I just bought a DS Lite from Target! Update!

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[quote name='praystation']I spoke to the gamespot people in COLMA, CA, and they said Walmart and Targets are breaking the law and will be fined by Nintendo as much as $1000 for every NDSLite they sold. My local Targets don't have them too. (SF and Bay area, CA USA)[/QUOTE]

Those guys are smoking crack if they think Nintendo can push Target around.
 
[quote name='ajwho']Been all around the Monmouth area... Nothing. Checked Sears in Freehold mall, Target Manalapan, Freehold mall stores, and Freehold Walmart. Nothing.[/QUOTE]

Oh wow... That sucks. I guess us Central NJ people have to wait until the 11th like most other people...
 
[quote name='TC']Those guys are smoking crack if they think Nintendo can push Target around.[/QUOTE]

What is that supposed to mean? I worked at Target on overnights when i was a young pup and we sold some star trek or some other figure a week early and the guy running that dept on overnights(stock crew) was handed his pink slip due to the fines our store received.

It normally states right on the box the street date.
 
[quote name='praystation']I spoke to the gamespot people in COLMA, CA, and they said Walmart and Targets are breaking the law and will be fined by Nintendo as much as $1000 for every NDSLite they sold. My local Targets don't have them too. (SF and Bay area, CA USA)[/QUOTE]

What do you expect them to say? They're counter jockeys for a smaller company getting skunked by the huge retailers. They charge more, inconvenience customers with preorders that they don't need, rip off customers on trade-ins, and generally demonstrate no reason to exist other than the fact that they generally get releases before the big box stores. So when the big box stores get it first, they're ticked.

Nintendo will not charge Target, WalMart, Sears, or anyone else a $1,000 per unit penalty, even though they may very well have some sort of vague retailer agreement that states that. As has already been pointed out in this thread, Nintendo depends way too much on the WalMarts, Targets, Sears, and even EB/GS of this world to jeopardize relations with ridiculous fines like this.
 
[quote name='pie man']Madskills, where do you live? I live in Marlboro, and I checked the Target in Manalapan... None there... They won't sell it until the 11th.

I'm about to call Sears in the Freehold Raceway Mall and see what they've got.[/QUOTE]
I live in Manalapan. I been to the Target in Manalapan, the Walmart in Freehold, and the Target and Walmart in Howell. No luck at all. I also did an store pickup from Sears website for the store in the Freehold Raceway Mall. I got a confrimation email but as I was about to leave i got the call that they dont have any.
 
[quote name='TC']Those guys are smoking crack if they think Nintendo can push Target around.[/quote]

We got the same response from the GS employees as well. It's funny how passionately the GS/EB folks defend "breaking the street date", like it's the Word of God or something. I realize they are intent on not losing pre-orders or walk-in sales, but still...

...I really don't think Nintendo is going to enforce any fines on their retailers just for selling their products a little early, especially huge ones like Target and Wal-mart, though it seems most places have locked down on it.
 
I called up the Target in Santa Ana (see mini_boss' post) and the guy said, "Yes, we do have them in stock in the back..but that they couldn't sell 'em until the 11th". He also said. "..All the stores have the DS Lites in stock, actually."

Weird, though, how some of the stores are still "accidentally" selling them 2 days after the fact. I still don't understand why they don't just push up the release date, now that the cat's been let out of the bag. The hype will fade. Those are impulse buys they are missing out on.
 
[quote name='gunm']...I really don't think Nintendo is going to enforce any fines on their retailers just for selling their products a little early, especially huge ones like Target and Wal-mart, though it seems most places have locked down on it.[/quote]
In defense of stores like Target or Walmart, telling the difference between a DS and DS Lite box is just as hard as telling the difference between Cheetos Puffs and Cheetos shriveled rat tails. Even if you're familiar with the product (which these guys arent) then the packaging is so similar you just assume they're all the same thing.


I got lucky with the DS Lite in Santa Ana, CA but it did take some manipulation. Looking at the box then its a 2 screen gameboy except now its white. You can't fault a guy for not being able to tell the difference. It probably wasn't until some schmuck called in and said "I want to buy one of that new DS that isn't supposed to be sold yet. Some guy on the internet told me you're selling early" before they realized the mistake.

