Considering that the Nintendo DSi just went on sale in Japan this past weekend, it's no surprise that scalpers are already selling them on auction sites. This seller on Yahoo Auctions has nearly fifty DSi units listed, each of them starting at 25,000 Yen ($252 US). Not shockingly, they aren't selling. His feedback isn't so good either, but even if it was sterling, I'm not so sure I would shell out that much to get a DSi, even if I was drooling to own one.
Unlike other hot import commodities, the DSi just isn't commanding the markup that the Wii previously enjoyed. You can shell out 300 bucks to get one through Play-Asia, but it seems like the average American consumer would rather just wait until the DSi comes to America, or even crazier, keep the DS they already have. What a novel concept.
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11:26 AM on 11.04.2008
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I play my usa DS game it.
it is region coded if you are using the online store and dsi only carts and who the hell cares about those.
if the online store is like wiiare. and what a bunch of crap games that use the camera will be region locked.
and at the point IF nintendo even does this 14 years or so from now ill just buy another one by then they will have colors out the ass of the things to pick from.
The DSI is almost like an addon like the 32x, it will split the market and most likey fail.
the only reason to get it is to play the ds cart games on the bigger screen
I think you are better off using the japanese dsi download games anyway.
worth it either way.
Totaly worth the cost.
my stylus space to draw on and look at.
playing kirby canvus curse is much easyer and better on the dsi.
even if it was jim selling them. she wouldn't want one.
Seriously?
$300? Major fail.