Red Wii and DS Bundles Coming to North America

By Hector Cortez Oct 23, 2010, 6:02 GMT

Nintendo is getting a head starts on the holiday shopping season by announcing a handful of new products for North America.

Nintendo is getting a head starts on the holiday shopping season by announcing a handful of new products for North America; most of which had been previously announced for other terrorities, including Europe.

The lineup of products launching Nov. 7 includes:

Red Wii Bundle: This limited-edition Wii console comes in red to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. game and includes New Super Mario Bros. Wii and a new red Wii Remote Plus controller, in addition to all the other included items, like Wii Sports and a red Nunchuk controller. It will be available while supplies last at a suggested retail price of $199.99.
      
Red Nintendo DSi XL Bundle: This special-edition Nintendo DSi XL bundle is also red in honor of the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and features three Super Mario Bros.-themed graphics. The bundle comes with Mario Kart DS, in addition to the pre-loaded software of Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters,  Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock. It will be available while supplies last at a suggested retail price of $179.99.
      
Wii Remote Plus: This new controller combines the original Wii Remote controller with built-in Wii MotionPlus functionality. It becomes the new standard Wii controller, and will be available from now on in all Wii hardware packages and bundles, as well as sold separately at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
      
FlingSmash Bundle: The new Wii game requires use of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, so it's only natural for Nintendo to bundle it with the new Wii Remote Plus controller, for the low price of $49.99.