Pokemon Diamond/Pearl special edition DS Lite
by David Hinkle 
{ Sep 1st 2006 at 11:25AM }
Going on sale at the Pokemon Center in Japan on September the 28th to commemorate the release of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, we have to say this looks much better than the limited edition Winning Eleven DS Lite. Heck, it looks better than the last limited edition Pokemon DS Lite as well. The price weighs in at 16, 800 yen, or around $143 US.
A closer look at the graphic can be seen after the break.
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DS_Guy @ Sep 1st 2006 11:57AM
arent kids tried of pokemon? Am i the only one who grew out of it?
Bryan @ Sep 1st 2006 12:33PM
Yeah, I grew out of Pokemon about 8 years ago. That DS still does look good though..regardless
Nushio @ Sep 1st 2006 12:42PM
DS_Guy: Yes, you are.
I'd like to import one, if I wasnt afraid of the cost.
At 143, it would probably cost aroudn 200-250 dlls to import it...
I like Pokemon, but not that much...
Quadrius @ Sep 5th 2006 8:50AM
I dunno... That's pretty damn sexy. For 250, maybe...
D-5 @ Sep 1st 2006 1:48PM
I like how all special DS models consist of just one or two color art of already existing artwork. Nice effort, Nintendo.
Randy_B @ Sep 1st 2006 2:35PM
I'm 46 and love to play Pokemon with my children (11 and 6). I think it is a great strategy/decision-making game that teaches my kids about choices and balance. My kids and their friends think it is amazing that the "old man" has a stable of Pokemon that can kick all their rears, plus it makes my wife crazy when the kids and I are talking Pokemon and she is clueless (kind of Dad's and the kid's secret language).
Silver R. Wolfe @ Sep 1st 2006 3:25PM
So far none of these special edition DSs look very hot. Definitely not even remotely interested in this one.
Matters @ Sep 1st 2006 4:19PM
Pokemon was after my time but I always enjoyed the games anyway. The cartoons might be for kids, but the games always seemed fun to me even if I wasn't a kid.
DS Guy what you fail to realize is that while you grew out of Pokemon other kids grew into it.
Ever wonder how Mc Donalds and Toys R Us stayed in business after you grew out of them? Exact same reason.
You might see Pokemon go away for a while as you get older and then all of a sudden it'll come back again and be popular with the new generation of kids. Shoot maybe one day your own kids will be Pokemon fans.
Kind of like how my daughter loves Transformers the same way I did when I was younger :P
Mr. Khan @ Sep 1st 2006 5:04PM
While I wouldn't buy it (didn't see the point in buying lite at all, phat at launch and forever) I have to say that artwork KICKS ASS,
I mean, think, they could've had a shot of happy Pikachu a la the 4 Kids TV show and made it bright yellow
Andrew Yoon @ Sep 1st 2006 9:39PM
I want that... NOW. Hopefully, it won't be too marked up for importers like myself.
Marc @ Sep 1st 2006 11:28PM
"Pokemon was after my time but I always enjoyed the games anyway. The cartoons might be for kids, but the games always seemed fun to me even if I wasn't a kid."
Yeah most people agree there. The show was a branch-off of the franchise. But the games really are challenging and tough, but most people don't see them that way because the show gave it it's "for kids" image and all those countless hackers who made Pokemon the most "sharked" franchise in Gameboy history.
YeS @ Sep 3rd 2006 4:10AM
nice toy and costs not expensive!