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Home News No White Or Silver 3DS XL Color Options In North America Due To Lack Of Popularity

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No White Or Silver 3DS XL Color Options In North America Due To Lack Of Popularity

Posted on Wednesday, September 19 @ 11:29:52 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

When the 3DS XL was first announced and the color options were revealed, it was clear that North America got the short end of the stick. With only two color options, handheld gamers in the States can currently only choose between red and blue, while other territories get sleek white and silver options as well.

According to NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime, the reason behind this decision has everything to do with the demand for these colors based on past hardware sales. "We have launched silver- and white-colored GBAs, DSes, DSis, and in our [North American] market they don't sell very well," he explained to IGN. "So instead of approaching this lighter-colored product as a mass [product], we're going to look at the opportunity on a much more limited basis. You might see a limited-time offer with a white or silver 3DS XL, or we might colorize it slightly differently."

"But in terms of an ongoing SKU, the consumer has responded in our marketplace and said that, for a handheld gaming device from Nintendo, that kind of white or silver doesn't sell nearly as well as blue or red or even pink," he added. So it looks like those of you holding out in the hopes that other color options will be made available soon should just suck it up and settle for a red or blue one now.

Why do all the twelve year-olds with bad taste have to ruin it for those of us who prefer a more conservative color? This once again proves that Nintendo is no longer a company that caters toward my tastes. Sad day.
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  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
    Oh how I would like a silver one
    0 0
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
    or just hope someone makes a cheap face plate of the color of your choice
    0 0
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
    What? My Game Boy Advance SP was silver.
    0 0
  • Guernica
    Guernica
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
    I just want a black one.
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
    That Nintendo for you
    0 0
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
    Black black black black. Noir. Negro. Ч
    0 0
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
    Aw crap. I went to all the trouble of translating it into 15 languages, and the comment cuts after the first cyrillic letter... :(
    Мне грустно.
    0 0
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 19th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
    And NOW it doesn't? I don't understand the world anymore.
    0 0
  • MistWater
    MistWater
    Joined: Nov 2012
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
    I wanted to get a pink 3DS XL when it came out in stores, but they didn't... So instead I told myself I'd be happy enough with a white one. That way I can decorate it.
    But now, thanks to Nintendo's decisions, I can't do that either! What's wrong with white and silver colours!?
    I have a silver DS Lite and love it!
    0 0
  • MistWater
    MistWater
    Joined: Nov 2012
    Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
    I wanted to get a pink 3DS XL when it came out in stores, but they didn't... So instead I told myself I'd be happy enough with a white one. That way I can decorate it.
    But now, thanks to Nintendo's decisions, I can't do that either! What's wrong with white and silver colours!?
    I have a silver DS Lite and love it!
    0 0
  • RiffDude825
    RiffDude825
    Joined: Dec 2012
    Posted: Dec 4th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
    Had a silver gba sp, then a silver game boy micro, then a black ds lite. Waiting for a silver or black 3DS XL to come out before I buy one.
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