Nintendo DSi cheap* at Renchi
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Nov 18th 2008 at 4:30PM }
Read into this what you will, but Renchi has slashed the price of a Japanese Nintendo DSi by $50 or, as its press release states (because it sounds more impressive), 17%. You can now pick one up there for $249.99. Fifty bucks is a generous cut, and makes the idea of buying a DSi a little more palatable. Unless you've already bought one for more than that, which just makes it annoying. Sorry.
For the record, Play-Asia and YesAsia still have the systems advertised at the laugh-out-loud price of $300. We'd wager that those sites will follow Renchi's example soon.
Gallery: Nintendo DSi
[Via press release]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JRM @ Nov 18th 2008 4:52PM
Well, you were all warned that the update wasn't major enough to pay double for the import.
That's what you get for being the "early adopter" though. It's all about paying the premium for saying 'I got it before you did'!
WalkingCarpet @ Nov 18th 2008 6:07PM
I'll wait until it hits the states, thanks. I like my menus to be in English anyway.
Martin Greenberg @ Nov 21st 2008 9:49AM
You'd be waiting till at least September, I'd think. "Well into 2009." You can set the system language to English; the only caveat is the region-limiting of the apps.
Kogita @ Nov 18th 2008 8:47PM
Or the import mafia is going to make an offer Renchi can't refuse.
Justin @ Nov 18th 2008 10:04PM
I'll be going to Japan soon and I'll get one for $180.
Jenni @ Nov 18th 2008 11:49PM
NCSX has them for $249 as well.
aj @ Nov 19th 2008 1:14AM
250$ for a device you (a) won't be able to use and (b) already have is not "cheap".
Please look up the definition of the word and try again.
Chris Greenhough @ Nov 19th 2008 3:33AM
I think you may have missed the first word of the post.
drmk83 @ Nov 19th 2008 2:19AM
you guys do know its available at gadget-asia.com for $232 with free worldwide shipping right?
Claire @ Nov 19th 2008 8:57AM
I've just got one off ebay for 118.00 haha from the UK as well, love it so much already.
Claire @ Nov 19th 2008 9:02AM
Jap menu, but if you already have a DS it's pretty easy to navigate, i used if for about 5 mins and no probs, they have icons to help you navigate anyway.
paul @ Nov 27th 2008 4:36PM
i need help.. i m in iraq and i just got the nintendo dsi but i dont know how to change the lenguage.. can any body help me? pls
Lisa @ Dec 30th 2008 6:56PM
I gave my daughter a DSi for christmas. It is frozen. Does anyone have an english manual so that we can get this going again?
We need to reset it I think.