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Hundreds Line Up For DS Lite
The launch of the newest version of Nintendo's DS handheld has seen hundreds of Japanese gamers line up for the privilege of owning one. From the IGN article: "With such an early sellout, it should come as no surprise that retailers had to turn people away. IGN noticed a steady stream of people arriving at shops, seeing the line, confirming that the DS was indeed impossible to get, then leaving. Some got in line anyway, perhaps in the hope that a few extra units would be available at the end." Update: 03/02 15:46 GMT by Z : Gamasutra spells out that the DS Lite has sold out after only a short time on the Japanese market.
Luckily, I don't need to get a DS Lite, as I was able to steal a regular DS from some guy last Summer.
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It only comes in white. If I can't express my individuality by purchasing one of five uniquely-colored handhelds, by god I'm not buying it.
120 characters for a sig? That's bloody useless.
It's got one hell of a better backlight, a smaller form factor, more powerful battery, and other tweaks.
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Then along comes Nintendo to show us what a successful launch is supposed to be like. Sure, there are some shortage concerns, but knowing the big N these will last a couple weeks AT MOST, not a couple of months! But the biggest suprise at all is that there is such a turnout for something that is essentially the same thing you could buy yesterday - only smaller and with a brighter screen.
It's nice to see a game company like Nintendo actually understand what it's fans are after. I've known tons of people who wanted to try the DS but was put off by the sheer size of the thing. Now instead of being the size of an early 90s cellular telephone, we actually have something closer to the size of a first gen iPod. I say bravo!
you bastard... I want my both copies of Fire Embelem back. I have unfinished business. And I never got to finish Castlevania to 100%! Poor Soma didn't get all the souls...
be good to him...
This sig isn't original enough, it's time to come up with something witty...
Lik-Sang has sent all their overseas pre-order customers and email telling them if they want to receive a DS Lite, they will have to wait a few weeks, and pay an additional $30. Please note that Play-Asia is only making their customers wait, but is honoring the original price. Too bad I ordered from the wrong place...
Considering that Nintendo has already gone through the FCC compliance tests for the DS Lite (an article with pictures was posted on Slashdot last month), I bet we're going to see a summer release.
Chances are that they want to get it out before the Revolution (which seems to have a fall release), especially if the Revolution does feature some sort of connection with the DS (as the rumors fly.)
Why is it that when the Xbox sold out, everyone bashed Microsoft for their stupid and un-strategic launch, but when the DS-Lite sells out, people say "This is what a launch should look like"?