April 30th, 2012

Midnight Purple 3DS coming to North America on the 20th of May

136 Comments

Nintendo has confirmed that the Midnight Purple 3DS will launch in North America on the 20th of May. It will be released alongside Mario Tennis Open but there’s no word on whether the colour will arrive in other regions.

  • LinkZelda47

    Wow, this looks sooo awesome!

    • ErinDwight

      Super off topic…
      I just changed my preorder for 2 heroes of ruin for KH:3D and Pokemon White 2…

  • http://n00bpwners.com Brian6330

    Awesome, can NOT wait!

    So, what color do you guys think will come after this one?

    • A Link to the Present

      Well there’s still White and Cobalt Blue that aren’t in NA yet… Maybe the next new color will be green?

    • Roxic

      Orange!

    • Neil

      absolutly green and orange!!! these colors are awesome, especially green *-* LOVE IT

    • Flootenkerp

      cant wait for leaf green…

    • Cecil 64

      green or orange will be next :)

    • cm93

      Triforce Gold

    • KING Z

      Nah Ice White Will Definitely Be Next In NA

    • a new you

      I need a shiny gold

    • Redlixer289

      @Flootenkerp The naming of the red one should’ve been “Fire Red”. And then they’d get Pokemon games exclusive to them. Fire Red and Leaf Green.

    • Vertigo547

      TO HECK WITH THAT!THEY GONNA MAKE A RAINBOW 3DS!

    • AceOfBlades247

      ^^^
      This.

    • I’M A BEAST

      ^^^^
      DA BEST

  • Jodel

    Should’ve announced this sooner than later cuz my friend wanted a purple 3DS. oh well, at least he likes his flame red 3ds. :)

  • Okami

    It’s GameCube (SexCube) Purple :O

    Looks really nice, do want. Oh, Nintendo ;_;

    • Neil

      SexCube? WTF xD

    • Zack

      omg I have sex with my gamecube too XD Well until my dick got stuck in the disc cover that is

    • MAXXBLADE

      @Zack,it must be painful.

      for the gamecube.

    • Holonboy

      I have a GameCube in my room, plugged in right now.

      It has the XD Gale of Darkness skin.

      And I can’t see Lugia the same way again, similarly to how I can’t look at Latios the same way after reading the Gardevoir comic…

    • Zack

      The plastic literally bent around it.

    • BR!4N

      @ MAXXBLADE It probably didn’t even notice. Lol, sorry Zack, I hope you’re a person that can take a joke…

    • Menchi

      I recently bought 6 GameCube games over at Gamestop they were having a sale buy 2 get 1 free. It came out to $50.33. Got to take what you can before you never see them again.

  • JOSHUA

    Sweet and cool!

  • Christy

    Man now I regret having red.

    • mustbepbs

      Huh? Flame Red is the best out of all of them. It looks the classiest. Purple is for chicks and girly men. Raaarrrg!

    • Belinni

      Purple is for pimps and dragoons such as myself. Keep your hatred for a classy color to yourself!

      It’s too bad Saints Row the Third didn’t come out for 3DS, this color would have gone perfect with the game.

    • My name is NOT Earl

      It isn’t a girlish purple, so it can be used by both genders no prob ;)

  • http://www.DONT_CLICK_ME.com TechTris

    I want a white 3DS, to be honest. But, my black one has me covered for now. Hope the white one comes out before my birthday.

    • Peps12

      It’s already come out. You can get it solo or with super mario 3d land.

    • Flygon

      Not in the States.

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

    I wasn’t really doubting it.

  • Big E

    So Sme- I mean Pimp! Nice too finally see a royal colour/color after nearly 6 years.

  • SakuMo

    All right! Now to start saving paychecks to get this for my daughter’s birthday. She is going to flip! C:

  • Roxic

    That’s On My Birthday :D

  • Peps12

    It’s already come out. You can get it solo or with super mario 3d land.
    Plus I want mine in green

  • Flygon

    Soooooo then is the white one just not coming to the States? =[ Because that’s the one I’ve been waiting for to replace my semi-faulty ambassador 3DS.

    • http://www.fscompany.webs.com seguraf12

      semi-faulty?

  • Joseph

    ARRGHH! Allow my life… why are you releasing all the colors we wanted after launch -__-

  • Camcool

    David you made a mistake by saying it’s coming mario tennis open

    • Holonboy

      I think FRANCO meant to say, “It’s coming on the same day as Mario Tennis Open.”

  • http://youtube.com/The8Guys Dylan :D

    this looks awesome glad to see more colors for girls even though im a guy now we need AC: Jump Out in the Fall! and i need the green and white 3ds :D and metallic blue!

    • EpicLight*

      Purple is my favorite color.. 18M… I’d pick Midnight over any of the colors out so far:P

    • dibbler

      I can not WAIt for animal crossing jump out!!!!

  • faez(cr9)

    Great colour…I want it!!!

