Can I have a dollar to pound conversion of the American price?
DS price and date.
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, Sep 21 2004 11:53 AM
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Posted 22 September 2004 - 10:36 AM
That won't be the actual price when it comes out here, but I had a good think about it, it'll probably be between £100-120 but might go as high as 150.
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Posted 22 September 2004 - 10:39 AM
GBAs were £80... they wouldn't go as high as £150 ... that would be like 1.5 times the American Price of $150 - I think.
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Posted 22 September 2004 - 10:58 AM
Well, they didn't waste time bringing out Launch details. The DS was revealed in May...i was expecting details to come at about christmas.
And it's very interesting that they're launching in the US first. Sounds like they're trying new things....
And it's very interesting that they're launching in the US first. Sounds like they're trying new things....
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Posted 22 September 2004 - 11:06 AM
Feh, I not buy things until is Zelda Game for things, or things is PlayStation.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:12 PM
And it's very interesting that they're launching in the US first. Sounds like they're trying new things....
I believe the official explanation is that people in the US simply seemed more receptive to the idea of a dual-screen handheld.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:16 PM
Funny, when I saw it I was like "That is SO Japanese".
Japanese people are fad-crazy, they see something new that might be "cool" and they're all over it like a mental disease on a hillbilly.
Japanese people are fad-crazy, they see something new that might be "cool" and they're all over it like a mental disease on a hillbilly.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:32 PM
Hmmm... It's a little, well, quite xenophobic, but the Onion agrees, they said people like Video Games so much because they "Enjoy following the fads of a pathologically conformist island culture."
If the first part of the sentance isn't enough, check the disclaimer.
If the first part of the sentance isn't enough, check the disclaimer.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:33 PM
Nice metaphor, Zythe. 
Hopefully Nintendo will fix that "single player only for GBA" and then this will be 1 90% perfect system. Also, Metroid: Flesh Hunters (hey, cool name change) demos are going to be released with... what?
Hopefully Nintendo will fix that "single player only for GBA" and then this will be 1 90% perfect system. Also, Metroid: Flesh Hunters (hey, cool name change) demos are going to be released with... what?
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:38 PM
Thanks, where will MP:FH fit chronologically?
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:50 PM
Very little details on Metroid: Flesh Hunters has been announced. None of which has to do with the story.
Heh, funny you should mention that. Americans are extremely fad-crazy. Case in point, Pokemon and then Yu-Gi-Oh.
Originally posted by Zythe
Japanese people are fad-crazy, they see something new that might be "cool" and they're all over it like a mental disease on a hillbilly.
Heh, funny you should mention that. Americans are extremely fad-crazy. Case in point, Pokemon and then Yu-Gi-Oh.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:52 PM
Hopefully Nintendo will fix that "single player only for GBA" and then this will be 1 90% perfect system. Also, Metroid: Flesh Hunters (hey, cool name change) demos are going to be released with... what?
It'll be bundled with the DS.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 04:56 PM
Anyone know if the demo will be built into the DS or it's own game? And what about Pictochat?
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 05:01 PM
Nintendo love to cash in with necessary add-ons, so I assume seperate.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 05:03 PM
That's what I thought. Ah well, as long as it's all part of a bundle.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 05:12 PM
They most likely won't release official bundles untill they get enough people to buy it outside the bundle first. Nintendo love gimmicks like the Japanese love gashapon and like Texans like possum.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 05:17 PM
We get royally screwed when it comes to video games. I won't be a surprise if it does end up £150 here.
$150 is £83. It will definately be at least £100 for us, in my opinion.
$150 is £83. It will definately be at least £100 for us, in my opinion.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 07:06 PM
That sucsk, Vet. And I thought North Americans had it bad.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 08:13 PM
Originally posted by Zythe@Sep 24 2004, 05:12 PM
They most likely won't release official bundles untill they get enough people to buy it outside the bundle first. Nintendo love gimmicks like the Japanese love gashapon and like Texans like possum.
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We despise possums...besides, the correct term is Opossum since the Possum is an Australian mammal that looks like the opossum.
At the very least., you could've gone for the stereotypical Longhorns, though Aggies would disagree.
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Posted 24 September 2004 - 08:44 PM
The DS looks pretty interesting.
I might look into getting it, although there are some applications that I find very odd. The two screens don't seem to be all that special...I mean, one of them is usually just a map or something. However, the chat feature looks ridiculously wicked. If only I lived in an area where there is enough people to run into another gamer with a DS...
I might look into getting it, although there are some applications that I find very odd. The two screens don't seem to be all that special...I mean, one of them is usually just a map or something. However, the chat feature looks ridiculously wicked. If only I lived in an area where there is enough people to run into another gamer with a DS...
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 08:46 AM
Originally posted by Veteran@Sep 24 2004, 05:17 PM
We get royally screwed when it comes to video games. I won't be a surprise if it does end up £150 here.
$150 is £83. It will definately be at least £100 for us, in my opinion.
Have you seen the Japanese launch price? According to NCL's official website, the Nintendo DS will launch in Japan for 15,000 yen (136 dollars). So we're getting a 14 dollar markup, because Nintendo loves the number 15.
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 09:28 AM
Besides, I thought it was said that yeah, the DS will be about 99 Pounds.
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 09:14 PM
one way or the other it'll cost less than the psp, which makes m happy.
on the other hand i haven't had 100+ dollars to spare in a very, very long time. gotta love gas prices.
of god... i just had a horrific vision of a gaming system with a gas engine... oh god! does anyone know what the new thing is for the nintendo Revolution?!??
on the other hand i haven't had 100+ dollars to spare in a very, very long time. gotta love gas prices.
of god... i just had a horrific vision of a gaming system with a gas engine... oh god! does anyone know what the new thing is for the nintendo Revolution?!??
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 09:21 PM
Given how inane that would be, there no reason to worry.
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 09:23 PM
i dunno, some really stupid stuf has come out of video games before.
