Three new DS colours, Cooking Guide for Europe

Red, turquoise, and green DSs, culinary tool coming to the continent in June.

The Nintendo DS Lite has been seen in a plethora of colours overseas, with variants including crystal white, ice blue, enamel navy, noble pink, jet black, metallic rose, gloss silver, and crimson/black in Japan. The US also boasts a decent range of colours including polar white, coral pink, onyx, crimson/black, cobalt/black, and limited-edition models such as gold, metallic rose, and the Legend of Zelda "Triforce DS."

Meanwhile, Europeans have merely had a few stock-standard shades to date, including crystal white, smart black, and platinum colours. Today, Nintendo Europe announced three new colours: red, turquoise, and green, in addition to a new game, Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?

The three new colours.

According to a statement from the Mario Factory, Cooking Guide "goes beyond the capabilities of printed cookbooks and literally talks budding chefs step-by-step through all the processes involved in cooking a tasty dish," and features close to 250 international dishes.

For owners who fear slopping Bolognese sauce on their DSs, Cooking Guide will respond to voice commands, and will repeat steps as many times as required for slower cooks. The game also includes a glossary with "in-depth illustrated details on everything from chopping techniques to explaining cooking terminology," as well as a shopping list and egg timer.

The new DS colours will be available for £99 ($194) on June 13, and Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? will be heating up kitchens from June 20, priced at £30 ($59).

66 Comments

  • kashim26 posted May 21, 2008 7:01 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    kashim26

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:01 am PT (hide)

    Sweet! First comment.

  • skayne

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:02 am PT

    Awesome, more colors is always a good thing.

  • DJ_5

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:10 am PT

    Cool

  • icarus212001

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:12 am PT

    nice. hopefully cooking guide won't have a boring personality to it or a brain age type personality (not that its a bad thing, but i like the personality brought upon in the cooking mama games)

  • Gribb85

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:14 am PT

    New colours sounds cool, would be nice to get some franchise specific ones though like FF special editions or Zelda, or even a red Mario DS.

  • oli54321

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:24 am PT

    Cooking guide sounds useful

  • Nineball2112

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:35 am PT

    Haha... I think the Cooking Guide is a pretty neat concept. I don't follow these things, so I don't know if something like this has been offered before.

    My stepson would probably love this. He likes to cook AND he likes his games, so this would be a great fit! Plus, if he makes something good, I can benefit too!

  • VenomRitual

    Posted May 21, 2008 7:39 am PT

    why can't these colors be available globally?

  • Jeimseu

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:04 am PT

    I want the Lime Green one!

  • fishnpeas1

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:05 am PT

    I'm in need of a new DS and the red comes at the right time and also I think the missus will love the cooking thing

  • JGram33

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:23 am PT

    they look pretty cool, but as a 20 year old guy, im gonna stick with my onyx black one, but i would consider the crimson and cobolt ones if i needed to get another one.

  • darth-sithious

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:34 am PT

    I still have my white ds lite .

  • kegmiester

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:47 am PT

    these new colours, whilst all well and good, i very much prefer that they give us the colours you can get in the US or japan.

    I had to import my crimson/black from the US.

  • ArfenZard15

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:55 am PT

    I think it may be time to get rid of my old blocky DS and get one of these green beauties!

  • LittleDuck

    Posted May 21, 2008 9:09 am PT

    They have to be some of the ugliest colours I've ever seen. All hail the DS fat!

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted May 21, 2008 9:19 am PT

    Seriously bad colour choices....

  • cfamgcn

    Posted May 21, 2008 9:24 am PT

    The green one looks good

  • LINKloco

    Posted May 21, 2008 9:31 am PT

    Eww.

  • LinconSixEcho

    Posted May 21, 2008 9:44 am PT

    What about the newly designed DS that is supposed to be announced this year? I figured it would be revealed this spring or summer so that they would be on the shelves by the fall. As for the colors? I like them, it gives variety. I still love my black one though.

  • draggonetic

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:00 am PT

    Yeah but think about it, if Ninty is just coming out with new colors, what're the chances the rumors about the newly-designed DS are true?

  • enoslives7

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:05 am PT

    I dig the red color.....I still would like to see some 80s neon colors

  • Humikimi

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:26 am PT

    Oh wow that Cooking Guide sounds kinda neat actually. Thanks to the wonderful capabilities of region-free gaming on the DS, I maay consider picking that one up. Curious though if it has the ability to download new recipes, because if it does it could be a little handy tool for most. I wouldn't pay 59 dollars for it though. If I could get it for 30 or less I'll consider it.

  • GKBeetle

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:38 am PT

    Oh that green one looks SO GOOD! I wish they were coming out here in the states. Why can't every region have all the different colors?

