Electronics giant Nintendo will release a pink version of its DSi handheld games machine in Europe next month.

The console will be available in a special package with Style Boutique, giving fashion-conscious gaming fans the perfect combination from February 12th 2010.

This launch comes just short of two months before the firm brings out an updated version of the handheld, known as the DSi XL, which will feature 4.2in screens, which are 93 per cent bigger than the ones on the DS Lite.

It has also been announced that it will be shipped in two new colours, wine red and dark brown, and comes pre-loaded with two Nintendo DSiWare products.

Nintendo has also revealed that it is set to extend its limited edition run of black Wii consoles, which proved popular over the Christmas period.

Coming with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Motion Plus, the bundle pack gives gamers 15 sporting activities to enjoy out of the box.

It was recently announced that Nintendo’s Wii Play has recently become the biggest selling console game in the US of all time, beating Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 rivals.

A games publisher has claimed that one of its titles is sweeping the floor with its other rivals.

Jens Uwe Intat, vice-president of EA Europe, said that the firm’s Fifa 10 title has taken a massive share of the marketing, beating other titles from the likes of Konami and Sports Interactive.

He told MCV: “We continue to beat the heck out of Pro Evolution Soccer and across Europe we’re taking 75 per cent of the football space. Fifa was neck and neck with Modern Warfare 2 to be the best-selling game across Europe

The expert also claimed that this year’s Fifa title has been the fastest selling game in the series, beating other favourites including European Championship and Premier League editions.

Rumours are also growing that there is set to be a World Cup version, with Kotaku, Amazon and Gamefly giving a release date of April 27th.

EA has yet to confirm the title, although they have released a new game for every World Cup event for the last 12 years.

Nintendo will join the race to establish themselves in the home entertainment market, after it struck a deal with US online rental firm Netflix.

The Japanese group follows Sony and Microsoft in allowing gamers to stream movies via the console onto the TV.

Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo in the US, said that the Wii console is a “special hub” around which family and friends can gather to play games and have fun, which will soon include watching films.

Marie Bloomfield, broadband media analyst at Screen Digest, commented: “The consoles will be hoping that the more bases they cover, the wider their appeal, and will look to overtake the traditional devices in the living room. The rise of broadband has helped as it allowed the companies to deliver content to the consoles.”

Gamers with a PlayStation 3 have also been able to benefit from the BBC’s iPlayer facility, which has now been fully optimised for use on the console.