Europe getting Limited Edition Pokemon Black and White DSis

[gurpswoo1]

Europe for the first time ever is getting a limited edition pokemon DS console.

The up and coming release of Pokemon Black and White will launch with both limited White and Black DSIs with Reshiram and Zekrom artwork.

From Nintendo life:

When Pokémon Black and White hit Europe on March 4th, choosing which coloured game to go for won't be the only difficult decision on the shelves, as the games will also launch alongside two limited edition DSi consoles.

Available in black or white, the bundles come with a copy of the appropriately-coloured game, with the console bearing a picture of Reshiram and Zekrom. They're not the first limited edition Pokémon DS consoles, but they are the first to reach Europe, and so should spark the interest of collectors and late adopters.

That's not the only Pokémon-related happenings, though. Whereas North America could receive a trio of Shiny Legendary Pokémon at Gamestop, Europeans don't even need to leave their houses, as the same monsters will be available to download through Nintendo WiFi Connection.

Owners of Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Silver or Platinum can grab Entei, Raikou and Suicune from February 7th, which will in turn unlock Zorua and Zoroark in Pokémon Black and White.

This is a huge surprise to many people who though that the now sold out red 25th anniversary DSI was the last limited edition DS to hit Europe. Mainly because of the impending release of the 3DS.

So this is likely to be the last limited edition DS console, while also be first pokemon feature console. I hope anyway.

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[Mandingo]

The white one looks cool. I can't see the black one.

[gurpswoo1]

Oops, sorry about. I fixed it now.

The main difference apart from the main colour of course is the gold and silver writing.

[Mandingo]

I see now, nice. Both versions are elegant.

[gurpswoo1]

I don't quite understand Nintendo's thinking on this release . It's being released the same month as the 3DS. Are they banking on the popularity of Pokemon to shift these units or are they actually going to be super limited in supply.

Also what will be the price of these units?

[Mandingo]

I don't quite understand Nintendo's thinking on this release . It's being released the same month as the 3DS. Are they banking on the popularity of Pokemon

Yep, that's pretty much it. And I'm pretty sure that the 3DS will be in short supply for the first few months since it's new tech, so why not milk Pokemon's popularity if you're Nintendo?

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Might have to get me these in that case. I missed out on the Sapphire and Ruby GBA SP's, but definitely going to get these ones for the collection!

Hopefully by the time Pokémon Black & White come out, the DSi's will have dropped in price. I don't expect to have to pay more than £130 for each of these, and I do expect the game to come bundled inside as well for that price!

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I'll believe it when I see it, as the article cites no reference sources, and i've not yet seen any official Nintendo press release about the release of these consoles in Europe. It would also be nice to know which countries in Europe are due these consoles, if it turns out to be legit, as the UK sometimes gets left out of these sorts of things which are due for the mainland


It's also not the first Pokémon DS console officially available from Europe, as the European Club Nintendo site were recently offering a Pokémon console, although technicaly they did state that it was a Japanese console with a European power supply, so that doesn't count

[Mandingo]

I do expect the game to come bundled inside as well for that price!
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I would hope so!

[gurpswoo1]

The article did mention that the game would be included.

There is now also a picture of the box art with the PEGI logo.




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The box does have english text.