DS Daily: What color do you bleed?

by David Hinkle { Jul 2nd 2008 at 8:00AM }

It's been awhile since we asked you, and what with our community growing all the time, we figured it was time we discussed what model DS Lite you've gone with. Were you there for the first handhelds to release locally, or could you not simply wait and just had to import one like, say, the Enamel Navy model? Are you still rocking the Phat? How's your handheld situation?

Tags: colors, ds-lite, enamel-navy, japan, phat

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

peteL @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:35AM

I never had a phat.

Polar White lite at launch.

Hinge cracked.

Traded up for an Onyx.

Got a Zelda Limited last November.

Traded up the Onyx for a Cobalt Blue.

So, right now, It's the Zelda and Cobalt Blue models I use.

Maria Lopez @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:29AM

I have a release day crimson/black that I got with Brain Age 2. My sister has pink, my niece does also, and my nephew has black. I always want to get mine engraved at NintendoWorld but I just haven't made it into the city.

Kimiko @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:13AM

Uhm, wouldn't it make sense to add a poll to this article? Or are there too many DS colors to list them all?

Anyway, mine is a standard Coral Pink Lite.

ggamdizzle @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:24AM

die-hard polar white. i'll never get another color.

ggamdizzle @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:25AM

unless of course, they make the honeyee version a commercial release. only then will i reconsider.

fdisk_format @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:27AM

I have the original Phat, a white DS Lite, and a Cobalt/Black DS Lite.

Nigeria @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:29AM

I was thinking of selling my white DS lite for a pink version, but it's not a real priority right now. Especially when my current DS is perfectly functional, for now.

Josh @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:40AM

I have a Polar White Lite, but if they come out with a Platinum or Enamel Navy version in the US, I will snap it up!

Nathan @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:49AM

I had a DS Phat, sold it. Had a polar white DS Lite, sold it. I currently own a Cobalt/Black DS Lite and have no intentions of getting rid of it.

Raytia @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:49AM

I still have my LE Teal DS Phat and I love it so :)

Centy @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:10AM

Man I've gone through quite a few I had the standard silver I got on launch day then I got a Japanese pearl white phat one it arrived, get this, the day before the announcment of the Lite :(

So I got a white Lite on euro launch which sadly fell very quickly into a wall while playing Trauma Center grrr then I bought a Black lite to replace it and for the last few months the hinge has been broken so I recently got myself one of the pure red ones that came out at the start of june and it's awesome. Makes me feel sorry for you American guys :D

Manoel @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:14AM

I have an Onyx Black DS Lite, but I wanted that Nintendo from America and Europe stop to make new editons for DS Lite (like the red or cobalt colour), and bring the best and wordeful Enamel Navy colour =( !

supa_s @ Jul 6th 2008 6:44PM

Currently using the silver, cobalt, and green DSes

supa_s @ Jul 6th 2008 6:44PM

Lol just reliazed- one from each region :D

Hamster @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:40AM

The original DS Phat (silver) and a DS Lite (white).

Jamar @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:46AM

Enamel Navy (2 of them- the first broke).

T-Patch @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:48AM

I still got my Hot Rod Red DS Phat. I play alot of GBA games, which make the phat more worth while to me. although... that red european DS sure is tempting...

jrodliebs @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:43AM

Old man crimson/red. It just looks so cool, it's like NWO Wolfpac all over again!

aj @ Jul 6th 2008 12:52AM

I've seen so many red NWO shirts lately. I have absolutely no idea why, but there it is.

iruka @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:54AM

Ice blue for me ever since I laid my eyes on that thing. Good thing it was easy to find locally. I'm also wanting the green or yellow though since this one already has a crack on the hinge.

Optigon @ Jul 2nd 2008 12:55PM

I have the crimson & black DS. Barely managed to get it because every store I went to after Christmas had sold out. While at Wal*Mart, they had apparently sold out till I spotted a box behind the counter and asked if anyone claimed it. Apparently not, and it's against store policy for them to "hold" anything, so I scored it.

Annie @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:10AM

The Phat, then moved onto the sexy Crimson/Black Brain age combo, and the Cobalt/Black.

Mmmmm... Duo-tones of beauty...

yobro73092 @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:17AM

i had the original silver DS the day of release, then got my money back cuz one of the shoulder buttons stopped working, so i went and bought the mariokart DS bundle with the sexy hot-rod red DS... then i found out that a new DS was comin out so i got it, too.

