DS Lite Street Date Broken 31
The_Toad08 writes "Apparently June 11th didn't mean a thing to the Big Box retailers, as the Nintendo DS Lite has been spotted for sale in several of these stores." From Ars Technica's coverage: "After some digging through all the blogs running the story, I discovered it originated from Cheap Ass Gamer, where one of their mods was able to grab a system from Target. There's even a picture of the system next to its US packaging, so this looks legit. Until finding them gets a little bit more widespread though, I wouldn't get your hopes up. Even though I'm lovingly cradling my Enamel Blue DS Liite that I imported, I'm going to hit the streets in a few hours to see if I can't track one down and confirm this, so look for an update to this story." Anybody lucky enough to pick one up yet?
Thought so (Score:3, Informative)
I showed great restraint and left without one (I'm holding out for one that isn't white), but I'm happy to see they're here and so, so pretty.
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Re:Kinda dont get it (Score:2)
Maybe they wanted to release something around mid-year so that Nintendo will still be on peoples minds when the Wii ships. Then they go from being a company that hasn't released a new product (in the US) for a while, to being those guys that are always inovating. And hey, look at that cool controller! Or somethin
Re:Kinda dont get it (Score:1)
Re:Kinda dont get it (Score:3, Insightful)
The point IS the shortage, methinks.
If Nintendo can't produce enough units to meet Japanese demand, what hope do they have of producing enough units to meet WORLDWIDE demand?
By staggering the release dates in different markets, they're able to level off the demand curve a bit.
Re:Kinda dont get it (Score:3, Interesting)
As someone who lives in Japan, what puzzles me is how they have managed to release them around the world, despite the fact that there is STILL a shortage in Japan. The DS Lite has only occasionally managed to remain on store shelves overnight ever since its release here. If you can somehow locate one, it will still cost you about 20,000 yen, which is considerably more than their MSRP (16,800 yen)
Warranties are region coded (Score:2, Insightful)
The DS isnt region encoded so you could always import one over to the US
Warranties (for dead pixels and the like) are always region coded.
Isn't this a breach of contract? (Score:2)
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As I recall there were some asses chewed up over it, but I don't know anyone who lost their job, at least not at the retail outlet level anyway. Higher up, perhaps.
Re:Isn't this a breach of contract? (Score:2)
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Street date? Meh. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Street date? Meh. (Score:2)
You DO know that Canal Street merchandise is typically cheap knockoffs of the real thing, right?
You'll feel like a sucker once you realize you just paid fifty bucks for a "Neo Double Lite [digg.com]".
Re:Street date? Meh. (Score:4, Funny)
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deal to beat stampedes (Score:2)
Not in Portland, Maine... yet... (Score:2)
I'm certainly going to look again today though. Can't wait.
Re:Not in Portland, Maine... yet... (Score:2)
why don't people respect these dates... (Score:2)
No go in Orlando (Score:2)
Available at Crystal, MN Target (Score:2)
The screen is _sweet_. I never got a first-gen DS, so I'm not sure how it compares, but my GBA SP looks like crap in comparison. Picked up Mario Kart and Zoo Keeper. They didn't
Frappr DS Lite Availablity map (Score:1)
Australia (Score:1)
Of course, that's because today is our release date. I'm absolutely mystified as to why we're getting them over a week early.