And as for fines, get real. 75% of sales probably comes from Target or Walmart so there's no chance they want to piss them off.
 
[quote name='Nukem945']I called up the Target in Santa Ana ...[/quote]

Not you in particular, but someone calling is probably what killed it. When there are deals involving discounts, clearances, early releases etc then the worst thing to do is give them time to think by calling ahead. Alot of times its the employees themselves that buy hot items immediately after you tip them off that its there.

[quote name='Nukem945'] I still don't understand why they don't just push up the release date, now that the cat's been let out of the bag. The hype will fade. Those are impulse buys they are missing out on.[/quote]

First off, they aren't missing out on the sale. They'll all sell out of their first shipment regardless of when they put it out.

Secondly, the reason they don't push the release date is because of the ads. Those Sunday ads are printed several weeks in advance. So on June 11 then if they have a big DS Lite on the cover and no DS Lite in stock at 7AM then you'll have alot of pissed off people. It sucks for them because they have to keep the product in the back and listen nonstop to annoying customers asking for something they're forced to keep in the back.
 
[quote name='mini.boss'][/B] And as for fines, get real. 75% of sales probably comes from Target or Walmart so there's no chance they want to piss them off.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, Nintendo needs Target & Walmart much more than they need Nintendo.
 
To the people who insist on reminding people the ills of buying/selling products before their street date. Find something else to worry about. This should be the least of your problems.

Some people got lucky and got it early. Good for them. Leave it at that.
 
[quote name='OmahGTP']To the people who insist on reminding people the ills of buying/selling products before their street date. Find something else to worry about. This should be the least of your problems.[/quote]
Yes, there's so many other things to discuss. Gas prices, the war, immigration, Nick Lachey's new girlfriend, global warming. But then discussing those things in a thread specifically about the DS Lite breaking street date wouldn't make sense now would it?


------EDIT: (I'll put my response to this putz here so I dont distract the thread even more)-----

[quote name='OmahGTP']Talking about it negatively is pointless.

Did the topic creator take a jab at the store he bought it from?

Talking about where/how/when you can get a DS Lite early is a tad different from being a crusader for companies who break the street date.

:applause: Congratulations for picking up on that.[/quote]
Who died and made you God? (oh yeah, Jesus).

Its a discussion thread. Some posts are useful and some posts arent. But regardless of it all, EVERY single post in this thread was on topic except yours because you decided to lecture people for not obeying your personal rules of etiquette. Leave moderating to the moderators. They're less assy.
 
For those in the Ann Arbor MI area. I just got mine at:

Meijer
5645 Jackson Rd
Ann Arbor , MI 48103
(734) 222-0300

They had a ton of them! I think I got the first one sold there.
 
[quote name='mini.boss'] It probably wasn't until some schmuck called in and said "I want to buy one of that new DS that isn't supposed to be sold yet. Some guy on the internet told me you're selling early" before they realized the mistake.

And as for fines, get real. 75% of sales probably comes from Target or Walmart so there's no chance they want to piss them off.[/QUOTE]

They caught on because IGN decided to tip Nintendo off. Street date violations happen all the time, but nothing happens (usually, stores will start selling it too if a competitor does) unless someone makes a big stink about it. We were warned all about selling stuff early when I worked at Cockbusters, but if Walmart decided to sell it earlier? Hell, it was on like Donkey Kong (serious pun intended).
 
[quote name='garionjb']For those in the Ann Arbor MI area. I just got mine at:

Meijer
5645 Jackson Rd
Ann Arbor , MI 48103
(734) 222-0300

They had a ton of them! I think I got the first one sold there.[/QUOTE]

Darn it, I should of just got cash back on my pre-order and buy it from that store. Too late now :D
 
NORTHERN KY, CINCY CAGs!

If you want a DS Lite, the Sears in the Florence Mall has, as of a few hours ago, exactly 1 DS fat blue system in stock. RUN before someone gets it! LOL I swung in to peek since I was just across the street and they have no Lites and just that one fat. :D
 
[quote name='mini.boss']
I got lucky with the DS Lite in Santa Ana, CA but it did take some manipulation. Looking at the box then its a 2 screen gameboy except now its white. You can't fault a guy for not being able to tell the difference.
[/QUOTE]

So, you just walked in, asked the guy in electronics if they had any white gameboys, and they went to the back and brought you one out? The Targets I've been to didn't have any DS lites on display, but now I'm tempted to go back and ask them to check in the back.
 
