06.01.06
Why I love the Internet…
…even though I didn’t get a DS Lite early.
Two days ago, this post showed up on Cheapass Gamer – basically some guy (the now famous “Trakan”) went into a Target and found a Nintendo DS Lite in the display case. He was able to purchase it, even though the official release date is June 11. Over the last few days, there have been hundreds of responses from various people, many of whom have tried to find the DS Lites themselves. Sounds like they’re all in stores already, but all of the activity has caused Target, Walmart, Sears, and other retailers to issue statements to tell employees not to sell them until June 11.
I’ve skimmed a lot of the posts – my favorite part is about how one guy saw two other shifty guys eyeing the DS Lites in a store. Later in the thread the shifty guys responded, saying that they noticed the first guy.
It’s amazing to see how a single purchase and subsequent post has made its way through the Internet, motivating so many people to call and visit nearby stores. It may have been my imagination (and other people report this as well) but every store clerk I have talked to knows what the DS Lite is and that its release date is June 11.
