Famico666, i'm not in Japan but i'll try to help u out with a couple of your questions...as for the rest, i have no idea as well...
Also, u need to tell us what DS version u are planning to buy? The DS (the orig version) or the DS lite?
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Originally Posted by Famico666
1) How much is a DS in Japan?
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I've checked a few websites, the average price for the DS (not lite) was about
16,000.00 JPY(?) as of last year...or roughly about
135 USD...i'm pretty sure the price has gone down by this time especially with the release of the DS lite version in the market...
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Originally Posted by Famico666
4) Are there any other issues I should bear in mind before I buy a DS in Japan (compatibility, etc)
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I actually bought mine in the UK...Now that i am in China, i agree with the following article about DS,
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The Nintendo DS is region free in the sense that any console will run a Nintendo DS game purchased anywhere in the world; it is the same system everywhere.
However, the Chinese version games can only be played on the Chinese iQue DS, whose larger firmware chip contains the required Chinese character glyph images. Nintendo DSes from other regions cannot play the Chinese games, but the iQue DS can play games of other regions.
Also, as with Game Boy games, some games that require both players to have a Nintendo DS Game Card for multiplayer play will not work together if the games are from different regions (e.g. a Japanese Nintendo DS game may not work with a North American Nintendo DS game, though some titles, such as Mario Kart DS, are mutually compatible).
With the addition of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, certain games can be played over the Internet with users of a different region game.
Some Wi-Fi enabled games (e.g. Mario Kart DS) allow the selection of opponents by region. The options are Continent and Worldwide, as well as two non-location-specific settings. This allows the player to limit competitors to only those opponents based in the same geographical area. This is generally determined through the internal region of the software (i.e. Japanese releases will automatically search for other users of
the Japanese version, and so forth)."
Now i'm not sure if Nintendo made changes on the features mentioned above for the DS lite...
Try also to PM those JF members who are currently living in Japan...like jasonbvr, samokan and nyororin..and i think nyororin has a DS of her own... right, nyororin?
