European Nintendo DS (pics!)

[wombat]

today my european DS arrived! Official launch date march'11, but thanks to an special action I was able to obtain it now :-D (limited to about 3000 packages in europe)

contents
*Nintendo DS - European System
*Powersupply
*stylus 2x
*tumb thingy

*Wario Ware Touched - Demo (eu version) (big demo!!)
*Metroid hunter - Demo (us version)
*Mario 64 DS - Full version, ... but the cart is USA the box european!!!! strange aint it (and it HAD the official nintendo sealing)

and an 'touch me' tshirt.

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I must say this is an pretty neat package, and I'm glad I bought it. Pictures will follow soon :-D

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Picture time :smt033

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/ds.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/mario64DS.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/metroid_demo.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/warioware_demo.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/tshirt.jpg

[TheDeathcoaster]

limited to about 1750 packages in europe

It was 3000 actually :) But damn you! Mine still isn't here :smt009

[wombat]

I though 250 for every 'vip' country ... but the probally gave the bigger country's more units. awell 3000 is still not to shabby :-D

[Tachikoma]

Give you a fiver for the Wario Ware demo.

[cos2k3]

ARGH! IM STILL WAITING FOR MY VIP DS!!

[the_steadster]

Nice, mine shoudl be somewhere in the post, if nintendo would get a bloody move on and believe that my parents don't mind what i spend my money on and cash my cheque. did you pay by card wombat?

[ryangassxx]

I hope you enjoy your DS... I certainly am.... I highly recomend spending an extra $30 USD, and getting the 3rd party movie player. It just makes the DS that much better..

[Tachikoma]

I hope you're not horribly dissapointed with your DS, I am.

Fuck the touchscreen, fuck the second "map" screen, just make some decent fucking software for the thing.

[LeGIt]

Good things come to those who wait though. You should have waited for the price to come down and abigger library of games before you picked 1 up instead of paying full whack @ launch and getting very little :smt009

[Tachikoma]

£20 more than the UK price for the unit and 2 games, 3 and a half months early. I know which I would rather have.

[LeGIt]

But oyu oculd pay that a year down the line when the price is lower and get better games, and more fo them, maybe even to be extra cheapass pick up 2nd hand unit and games around christmas ;-)

[Tachikoma]

True, but when have I ever *not* wasted my money?

:smt043

[tekaotaku]

good on you for gettimg them early..pre-ordered mine yesterday from gamestation after playing on their in store unit. First time I had seen one in the flesh (so to speak) and I was pretty impressed, they only had mario DS but the guy let me play it for nealry 30 mins and we were chatting for ages about it, he ran through the features and I was sold. I'll be the first to admit the graphics on mario DS did look a little rough but it ran smooth and the stylus control is pretty good, not like I expected, the units a little big, but I have big hands so thats a bonus.

Anyway, £99.99 with metroid prime demo (and possibly others he isnt too sure on the official games/demo biddles with the machine), but for a change Im actulay excited for the launch of a handheld. (and impressed with gamestations service for a change)

That same day I also went into Game (get ready for some bashing here, I hate that store), they had a DS demo unit in a pod thing but it wasnt switched on, I asked them if they could switch it on, a simple case of bending down, flicking the power switch to the adapter and leting me have a go..........needless to say they couldnt be bothered and span some shite about the battery being dead and needing charging even though you could see the pod was plugged into the mains......great customer service...but enough bitching.

But hope you all enjoy your DS you lucky early buggers!!

[wombat]

the warioware demo is really good (and big!) can't wait till the full version comes to the stores! (yeah I know the japanese one is already released.. but I rather have an ENG copy :-))

[LeGIt]

limited to about 3000 packages in europe

Ummm ... There was 3000 packages for UK & Ireland. Rest of Europe probably had another 3000 then ... or 3000 for different regions ....

EDIT: Looks like it was limited to like 21000 copies across Europe ... suddenly not so limited!

