
The Nintendo World Store has been carrying Swarovski crystal covered DS Lites for a while now. When I was there with the Kotaku crew I saw some of them and for the most part, they were pretty basic; single colors or lite patterns. Now the folks at GoNintendo bring the news that the old ones have been removed and replaced by these new kick ass ones.
I'm not really one for covering things in sparkly crystals, but that Link one is enough to make my go out and buy a Bedazzler and try to make one myself. But, if you're not the crafty type, one of these beauties can be yours for the about the same price as a PS3. Go figure.
Nintendo World Store - New Swarovski crystal DS lite covers [GoNintendo]












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"Pimp my DS". You heard it here first.
Oh..my...god. Those look fabulous.
I would rather have that Link DS Lite than a PS3. Seriously.
*runs to store to buy swarovski crystals*
It'd be nice if they put them on the other way around, so it wouldn't be upside when you're actually using the thing.
They do look great. I just wish they did them the other way around so when the DS is open the image isn't upside down to people you're facing.
I've got a.......my sister has a Bedazzler!
Thats cheating! They print out an image, then stick it to the back of a bunch of clear beads. Then stick that to a DS. I might be able to reproduce that!
Yuck *pukes in mouth*
That link one is damn sweet. The Hearts really make it the best of the bunch
I personally think it's kind of tacky.
It's like beads a woman wears or sews on her clothes if she's going to go ballroom dancing or something.
Wow. You made a post about these without ever using the word 'bling'. Kudos.
the link one is badass.
windwaker is so much better than twilight princess :)
Bling ;]
Seriously though what is it with Ninty console mods theses days?
Everyone knows they'll just release a Pokemon Edition soon enough and I'll be forced to have two of the same console once again!
It it just me, or does anyone else think that the Mario one is a bit too 'fabulous'?
@Xsyven: Nah Mario knows hes the man.
Its the one of Yoshi seemingly mooning the unsuspecting person on the other side of the DS, while an innocent Baby rides on his back no less, that I find disconcerting
If it wasn't the Wind Waker Link, I'd want that Link one. Make it the original Link!
In my opinion, I rather have a lazer-etched image adorning my DS, then Swarovski Crystals. To be totally honest, I'd like an image that lights up with a colored glow of your choice whenever the DS is on, the same way you got that Apple lit up on Mac Books.
......I swear i saw these at my local target last week saying "This week only get a DS lite and get a free crystallized cover"...the designs were different, but they were high quality looking, just Mario's face on the right of the DS, black DS has Mario with black crystals, white DS has clear crystals and pink has princess peach with pink crystals......why didn't i buy mine then...
Link one looks kinda cool... but for some reason, since the crystals make it all bumpy and rough.. it kinda turns me off of it. Maybe if they made a smooth but equally shiny and sparkly one (if thats somehow possible) then id want one.
or if it was diamonds instead of crystals.
8-bit Triforce woulda been perfect on the DS Lite, and these things put my poor printout taped on cover to big time shame...
Do the "bedazzlers" actually work on non-fabric stuff? I've seen a coupla commercials about it and it looks like it needs to pierce whatever it's attached to.
I wonder if Faberge might do something like this..
hm... crystal encrusted DS Lite for hundreds of dollars, or a DS Lite that looks cooler than the above ones for ten bucks? (assuming you already have one)
Tough choice. But to be fair, the Link and adult Mario DSes are pretty cool looking.
Hmmm...looks kinda gay.
-Kimosabae
:/ Theres too much... pazazz on those DS's. I'll just stick with my stickers.
Ive been looking for an excuse to wear my DS around my neck.
-Ash-
Really? That's odd, I don't see any hot man on man action or girl on girl on either DS. Baby Mario and Yoshi don't count.
So... shiny...
I wonder if I can jury rig a bedazzler to work with my DS without completely ruining either one.
I dunno, I kinda like that Link DS... I may have to sic my oh so crafty mom on this one. Maybe she can fix my cracked hinge while she's at it.
Man, that's lame.
MonkeyBiz, are you sure? It really looks like the placement of the "bling's" follow the shapes of the images...
BUY a Bedazzler? Come now Flynn, you arent fooling anyone - they dont sell sweaters that dazzled
No, you can't do that with a Bedazzler! o_O They look like they were done by Crystal Icing. They are painted underneath, but the crystals are still placed individually by hand. They're not "clear beads", the painting makes the big gaps between the crystals less noticeable so they can do more freeform designs like that. From what I've heard the crystals fall off more when they're painted.
I studded a DS for a friend and it was only $80 in crystals but it took about 10 hours. It would probably take much longer and not look all that great if you'd never done it before though.
I'm just happy with my over-priced Japanese Light Blue DS I bought there a few weeks ago.
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