The Elusive Nintendo DS
Posted on January 10, 2008
Filed Under Consumers
Yes, this handheld console by Nintendo is no where to be found in the city of Winnipeg and its surrounding towns. I have never been big on gaming, the latest console I have is a PS2 and in today’s gaming standards, a PS2 is considered primitive. But recently I found the Nintendo DS entertaining and fun. It’s the latest handheld console by Nintendo and it’s definitely a step up from its cousin of the Game Boy Advance.
My search for the DS Lite began earlier this week, when I was at Wal-mart shopping for house products, I decided to purchase a DS Lite for the retail price of $139.00. Unfortunately the store was out of stock. I figured it wasn’t a big deal, as there were other locations and many stores in the city that sell the product.
I soon began to get the hint that finding this console might be a little difficult when I was at Best Buy and Future Shop, Canada’s largest electronic stores, all locations in the city were also sold out. I thought to myself, ok it looks like I should save my gas and began making phone calls first to inquire about the system.
So my search was mostly spent on the phone calling all the stores in the city that may sell the product. I contacted every single store in the city and even those that are located in small rural towns outside the city. It included the following:
2 Toy’s R US Locations, 4 Wal-Mart, 8 Real Canadian Superstores, 2 Best Buy, 4 Future Shop, 6 Zellers, 2 Hudson Bay Company, 6 Sears Department Stores, 3 EB Games stores, 10 Blockbuster, 10 Rogers Video, and 2 Costco…
After spending hours on the phone, and even calling stores twice just to make sure that they weren’t lying, it became clear that this console is no where to be found in the city. So I resulted in purchasing one online. Unfortunately my luck didn’t change; many online retailers such as Amazon.ca, BestBuy.ca, and Futureshop.ca were also sold out.
Fortunately I found some comfort when I landed on dsfanboy’s blog and his report on the shortage of the DS Lite and when they will make their return on store shelves. So it looks like this Nintendo DS may not be so elusive after all.
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