Looks like DS Lites might be on sale early at some Target Stores. Next-gen writes: “Trakan, a moderator on the Cheap Ass Gamer forum claimed, ‘So I walk into Target today looking to pick up the Riddick Trilogy and what do I see? A load of DS Lites in the case. I wonder if they’re just empty boxes at first, but if they were real, I didn’t want to alert the cashier that she shouldn’t be selling them this early. So I ask if I can buy one. Sure, enough, they are selling them early. I’d scan the receipt for further proof, but it just says ‘Nintendo DS’ – no indication of it being the Lite.'”
Anyone gotten their hands on one early here in the US?
Just my opinion, but this has to be a mistake, and frankly I don't know why I should be surprised. It seems likely that, since the DS Lite is just a rehash of old hardware that it's launch might just be overlooked some places.
Nice dude I have to wait till the 11th. Enjoy your new DS for me =)
I live in the Chicagoland area, and I heard the news earlier today, so I headed to the nearest Target in my lunch break. They were stocking their shelves a week in advance, and they told me that they did not have them yet…
I tried my local Wal-Mart and Target, but no luck… 🙁
Bastards.My local wal-mart had at least 8 of them sitting there. I nicely ask for the clerk to take it out of the case, he hands it to me, I walk to the register. Then it won't scan, says "Not for sale".I was pissed, because I called ahead, was told they had it, and they couldn't sell it. Although I'm not going to write a letter or something, LOL, I did speak to the manager. Most states have consumer protection laws that outrank silly "street dates", by law they have to sell something they place on a shelf for sale and touches the customers hands (they handed it to me and I took it to the register).This street date nonsense irritates me in general – the item is there, in stock, why the hell does Ninty care if I buy it. In the old days, they didn't – when the product arrived, it went out for sale. I remember getting my N64 a week "early" at Toys R Us. Same with games – when they got it, it was for sale.Also, a lot of people are under the misconception that "breaking" street date is against the law. It isn't, there is no law. The only thing Ninty could do is withold future product; I highly doubt they are going to do that to Wal-Mart, the #1 retailer of their products.It also seems like this is Nintendo's fault – they CSR at Wal-Mart went and got the box it came in and there were none of the usual "Do not display until…" big yellow stickers. I'm sure someone alerted Wal-Mart today to lock it out of their computer systems, but it was on the shelf at 3 different Wal-Marts in my area today.It's not a huge deal, but it does bother me that there is no good reason for me not to be playing on one right this minute. It's not even like an album where it will take down their soundscan ranking by not appearing on release week; when they release the numbers for the week it's up to Ninendo's discretion to post all cumulative totals and not simply from the arbitrary "street date".Rant off, LOL.AE
Just to clarify, they didn't tell me on the phone they wouldn't sell it to me…it wasn't until I handed it to the guy at the register and he scanned it.AE
yeah i went to the target in brooklyn, at the atlantic center. they didn't have any nintendo ds's period. completely gone!!!
im from central illinois and they had about twenty white DS lites on sale today (the 31st) at wal mart. it didnt have a price below them but i asked if i could get one and did. i dono whats up. i guess you have to go to the high end stores to find deals like that.
Hey Blake! how about a review??? tell us everything please!! I can't find one here in Mexico yet and it's my birthday, so please let us share the joy of "the lite"
errr, yeah I checked 4 Walmarts and a Target…what can I say, I'm an eager fanboy..plus they were sorta closeby my errands..Sadly, I still must wait until the 11th
I'm told that our Local Targets are selling them now as well.
I was able to get one yesterday from a Houston area Target. Just give your local location a call — they'll most likely have it in stock.
I'm on vacation in Arizona and neither the Wal-Mart nor Target in the Peoria area had any DS Lites. Guess I'll have to try the ones in the Olympia, WA area since I'm going back today 🙂