wraggster
November 19th, 2004, 14:17
This morning, game journalists' inboxes were jam-packed with press releases from most major game retailers about Sunday's launch of the Nintendo DS. All hyped their various launch events for the dual-screen portable, most prominently (judging by the number of e-mails) EB Games' midnight madness sale at its new "flagship store" in Los Angeles. [br][br][br]However, it appears several stores are already placing the DS into excited Nintendophiles' sweaty hands. Reports (and pictures) began to surface today that a few Best Buy outlets in Arizona sold several units, presumably by mistake. Unconfirmed reports have also come in DSs were purchased at large, non-game focused retail chains such as Circuit City, Toys 'R Us, and Wal-Mart, which usually get larger shipments in advance. [br][br]Regardless, as of Sunday, November 21, anyone can buy the Nintendo DS--provided you can find one. Numerous reports say that DS games which have already shipped-- Feel the Magic: XY/XX, Spider-Man 2, The Urbz: Sims in the City, Asphalt Urban GT, and Madden NFL 2005 have already been selling out at game retailers nationwide.