  • jSlice

    Doesn’t really excite me, I’m loving my 25th anniversary Zelda edition :3

  • Zeem

    Still want Cobalt Blue, though this looks good too.

  • http://youtube.com Octavius The Blazekid

    Its so sexy!

  • Luke

    meh…. I don’t find this color very attractive, but I’m sure theres a group of people who do! I wish they’d release the Ice White color here! or announce a new 3DS model all together, with a built in second slide pad, and a removable street pass peripheral..

    • tob2007

      Why would it be removable? Isn’t it better built-in?

    • cm93

      he read it at IGN’s i presume… :P

    • Holonboy

      Making the 3DS smaller (or with brand new shrinking technology that will make it the size of a Pokemon card) would suffice. An portable peripheral that detaches from the portable system would just be weird.

  • Big E

    “It’s coming Mario Tennis Open…”? #Corrections (Sorry. Had to point that out.)

  • http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

    probably the only actual and real thing i care about involving a 3ds so far. now if only they can have pikmin or metroid on a 3ds.

    • Holonboy

      Pikmin 2 (New Play Control) is finally coming to the states. Support that game with strong sales and the upcoming Pikmin 3, and Nintendo will be bound to make a sequel, probably for 3DS.

  • Zack

    “It’s coming Mario Tennis Open”? Does that mean there will be a bundle, or just launching on the same day?

    • Jess

      Launching same day is my guess since if it was bundled with it, they would have announced it when they released the press release regarding the new color.

    • Jacob

      I think you mean to say “it’s secreting Mario Tennis Open.” So if you obtain a Midnight Purple 3DS, you’re set for life because you’ll have an unlimited supply of Mario Tennis Open.

    • Zack

      That sentence is just confusing.

  • EpicLight*

    YES. Waluigi+MidnightPurple=

  • Justin

    I am so trading in my 3DS for this.

    • Cecil 64

      i might also

    • KING Z

      Wow Cecil I Knew U Were Stupid, But That Stupid?

    • Cecil 64

      Z -_-

    • Basil

      @Justin
      ..until some other color comes out, then you end up trading in this one. :P

    • BR!4N

      You guys remember the conversation a few posts ago about blocking people on this site? I’ve got a new guy to block: KING Z. The only comments I’ve seen that are his are pretty much hate comments.

  • Sharic X

    This is off topic, but… I think we should celebrate Kirby’s 20th Anniversary on the 3DS. Kirby was born on a portable, so his anniversary should BE on a portable. Or maybe something like Four Swords: Anniversary Edition. Maybe a Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land for free on DSi and 3DS? Or maybe Kirby Air Ride 3DS! All one can do is dream…But yeah. Kirby should return to a portable!!! Especially on 3DS.

    • Cecil 64

      yes i agree.or maybe a new kirby super star? with way more game this time. :)

    • Belinni

      Please, please not another Kirby Air Ride… I understand some of you may have loved it as children but that game lacked ANY replay value. It was fun the first time around but unlocking the other stuff like the Dragoon was pointless to me.

      If they DO make another Air Ride I only hope they completely revamp the gameplay and add more than 2 characters. I’d settle with Kirby, Meta Knight, Deedeedee, a Waddle Dee and some other classic Kirby Bosses.

      And maybe the girl from Kirby 64.

    • KING Z

      ^ Shut Up DumbAss

    • Holonboy

      I want every Kirby game in the 3DS eShop.
      Naow.

    • Cecil 64

      Wow Z -_-

    • BR!4N

      THAT’S MY POINT! KING Z, GTFO

    • Xarreno

      I’m not sure what you’re talking about Belinni because a couple of friends and I still play it. A bit too much fun if you ask me, but the City Trail had the highest replay value because it’s like an RPG in ways (collecting power-ups) and eventually competing the ride you found in random events. They could have based the whole game around that actually because we rarely played normal racing and Top Ride (but TR had a bit more charm).

      Maybe a more fleshed out City Trial with a plot or something would result in a greater title.

  • cm93

    sexy, but i got Flame Red

  • Cecil 64

    omg it looks fucking badass!!!!(excuse my language)
    might sell my red one for this one.
    i wonder how a yellow 3DS will look :Pp

    • KING Z

      Everything U Posted Today Was Stupid -_-

    • Holonboy

      Maybe, and it should be bundled with Pokemon Thunder Yellow Version if they plan on making another Kanto remake. ^.^

    • Cecil 64

      i dont fucking care Z -_-
      your whole life is stupid.just STFU and go fucking play your Vita all day you lowlife.or talk to your 3DS friends cause you aint got any real ones.

    • KING Z

      Nice Fail Faget

    • Cecil 64

      lol fighting in 3DS blog XD

    • WingedOne

      @Holonboy: “Lightning Yellow”.

      Thunder doesn’t have a color. :P

    • BR!4N

      Lol, Z calls other guys stupid, and he can’t even spell faggot.

