E3: Nintendo DS Price Tag Revealed

[News]

According to<A href="http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/241868.asp"> EBGame's online catalog</A>, Nintendo DS will retail for $199. This has not been confirmed by Nintendo, but it seems like a reasonable price. We'll keep you updated.

[Blaksmoke]

200 bucks, eh? Looks like I'm driving 5 extra miles to Deleware!

[neo999955]

That's not a confirmed price in ANY way, that's their estimate, they just want people to be able to pre-order ASAP. The 200 is because they are aware that's the most expensive the system could possibly be sold for, so don't look at it as the price, just EB Games quick to make money. If PSP were coming out this year it'd already be there as well, although there's a good chance it will be on soon.

[Viper]

Online retailers always use the highest end so that if the price comes down befroe launch, they can send them a refund or a credit....If it were too low, they'd have to get a hold of all of them and ask for more money.


EB had the PS2 pegged at almost $550.00 the first week of it being on site.

[speed stick]

You mean PSP. Major price difference. DS here I come. I hope the price ends up $200 canadian. $260 Canadian is getting a little high for a handheld.

[fishbonetaher]

Crap if its 200$ then you can take any idea of the DS being a huge success, it is exactly like the price of the cube when it was first released, this is unbelievable.

[Blaksmoke]

Did you even read the rest of it?

And PLEASE, stop cussing in news replies.

[David]

Wow, I don't think I have $260 to spend on it...hopefully this is just the high-end price, but I'm not so sure. If Nintendo can't get their hands on LCD screens without paying more for them, then $199.99 USD seems pretty accurate...

[Pro A.]

I thought I heard 150.

[Sendok]

^150 is about everyones guess....

[Severe Gamer]

I assumed that it would be sold or 150, and although it's still just as likely, I'd still buy it at 200 dollars. Actually, I'd probably even pay more for it. Buying it at the suggested price now would be well worth the cash. The features and games have me hooked 100%. I'm not saying that it wouldn't be great if it were lower, but I'd still purcase it either way.

[Severe Gamer]

I assumed that it would be sold or 150, and although it's still just as likely, I'd still buy it at 200 dollars. Actually, I'd probably even pay more for it. Buying it at the suggested price now would be well worth the cash. The features and games have me hooked 100%. I'm not saying that it wouldn't be great if it were lower, but I'd still purchase it either way.

[speed stick]

Like it was said. EBgames ect always has the highest possible price. It should be lower.

[bobo_ess]

i'll still get the thing. That's a high cost. But I think it's worth it.

[speed stick]

Oh it is. Definetly. I hope the price drops maybe by Easter. Won't come out before Christmas this year i don't think.

[bobo_ess]

that would be something if it did. Pull a PS2 on sony.

[Blaksmoke]

The DS should by out by the end of the year.