DS 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[1]; 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.[2]
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.[3]
DS Mascot 3 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 2), featuring another ten game boxes was released in February 2006.[4] 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.[5] Nintendo DS Lite Mascot 2 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 5), featuring eight games, was released in February 2007. [6]
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
- Shiba (Platinum Silver DS)
- Miniature Dachshund (Turquoise Blue DS)
- Chihuahua (Candy Pink DS)
- Welsh Corgi (Platinum Silver DS)
- Shih Tzu (Pure Silver DS)
- Yorkshire Terrier (Graphite Black DS)
DS Mascot 2 (Nintendo DS Software Collection)
- Daigasso! Band Brothers (Platinum Silver DS)
- Polarium (Pure White DS)
- Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends (Turquoise Blue DS)
- Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends (Candy Pink DS)
- Nintendogs: Lab & Friends (Graphite Black DS)
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike (Graphite Black DS)
- Trace Memory (Pure White DS)
- Electroplankton (Turquoise Blue DS)
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Candy Pink DS)
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Red DS)
DS Mascot 3 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 2)
- Clubhouse Games (Pure White DS)
- DS Rakubiki Jiten (Red DS)
- Big Brain Academy (Turquoise Blue DS)
- Super Princess Peach (Candy Pink DS)
- Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (Graphite Black DS)
- The Rub Rabbits (Candy Pink DS)
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (Pure White DS)
- Mario Kart DS (Red DS)
- Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Turquoise Blue DS)
- True Swing Golf (Graphite Black DS)
Nintendo DS Lite Mascot (Nintendo DS Software Collection 3)
- English Training (Crystal White DS Lite)
- Kanji Sonomama DS Rakubiki Jiten (Crystal White DS Lite)
- Magnetica (Enamel Navy DS Lite)
- New Super Mario Bros. (Yellow case, Enamel Navy DS Lite)
- Metroid Prime Pinball (Ice Blue DS Lite)
- Densetsu no Starfy 4 (Ice Blue DS Lite)
Nintendo DS Lite Mascot 2 (Nintendo DS Software Collection 5)
- Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi (Noble Pink DS Lite)
- Magical Vacation (Noble Pink DS Lite)
- Chousoujuu Mecha MG (Jet Black DS Lite)
- Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (Jet Black DS Lite)
- Star Fox Command (Ice Blue DS Lite)
- Metroid Prime Hunters (Ice Blue DS Lite)
- Project Hacker (Crystal White DS Lite)
- 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. [7]
See also
References
- ↑ NINTENDO DS Liteマスコット『通販 ふむおでポン』 - Fumuo.
- ↑ nintendogs DSマスコット 商品詳細情報 商品をさがす タカラトミーアーツ - Takara Tomy Arts website (in Japanese).
- ↑ ガチャ小屋 - livedoor Blog(ブログ) (in Japanese, tag: ストラップ).
- ↑ DSマスコット3 NINTENDO DS SOFTWARE COLLECTION2 商品詳細情報 商品をさがす タカラトミーアーツ - Takara Tomy Arts website (in Japanese).
- ↑ NINTENDO DS Lite マスコット NINTENDO DS SOFTWARE COLLECTION 3 商品詳細情報 商品をさがす タカラトミーアーツ - Takara Tomy Arts website (in Japanese).
- ↑ タカラトミーアーツ|DS Liteマスコット2 NINTENDO DS SOFTWARE COLLECTION5 - Tomy Japanese website, Tomy Arts section
- ↑ バンプレスト NintendoDS ミニフィギュア&DSカードケース ツインストラップ information on Eamuse (in Japanese)