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Title: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: Penguin_Of_Thyme on June 02, 2010, 08:32:17 AM
Nintendo will be lowering the price of the DS in Japan, as well as releasing the DSi in three new aesthetically pleasing colors.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=23180

 In the near future, all three currently available DS hardware varieties in Japan will see a price change. Beginning on June 19, the DSi will see its retail price drop from ¥18,900 ($207) to ¥15,000 ($164). The DSi LL (DSi XL in North America) will go from ¥20,000 ($219) to ¥18,000 ($197). For the DS Lite, which is currently retailing at ¥16,800 ($184), Nintendo will allow retailers to choose their own price. Nintendo instituted a similar open pricing scheme for the GameCube in late 2005.      


In addition to the price drops, Nintendo will also begin shipping the DSi LL in three new colors (shades of green, yellow, and blue).      


   


Blue, Yellow and Green for Japan    


   


Thanks to  BlackNMild2k1 for the tip, James Jones and Matthew Walkers for translation help, and Karlie Yeung for the picture.

Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 02, 2010, 09:04:34 AM
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.
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 02, 2010, 09:19:11 AM
Japan was paying $175 for a DS Lite? That kind of makes the American DSi pricing not seem as bad.
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 02, 2010, 09:34:50 AM
And that is why DS Lite sales were like 10% of the total DS sales in the last few months.
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: Penguin_Of_Thyme on June 02, 2010, 10:38:01 AM
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.
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 02, 2010, 12:32:56 PM
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
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: KDR_11k on June 02, 2010, 01:18:48 PM
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).
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 02, 2010, 03:30:30 PM
$182 for a DS Lite? Man, what is Nintendo thinking? They are $130 here (and have been since it was released).
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: ControlerFleX on June 02, 2010, 06:51:57 PM
Quote from: TJ Spyke on June 02, 2010, 03:30:30 PM
$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. (http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=17543)
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: Caterkiller on June 02, 2010, 08:37:03 PM
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.
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: nickmitch on June 02, 2010, 09:59:20 PM
"Choose their own price??" Did William Shatner negotiate that?
Title: Re: Price Drop for DS Coming Soon to Japan
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 02, 2010, 11:29:28 PM
Quote from: nickmitch on June 02, 2010, 09:59:20 PM
"Choose their own price??" Did William Shatner negotiate that?

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