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http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=3077
$179.99 from September 22nd.
Nintendo Australia has announced that it'll be knocking $20AU off the cost of buying a new DS handheld in Australia, taking the price to an eminently affordable $179.99AU - although, if you went into three seperate shops at any stage over the last six months, chances are at least one would have had the console at that price anyway.
The cut will come into action on September 22nd, also (by complete coincidence, we assure you) the date that the hugely popular Nintendogs arrives on Australian shores.
It's an aggressive move by Nintendo that's designed to try and counteract the momentum gained by Sony's PSP (which launched in Australia two weeks ago), which will be especially effective if department stores take liberty with the new pricepoint like they did the old one. And with both companies having one eye on Christmas, the handheld market is going to make for some interesting viewing over the next few months.
$179.99 from September 22nd.
Nintendo Australia has announced that it'll be knocking $20AU off the cost of buying a new DS handheld in Australia, taking the price to an eminently affordable $179.99AU - although, if you went into three seperate shops at any stage over the last six months, chances are at least one would have had the console at that price anyway.
The cut will come into action on September 22nd, also (by complete coincidence, we assure you) the date that the hugely popular Nintendogs arrives on Australian shores.
It's an aggressive move by Nintendo that's designed to try and counteract the momentum gained by Sony's PSP (which launched in Australia two weeks ago), which will be especially effective if department stores take liberty with the new pricepoint like they did the old one. And with both companies having one eye on Christmas, the handheld market is going to make for some interesting viewing over the next few months.