In search of Nintendo DS

jakdublin

Virgin are a rip-off then. I won't go there again. I got mine in Gamestop for E210 with ac pack and two games.

Conor108

Alls well that ends well:D

**elaine**

Anyone know if any stores have them in stock now??? I really want one!

mkv83

i couldn't get one and no one in game/gamestop/smyths/byrnes etc can say when they are getting them back in stock or if they'll be sold in 'bundles' again.. i ordered one off videogamesplus.ca last friday and am expecting it to arrive tomorro (well according to dhl it will be) so thats not bad

Simon201

Thought i saw people buying them in Smyths, Blanch Fri (28th - prob gone now?) when I was buying a mains adaptor for a nice crimson one also from videogamesplus.ca. Came in a week and that included 2 weekend days and two Christmas days ... €127.88 on my CC!
Just check inside the box when before you sign, some bloke here received an empty box couple a weeks ago, courtesy of some dodgy dhl employee i think!

SuprSi

Can anyone tell me where I might get a charger for a DS Lite? I can't find them anywhere, and after paying through the nose for a US version (so that my other half could have it for Christmas) she can't use it now because we can't get a charger!! :mad: Any help appreciated.

confuddled

I'm still looking for a ds. I didn't put too much effort in before Christmas thinking I'd pick one up no bother after - but they're still hard to come by! Typically I'm home sick and bored out of my tree!

If anyone knows of anywhere in Dublin/Wicklow you can get one could you please post?! many thanks

Yakult

Just for kerry peps.

Argos in tralee have 12 ds lites in stock (white) for 150euro today.

odriscs

Yeah I'm looking for one as well, have always had good experience with play-asia so might order off of them. To be honest it would be a lot easier to pick one up in town (Dublin). Anyone have any idea of when stocks might be back?

Rotti Express

I was in Game in Athlone last week and they had a notice up saying that as Ireland's largest games retailer, that they were working hard to source more stocks of the DS. I think the notice also mentioned the dreaded word February :mad: I haven't seen any in the bricks & mortar stores at all. Argos has a limited stock of them but you can't reserve one. I've looked on a few online stores and they're still out of them. Why did they sell out? Did the people who couldn't buy little Dean and Chloe a Wii get them a DS instead?

odriscs

Heh, yeah that's exactly what happened I think, panicked parents couldn't get a Wii for Christmas so they grabbed everything and anything with the word nintendo on it! Damn them!! :rolleyes: But just put my order through on play-asia, they're out of stock of some of them (the obvious black and white ones) but I've ordered a nice silver one, don't think those ones are available in ireland!

So, I have converted the girlfriend to both the Wii and the DS, the final challenge awaits, get her playing the 360! :rolleyes: Then life will be complete, ribbons and champagne shall descend from the heavens and all will be right with the world!

Rotti Express

If I was to get a DS from play-asia, I'd have to get a European adaptor, right? What other differences would there be? Will I still be able to play European games?

BanzaiBk

Sticky on non-EU DSs

Rotti Express

Sorry for not spotting the sticky . Thanks for the help.

andyeire

I was in Florida over Christmas looking for a DS (red&black in particular).Gamestop branches all over Florida,according to employee,where out of stock since 26 th Dec of all types of DS.

I also tried Walmart,Target,Virgin and various other stores none had any in stock and where not expecting any in for a few weeks

sillo

Forget about Dublin City. Today I visited the following stores:

Game Dawson St
HMV Grafton St, Henry St
Argos Stephens Green, Argos Jervis St
Smyths Jervis St
And a few other places,

Not a DS in sight. Most places dont even know when they'll get them in. One of the HMV's said at least a month.

I came home and ebayed a red one in twenty minutes.
The internet is great.

Cathmandooo

sillo wrote: »

Forget about Dublin City. Today I visited the following stores:

Game Dawson St
HMV Grafton St, Henry St
Argos Stephens Green, Argos Jervis St
Smyths Jervis St
And a few other places,

Not a DS in sight. Most places dont even know when they'll get them in. One of the HMV's said at least a month.

I came home and ebayed a red one in twenty minutes.
The internet is great.

Really? If they have the empty boxes with the bundle and price on it does that not mean it's in stock? i was in HMV Grafton Street on Friday and they had loads of these boxes, I didn't ask them if they actually had any!

Hoping to get on for my mam before March!!

Rubylad

Argos in Athlone had the pink one in stock yesterday

snowstreams

Black and Pink ones are in stock in all the smyths stores now. Its crazy how long it took them to come back in stock!

**elaine**

Yay I can finally get a pink ds!! Thanks for the info snowstreams!

samo

If anyone looking for one of these, Zavvi/Virgin in Liffey Valley had 5 earlier and Argos in The Square are getting 4 in this afternoon...Argos held one for me so have a reservation for a Black DS in Argos in the Square...if its any good to anyone, drop me a PM and will give you the reservation number.

brightkane

anyone know where these are in stock in dublin?

Cathmandooo

HMV Grafton St have loads in, black pink and silver all available. Pricey tho €149 for just the console alone, €199 for extras, they don't seem to be doing any good bundles.

Aquos76

Cathooo wrote: »

Pricey tho €149 for just the console alone, €199 for extras, they don't seem to be doing any good bundles.

€149 is the price for the console in all stores

Cathmandooo

Aquos76 wrote: »

€149 is the price for the console in all stores

yeah but usually for €10 extra they'd give you a bundle package with it, a game, accessories, etc.

Aquos76

Dunno about €10 extra. I paid €174 for a bundle pack in Smyths before christmas