Like an end of level boss that refuses to be beaten, the DS Lite is still available brand new in the US, where its recommended retail price is about to drop to $99.99. The best-selling console will see its cost cut this Sunday, 5th June, just two days before Nintendo's E3 press conference.

It's not the only DS-related happening this Sunday: six Mario DS games will be repackaged in red cases, not unlike Wii outing New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The six games, and their US sales figures, are:

New Super Mario Bros.: more than 9.25 million units

Mario Kart DS: more than 7.40 million units

Super Mario 64 DS: more than 4.34 million units

Mario Party DS: more than 3.27 million units

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story: more than 1.98 million units

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!: more than 1.01 million units.

All this Mario-related action no doubt acts as a prelude to the grand unveiling of Super Mario 3DS on Tuesday at E3. Will that game also come in a red box? Keep coming to Nintendo Life for all your box colour knowledge needs.

Nintendo DS Lite Suggested Retail Price Drops to $99.99 and Mario Games Go Red Mario-Red Boxes Will Help Shoppers Identify Select Fan-Favorite Mario Games REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The portable Nintendo DS™ Lite system is getting a new suggested retail price. Effective June 5, the system will be available at a suggested retail price of just $99.99 in the United States. The Nintendo DS family has become the best-selling video game system in history. More than 48.9 million systems in the Nintendo DS family have sold in the United States alone. Also in June, six Mario™ games for Nintendo DS will receive new red packaging, making it easier than ever for consumers to identify these hit titles in stores. “From the moment it launched, Nintendo DS Lite hit a sweet spot for consumers in terms of value, experience and fun,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “This new price point will introduce Nintendo DS Lite to even more consumers, and the new red packaging will make it easy for them to find their favorite Mario titles.”

The six Mario games that will begin sporting the new Mario-red packaging in June are New Super Mario Bros.™, Mario Kart™ DS, Super Mario 64™ DS, Mario & Luigi™: Bowser’s Inside Story, Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Mini-Land Mayhem! and Mario Party™ DS. These games represent some of the best-selling fan-favorite Nintendo DS games of all time, and demonstrate the well-known “evergreen” sales trend of Nintendo games. Their total U.S. sales through the end of April 2011 according to the NPD Group are as follows: New Super Mario Bros.: more than 9.25 million units

Mario Kart DS: more than 7.40 million units

Super Mario 64 DS: more than 4.34 million units

Mario Party DS: more than 3.27 million units

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story: more than 1.98 million units

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!: more than 1.01 million units