Looks like Nintendo is preparing for the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, with prices of older Nintendo DSi models being chopped in Japan. Could a U.S. price drop follow soon? Let’s hope so! As much as I wuv Nintendo’s handhelds, I always reckoned the DSi and DSi XL were a smidge too pricey.
Nintendo Japan has announced that from June 19th, the DS Lite will drop from 16,800 yen (about $182) to “open pricing,” which allows retailers to name their price. On the same day, its immediate successor, the Nintendo DSi, goes from ¥18,900 to ¥15,000 (about $165).
The newest member of the family, the DSi LL (or DSi XL as it’s known in the west) falls from 20,000 yen to 18,000 ($196) too.
NOT ONLY THAT, but Nintendo’s releasing a bunch of shmexy new colors in Japan’s face, with yellow, green and blue consoles launching there on June 19th. And here probably never . *Sob*
[Via Destructoid ]
