Official Nintendo DS Japan Launch Thread

As the write up says, i'm hoping Tsutaya is that quiet next Sunday!

LOLLERS at that picture!
 
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Hah! Damn! Was that right before I showed up? I got robbed!
 
john tv said:
I actually got a bunch of really good pics but I need to save 'em for NOM UK, so I can't post anything right now. Maybe after I've decided which ones to use.

For now, have a look at the stash:

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You have to question why anyone would buy MahJong and Pokemon Dash but not Mr.Driller!
 
The picture was taken just before you got there, JohnTV... the Famitsu guy even asked for permission first (if I'd known he was from Famitsu, I would've run away)

Does anyone know who the white guy in the picture with me is? He just came up to me and said "Hey [insert my name]!" like he knew who I was. But I didn't know who he was and I didn't feel like saying so. The Japanese guy was his friend, though, so at least he wasn't alone.
 
AndriaSang said:
Does anyone know who the white guy in the picture with me is? He just came up to me and said "Hey [insert my name]!" like he knew who I was. But I didn't know who he was and I didn't feel like saying so. The Japanese guy was his friend, though, so at least he wasn't alone.
Hmm, did you have your DS turned on at the time? Maybe he got it from Pictochat :lol
He was waiting outside Tsutaya at 6:30am, in the freezing cold, with a short sleeve shirt. Poor guy.
 
Jonnyram said:
You have to question why anyone would buy MahJong and Pokemon Dash but not Mr.Driller!
Heheh. Those are mostly for NOM. The ones I got for myself are Sawaru Made in Wario, Chokkan Hitofude and Zoo Keeper. (I already had Mario 64 and Kimishine.)

I'm seriously considering Driller right now, but I have to wait and see if I can afford it. I'm really, REALLY broke thanks to all this DS and PSP business...

Let's play some more multiplay Driller tonight!
 
CVXFREAK said:
Wow, that doesn't really look like a pretty picture.
That's the understatement of the year. Not only because there are only a few people waiting, but also because they all look so bored and just meh!! I wonder if it was like that across the country.
 
"That's the understatement of the year. Not only because there are only a few people waiting, but also because they all look so bored and just meh!! I wonder if it was like that across the country."

I was shocked to be honest.
The Xbox launch had a queue stretching all the way up the flights of stairs - i remember getting BLANKED by AdrianSang... BITCH! ;)

Anyways, yes - we were literally 3 people behind the green jacket dood.

I'm sure most people are going to go and pick their units up later today.
 
"One can only hope that it'll be the same on 12/12."

Yup, i have a preorder at Tsutaya, so i've got my fingers crossed for not having to queue for an age...

i suspect that Bic will be shockingly bad (no preorders , first come first served)
 
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Pics from the Ikebukuro district apparently.

EDIT: Digging these off the IGN boards...

Shinjuku District
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Akibahara District
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So yea, my store opened at 10am and nobody was waiting outside except one guy who 2 mins before 10 a taxi came and picked him up and he left :P

In the first 10 mins of the stores opening there was one 40-50 year old woman picking up a DS (non pre-ordered). There were a ton of DS systems on the shelf for non pre-orders. Grabbed my stuff and got out of there.

It would be really nice if the PSP launch went this calmly but I have a feeling that wont happen.
 
I'm guessing it will be like the US launch. Very busy in some locations, and almost dead empty in others. But it will prob catch on slowly like it did in the US as well.
 
I just got back from Bic Camera in Shibuya. There was basically nobody there, some poor schlep was holding the "LINE STARTS HERE" sign looking all lonely :lol

Anyway, impressions:

+Both screens are super awesome
+Thanks for multilingual support
+Face buttons feel good, natch with the pad
+GBA games look fucking stunning, Castlevania OMGWTFBBQ
+My flash GBA cart works perfect--(choked from behind by Nintendo Ninja)

-L and R buttons feel a bit poorly placed
-Unit is too heavy
-Unit feels cheap in general
-I probably wouldn't be caught dead using this on a train unless I was dressed totally grungy

Okay, I'm off to Starbucks to play Pictochat with my boss and most likely draw pictures of penises. Haw haw haw!
 
GhaleonEB said:
300 people lined up in nealry freezing drizzle for Halo 2 at the GameStop I bought at. Weather does keep stoked people away.

Therefore, the DS is a bomb. :D

tsc tsc did you miss the pics posted above you 20 minutes ago, duder?
 
you'd have thought that one of THE flag ship stores in Shibuya (Tsutaya) would have had at least a few more people going there?

This store is basically on the famous crossing that is shown in any film showing part of japan!
 
Maybe there were freebies at the other place? The pic Olimario posted seems to jive with the accounts of the GAF Japan set.

Overall, I think the weather combined with the effective preorder campaign kept most folks in bed for the morning.
 
Man...these pictures of lines... are fascinating. I can't wait to the Revolution, Xenon and PS3 launches so we can see... more lines!

It's totally my favorite part of the launch process.
 
At least the other pics look encouraging as far as lines go. How cold was it in Japan today? Is it usually that cold this time of year?
 
Amir0x said:
Man...these pictures of lines... are fascinating. I can't wait to the Revolution, Xenon and PS3 launches so we can see... more lines!

It's totally my favorite part of the launch process.

Seconded, lines kick ass.
 
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Why do they have her sticking her tounge out like that?
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Not that I mind. Its kind of sexy... in a mentally retarded kind of way.
 
Gahiggidy said:
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Why do they have her sticking her tounge out like that?
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Not that I mind. Its kind of sexy... in a mentally retarded kind of way.

There was a huge ad with that pic in Shibuya station, and I was like "Damn girl, you look like a dog in that pic. Stick yer shit back in yer head."

BTW, I almost didn't buy a Japanese DS simply because I loathe Utada.
 
My girlfriend says I stick out my toungue when I concentrating instensely on an especially challenging part of a game. I never even notice I'm doing it.
 
Sho Nuff said:
BTW, I almost didn't buy a Japanese DS simply because I loathe Utada.

The Touch! DS event had "Easy Breezy" looping NON-STOP for EIGHT HOURS. Not cool.

Anoop: that white guy in your photo is ffdog. He totally mentioned he was gonna be at the Shibuya Tsutaya in my blog last night! He must think I skipped out cause I was trying to avoid him. :lol No way! My alarm just didn't work this morning. I gotta catch up on sleep before the 12/12 nightmare...

EDIT:
<Nich> they look very serious in that pic
<Nich> like they are conducting some multimillion dollar financial transaction over pictochat
 
AndriaSang said:
But WHO is he????

You never heard the story about how ffdog smuggled out the GIA footage from Square's Millenium Event (FFIX, X, XI) ... in his pants??

...I had to touch that tape to encode it for the site. :(

Nowadays he is the close associate of one Mr. T. Rogers. Truly a shifty-eyed gaijin if ever there was one.
 
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