It's high time someone made a thread about Nintendo DS. :)
I ordered mine a week ago. I could have bought one in white, but two new colours (black and pink) are going to be available on 9/12, and I'd rather wait for a couple of weeks and get mine in pink than rush.
I also reserved "Final Fantasy III" at a local game store. They told me they should get it in a few days.
While I was at work last week, I saw that Amazon had opened pre-orders of the two new colors AND offered free shipping... but when I got home that day and logged on, they had already sold out!
I want to get me the Onyx black one... it'll match the GBA I already have.
I ordered mine from the Game Stop at Alderwood Mall. They didn't tell me that it was back-ordered or anything. Hopefully it means I _will_ get it on the 12th.
I got "Big Brain Academy" (loads of fun). I'll probably be getting another game soon, but I'm not sure which... maybe Tetris or Mario Kart since those seem the most popular.
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Haha... a friend of my fiancee (a girl) recently bought a DS lite after playing with mine. I think it's a great testament to the fun and playability of the games, that even people who are typically non-gamers like them.
On a related note... a friend of mine bought this:
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=35982
With a Supercard Lite, you can do some "DS lite" software modding, including running imported ROMs, installing Homebrew, and even running apps that let you play MP3s and video! Pretty exciting stuff.
Oooh.. eee.. It's strange, the more I listen to you all talk the more I feel this urge to get one myself. I'm an old fashioned guy (kinda sorta :) that believed games should be for stationary platforms.. but now, I feel this like, "joy(?)" of the Nintendo DS happening.. The pressure.. :p
What a coincidence. The co-worker who got me into the DS world just showed me the Supercard Lite thing. I'd like to copy some games so my wife can play them while I bring the original cards to work. He says Supercard Lite should do the trick. :)
Ame,
Yeah, the black one was supposed to be for my wife, but she likes pink better so we swapped them. Now I have to take care of all the fingerprints that are so visible on the black DS. :(
Guchi,
Hehe... I have a PS2 but I haven't played it forever. The DS is so much easier to use. Join the club! :)
*comfort* And you were so nice to buy her one, too! My husband doesn't buy me any games. I have to buy them myself. (T.T)
You should buy one of those DS LIte starter kits... it comes with 2 screen protectors, a case, extra styluses, and a cleaning cloth so you can wipe off all of the fingerprints. ^.^
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Yeah, thanks to my friend, I've been researching DS lite modding a lot recently. Another interesting product that's supposed to come out soon (but hasn't been reviewed yet):
DS-X game cart
http://news.ds-x.com/
It's a modified game cart that will fit into the DS's DS game slot and can be connected to a computer via USB... looks very, very interesting... ;)