Nintendo fans might have marked May 20 to be the release date of Mario Tennis Open, but there’s something more hitting stores on that day too – a Nintendo 3DS splashed with a new shade called midnight purple. This device will join a lineup of four other colors that the 3DS comes dipped in within the US, and will retail at the same price as them.
Upon its launch in March last year, this handheld was made available in just two colors, namely cosmo black and aqua blue. In September 2011, we saw the device being doled out in a flame red shade, just days after the 3DS was endowed with a huge price cut of 80 USD (approx. Rs. 4,215). It was only recently that a pearl pink model of the handheld was launched for the US and UK, while the latter territory even received an ice white color.
Mario Tennis Open which is slated to release along with the midnight purple 3DS is a mash up of various characters from the Mushroom Kingdom. Online singles as well as doubles matches are on offer with this game, along with many other features. Leaderboard support will also form part of the game. Other recent high-profile releases for the 3DS include Super Mario 3D Land, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir.
The midnight purple colored Nintendo 3DS will be available for purchase in the US from May 20 onwards. The device will come tagged with a price that reads 169.99 USD (approx. Rs. 8,960).