  • Tenjikuronin

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:38 am PT

    The new colors look great.

  • leroys4

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:47 am PT

    red looks nice

  • towelie892

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:50 am PT

    Nintendo: Quit this "region-specific colors" BS. Just release all the colors everywhere. I want a sweet silver DS lite, but that's right, I can't get one because I don't live in Japan.

  • Lorindol

    Posted May 21, 2008 10:54 am PT

    wheres the neon green and hot orange.............and why do these never come to the states.....

  • Whellock

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:02 am PT

    Those new colours look Great!

  • ngboy

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:17 am PT

    i don't understand why nintendo does this. make certain colours for certain regions. and why does north america get the ugly two coloured version? release the ALL red and ALL blue version here!

    cooking guide is exactly the type of thing that i wanted. a compact cook book without the page flipping.

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:29 am PT

    Those are some pretty lively colours there. Too bad I have a DS Lite already though.

  • legogamesrule

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:31 am PT

    DAMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN I LIVE IN UK (GREAT ILL GET THESE COLORS) BUT I JUST BOUGHT A CRIMSON/BLACK ONE FROM THE STATES LAST MONHTH ARRGGGGHHH

  • hawaiiinsomniac

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:39 am PT

    Arrrgghh.. Now I have to pay tons of $$$ to get my sister the turquoise color on eBay! Hopefully she doesn't read this before her birthday.

  • Mexicanboi4

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:41 am PT

    If only Nintendo can finally realize that every region should be treated EQUALLY and that every color should be available in EVERY region

  • Rect_Pola

    Posted May 21, 2008 11:45 am PT

    THREE?!
    US only got a non-puppified version of what we had before

  • lanista

    Posted May 21, 2008 12:18 pm PT

    Europe also had pink.

    But yeah, now seeing the lists for Japan/US, I think Europe once again comes off poorly from a Japanese company

    Then people complain they need to merger to boost sales?

    Wasted opportunities

  • Ranteal

    Posted May 21, 2008 12:50 pm PT

    So tired that soon the hunk-tassle-dog-king will see that all he has is time and well planned buildings. Are we really to think that this light will shine on those who covet all the little pretty balls that roll back and forth around the orange encrusted dome that so many built with anger and will oiled currency!! i think not my fine spiked tree!! Lets all think that lizards lie in quite fun, all to reap the rewards of sound choices and sloppy satire.

  • XxDaRkAnZeLxX

    Posted May 21, 2008 1:36 pm PT

    wow I want a red one... too bad I already have black.

  • SkellitonKiller

    Posted May 21, 2008 1:49 pm PT

    Time to get a new ds mine is messed up a little bit and needs and upgrade so I will probably get a red or green one. They look pretty good.

  • okassar

    Posted May 21, 2008 2:03 pm PT

    Wow those are really sharp colors.I want one...too bad my sister has a pink DS and I just play through the games she gets...that way,she could use my 360 and I use her DSBut seriously,if my sister didn't have a DS I would go and buy a DS right now cuz it's cheap AND those colors r convincing,not to mention the games are pretty good.Especially Zelda and Pokemon Diamond.I didn't play Assassin's Creed DS yet,all I know is that the 360 and PS3 version is amazing.GH for DS is going to kill,watch the trailer.Personally,I like the DS more than the Wii.

  • skyline7284

    Posted May 21, 2008 3:03 pm PT

    Can we get the cooking guide over in the states? i really would like to have that.... Also i liek the blue-ish DS. Got my silver DS brick though

  • nate1222

    Posted May 21, 2008 3:06 pm PT

    Cool colors. But I'd rather trade in my white one for a Colbalt Blue DS.

  • trw534

    Posted May 21, 2008 4:24 pm PT

    thats cool nintendo always comes out with different colors i have a blue orginal DS

  • peeweeshift

    Posted May 21, 2008 4:24 pm PT

    my monitor doesn't display red tones anymore so it looks black to me lol

  • Tranceplant

    Posted May 21, 2008 4:49 pm PT

    I want the Red one. NOW.

    But i'm in Canada.

  • Vash67

    Posted May 21, 2008 6:35 pm PT

    I would consider getting one of those colors if they came to the US.

  • gandalf_lvl_20

    Posted May 21, 2008 8:30 pm PT

    I'll stick to the classic Onyx colour, thank you very much ^^;

  • kavadias1981

    Posted May 22, 2008 12:15 am PT

    What the hell is "the mario factory"? Is that geek talk for Nintendo?

  • MSG-Deathscythe

    Posted May 22, 2008 3:12 am PT

    those colors hurt my eyes.

  • damageisking

    Posted May 22, 2008 5:28 am PT

    Isn't the blue one the same as the Ice Blue japanese launch colour?

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