The first bundle includes a white DSi with Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Sudoku, Brain Age Express: Math, Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics, and Photo Clock already installed.
The second bundle features a metallic blue DSi with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, WarioWare Snapped!, Dr. Mario Express, Mario Calculator, and Mario Clock.
The "Brain Age" bundle is the slightly better deal of the two; it includes software currently worth 2800 DSiWare points ($28.00), while the "Mario" bundle includes software currently worth 2200 DSiWare points ($22.00).
Both bundles will retail for $169.99 USD, with a limit of 1 per customer.
You'd think they'd just manufacture an install DSi cartridge and pack it in with the system to save on having to program a whole line of DSi units just for this one company on this one day.Nintendo rejects your logic and substitutes its own.
About time Nintendo started experimenting with stuff like this. If you want people to use your download service, give them a taste and show them where to go for more. I'm kind of surprised they're actually manufacturing a separate SKU for this, though. You'd think they'd just manufacture an install DSi cartridge and pack it in with the system to save on having to program a whole line of DSi units just for this one company on this one day.
About time Nintendo started experimenting with stuff like this. If you want people to use your download service, give them a taste and show them where to go for more. I'm kind of surprised they're actually manufacturing a separate SKU for this, though. You'd think they'd just manufacture an install DSi cartridge and pack it in with the system to save on having to program a whole line of DSi units just for this one company on this one day.
I don't think it much more difficult or different than what Nintendo does when it regularly upgrade firmware on new systems. All the systems have to be program anyway so Nintendo just added some extra code in when they do it. The main difference is mainly the art on box it comes in...
If not, once deleted can these programs be redownloaded for free considering the user never paid for them and thus never had it tied to an account?I didn't think they are tied to an online account but rather to the system itself. At least, that's how the Wii works I believe...
If not, once deleted can these programs be redownloaded for free considering the user never paid for them and thus never had it tied to an account?I didn't think they are tied to an online account but rather to the system itself. At least, that's how the Wii works I believe...
the DSi is already $169 so how are these bundles any cheaper?! gosh if only they selling a DSi for even $20 cheaper than normal then I might as well say it's time to get a DSi... how many years after the initial DS released and they're not bringing down the price at all but they're actually raising it!! new DSi=$169! new DSi XL=$220!!!
The "Brain Age" bundle is the slightly better deal of the two; it includes software currently worth 2800 DSiWare points ($28.00), while the "Mario" bundle includes software currently worth 2200 DSiWare points ($22.00).
the DSi is already $169 so how are these bundles any cheaper?! gosh if only they selling a DSi for even $20 cheaper than normal then I might as well say it's time to get a DSi... how many years after the initial DS released and they're not bringing down the price at all but they're actually raising it!! new DSi=$169! new DSi XL=$220!!!
According to the NeoGAF Black Friday thread (I don't know their source), Best Buy is also giving away a $20 gift card with every DSi system purchase. That makes it quite an enticing deal!Why would you go to NeoGAFs black friday thread?
