I wonder when/if they will do this elsewhere. DS sales may be slowing in Japan (although still outselling PSP), but they are still very strong here in the US.

Japan was paying $175 for a DS Lite? That kind of makes the American DSi pricing not seem as bad.

And that is why DS Lite sales were like 10% of the total DS sales in the last few months.

I wrote the wrong price for the DS Lite in Japan. Instead of 16,000 Yen ($175), the DS Lite is actually retailing for 16,800 Yen ($184). Keep in mind the high dollar amount may have a bit to do with changing exchange rates.

Man I was waaay off on my dollar amount guesstimates.

I was still on the mindset that Yen was pretty close to 1/100th of a $
as in 16800 Yen was pretty close to $168.


But I'm guessing that this price drop doesn't hit the US till fall and give the DSL/i/XL ine more big XMas before the 3DS launch in Jan/Feb 2011

I can say that in Europe the DSi is 169€ (206 USD) while the DS Lite is 149€ (182 USD) (or at least that's how it was when the DSi launched).

$182 for a DS Lite? Man, what is Nintendo thinking? They are $130 here (and have been since it was released).

There not "thinking" any thing. After growing up in Detroit MI, and visiting Ontario,Canada quite a bit in my teen to to adult years, and now have been stationed all over the world..... North America gets luxuries at a waaaaay lower price especially when our dollar is so week now. Expendable income is a slightly different concept in places like Japan, Europe and the UK.

Just yesterday I went to a car audio store to purchase a wiring harness for my amp at a Japanese store. The harness was 6,090Yen($66.88). But then I found a higher quality one on my military installation for $50(4,553Yen) huge diffrence.

But any way it looks like Europe and the United Kingdom is getting the same treatment according to Official Nintendo Magazine.

OH LAWD HAMMUCY! I got the special pikachu DSL because I needed a bright color, yellow or orange and now It seems to be on its last legs. But now I am so glad I waited! Man I don't know which color I want!


Then again by the time I get this one I know 3DS will be right around the corner.

"Choose their own price??" Did William Shatner negotiate that?

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