  • i am Mr.dentel, Mr.dentel’s son bob, legend of icarus, 3ds is slightly better, and david’s best friend, and fake SyntaxFTW

    read my name and comments to 3ds will receive both retail and digital releases

  • Swixr

    Wow, the colors just get better and better.

  • Hanko

    hey, David. Sonic and Sega Allstars Racing Transformed was just confirmed for 3DS!!!

  • Siedlec

    cool but i just bought my black one. Its amazing im writing from it. Add me pplz 4854-7437-6525 :)

    • BR!4N

      GASP! Those numbers… FC DETECTED!!! Lol, David asked not to share Friend Codes.

  • RIVER

    Question:

    can I trade my 3DS in for a new one?

    • My name is NOT Earl

      If you have a guarantee and a valid exuse you can

    • RIVER

      Whats a good excuse then?

      Cause I want this purple one.

      What if I said theres a problem with it?

  • Mega

    i will trade my black cosmo for the dark blue. that one is totally coll!! pls nintendo i want that one.

  • Exlon

    I like my flame red one, but this one is so…so…AAAAAHHHH PURPLE!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/GetMeOffTheMoon Michael M

    Sexy

  • AJX

    GOSH! Still waiting for cobalt blue in north america!

  • http://werewolfswebsite.webs.com Szayel

    Damn. I’m starting to regret my launch decision. Fuck anyone who disagrees, purple isn’t for just gay guys or girls.

  • Dillon

    Well, on May 20th, there will be 5 colors. Aqua Blue, Cosmo Black, Flame Red, Pearl Pink, and Midnight Purple.

    • miiworld2

      You forgot White and Cobalt Blue. So technically there’s 7 colors of 3DS total.

    • Flygon

      miiworld2; Not in the US.

  • miiworld2

    Get it’s time to change the 3DS quiz answers then.

  • Salance

    We need huntin camo and the new digital camo(i was raised in the south I cant help it)

  • Jordan

    I waited it until I seen the colour of the purple

  • b2j135

    wuttup throwback gbc?

  • Zack

    Should have called it Waluigi Purple.

  • Nintendo Knight

    sony copied the shit out of ssb thats just sad

    • Cecil 64

      cuz sony is gay

    • the psvita is better

      i dont think is sad
      it shows that nintendo is so awesome, the best the competition can do is copy them

    • kelvin

      how

    • kelvin

      and by how i mean in what game because i’m clueless about what your talking about

    • mack

      Kelvin, hes talkin about some new playstation all star fighting game that looks exactly like super smash bros

    • KING Z

      I Agree With This Time… @Nintendo Knight

    • kelvin

      @mack
      thank you for the explanation and whats the game called

    • kelvin

      let us just hope it is a good rip off or sony will make themselves look bad

    • Majora’s Incarnation

      It’s called All-Stars Battle Royale

    • kelvin

      @majora’s incarnation
      thank you

  • knightboy

    id never trade my blue 3ds that i got at launch! yall crazy if you would!

  • BR!4N

    And then there were two… I mean orange and green. Oh yeah, and Ice White. What happened to that one?

    • BR!4N

      And Cobalt Blue, with the same fate as white, gone forever (or, that’s how I remember it).

    • MM-Royalninja

      @BR!4N Cool pic!Linkin Park!

    • KAIN LoD

      Brian you like linkin park?
      your gonna buy their new album “Living Things”? because i am :D

    • Cecil 64

      Living Things will be release at june 26th! cant wait!!

  • MM-Royalninja

    Cool! I might be one of the few persons that still have a aqua blue 3ds in a year!!!And this color is pretty cool!

  • john

    I would almost kill for a 3ds that is jungle green color just like my old n64 controller, i love that controller so much…

  • mah boi

    Wow, EB games was right for once…

  • Randomish

    Dear Midnight Purple 3DS, come to Europe, thank you!

  • Kape

    Congratz all you purple lovers, you got what you asked for.

  • Ty

    Reminds me of the original GBA and Gamecube. Of all the colors they could’ve picked as the “standard” for those systems, they chose purple.

    • Ice Climbers

      And GBC. Still have my purple Game Boy Color.

  • http://youtube.com/Th8Guys Dylan :D

    i want either colbalt blue or ice white probably ice white it looks sickkkkkkkk :D But im glad purple came out so now we have more 3DS girl buyers GO NINTENDO! AC:JUMP OUT will be the best 3DS game ever.. nuff said

  • LadidaRdam

    I was terrified when I first red about a purple one, I wanted that so bad! But now that I see it it ain’t so pretty, especially with the white circle pad :)

  • doctorpingas

    i knew i should have waited…..

  • vampyren

    mehhh

  • http://here.con kingdomofknifes

    All I see is strange clouds in paris

  • LittleMofreaky

    trading in my Aqua Blue 3ds to get this bad boy