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Pink 3DS hits in time for Valentine's Day

Nintendo bringing previously bundle-exclusive Pearl Pink portable to North American retailers beginning February 10.

Nintendo is celebrating Valentine's Day, not with flowers or chocolates, but by offering gamers a new, pink 3DS.

Who needs flowers or chocolate anyway?

Who needs flowers or chocolate anyway?

Nintendo today announced that on February 10 it will begin selling a stand-alone Pearl Pink 3DS, which was previously available only through a Nintendogs + Cats bundle.

The pink 3DS will retail for the standard $170 and will be available at retailers nationwide.

Nintendo recently announced that global sales of the 3DS have reached 15 million units. This figure is lower than what Nintendo had projected, but despite this, Nintendo believes sales of the 3DS prove there is still a market for dedicated gaming devices.

24 Comments

  • vault-boy

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 2:21 pm GMT

    @jamyskis I don't know why all Japanese game characters have to have the most flamboyant hairstyles in the world, only separable to their female counterparts by the lack of breasts, but according to your avatar you like that. And you know what? Thats OK with me. I don't get it, but I'm not going to call you shallow for it because you like what you like. If someone likes their 3DS to be pink, hell go for it. If I bought a 3DS I would like a dark blue, am I shallow?

  • jamyskis

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 6:29 am GMT

    I personally don't know any girls that are so shallow that their 3DS absolutely has to be pink. But then, if I did know any, I'd probably deny that I ever knew them.

    Seriously though, although my girlfriend likes all things pink and wanted a 3DS, she doesn't want a pink 3DS - she'd much rather have a white 3DS and have good games to go with it.

  • franzito

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 5:24 am GMT

    But, GS, flowers and chocolate are more affordable...

  • immortal224

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 3:48 am GMT

    Ok girls, if you want it go buy it.
    @Nintendo: Boys are not idiot!

  • Life-is-a-Game

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 3:35 am GMT

    I think Nintendo is trying to hit two stones in one rock: boost sales of 3DS catering to woman .. and combat Vita launching few days later ..

  • Marcster1994

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 3:29 am GMT

    All they gotta do is add orange, green, and other colors they missed.

  • SuprSaiyanRockr

    Posted Jan 31, 2012 2:34 am GMT

    Good, that should add a lot to the system, and create a great incentive for people who don't own it to buy it.
    Oh wait...

  • cheamo

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 10:15 pm GMT

    Hot pink would be cool, but bubblegum pink is kind of bleh.

  • Henrique2324

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 7:44 pm GMT

    Screw this. I'll playing the sheeets outta ME3's demo.

  • OB-47

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 7:30 pm GMT

    I don't mind pink but how about a more classy tone and less tacky?

  • JustPlainLucas

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 7:24 pm GMT

    Would be nice to have these colors at day one...

  • Gelugon_baat

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 6:54 pm GMT

    Farm them colours, Nintendo! Farm them colours!

  • Xplode_77

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 5:49 pm GMT

    They should just release a dozen color varieties at launch for future systems. That would be great.

  • Lamesy

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 5:45 pm GMT

    Blech, I see they're continuing the unflattering Coral Pink DS tradition rather than the classier hue Metallic Rose.

  • PumpkinBoogie

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 5:35 pm GMT

    I mean, it's cute and all...but I still the red one is far more smexier. If I was getting a 3ds for Valentine's that's my color of choice. .

  • KBFloYd

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 4:19 pm GMT

    bring the princess peach 3ds over here nintendo!

  • Archontic

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 3:58 pm GMT

    Wow, they're really going all out for Valentines Day. Spare no expense.

  • g1rldraco7

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 3:52 pm GMT

    How girly.

  • Superzone

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 3:48 pm GMT

    I really wish they would have released that Forest Green 3DS that they showed off at E3 2010. That thing was so money.

  • pataponplayer

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 3:39 pm GMT

    I just want the orange one dang it.

  • raze-boi

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 3:33 pm GMT

    Forever alone.

  • chibi-acer

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 2:51 pm GMT

    Umm...it's nice to have options, but the pink 3DS+Nintendogs bundle is also $170 at both ToysRUs and Gamestop. With the bundle you get the same exact system with a game for the same price.

    Why would you want this, unless you really hate Nintendogs (sell it to get some money back) or really hate ToysRUs/Gamestop? Even if you don't have those stores locally you could buy it online.

  • SolidTy

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 2:42 pm GMT


    This reminds me of the pink DSLite. Valentine's exclusive 3DS pink color, that's pretty sweet.

  • zzamaro

    Posted Jan 30, 2012 2:13 pm GMT

    nice

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