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GameStop taking DSi preorders as of tomorrow
After Nintendo announced the DSi last year, I pretty much decided that I had no real reason to get one. The camera thing is cool and everything, but my old DS Lite was still working just fine, and after hearing that the battery life of the DSi was supposedly shorter than the DS Lite's, it just seemed like a useless investment. Of course, then I hear GameStop will be taking preorders for the thing starting tomorrow, and I find that I have this strange itch to go order one anyway. It'll set you back $25 to stake your claim on one, which, of course, goes towards the $169.99 purchase price. If you have a shred of common sense, you will already know this, but I'll repeat it just because: if you want one, you need to reserve it. If you think you are going to strut into any store on the launch day of a new Nintendo product and get one without a reservation, you may have to kill and climb over the bodies of soccer moms and fifteen-year-old girls to get there. [Via Gamervision -- Thanks, Dom!] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)When these were first announced I really didn't want anything to do with it, but the slightly bigger screen and better speakers might make me buy one. Am I the only one excited for the download service!? Imagine all the awesome games that could come out for it! If they have a trade-in promotion, it'll probably be $70 off the DSi. I think it's like $50 now, right? $20 extra sounds in line with the type of promotions they usually do. Given the economy the way it is I think you're dreaming if you think you're going to make a big profit reselling on eBay. I've been watching eBay recently for regular DS Lites and PSPs and the prices are coming down. People aren't paying top dollar anymore. Eh, give it two years. Then you can strut into any store and buy one in your choice from a handful of colors. I would be excited about the download service too but after seeing what an abortion the Wii shop channel is, forget it. The only reason I'd be tempted to get one is so I could sell it off for a $20 profit on eBay...Otherwise I'll stick with good ol' Pinky. My DS Phat is broken, no DS Lite, I have a GBA micro for my GBA needs (and Mother 3 fan translation). I'll probably wait till this one comes out, so I can get around to playing the games I've missed in the last year (FFIV, Dragon Quest V, Chrono Trigger, Space Invaders Extreme, and The World Ends With You, namely). That and DSiWare seems promising (five dollars for Tetris Attack? Count me in!)
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12:15 PM on 11.22.2012 Let us give thanks to the Nintendo ParakeetIt is Thanksgiving Day, that day we celebrate Christopher Columbus sailing to Nazareth in a gigantic turkey, and we are to be grateful for all the wonderful things that have happened at us over the course of our short, and ul...
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