Alisha Karabinus @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:23AM

Crimson and Black! Also a silver launch Phat that we can't ever part with, and now, the proud owner of a broken Onyx Lite to fiddle with.

miquonranger03 @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:33AM

Electric Blue DS ($100) from 2006 Black Friday when I went at like 5 am to get that $1,000 42" Panasonic plasma.

gs942002 @ Jul 23rd 2008 8:46AM

Oh my god, i bought the same blue DS on 2006 Black Friday!

HappyFunBall @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:31AM

I've got the Cobalt/Black one, bought it on release day.

But that European lime green one is damn cool.

RC @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:40AM

I'm back in black.

I've had the electric blue phatty, polar white lite, crimson/black and the blue/black. I ebayed all but the blue/black which is now my wife's. Love the fact that these retain their value on ebay so that I can buy a newer color whenever I feel like it.

RC

Shaun Price @ Jul 2nd 2008 11:56AM

Zelda Edition bought on Black Friday '07. I got the last one in stock from my local gamestop about 30 mins from closing time. Never saw it on store shelves again anywhere so I consider myself lucky.

Texpundit @ Jul 2nd 2008 12:13PM

Polar white (with a jacked power switch)
Onyx (with a worn touch screen)
Crimson and Black (my newest and main machine)

I need to send my white and black ones in to get them fixed, but I'm lazy.

bombchu @ Jul 2nd 2008 12:46PM

Uhm...Way back in the day I "borrowed" my friend's original silver phat. After 'bout 4 months he decided he missed it so I had to give it back. I ended up buying the teal Nintendogs phat 'cos I'd never seen anyone with the color before! Just left the decals in the trash.

Then when lites came out, I didn't get one for a while 'til I saw the Ice Blue... This was back in '05 or something. I decided I must have it because it was like my phat so I bought it and it's lovely. Everyone used to compliment me on it... but now it's gonna be all over the place so :P

Hinge crack doesn't bother me but losing the rare item status does. I'd like a purple one :)

bryan @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:20PM

I just have the plain, boring white DSL.

I'm waiting for it to give out, so I can import the navy blue from Japan. But I'm also tempted to mod it to whatever color I choose.

flatrabbit @ Jul 2nd 2008 2:08PM

I'm still rocking the "Go faster" Red DS Phat. I can't see any real reason to sidegrade to a Lite.

thesycophant @ Jul 2nd 2008 2:18PM

DS Lite Cobalt/Black. For my money, the best-looking one available anywhere, though the Zelda whore in me kind of wishes I could have gotten my hands on that one. The only thing that could get me to consider a new DS Lite would be if Nintendo released an NES-controller throwback like they did for the SP. Otherwise, I'm not big on hardware double-dipping.

Donald @ Jul 2nd 2008 4:02PM

Started with a launch-day White.

Picked up a Black just prior to Diamond/Pearl's release.

Since then, my local EB has offered $100 trade in on Lites twice, so I now have a Crimson/Black and a Cobalt/Black.

Naiyeli @ Jul 2nd 2008 4:22PM

I couldn't decide on a ds color...I have my favorite my japanese ice blue named Aoi, my pink ds named Pinku, my Zelda gold ds named Akko, my Chinese dragon IQue named Lei Lin my metallic rose ds named Teana and my soon to be European ds which I haven't named yet...

I must say...I really really love dses

unreal mccoy @ Jul 2nd 2008 4:59PM

BLUE PHAT BABY!!!

boxmyth @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:17PM

Enamel Navy. Like black, but not quite.

Tuesday @ Jul 2nd 2008 5:47PM

I still have a silver DS phat�that thing is like a little tank and I love it.

moominsean @ Jul 2nd 2008 6:45PM

yeah i got the enamel navy lite model when they were first released. still using the same one!

MidnightScott @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:22PM

I have an original Silver DS that I got for Christmas 2004 and a Pok�mon Dialga & Palkia DS Lite I got back in May 2007...I also have 49 DS games ^_^

bouv @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:09PM

Rockin' the crimson/black. Sexiest DS around.

And I am completely baffled as to why so many of you have multiple DSes...I can understand replacing a broken one, or upgrading from a phat to a lite, but other than that, it seems odd to spend money on a new DS if your current one works fine, just so you can have a new color. Do you need a different one for each outfit, or something?