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[tebiro boy]

There's nothing wrong with the price. £99 is pretty much what I was expecting. Drama queens FTL!

Well, let's see. $130 is currently around £70. Even adding VAT onto that, it's only a little over £80. Really, this should've been no more than £85, and I'd love to hear Nintendo's explanation for this.

But yeah, it's not like we're not used to being screwed. Which is why I haven't bought anything game-related in the UK for a long time.

 

[knoo]

I think tax is arelady inclusive in $150 for Europe, isn't it a law for that?

For US, we have to pay sales tax on top of that.

Yes, taxis included, but it´s not 150 $ in Europe, ist 150 €, which is at the moment more than 190 $.

Have a look:
http://www.google.de/search?q=150+eur+in+usd&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial

 

[shuri]

They should redo those pics with real nintendo fans instead of models

 

[Rocked]

Is this price actually confirmed, by the way?

 

[oldschoolpinball]

look,penis academy ad!

 

[JonathanEx]

DS Launched in the UK at £99. So that for the DS Lite is good in that sense. (Normal DS is now £89). Compared with exchange rates, with VAT, I have no idea.

 

[zou]

I think tax is arelady inclusive in $150 for Europe, isn't it a law for that?

For US, we have to pay sales tax on top of that.

$130 + 17% (approx, it varies from 15-25) VAT ~ $152
$152 = 119€
150€ = $190

Therefor: 150€ = 119€

Proven by math.

:/

Hell, I understad if they "have" to go with an exchange rate of 1:1, considering they have no way of knowing if the euro won't go down compared against the dollar. That's basically common practise. But making the product more expensive even after adding vat and accounting for currency fluctuation? That's just shit.

Meh, seems like I'll be getting one from the US then.

 

[Xellotah]

Shit... I kinda miss the Stuffy Nintendo.. Nintendo trying to do cool is just soooo... playstation.

 

[broadwayrock]

Looks similar to an old CK one advert:

 

[fortified_concept]

European prices are higher for all electronics. Deal with it guys and stop whining. DS price is great.

 

[Nexus Zero]

They look a bit moody for my liking. Probably because they heard the price but, well, whatever works.

 

[zou]

European prices are higher for all electronics. Deal with it guys and stop whining. DS price is great.

No they are not, and no, the price is not great.

Macbook: $1099, 1079€
Playstation 2 (before the price drop): $149, 149€
Xbox 360: $399, 399€
Nintendo DS at launch: 149$, 149€
Nintendo DS after price drop: 129$, 129€

And now go troll some 360 thread.

 

[Acosta]

It´s not only VAT.

I can´t confirm it, but companies have special taxes for electronic devices if you import them to Europe. So If you send X units, you pay not only for transport but the special tax.

It´s not a bad prize.

 

[guise]

They should redo those pics with real nintendo fans instead of models

:lol I would do but i dont have the pics from the Reggie McDonalds meet

 

[Kroole]

European prices are higher for all electronics. Deal with it guys and stop whining. DS price is great.

Why should we stop whining? It's not just that electronics are most expensive in Europe.

USA get DSLite for the same price as DS

Europe gets a DS + 20Euro price.

Tell me how that doesn't qualify as Nintendo screwing (future) DSLite owners in EU.

 

[Shompola]

FFS, let me explain it ONE MORE TIME

$130 in US = before tax
E150 in EU = after tax

$130 + ~17-19% tax = $130 + ~$22-24 = $152-154

Now stop your bitching.

let me explain to you that xbox 360 is 399 euro after tax!
150 euro is a rip off.

 

[yonder]

I'm selling my original DS now, buying Phoenix Wright and New Super Mario Bros. so I'll really enjoy my Lite when it eventually arrives... Am I crazy, GAF?

(Oooh, first post!)

 

[Fuzzy]

If it's any condolence for you, my canadian friends are complaining it's 150$CDN, when the dollar is apparently almost on par with the US dollar.

Damn straight.

PS2 = $130 US or $130 CAD
DSL = $130 US or $150 CAD

Fuck you Nintendo.

 

[Blackbird]

The DS Lite European launch-info has been revealed! The good news: it's the 23rd of june, pretty soon. The bad news: white only... and it's fricking 150 euro's. Japan gets it for approximately $135. The USA pays $130. But noooo, us Europeans have to pay more.

.

On April 24:

Releasedate: June 23rd
Colours: Crystal White
Price Tag: EUR 149.99

April 27:

Well, although I could get the confirmation for the price tag (EUR 149.99) and the colour (Crystal White), no-one could tell me whether it will launch on June 23rd or June 30th.

 

[Rocked]

Again, is this price confirmed by Nintendo? Seems like a rumour.

 

[Peru]

Should've gone further..


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/divinityinfinity/esquire.jpg

 

[Deleted member 1235]

that burns me up, I will protest by buying the system on day 1.

 

[EternalDarko]

WTF?

£99 is a perfectly good price to me. What's with all the complaining?

 

[talking head]

yeah well you guys get post secondary education for free.

 

[fortified_concept]

No they are not, and no, the price is not great.

Macbook: $1099, 1079€
Playstation 2 (before the price drop): $149, 149€
Xbox 360: $399, 399€
Nintendo DS at launch: 149$, 149€
Nintendo DS after price drop: 129$, 129€

And now go troll some 360 thread.

