Official Nintendo DS Japan Launch Thread
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You have to question why anyone would buy MahJong and Pokemon Dash but not Mr.Driller!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:
AndriaSang
Member
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.
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.
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.)Jonnyram said:
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!
Atomsmasher
Member
Wonder where all the PSP trolls are
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
"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.
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.
mashoutposse
Ante Up
One can only hope that it'll be the same on 12/12.
Atomsmasher
Member
Well, just because there weren't massive lines, doesn't mean its a flop. Let's wait for some numbers.
seismologist
Banned
deja vu. It sounds alot like the US launch. Very understated.
Spiritreaver
Member
Pics from the Ikebukuro district apparently.
EDIT: Digging these off the IGN boards...
Shinjuku District
Akibahara District
Yuurakucho district
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 
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.
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.
seismologist
Banned
whoa why are those other places so packed?
Chittagong
Gold Member
Something fishy here. Shibuya Tsutaya is the placa where I'd expect the queue.
Robert-GCA
Member
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!
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!
Spiritreaver
Member
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20041202/dshanbai.htm (Various other pics of the launch)
What was up with the other districts? Anyone over there have a clue?
What was up with the other districts? Anyone over there have a clue?
mashoutposse
Ante Up
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.
Overall, I think the weather combined with the effective preorder campaign kept most folks in bed for the morning.
Gahiggidy said:
^^
Why do they have her sticking her tounge out like that?
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.
JackFrost2012
Banned
Sho Nuff said:
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
TheGreenGiant
Banned
JackFrost2012 said:
you were there for 8?
:lol
AndriaSang
Member
But WHO is he????
Boy's gotta skip out on the next videogame system and get a jacket.
JackFrost2012
Banned
AndriaSang said:
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.