DS Mascot

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The Densetsu no Starfy 4 Nintendo DS Lite Mascot

DS Mascot (Japanese: DSマスコット) is a series of gashapon toys based on Nintendo DS games and consoles, produced by Yujin; a company that has now merged into Takara Tomy Arts, with Hartland, Subarudō and Yūmei. There are at least five sub-series. All items in the DS Mascot series are based on mainly Nintendo published games.

It was succeeded by the Nintendo 3DS Miniature Mascot (Japanese: Nintendo 3DS ミニチュアマスコット) series, produced by Takara Tomy Arts.

The first selection, "nintendogs DS Mascots" (Japanese: Nintendogs DSマスコット), released in June 2005 feature a phone strap attached to a Nintendog toy and Nintendo DS. There are six different Nintendogs and five unique Nintendo DS colors.

Soon after, the items were made to be based on miniature Nintendo DS consoles and game boxes attached to a phone strap, rather than game characters, and a new sub-series was formed, called Nintendo DS Software Collection. DS Mascot 2 (Japanese: DSマスコット2); the first entry in the Nintendo DS Software Collection was released in October 2005, with ten possible Nintendo game boxes.

DS Mascot 3 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 2), featuring another ten game boxes was released in February 2006. Nintendo DS Lite Mascot (Nintendo DS Software Collection 3), based on the Nintendo DS Lite console and featuring six game boxes, was released in July 2006. Nintendo DS Lite Mascot 2 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 5), featuring eight games, was released in February 2007.

Though there is a Nintendo DS Software Collection 5 series, oddly a Nintendo DS Software Collection 4 series does not appear to exist, unless it is poorly documented.

Densetsu no Starfy 4 version

The Densetsu no Starfy 4 version is part of the Nintendo DS Lite Mascot series, specifically in Nintendo DS Software Collection 3.

The Densetsu no Starfy 4 Nintendo DS Lite Mascot features an "Ice Blue" (Japanese: アイスブルー) Nintendo DS Lite. When it is opened, a screenshot of Starfy in Cupid Village (Stage 3-2) can be seen on the top screen, as well as the area's map. The miniature game box can be opened too, and contains a small 'Game Card' and a slot to hold a 'Game Boy Advance' game, like in the real box. The Game Card is fake and cannot be taken out.

List of toys

This is a list of toys in the DS Mascot series.

nintendogs DS Mascot

1. Shiba (Platinum Silver DS)
2. Miniature Dachshund (Turquoise Blue DS)
3. Chihuahua (Candy Pink DS)
4. Welsh Corgi (Platinum Silver DS)
5. Shih Tzu (Pure Silver DS)
6. Yorkshire Terrier (Graphite Black DS)

DS Mascot 2 (Nintendo DS Software Collection)

1. Daigasso! Band Brothers (Platinum Silver DS)
2. Polarium (Pure White DS)
3. Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends (Turquoise Blue DS)
4. Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends (Candy Pink DS)
5. Nintendogs: Lab & Friends (Graphite Black DS)
6. Advance Wars: Dual Strike (Graphite Black DS)
7. Trace Memory (Pure White DS)
8. Electroplankton (Turquoise Blue DS)
9. Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Candy Pink DS)
10. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Red DS)

DS Mascot 3 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 2)

1. Clubhouse Games (Pure White DS)
2. DS Rakubiki Jiten (Red DS)
3. Big Brain Academy (Turquoise Blue DS)
4. Super Princess Peach (Candy Pink DS)
5. Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (Graphite Black DS)
6. The Rub Rabbits (Candy Pink DS)
7. Animal Crossing: Wild World (Pure White DS)
8. Mario Kart DS (Red DS)
9. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Turquoise Blue DS)
10. True Swing Golf (Graphite Black DS)

Nintendo DS Lite Mascot (Nintendo DS Software Collection 3)

1. English Training (Crystal White DS Lite)
2. Kanji Sonomama DS Rakubiki Jiten (Crystal White DS Lite)
3. Magnetica (Enamel Navy DS Lite)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Yellow case, Enamel Navy DS Lite)
5. Metroid Prime Pinball (Ice Blue DS Lite)
6. Densetsu no Starfy 4 (Ice Blue DS Lite)

Nintendo DS Lite Mascot 2 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 5)

1. Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi (Noble Pink DS Lite)
2. Magical Vacation (Noble Pink DS Lite)
3. Chousoujuu Mecha MG (Jet Black DS Lite)
4. Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (Jet Black DS Lite)
5. Star Fox Command (Ice Blue DS Lite)
6. Metroid Prime Hunters (Ice Blue DS Lite)
7. Project Hacker (Crystal White DS Lite)
8. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (Enamel Blue DS Lite)

Similar Nintendo DS/game case phone straps

There is a similar series of Nintendo DS/Nintendo DS game case phone straps called Nintendo DS Mini Figure & DS Card Case Twin Straps (Japanese: NINTENDO DS ミニフィギュア＆DSカードケース ツインストラップ) produced by Banpresto.

Two successors were made, one called Nintendo DS Mini Figure & DS Card Case Twin Strap 2 and another successor called Nintendo DS Lite Mini Figure & DS Card Case Twin Strap. The latter was released in February 2007 and features a small figure of a Nintendo DS Lite instead of a Nintendo DS. The Nintendo DS Lite figures come in different colors including red, light-blue, grey, white, black and pink.

See also

• Nintendo DS Game Card eraser
• Nintendo DS Perfect Collection