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DS Lite Launches June 23rd In EU

Posted by Zonk on Mon May 22, 2006 06:42 PM
from the see-you-guys-get-stuff-too dept.
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Gamespot reports that the DS Lite will be launching on June 23rd in Europe. From the article: "Nintendo has announced that the DS Lite will be available in Europe from June 23 at an estimated retail price of £99.99 , inclusive of VAT, in the UK, and 149.99 in Europe. The console will be available in both white and black, with the latter colour exclusive to the territory."
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  • And again we get ripped off... (Score:5, Interesting)

    by MoonBuggy (611105) on Monday May 22 2006, @07:06PM (#15384361) Homepage
    I said it about the PS3 and I'll say it again, why is it 150euro or US$130? Currency converter says that's US$190, almost exactly a 50% price increase. You can't even blame taxes, they vary from country to country but the price is fixed within the region. Why do they do this to us?
    • If it is inclusive of VAT then .. yea i see it.. that and Import tax on the product.

      it is expensive to live over there compared to the US.. (except wine & good beer)
    • Prices in the US are given without taxes, prices in the EU with taxes. Also the EU laws force two year warranty on all kinds of electronic products, which US law does not, which also increases the price a bit. There are also other laws that require manufactors to take their electronic products back to recycle them and such. Not sure how each of them exactly affects the price, but they certainly do to some degree leading to the $ == EUR price tags in the end.
      • The fact that US currency is tanking doesn't help the pricing in other markets either. It seems that companies haven't been quite following the exchange rate when pricing items in Europe.

        Canadians have know the benefit of having a lower currency for a number of years (99c price point for iTunes in both CanD and USD benefits Canada). However, that may change, as the Canadian dollar starts approaching parity with the USD.
    • And they wonder why we like to pirate so much... (since it true for games and stuff aswell)

      Anyway, I'll get mine the first day or so :)

      But Nintendo should really give me the gods early, I hate this waiting, and if the price is comparable to lik-sangs I could have got it a long time ago :(
  • The exclusive colours thing has always mystified me. Nintendo has always been particularly bad about it, releasing a console in some colours in one location, in other colours in a different location, and then once you buy one, they finally release it in the colour you actually want.
    I have an original Nintendo DS, but I am considering getting a DS Lite because the original is a little bulky, but I will be rather irritated if I break down and buy one in a colour that I don't really care much for, only to ha
    • A while back you had the whole PSP vs DS debate and the PSP was being slammed for being so big. But owning a DS Lite (dark blue from HK) the thing is only a few centimeters shorter then the PSP (width and depth being the same). Wich must mean the DS is the same size if not actually larger then the PSP. Especially considering the DS Lite can't fit GBA catridges all the way. They stick out a full centimeter.

      So how fucking big is the original DS anyway? And why did everybody claim the PSP was to large?

      Heavy

      • I do not personally own a PSP, but I've seen them (actually, I've only ever seen 1 person who owned one, and that person worked at Gamestop and had pretty much everything because he got a nice employee discount), and they do look larger than the DS. The size of the PSP aside, the DS is definitely bulky. I got mine soon after they were released because at the time I had a family member who was in the hospital and I was spending around 15 hours a week at the hospital. I occasionally take it with me to scho

      • Re:It is the size that mystifies me (Score:4, Interesting)

        by timster (32400) on Monday May 22 2006, @10:06PM (#15384990)
        PSP: 170x74x23 (mm), 289cm3
        DS: 149x85x29, 367cm3
        DS Lite: 133x74x22, 217cm3

        The PSP, I think, is criticized for size because it has the largest single dimension of any of the handhelds, and that makes it look larger visually. I suspect also that the hinged aspect of the DS makes its width seem more appropriate, whereas the PSP, though thinner, seems like a solid thick brick.
        • Yeah could be. It is just that when you hold them against each other they seem awfully close (DS Lite and PSP) except the DS is shorter, and a lot lighter.

          But you also added the volme and then the DS really looses doesn't it.

          I just find it funny then that the PSP got slammed for size and the DS did not. Hinged or not it shows you how prejudiced people can be.

          Here is another shocker, the Wii is cheap at 249 estimated price point.

          Oh really? Put a PC together of similar hardware, account for bulk discount

      • Simple: The DS actually *is* smaller in RL (Score:4, Informative)

        by LKM (227954) on Tuesday May 23 2006, @04:00AM (#15385451) Homepage
        So how fucking big is the original DS anyway? And why did everybody claim the PSP was to large?

        Simple. I can fit a DS in my trouser pocket (barely, but I can, it's about the size of the original GBA). I can't fit a PSP in my trouser pocket (it's simply too long), especially if you consider that you need to add some screen cover or a bag or something to protect the otherwise unprotected screen.

        So a closed DS is quite a bit more compact than a PSP with a screen protector added.

    • I can empathise. I'd like a DS Lite but I don't want a white one (too much like an iPod) and don't much want a black one (attracting fingerprints like nobody's business). I'd really like a blue one like Japan got (and possibly the USA, not sure) but no, we get black and white. It's hard to complain though - it's coming out months earlier than most people expected.
  • Apparently the Australian date for the DS Lite is June 1st, which is very odd as that's before the US release.
    • Yes for once we don't get screwed on a release date!! I'll be picking mine up next week ;)
    • Apparently the Australian date for the DS Lite is June 1st, which is very odd as that's before the US release.

      You Aussies always forget about the conversion rate; June 1st for you is mid-September for us. And don't get me started about how you always have your seasons backwards.

    • I think it's more talking about Europe as a whole, rather than Britain, but yes. I'm not sure if it's that unusual to use "territory" to indicate a region or area, but I'm English.

      Anyway, suspiciously similar colour schemes to both the current generation of iPods and the PSP (the white model was released over here a couple of weeks ago).

    • Re:Territory? (Score:4, Informative)

      by ZombieWomble (893157) on Monday May 22 2006, @07:36PM (#15384473)
      "Territory" is commonly used to denote the regions of release which games are typically separated into - the big ones being Japan, the US, and the UK/Europe (sometimes the last two go together, sometimes not). I've seen it used in both English and American publications quite a bit, it's pretty much standard usage.

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