News: DS Priced And Dated!
Posted 27 Jan 2005 at 19:49 by Iun Hockley
Head on inside for the latest news on the European launch of the Nintendo DS!
It's here folks! Nintendo has officially announced the price point and release date of the Dual Screened wonder! The press briefing began just an hour ago and we can now reveal what you have all been eager to know!
The Nintendo DS will retail at the price of 149.99 Euros -which translates to about �99.99 depending on currency fluctuations, expect a stable price of �99.99 in most retailers though. Games for the machine will be available for between �19.99 and �29.99. The 15 games available at launch are as follows:
- Super Mario 64 DS
- WarioWare Touched!
- Pokemon Dash
- Project Rub (AKA Feel The Magic)
- Rayman DS
- The Urbz
- Sprung
- Asphalt Urban GT
- Spiderman 2
- Robots
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour
- Zoo Keeper
- Ping Pals
- Mr Driller: Drill Spirits
- Polarium
The DS will be released in just over six weeks time on March the 11th, it WILL come bundled with the demo version of Metroid Prime: Hunters that was available in America (but not in Japan. The demo will only be available within the first shipment of consoles and not subsequent ones. The initial shipment of consoles will be around 650,000. 150,000 alone are earmarked for shipment and sale in the UK.
Quickly head back to the main page for more news on the revolutionary handheld's launch in Europe as it breaks!
