renchi
Latest
Nintendo DSi cheap* at Renchi
* cheaper.Read into this what you will, but Renchi has slashed the price of a Japanese Nintendo DSi by $50 or, as its press release states (because it sounds more impressive), 17%. You can now pick one up there for $249.99. Fifty bucks is a generous cut, and makes the idea of buying a DSi a little more palatable. Unless you've already bought one for more than that, which just makes it annoying. Sorry.For the record, Play-Asia and YesAsia still have the systems advertised at the laugh-out-loud price of $300. We'd wager that those sites will follow Renchi's example soon.%Gallery-33263%[Via press release] Still undecided over importing a DSi? Head here for our hands-on impressions of the console. Note: article also contains cat pictures.
A lovely selection of DS cases for the extravagantly wealthy
Import retailer Renchi just started carrying a line of high-end, fashionable DS cases from Yoshida Porter and Head-Porter. They look pretty nice and all, but they're not for us. They're for the exclusive club of people able to spend a minimum of $85 for a DS Lite case.We love cases, of course, but we enjoy them most when they're homemade or especially useful. We can only stare in bemusement at high-fashion status-symbol cases like these. They look okay, sure, but they don't really look that different from normal-priced cases, and in fact don't really approach the eye-catching beauty of some of Hori or Keys Factory's more design-conscious work. And the excellent Waterfield case, which is normally too expensive, seems quite thrifty compared to these. You could buy one of those and tell people it cost more.None of this is to say that we don't appreciate Renchi for importing some unique and hard-to-find cases. We really do, even if we can't buy them! A better selection is always a good thing.
Decent sale on imports at Renchi
We love region-free consoles! Not only does it allow us to play games that never get released in the US, but it also gives us freedom to choose the cheapest version of worldwide-release games. Renchi.com has marked down a load of DS games, and there's plenty of stuff for US gamers to enjoy. First, the Japanese versions of US games. You can get Yoshi Touch & Go (Catch! Touch! Yoshi!), Mega Man ZX (Rockman ZX), Star Fox Command, the just-released Honeycomb Beat, and a few others for $10. If you want a uniquely Japanese experience, there's a bunch of stuff including Mawasunda!!, a lot of miscellaneous non-games and puzzle games (including an amusing-looking coloring game), and a nice selection of D3's Simple Series stuff. Stock is rapidly diminishing, so go browse right now.[Thanks, joe!]