[quote name='awdboxer']I just scored one yesterday at the Sears in Orlando, FL by the Fasion Square Mall. Check out their website and do the In Store pickup:cool:[/QUOTE]


What time did you buy your DS lite yesterday? I'm in the central FL area, but when I ordered it yesterday, they called saying it was "recalled". This was around 3:00pm yeterday.
 
Just scored one at Meijer in Bolingbrook, IL on Webber Rd. 3 left in the case between the old DS!! None left in the Targets or Kmarts in the west suburbs.
 
[quote name='VexingVelocity']So, you just walked in, asked the guy in electronics if they had any white gameboys, and they went to the back and brought you one out? The Targets I've been to didn't have any DS lites on display, but now I'm tempted to go back and ask them to check in the back.[/quote]

The Targets and Wal-Mart stores all should have their supply back in the stock room. Getting them to ring up the sale is where you might have to pull off some manipulation tactics.
 
I posted this already in the Atlanta search thread. I stopped by a K-Mart today on a whim and asked if they had the 'white DS' and got a very surprising "Yes we do." from the clerk, and there it was sitting in the front glass case. He got it out for me and went to ring it up, but the computer wouldn't allow it because he said it had a release date associated with it. He pulled out the Sunday ads for the next two weeks and found the June 11th date and apologized repeatedly that he couldn't sell it to me. Ah well. At least he was a nice guy about it. Thinking now, I should've asked him if I could see the ad to see if they're going to have any good deals on games for it.
 
[quote name='Nukem945']The Targets and Wal-Mart stores all should have their supply back in the stock room. Getting them to ring up the sale is where you might have to pull off some manipulation tactics.[/QUOTE]

You know what's weird? I picked mine up Wednesday morning around 9:30 AM. Had no hassle at all getting them to sell it to me. I go back in there late yesterday afternoon and just out of curiousity decided to check and see if they were all gone and low and behold there were still like 10 in the case! It was like I was the only person that bought one and it had been over 24 hours. Puzzling the way people are scrambling all over the country trying to buy one and in my town, it appears people couldn't care less about it.
 
[quote name='Badgun']You know what's weird? I picked mine up Wednesday morning around 9:30 AM. Had no hassle at all getting them to sell it to me. I go back in there late yesterday afternoon and just out of curiousity decided to check and see if they were all gone and low and behold there were still like 10 in the case! It was like I was the only person that bought one and it had been over 24 hours. Puzzling the way people are scrambling all over the country trying to buy one and in my town, it appears people couldn't care less about it.[/quote]

What Town Bad??
 
[quote name='mini.boss']Yes, there's so many other things to discuss. Gas prices, the war, immigration, Nick Lachey's new girlfriend, global warming. But then discussing those things in a thread specifically about the DS Lite breaking street date wouldn't make sense now would it?[/quote]

Talking about it negatively is pointless.

Did the topic creator take a jab at the store he bought it from?

Talking about where/how/when you can get a DS Lite early is a tad different from being a crusader for companies who break the street date.

:applause: Congratulations for picking up on that.
 
Why do people keep posting that their town has alot in and selling them, then they don't even bother posting the town. Post the Town guys!! Please!!
 
[quote name='OmahGTP']Talking about it negatively is pointless.

Did the topic creator take a jab at the store he bought it from?

Talking about where/how/when you can get a DS Lite early is a tad different from being a crusader for companies who break the street date.

:applause: Congratulations for picking up on that.[/quote]
Who died and made you God? (oh yeah, Jesus).

Its a discussion thread. Some posts are useful and some posts arent. But regardless of it all, EVERY single post in this thread was on topic except yours because you decided to lecture people for not obeying your personal rules of etiquette. Leave moderating to the moderators. They're less assy.
 
[quote name='jbobchi']Just scored one at Meijer in Bolingbrook, IL on Webber Rd. 3 left in the case between the old DS!! None left in the Targets or Kmarts in the west suburbs.[/quote]

Excellent, going there in the morning to pick one up. Thanks for telling me!
 
