Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, the PSP Mini about unfortunate anti-monster racial profiling, has been given a release date of April 22 — which publisher Mediatonic has confirmed is worldwide. The game, playable on both PSP and PS3, stars the Duke, who goes on an ill-researched quest to rescue his princess, jumping endlessly upward through vertically scrolling levels, and beating up every presumed guilty monster he sees (hint: all of them).

Link, via Joystiq.com

To help take advantage of the holidays and all this rushing around, Nintendo plans to introduce two new DS models just after Thanksgiving. A red model with the icon Mario “M” slapped across its cover, and an ice blue design with a custom carrying case. Both will come with packaged games, the eternal cash cow of a New Super Mario Bros. for the red version, and the breakout hit Brain Age with the ice blue.

Meanwhile, Sony is preparing a new version of its PSP system, dubbed the PSP 3000. This new unit adds a high-resolution screen and microphone.

Just to put it all into perspective here, the PSP has sold over 40 million units since launch, and the DS has captured the hearts of the world with well over 84 million of the touch-sensitive microelectronic mutants in circulation. There are more of these things roaming the world than most countries have people. Isn’t frivolous technology grand?

Oh, and happy Thanksgiving, by the way.