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| Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console (White) | 
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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
Buy New: £109.99
Buy New/Used from £92.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  (76 reviews)
Sales Rank: 597
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
MPN: 1802066
UPC: 045496442248
EAN: 0045496442248
ASIN: B000EZSFQM
Release Date: June 23, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fragile July 2, 2008
This is a fun handheld games console but is very fragile the games are quite expensive but the console it's self is a brilliant price.
 Disappointing. June 8, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this handheld a while ago and eventually I couldn't use it. I went through 3 DS to fix the problem with it I had, and the problem was I had to press down really hard on the diagonals to make them respond. This wouldn't have been so bad, but it made my hand cramp up really badly. I persisted for a while with it thinking it may stop, but if anything it got worse.
When it comes to 2D games, then you won't have this problem, but for Mario 64 DS, and Metroid Hunters, it will just make your hand ache in agony.
I eventually sold my system with 3 games for 95. What was the point in keeping it when I couldn't use it?
Also the games are ridiculously over priced. They're like 30 quid a pop, and you can buy new console games for only a little more, or used console games for cheaper!
 Another let down customer December 30, 2007
18 out of 36 found this review helpful
Like one of the other reviewers I saw on Dec 19th that this was in stock and available for next day delivery. I placed the order literally within seconds. Needless to say I now know the item was not really in stock - I got emails telling me it would be delivered before Dec 24th and then just before Xmas a message saying the supplier had let Amazon down and it would be arriving sometime in February. Lesson learnt Amazon - with no route to complain about an order placed when there was stock (I checked after placing the order and it was still showing as available) customers are forced to leave product feedback.
I will continue to use Amazon for non-essential purchases. I trusted them to deliver and stopped my DS search believing I had bought an "in stock" item. Big mistake - made all the more annoying by Amazon's refusal to accept messages FROM customers - it only sends them out or lets you read FAQs.
BEWARE NINTENDO DS USERS! December 29, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
You cannot fault the Nintendo DS for its design and gaming experience, except for one flaw. It's durability.
I have had my Nintendo DS Lite for just over 12 months and hardly used it in that time, except to train my brain with Dr Kawashima. However, I am disappointed and annoyed that a crack has appeared in the hinge and a green dot on the touch screen, which is noticeable and distracting when playing games with dark images. It is literally just out of warranty and I will have to pay around half the price of a new DS to repair it. Ironically, the DS has not been man-handled but stored carefully in a carry case out of harm's way. So as a word of caution, keep your proof of purchase so you can claim under the 12 month warranty should you need to. Otherwise, happy gaming!
 Amazing December 27, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Lite makes the original DS look like a beta model. It's smaller; sturdier; endlessly stylish; has much softer, better buttons; has far better placement of features, especially the microphone and headphone sockets; has a thicker stylus. It's no longer wrist-breakingly heavy, and is basically superior in every conceivable way. Performance is of course the same, though the battery is possibly a little longer lasting and charges faster. If you have the money for it, I would definitely recommend upgrading your old DS.
As for games, there is so much quality covering most genres, from New Super Mario Bros to Elite Beat Agents to Pheonix Wright and more. Online functionality is dire compared to the PSP, but quite workable if you don't mind the inconvenience of twelve-digit friend codes and a lower standard of wireless encryption. If these terms mean nothing to you, then it's safe to ignore these gripes. :)
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