wraggster
March 4th, 2005, 21:13
Nintendo has lit the DS touchpaper, and the handheld's about to launch on these shores.[br]Over 650,000 DS units will be winging their way into over 30,000 shops across Europe, with over 2.5 million pieces of software alongside them. Nintendo has been churning the little babies out on a specially-installed production line we're told can spew out 144,000 units of software a day.[br][br]And as a special treat we've even got some candid photos of that same production line for you to enjoy. Look at all those games seductively shining their glossy covers at you, and those dirty DS boxes offering a snatch of their internal stash. Sexy or what?[br][br]Impressive numbers, but the ones that matter the most to gamers are £99 and 149 Euro. That's how much you'll be able to pick up a DS complete with PictoChat and a demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters for on March 11. Games will set you back between £19 and £29.[br]But you don't necessarily have to wait until next Friday - if you live in London you can pop down to the Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street at 11am on Wednesday March 9 you'll get the chance to meet The Bear from Bo Selecta and try out a DS.[br][br]Likewise, if you're desperate to get your DS before everyone else, Virgin Megastores in London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff will all be opening at midnight on Thursday March 10. Best of all, lucky punters in the London queue will get the chance to win a trip to Japan and meet Mr. Mario himself, Shigeru Miyamoto. Not bad, eh?