Showing posts with label misty pink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misty pink. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

One import system I bought in 2012 but didn't tell you about until now

OK, so I did tell you a bit about it--in this post. But I didn't tell you much about it, did I?

What more do I have to say about it, you ask? Well, how about this: I wasn't planning on picking up a "misty pink" Japanese 3DS until sometime later this year. Until I came across an auction for the one you see in the photos below.


As for what prompted me to place a bid on said auction: I can't remember what the starting bid was, but it was quite a bit less than what Japanese 3DSes tend to sell for in the States.

What I do remember is what I ended up paying for it--a smidge less than $150. Even after shipping was factored in I paid less than I would have for a North American version of the same system.



I know, I don't know what prompted the folks at PlayAsia to offer up such a deal either, but I gladly took advantage of it.

Sadly, all I've done with it so far is downloaded a bunch of Japanese demos. I'm planning to buy a few Japan-only eShop games in the coming weeks, though, so once I do that I'll write about them here.


I'm also hoping to purchase my first Japanese 3DS retail game sooner rather that later. I haven't yet done so because I'm still unsure as to which one I want.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigina Orb is the frontrunner right now, although Osawari Tantei Nameko Daihanshoku (a puzzler based on the characters of the Touch Detective series) and even Zoo Keeper 3D are distinct possibilities, too.

See also: '12 import games I bought in 2012 but didn't tell you about until now'

Thursday, October 06, 2011

I swear Reggie Fils-Aime is trying to torture me

For those of you who don't know who Reggie Fils-Aime is: He's Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer.

As for why he's torturing me: His employer, Nintendo of Japan, just (well, yesterday) announced that yet another color will be added to the company's 3DS line of handhelds soon.

Specifically, the "Ice White" 3DS system seen below will be released in Japan on Nov. 3.


A few weeks before, of course, the company will make this "Misty Pink" 3DS system available to the country's masses:


Sadly, Fils-Aime has yet to say if either or both of these systems will be coming to the States--and, if so, when we can expect them to arrive.

Here's hoping at least the pink one hits North American store shelves before Christmas. If not, I may just have to go on a PC Engine-centric shopping spree instead...

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

This photo has me feeling conflicted

I found the photo below while searching for an image that could be included in the "Who cares what I'm playing, which games are *you* currently playing?" post I published over the weekend.



Anyway, you're probably wondering why I suggest in the headline above that it has me feeling conflicted. Well, on the one hand, the big-headed, doe-eyed "Dal" doll kind of--OK, more than kind of--creeps me out. (No offense to the person who made or owns her, of course.) On the other, the "candy pink" DS system she's playing makes me a bit weak in the knees.

In regards to the latter: Is it wrong that I now want a "candy pink" DS at least as much as I want a "misty pink" 3DS?