In a press release, Nintendo announces two Nintendo DS bundles, Nintendo DS Gold Edition and Nintendo DS Metallic Rose Edition, that will debut this holiday season.
The first Nintendo DS bundle is the Nintendo DS Gold Edition. This bundle composes of a special edition gold-colored Nintendo DS with a Triforce symbol (from the Legend of Zelda series) embedded to the lower right of the cover top.
This bundle also comes with the Nintendo DS game, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. A direct sequel to the Nintendo Gamecube’s The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo DS. Using the touch screen exclusively for controls, Phantom Hourglass was a critical hit, scoring an average ratio of 89.2% at gamerankings.com and a metascore of 90 at metacritic.com.
The other Nintendo DS bundle debuting this holiday season is the Nintendo DS Metallic Rose Edition. The Nintendo DS in the bundle will be colored with metallic rose. In addition, a puppy’s paw symbol is embedded on the lower right of the cover top.
The second bundle also comes with the Nintendogs: Best Friends Edition. Nintendogs is a best selling dog owner simulation game for the Nintendo DS. In the game, you raise your virtual dogs like you would with real dogs. Nintendogs has gotten an average ratio of 84.4% at gamerankings.com and a metascore of 83 at metacritic.com. The Best Friends Edition, which is only availble in Nintendo DS bundles, composes of six of the most popular dog breeds from the other versions.
While the Nintendo DS Gold Edition caters to the hardcore male demographic, the Nintendo DS Metallic Rose Edition caters more to the casual female gamers.
The price has not been announced for the Nintendo DS Gold Edition or Nintendo DS Metallic Rose Edition. However, a regular Nintendo DS retails for MSRP $129.99 while a typical Nintendo DS game retails for MSRP $29.99. The two new bundles should retail at around the same range as the total cost of buying a Nintendo DS system and a game.
The Nintendo DS is no stranger to bundles. Aside from these two, we have already seen plenty of Nintendo DS bundles including the Nintendo DS Lite Crimson & Black with Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day, Nintendo DS Mario Kart Bundle and Nintendo DS Animal Crossing Wild World Bundle.
The Nintendo DS has been nothing short of a portable juggernaut for videogame giant, Nintendo. The Nintendo DS manages to sell 4.5 million units in the U.S. alone during 2007 and the holiday shopping season hasn’t even started yet.
If your loved ones are one of the few remaining people who still don’t own a Nintendo DS, the two Nintendo DS bundles should make a perfect gift.
Source:
Press Release, “Nintendo Kicks Off the Holidays with Two New Nintendo DS Bundles.” Nintendo Press Room.
