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Offline hudsonhawk

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Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« on: November 10, 2006, 02:15:10 PM »
This has been out in Japan forever, but we're still waiting on it.  Any word on this coming out here?

I want one but I'm not sure I $30 want one.

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RE: Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2006, 08:32:40 PM »
Uhm... Well it's something you could probably call NoA about. It could be that they have one and havn't advertised it or just havn't done a give away promo on it yet.
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RE:Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2006, 06:17:59 AM »
I never even heard of this thing. Details anyone?


I am more curious myself about that web browser though, when does that come to US?
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RE:Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2006, 02:51:16 PM »
What is the difference between the rumble pack that came with "Metroid Pinball" and the DS Lite rumble pack?

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RE:Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2006, 04:15:27 PM »
The DS Lite rumble pack doesn't jut out of the DS Lite.  It's the same size and shape as the spacer that comes with the DSL.  Linky

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RE: Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2006, 06:17:33 PM »
They probably pack it in with another no hype DS title next year, like that DS Air/Jet Impulse or something.

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RE: Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2006, 08:22:46 PM »
I doubt that it will be a pack-in seeing as it would not work with original DS systems. With the original rumble pack, it is just unsightly in the DS Lite, but it is still useable.
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RE:Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2006, 04:35:53 AM »
I've seen them at my local EB for the past week. I saw this thread but wasn't sure if I saw what I thought I saw. Checked back last night, and yup there it was.  

Unless it said SP rumble back, but im pretty sure it was for the DS. I will check again today.
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RE:Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2006, 01:04:54 PM »
There are no GBA SP rumble packs (though a few games do have built-in rumble). What hudsonhawk is looking for are rumble packs specificall for the DS lite, not just the normal DS.
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RE:Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2006, 09:11:58 PM »
Oh, I see, I didn't realise there was a difference. I have shamed myself...
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RE: Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2006, 04:46:19 AM »
Well, I gave up and ordered one from an importer.  $30 is way too much to pay for a peripheral that's only supported by a half dozen games, but I'm tired of the GBA slot on my DSL being a vestige (and the full-sized rumble pack makes the DSL impossible to hold if you use the thumbstrap).  

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RE: Any word on a US release of the DS Lite rumble pack?
« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2006, 07:26:24 AM »
Well, I got this on Monday (it arrived incredibly quickly).

Surprisingly, they somehow found a way to make it louder than the full-sized rumble pack.  The rumble seems a little less "rumbly" and a little more "clicky" than before as well.

All in all - it's ok, and it's nice to have something other than a spacer in my GBA slot.  It does add somewhat to the Starfox experience, and I'm hoping it'll do the same for EBA.  Hopefully more games will come that use it - I've always felt that the DS should have had rumble (and tilt for that matter) built into it from the get go.