ATTN: Chicago Peeps!

After a VERY DISAPPOINTING 50+ MILE ROUND TRIP last night at about 7:30pm...

Sad to report NO DS LITE at these Meijer's:

Rolling Medows
1301 Meijer Drive
Rolling Meadows , IL 60008-4205
(847) 690-1500

AND

Bloomingdale
130 S Gary Ave
Bloomingdale , IL 60108-2243
(630) 351-7600

...damn I'm really getting pissed. Anyone in Chicago have any extra they just wanna sell me???
 
ATTN: Chicago Peeps!

After a VERY DISAPPOINTING 50+ MILE ROUND TRIP last night at about 7:30pm...

Sad to report NO DS LITE at these Meijer's:

Rolling Medows
1301 Meijer Drive
Rolling Meadows , IL 60008-4205
(847) 690-1500

AND

Bloomingdale
130 S Gary Ave
Bloomingdale , IL 60108-2243
(630) 351-7600

...damn I'm really getting pissed. I was so mad that I fogot to check the one Meijer where jbobchi said they had it... Crap! lol... If anyone happens to pick up an extra one, pm me.
 
MY walmart had like 4 of them but when they scanned it to sell it to me the register wouldn't allow them to sell it. Not sure if it is like that a lot of places.
 
[quote name='locutus411']I have the InvisibleShield for my iPod and I love it. My iPod is still in beautiful shape and I just keep it in my pocket with my keys, change, etc. I also love that when It gets smudged up I can just clean it off with my shirt or pants without scratching it. I will probably order a shield for my Lite...when I get it on the eleventh. :([/quote]

Are you talking about this:

http://www.shieldzone.com/form/index.html?preadd=action&key=NTNDSLF
 
[quote name='j.roc525']ATTN: Chicago Peeps!

After a VERY DISAPPOINTING 50+ MILE ROUND TRIP last night at about 7:30pm...

Sad to report NO DS LITE at these Meijer's:

Rolling Medows
1301 Meijer Drive
Rolling Meadows , IL 60008-4205
(847) 690-1500

AND

Bloomingdale
130 S Gary Ave
Bloomingdale , IL 60108-2243
(630) 351-7600

...damn I'm really getting pissed. I was so mad that I fogot to check the one Meijer where jbobchi said they had it... Crap! lol... If anyone happens to pick up an extra one, pm me.[/quote]
Don't worry about the one where jbobchi got his, I called there and they told me they cant sell it until the 11th...so he probably just got lucky.
 
[quote name='Prepster']Don't worry about the one where jbobchi got his, I called there and they told me they cant sell it until the 11th...so he probably just got lucky.[/quote]

:D That actually makes me feel a lot better. I was thinking of heading over there this morning, but I didn't want to waste another 30+ miles on gas and disappointment.
 
i just got one from target in North Little Rock , Ar I just told them I talked to someone in the video dept. who was saveing me one ,they went to the back and got me a Ds Lite from the back
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[quote name='mrlexus']i just got one from target in North Little Rock , Ar I just told them I talked to someone in the video dept. who was saveing me one ,they went to the back and got me a Ds Lite from the back
[/QUOTE]

Thank you for this report. I wasn't sure if saying something like that could work, but now I'm going back to Target to try. ;D
 
[quote name='mrlexus']i just got one from target in North Little Rock , Ar I just told them I talked to someone in the video dept. who was saveing me one ,they went to the back and got me a Ds Lite from the back
[/QUOTE]
hmm, good idea
 
Man I tried so many stores in Northwest Texas today but with no avail. I tried The EastChase Target, 2 other targets, and a CompUSA. Oh yeah and sears where they said they had one but had just sold it.:cry: I remember calling a Wal Mart though and them telling me that they were selling them the 6th. I hope this is true. Has anybody else heard this and planning to get one on the 6th?? Also, if anybody found a ds lite in north texas. Please tell me where. Thanks.
 
