Earlier this month, Nintendo has discontinued the Cosmo Black and Ice White variants of the original Nintendo 3DS console. On the upside, there will be two new units to replace them called the Clear Black and Pure White.

Do note that these new 3DS aren’t XL models.

What’s interesting here is that Nintendo will be targeting their launch date on October 10, the same date as Sony will be launching their new PlayStation Vita PCH-2000 models. Tinfoil thinking aside, it’s probably to bolster console supplies for the upcoming release of Pokemon X & Y.

Sadly there’s no news if these units will get a western release :|.