[wombat]

:prayer: hehe thats allot..... No i'm confused... could any one clear this up? is there anyone who knew how much of these packages were released in europe?

ah well one thing is for sure.... I'm really happy with it :-D

[cos2k3]

there wasnt 3000 a region!
There was -
3000 for UK
1000 for deutschland
1000 for nederland
1000 for belgium
1000 for spain
1000 for the frenchies
1000 for the italinians

total = 9000


IM STILL WAITING FOR MINE! :smt022

[Tachikoma]

But considering the only thing original is a sticker on the box, hardly anything to get excited about. I very much doubt it will be worth much (money or collector-wise) in the future. Mind you saying that, look at the "Toyota Dreamcast" that is "just" a DC with a sticker on it.

£130?... for that I could import a PSP next month...

[Kron]

Tachi you are such a grumpy git :smt009

The DS is a fun gaming machine, Just try and enjoy it.

[ASSEMbler]

1..2...3.. Lucky sod!

Americans and Japanese:

1...2...3...

Had it for months!!!

:-)

[asnozz]

^ Git :-D

only messing with ya, ill import one instead of pay the inflated UK price

[virtual alan]

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/warioware_demo.jpg


WANT :smt067

[cos2k3]

£130?... for that I could import a PSP next month...

You do that then,
At last! my cheque has cleared, my VIP DS should arrive in 2 days!

[Tachikoma]

Tachi you are such a grumpy git :smt009

The DS is a fun gaming machine, Just try and enjoy it.

No, I just think its a POS.

[Kron]

Your loss.

[Paulo]

know which I would rather have.

a PSP???

[wombat]

once I've got my tax back this DS + all the extra's 'only' costed me 150euros :smt033

[Tachikoma]

Your loss.

Yeah, a £120 odd loss. Still, at least I found out the cheaper way. A UK DS, Mario and Feel the Magic wouldn't give me much change out of £200.



know which I would rather have.

a PSP???

Funnily enough yeah! :smt042

Sad thing was, I defended the DS for so long... :angry

[the_steadster]

Your loss.

Yeah, a £120 odd loss. Still, at least I found out the cheaper way. A UK DS, Mario and Feel the Magic wouldn't give me much change out of £200.

Well it would, about £40 change, and thats at RRP's
(DS £100, each game £30) so its not as cheap a the US, but with VAT even if nintendo did feel kind to europe it never will be cheaper than a US model...

[Tachikoma]

I really doubt many games are going to retail for £30, as they would have to sell GBA games for even less, and that's not going to happen.

Yeah £200 was a bit of a high estimate, but im taking "sorrow drowning" money into account.

[cos2k3]

I really doubt many games are going to retail for £30,

huh? most games are gonna be £29.99 or £19.99

[Zilog Jones]

If they sell that cheap I'll eat ALL THREE OF MY HATS!

[Tachikoma]

And I will... erm... not tempt fate like that ball snipping freak mentioned earlier...

[AntiPasta]

And I will... erm... not tempt fate like that ball snipping freak mentioned earlier...

I know something better. Instead of cutting off your balls, vow to send Knuckles Chaotix to a certain Anton in holland :smt042

[Tachikoma]

And I will... erm... not tempt fate like that ball snipping freak mentioned earlier...

I know something better. Instead of cutting off your balls, vow to send Knuckles Chaotix to a certain Anton in holland :smt042

Hmmm... a less drastic option... the cutting of the balls I mean!

:smt043

Got one sprog, don't need another!

[einbebop44]

Oh boy, I'm gonna play Super Mario 64 DS, soooo much fun! Yes!

[/sarcasm]

Yes, Yoshi's Touch and Go as well as Warioware Touched look very good, but I want an ACTUAL GAME damnit! One that's made for it and isn't "just" a collection of mini games or an N64 port.

[Purge]

http://www.xs4all.nl/~zizzo/pics/nieuws/nintendoDS/tshirt.jpg

I sooooooooooo want that shirt ;) Bound to be popular with the guys ;)

And Mario 64 is the shiz, easily one of the best games up there with Mr. Driller and Feel the Magic ^_^