

In Finland and Sweden, the DS Lite was released on June 22, 2006, due to Midsummer. The Nintendo DS Lite was released in Europe on June 23, 2006. Shortly after its launch, the DS Lite was sold out at major US retailers however, it did not have the same ongoing shortages in the US as it did in Japan through 20. On June 13, 2006, Nintendo announced that 136,500 units were sold in two days since the DS Lite went on sale in North America, and seemed to be on pace to the 500,000 sold by the original Nintendo DS in its first ten days. On June 12, 2006, GameSpot reported that the Nintendo DS Lites had sold out at major online retailers, as well as several brick-and-mortar stores in North America. There had been various reports of North American Target, Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Meijer stores having sold Nintendo DS Lite units as early as May 30, 2006, breaking the official launch date. The Nintendo DS Lite was released in North America on June 11, 2006. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?. The Nintendo DS Lite was released in Australia on Jand came with a demo for Dr.

This was still the case in Japan as of April 25, 2007, with stores turning away potential customers every day and selling out quickly. Since restocking was erratic, looking for the product often involved several visits to different retailers, and most of the time without finding the product. When the product arrived, it would sell out within days. This shortage would last for most of 20 with retailers all around the country having permanent ads apologizing for the shortage and announcing the ignorance of when a restock would arrive. The shortage was supposed to be eased after Nintendo released 700,000 Nintendo DS Lites during April 2006 however, retailers in Tokyo sold out yet again by late May 2006. Even though Nintendo managed to release 550,000 units in March 2006 (which was above their initial projections), the DS Lite was sold out soon after its launch. Due to lack of supply and excessive demand following the launch, many electronics distributors raised the retail price of the redesigned handheld console. In Japan, the Nintendo DS Lite was released on March 2, 2006. The Nintendo DS Lite was announced on January 26, 2006. As of March 31, 2014, the DS Lite had shipped 93.86 million units worldwide. It has been released in Australia, North America, Europe, New Zealand, Singapore, and defined regions in South America, the Middle East, and East Asia. It was announced on January 26, 2006, more than a month before its initial release in Japan on Madue to overwhelming demand for the original model.

It is a slimmer, brighter, and more lightweight redesign of the original Nintendo DS. The Nintendo DS Lite is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. New Super Mario Bros., approximately 30.80 million units Worldwide: 93.86 million (as of March 31, 2014) ( details)Ĭartridge save, 4 MB RAM, 256 KB flash memory
