Nintendo to Drop DS for DS Lite

February 20th 2006 | Games Consoles

Nintendo will nix its current DS handheld console this summer, replacing it with the recently announced DS Lite. The video game pioneer will also formally announce the launch date of its Revolution console on May 9, Nintendo US marketing chief Reggie Fils-Aime said last week.

Fils-Aime spilled the beans on US TV video game show Game Heads, fansite Revolution Report… er… reports. Apparently, today’s DS will be phased out between August and September, presumably as Nintendo runs down stocks of the product.

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Nintendo to Drop DS for DS Lite
Published in: Games Consoles on 2006-02-20