Electric Blue DS set for the US

Nintendo announces the first new colour for its DS system that will be available in the US.

Nintendo of America has announced that they will be releasing an 'Electric Blue' Nintendo DS in North America in June. This will go on sale alongside the original 'Titanium' model.

"This eye-catching new color comes at an ideal time," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "Nearly 2 million Nintendo DS owners in North America alone have demonstrated they want something new from a hand-held video game system. Soon, consumers will have two popular choices for the innovative dual-screened Nintendo DS, which features touch-screen control, voice recognition and wireless play."

No announcement has been made regarding a new colour system for Europe, but we doubt we'll have to wait too long.