Limited Edition lust: A visual journey

by Alisha Karabinus { Jun 30th 2008 at 11:45AM }

Here in the U.S., we're finally seeing a few more colors, though nothing to compare with the rest of the world. That's not the only area in which the DS is lacking, either; we've missed out on some truly spectacular limited edition systems. While we get the somewhat lackluster Guitar Hero DS, Japanese DS owners are rolling around with eye-searing yellow Pikachu Lites, plain-Jane Final Fantasy Lites, the gorgeous silver Lite for It's a Wonderful World, and even a Bathing Ape DS.

If you happen to be sitting on a mountain of cash, you might have one of these, or another example of a fantastic Japan-exclusive. It's more likely, however, that you're like us when one of these babies debuts; you sit at your desk, tears slipping down your cheeks, as you press one forlorn hand against the screen. Since it's Monday, let's get all this week's wallowing and depression out of the way right now with a little journey through some of the special editions the world has seen -- from the ones you could get to the ones that were a little out of reach.


		Prepare to drool.

Tags: joystiqfeatures, limited-edition, special-edition, specialedition

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

LocalToast @ Jun 30th 2008 4:02PM

Or, you could save a few hundred dollars and order replica replacement shells from DealExtreme (about $30 per shell).

Alisha Karabinus @ Jun 30th 2008 4:34PM

Sure, sure, if you're not the type who wants to collect the rarest and weirdest DS specimens. Though, frankly, I want to meet these people who have that sort of money to throw around.

iruka @ Jun 30th 2008 7:21PM

How will you know if the unit is a replica? I saw a pikachu and a dragon DS being sold in one store here and I'm a little doubtful that they're the real thing...

Both of the units I saw have a matte bottom... if that helps...
and the crappy pictures with my phone cam I got here:
Dragon DS
Pikachu DS

iruka @ Jun 30th 2008 7:23PM

oops forgot that there's no html here...

the links:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/iruka11/DSC01427.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/iruka11/DSC01426.jpg

Naiyeli @ Jun 30th 2008 7:43PM

The box for the dragon ds looks different from the one on the official site...

Naiyeli @ Jun 30th 2008 7:43PM

I have...the IQue Chinese Limited Edition Dragon ds...the Gold Zelda triforce ds, an ice blue japanese ds, the new metallic rose, and my first light pink ds...and I want a silver ds rofl

Yes, my sweetie and I use them all. I used to rotate which I would bring to my job. I will probably be customizing the pink and ice blue ones sometime in the future.