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Title: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on May 31, 2011, 10:24:11 AM

The price drop is accompanied by new red DS cases for Mario titles.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26453

The MSRP for the Nintendo DS Lite will be lowered to $99, starting June 5, 2011, despite previous rumors that the DS Lite had been discontinued entirely.

In addition, Nintendo will be repackaging games featuring Mario with a red case to make them more easily identifiable by consumers. These titles are known for their "evergreen" sales figures, selling long after their initial introduction. The games included in this rebranding include:

The new packaging for the Mario titles doesn't imply any change in pricing, but rather a measure of prestige for a brand which has sold 262 million games worldwide.

Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: gbuell on May 31, 2011, 10:39:38 AM
I'm still using the DS Phat, and I'm in no position to buy a 3DS anytime soon... this is tempting.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: famicomplicated on May 31, 2011, 11:16:12 AM
Deal of the century.


*Better way to play DS games than a 3DS.
*Full GBA support.
*Guitar Hero + other peripheral support.


Plus I like the position of the power button/switch better on the Lite.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: Ian Sane on May 31, 2011, 12:05:47 PM
So Nintendo is now offering the ugly case designs of Player's Choice titles without the discount in price?  Wow, talk about a "worst of both worlds" scenario.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: Crimm on May 31, 2011, 12:17:36 PM
Quote from: Ian Sane on May 31, 2011, 12:05:47 PM
So Nintendo is now offering the ugly case designs of Player's Choice titles without the discount in price?  Wow, talk about a "worst of both worlds" scenario.


Never change
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2011, 12:24:55 PM
Quote from: Ian Sane on May 31, 2011, 12:05:47 PM
So Nintendo is now offering the ugly case designs of Player's Choice titles without the discount in price?  Wow, talk about a "worst of both worlds" scenario.
ugly case designs? of player choice titles?

you mean the red case color of NSMBWii with the same exact cover design as before?

Did you look at the picture?
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: Chozo Ghost on May 31, 2011, 12:26:08 PM
I happen to like the color red, so it isn't ugly to me. What I really hated were the baby poop yellow that the player's choice line of games used. But red is fine by me. Red is Mario's color, so really what better choice of color could there be for a Mario line of games?
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: Enner on May 31, 2011, 02:47:18 PM
The red looks quite nice on those cases.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: leahsdad on May 31, 2011, 03:45:40 PM
Maybe it doesn't matter because of the 3DS, but if I were a 3rd party DS publisher, this would piss me off to no end.  Not only do these Mario games sell more than 3rd parties anyway, but Nintendo is going to make them stand out even more on store shelves?  Talk about adding fuel to the flames.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2011, 03:50:55 PM
Well Nintendo did give 3rd parties the 3DS on a platter and they haven't really done much with it so far, so Nintendo has to make up for that somewhere.


Old evergreen DS titles hardly sound like a slap in the face.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: gbuell on May 31, 2011, 04:16:06 PM
Those Mario games are a big part of the reason the DS is so popular, which of course leads to other DS games being successful as well. If this sort of thing angers game developers, they can always switch to developing for the Sony handhelds. I'm sure that will work out great for them.
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: TrueNerd on May 31, 2011, 11:37:24 PM
This reminds me that I need to buy and play Inside Story. Too bad there's no budget pricing for it. Why is that again?
Title: Re: DS Lite Dropping to $99
Post by: Mop it up on June 01, 2011, 12:16:49 AM
Too bad it's just the Lite. I was considering getting a DSi XL because of its larger size, but I don't think I can justify $70 more just for that.

Quote from: Ian Sane on May 31, 2011, 12:05:47 PM
So Nintendo is now offering the ugly case designs of Player's Choice titles without the discount in price?  Wow, talk about a "worst of both worlds" scenario.
That's what I was thinking. It's incredibly stupid.