Thanks to jbobchi, I have a DS lite. (Bolingbrook, IL) I went to the Meijer near 55 and Boughton and they had nothing. Then I went to the one where jbobchi went to and guess what.... 3 ds lites! This was last night around 8:30pm. So I grabbed one. The lady/girl behind the counter there got it out and we rang it up right there. It did seem like she was doing something on the POS for a while before the transaction finished so maybe there was a street date lock on it she bypassed. Maybe she also took em out of the case though, sorry guys =\ The 3 were all the way at the back of the display case, so it looked like there would have been a lot more in there at one point. So maybe they just sold em all instead of taking away the last 2. I was surprised no one got to them before I did (within 1 hour of the post by jbobchi) but maybe I was paying too close attention to this thread :) Thanks, woot!
 
lol, I sent my dad to target to tell them that he called and they are saving one for him. I hope it works. But if it doesnt, i wouldnt be surprised. Should be interesting to see what happens. anybody else did this and were successful?
 
[quote name='cottonballs']Damn south gate Target
I called yesterday and they said they didn't have any!:bomb:
Same thing today!:bomb:
Its like I have to camp out there. Please post ASAP if anyone finds a lite here again.[/quote]

Damn south gate Target... I love you!!!!!!!
Thanks to a tip from Kirra on the So-Cal board I am a proud owner of 2 Ds Lites. There were about 8 left at 11:50am.
 
[quote name='mrlexus']i just got one from target in North Little Rock , Ar I just told them I talked to someone in the video dept. who was saveing me one ,they went to the back and got me a Ds Lite from the back
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[/quote]

*squints*

"2x$129.99"

..fucking ebayers
 
[quote name='Scorch']*squints*

"2x$129.99"

..fucking ebayers[/quote]
lol see thats why i blacked out my credit info lol , the second Lite is for a friend but he paid me back.
 
[quote name='mrlexus']lol see thats why i blacked out my credit info lol , the second Lite is for a friend but he paid me back.[/quote]

Yea, i think everyone bought multiple DS's for their "friends".
 
[quote name='Scorch']*squints*

"2x$129.99"

..fucking ebayers[/QUOTE]

He only bought 2 for Ebay, and he kept one for himself?

Wow, he does a shitty job at Ebay then... even if he did decide to resell one, what's the problem there? I'm pretty sure that Target had 30 + of them... they aren't going for alot over retail anyways to really make that much of a difference.

You better believe if I had the chance to make a few bucks grabbing an extra that I would... nothing wrong with Ebay at all. It's too much cash to drop at one time for a profit, though, so I'm happy waiting a week and getting one at Gamestop where I'm only paying $60 out of pocket (thanks to that DS trade-in deal).
 
I was contemplating on whether or not to pick up one, but then I realized I can wait. I still have my $25 at EB and I'm going camping for the majority of next week anyways.

I called my local Sears the first day I heard about this, Wednesday I think, and they said they had a bunch. I called yesterday and the guy said he had never seen him. I told him I called earlier and you guys had them and he said "Nope, never seen them." I'm guessing they found out that they weren't supposed to sell them yet, pulled them off the shelves, and don't want anyone to know.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']He only bought 2 for Ebay, and he kept one for himself?

Wow, he does a shitty job at Ebay then... even if he did decide to resell one, what's the problem there? I'm pretty sure that Target had 30 + of them... they aren't going for alot over retail anyways to really make that much of a difference.

You better believe if I had the chance to make a few bucks grabbing an extra that I would... nothing wrong with Ebay at all. It's too much cash to drop at one time for a profit, though, so I'm happy waiting a week and getting one at Gamestop where I'm only paying $60 out of pocket (thanks to that DS trade-in deal).[/quote]

I wasn't plan on selling my Ds Lites on Ebay. I do sell on Ebay but in no where a "shitty job"
 
I don't see why it would be assumed people are going just to eBay them. You wouldn't get much on eBay anyway, certainly not much more than retail + costs of auction/Paypal. It would be best to wait until everybody goes out and sees they can't find one on the 11th, then sell it to somebody desperate.

Or just sell it to the Japanese.
 
[quote name='TimPV3']I don't see why it would be assumed people are going just to eBay them. You wouldn't get much on eBay anyway, certainly not much more than retail + costs of auction/Paypal. It would be best to wait until everybody goes out and sees they can't find one on the 11th, then sell it to somebody desperate.

Or just sell it to the Japanese.[/quote]
true lol you cant get much
 
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