levels of brightness (ala Micro), thus the name “”Lite””
Old Size: 149 x 85 x 29 = 275g
New Size: 133 x 74 x 22 = 218g
3 Colours, Only White Confirmed
GBA Compatibility Confirmed
Power Switch on Right hand Side

UPDATE: We have contacted Nintendo Australia and the DSlite will indeed be coming here, however a Price and date have not been confirmed.

UPDATE: Several New “”Rumours”” have surfaced regarding the feature set of DSlite here are some of the highlights.
– Colours will be Black / White / Pink
– Pictochat over WFC
– Downloads of DS Demo’s through WFC, with the ability to store 10
– AC Adapter remains the same as GBASP/DS MK1
– Tetris to launch on same day as Japanese date
UPDATE:Looks like the above rumours are not true, with one Nintendo staffer revealing its exactly the same hardware inside all thats been changed is the cosmetics of it. However there has been a cover for the GBA slot added.

UPDATE: We also have a New Wallpaper of the DSlite for you its 1024×768, however if you want other sizes contact me and I’ll make them for you. Here it is

Source: Nintendo JP, Text: NOA to Joystiq