OK then. But it's 20 euros and it worths it. NOE is famous for its incompetence what can you do? DS lite is a great handheld and unless you wanna wait for 20 lousy euros I suggest you preorder it because I suspect shortages.

 

[Thomper]

Not to mention that we already knew about the EU launch (date and price) since before E3. Use search please.

Which was me here. Confirmed now though.

 

[zou]

OK then. But it's 25 euros and it worths it. NOE is famous for its incompetence what can you do? DS lite is a great handheld and unless you wanna wait for 25 lousy euros I suggest you preorder it because I suspect shortages.

I'm not talking about value. The price point is a rip off, compared to all the other markets. I'll just have a friend of mine buy one in the US and send it to me as a gift.

100€ (+s&h) DSL wins.

 

[metropolis]

Damn straight.

PS2 = $130 US or $130 CAD
DSL = $130 US or $150 CAD

Fuck you Nintendo.

looks like i'll be buying my DS Lite in new york city instead of toronto just like my original DS. until nintendo of canada starts pricing the consoles in a fair way i will keep doing that. i'm just lucky i go to new york so often or otherwise i wouldn't be able to do these things!

 

[Jefklak]

Damn straight.

PS2 = $130 US or $130 CAD
DSL = $130 US or $150 CAD

Fuck you Nintendo.

wtf, 150CAD = €106?
wtf, 130USD = €92?

OMG
FUCKTARDS

 

[Rocked]

Which was me here. Confirmed now though.

That says only 130 euros?

Which is it?

 

[Thomper]

That says only 130 euros?

Which is it?

Was supposed to be 130 euro's. Apparently DS-Gamers' source was wrong on that point and it's 150 now.

 

[zou]

Was supposed to be 130 euro's. Apparently DS-Gamers' source was wrong on that point and it's 150 now.

I'd say the americans are to blame. We are supporting their $129 price point with our $190 DSL :/

 

[Rocked]

I'd say the americans are to blame. We are supporting their $129 price point with our $190 DSL :/

Seems like it. Remember it was meant to be a bit more at first there.

 

[ForzaItalia]

Girl at top: *snort* "Mmm...that coke was awesome"


Group at bottom: "Let's blast some rails!"

 

[zou]

Seems like it. Remember it was meant to be a bit more at first there.

Iwata probably was afraid that Reggie would beat him up at E3, so he agreed to the "price drop". Guybrush on the other hand doesn't seem too scary, so Iwata made him pay.

 

[Rocked]

Guybrush on the other hand doesn't seem too scary, so Iwata made him pay.

:lol

Maybe GAYbrush could've convinced him in a different way.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

I hope its a rumor because its a rip-off. They are doind 1$=1€ since a little while eh?

And 1$=1€ is a rip-off itself, VAT included or not...now, this rumor is worse.

 

[Crisis]

I like the EU packaging. Have we seen the US packaging yet?

 

[biodegradablebean]

Don't Europeans get much longer warranty than americans?

 

[Fuzzy]

wtf, 150CAD = €106?
wtf, 130USD = €92?

OMG
FUCKTARDS

After adding the 15% tax* I'd have to pay it would come to $172.50 CAD or just over €121.


*It'll be reduced to 14% July 1st

 

[Yoshi]

I'll wait and hope for a Yoshis Island 2 Edition at the end of 2006 =).

 

[Walshey]

probably the only time I will ever be able to say
"Australia FTW"
$199.00 Au 1/6/2006

 

[Chibbi Brady]

Bah, screwed again if true. Won't be supporting NoE by buying here, I'll just import from VG+, it'll work out cheaper anyway.

 

[zou]

And 1$=1€ is a rip-off itself, VAT included or not...now, this rumor is worse.

Nope, it's not. You just said yourself that you have to add the VAT. I'll take the launch price of the old ds as an example:

$149 ~ 124€ (Obviously not taking the current us/eu exchange rate)

124€ + 15-20% VAT: 145€

Add to that the cost for a longer warranty period, and the booklets etc. that are usually printed in several languages, and you have a fairly comparable price.

 

[boutrosinit]

yeah well you guys get post secondary education for free.

Not since 1998 mon frere.

The year I got fucked out of free Uni tuition. Fucking politicans.

 

[Fuzzy]

looks like i'll be buying my DS Lite in new york city instead of toronto just like my original DS. until nintendo of canada starts pricing the consoles in a fair way i will keep doing that. i'm just lucky i go to new york so often or otherwise i wouldn't be able to do these things!

So you'll be paying about $141 US after tax or about $157 CAD, a savings of about $15 CAD.

 

[P90]

He's talking about the EU price.

It sux not to live in the US with EU tax rates like that.

 

[MrSardonic]

Oh and 150 euros is £99. That's pretty much what I was expecting.

yeah its only £10 more than the current DS price...but I still think these handhelds are pretty expensive. £100 for a handheld is a lot of money, but at least the DS is relatively affordable and has cheaper software. It amazed me that people were buying £200 - £300 PSP bundles around its launch

 

[M3wThr33]

It costs more because of the Europe-Has-Bad-Taste-In-Games Tax that keeps Sonic games at the top of the charts.

 

[Jiggy]

Okay, those ads are pretty odd. I do like this one, though:

But it seems like they're torn between trying to portray them as Roman goddesses (the all white clothes and setting; ethereal) or just normal models who happen to be playing DS Lite...