http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/ Engadget Comments for Nintendo DS Lite US launch - June 11 for $129.99 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/I am brasilian and i am searching around the world the best price.
If someone could help me. I thank very much

Carlos]]>Jul 7th 2007 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
$130 = £70

+17.5% VAT = £81.75

+UK no-reason-at-all price hike = £120?]]>May 4th 2006 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/ Used to be everytime there was a DS post of some type the comments section would always devolve into a fanboy bash-battle-field. PSP boosters on one side, and DS proponents on the other.

Funny how that's sort of tapered off over time :)

I'm far from a fanboy of...we really anything...but it is amazing how far the popularity of the DS/Lite has gone, and almost equally surprising how interest in the PSP seems to have flagged (really, before both launches I thought Sony had the match in the bag).

It's a shame too, based on hardware alone, both machines had a lot of potential to entertain. They still do I guess. 'Lumines' proves Sony can produce fun NEW games for the PSP...if they'd just do so a bit MORE OFTEN I think Sony would continue to see new sales and satisfied customers.

But that DS Lite is lookin' mighty tempting. particularly at $129. Get Skype working on it with reasonable efficacy and I'm sold...]]>May 4th 2006 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
I held out in hope of a black version, but since I want it right now, there's no way Im waiting to import from the US (to UK).

I'm off to lik-sang (other importers are also available)]]>May 4th 2006 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/I wanted a white one so I'm more then happy right now especially with the $130 price, that's a lot cheaper then I thought it would come out at. I finally get to play Mario Kart online and Tetris. I have to go practice...]]>May 4th 2006 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
Now don't get me wrong, DS Lites are pretty sweet, but the only real improvement I care about is the backliting - it's just easier to see than a regular DS (my friend imported 3 from E-Bay. O.o)

I already have a regular DS, though (used w/ broken hinge = $20), and I'm not going to buy a new one until the price goes down. If you've already got a DS I don't see many reasons to buy the new one.

That's just me, though, apparently. =P]]>May 4th 2006 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
Hopefully the lite will make it to Australia by at least September.]]>May 4th 2006 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
1) it's sexy

2) there are finally good games to play on it (tetris, mario, mariokart)

3) it's sexy]]>May 4th 2006 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
Now, it had better have a price no higher than C$144.95 in Canada, given the awesome exchange rate these days, or I'm buying it when I go south.]]>May 4th 2006 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
I agree, $130 is too steep for minor upgrades to something we own already.

Also, why does engadget keep using this crappy FCC picture of the DS? C'mon now.]]>May 4th 2006 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
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I owned the DS from launch and took it back a week later, and have been begging for such improvements ever since. I'm visiting the US in July and can't wait to get my hands on one (or three).

It's a very good price, and one I can't hope to see replicated in the UK (as Alex #3 points out).]]>May 4th 2006 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
well i hope they dont wait 2 long 2 release the black 1 cause if they wait 2 long then thats gonna cut into PS3 and Wii release time and i wont b able 2 afford a Lite then...]]>May 4th 2006 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
'Lite' systems are dumb. ]]>May 4th 2006 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
And of course I'm buying the Lite the second I can get my hands on it... even if it is only in white. Nintendo knows just how to string me along.

/and I fully intend to mock the name Wii for a minimum of 10 years]]>May 4th 2006 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
'Lite' systems are dumb."

It's called The DS Lite because it's smaller and lighter, not because it's missing features. I've seen the original DS screen compared to the lite's, and the lite's is FAR superior. It's brighter and more clear.]]>May 4th 2006 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 4th 2006 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
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Isn't this the same price as the DS? Did you expect it to cost LESS than a DS? ]]>May 5th 2006 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 5th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/~S]]>May 6th 2006 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 6th 2006 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/May 7th 2006 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/ds-lite-us-launch-june-11-for-129-99/
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Both systems have their good points, and I love both, I keep one in each pocket.]]>May 15th 2006 11:27PM