Nintendo Staying Alive With the DS Lite

I have been somewhat worried that Nintendo will end up getting buried by Sony and Microsoft, but thankfully it isn't very likely, at least not in Japan. I have been concerned about Nintendo possibly throwing in the towel, and was really expecting the Gamecube to be their last console. Regardless of how the Revolution may do, Nintendo's handheld products continue to improve. They released a revised DS handheld in the gap between major console versions.

According to Gamespot , the new DS Lite completely sold out on the day of release in Japan. In March, they sold over 380,000 DS Lites and 180,000 original DS systems while PSP only sold 150,000 last month. The revised DS handheld has not yet been released in America, but hopefully it will come around soon.

The DS system was in need of a smaller version, and it is unfortunate that Nintendo could not have done this with the original version. The DS has quite a few great games like Meteos, Animal Crossing: Wide World, and Mario Kart DS and many other games that are also quite good. It is quite a handy portable, and if you don't already have a DS I suggest waiting and grabbing a Lite when it comes to America. A revised update from GameSpot suggests a May or June release in the US.