SHOPS SET TO OPEN
EARLY TO SELL DS
Copyright 2005 Nintendo Europe
[ March 8th 2005 ]
To celebrate
the launch of the Nintendo DS five Virgin Megastores
throughout the UK will be opening their doors
hours early to sell Nintendo DS consoles. At precisely
midnight the Oxford Street branch in London, the
235 Buchanan Street branch in Glasgow, the Pavillion
Centre store in Birmingham, the Tops Plaza store
in Liverpool and the Queens Street store in Cardiff
will all open their doors to crowds of excited
gamers, clamouring to be one of the first to touch
the future of gaming.
The shopper
who is lucky enough to be first through the door
at each location will get one of five special
Nintendo DS T-shirts indicating that they got
a unit first. The next fifty people to purchase
a Nintendo DS at each location will get an exclusive
³I was TOUCHED by Nintendo DS² T-shirt to show
off to all of their friends. The first fifty customers
at the Oxford Street branch will also receive
a special Nintendo DS goody bag. Free games will
also be given out at the Oxford Street Branch
while stocks last.
One lucky
attendee will also get to win a once in a lifetime,
expenses paid trip to Nintendo's headquarters
in Japan, where they will get to see where the
magic happens and even meet the creator of Mario,
Shigeru Miyamoto. In both America and Japan the
first 500,000 Nintendo DS units sold out in under
a week, so can you afford to miss out on the hottest
gadget of 2005? If not put on a warm coat and
head down to your nearest Virgin Megastore in
time to collect your very own Nintendo DS.
The Nintendo
DS will revolutionise the hand-held gaming industry
when it launches in Europe. It features dual screens,
touch-screen, wireless gaming, voice recognition
and advanced full colour 3D graphics similar to
those seen on home consoles. It will launch in
the UK on 11 March 2005 at the estimated retail
price of around £99. Software will be available
at selected retailers at the estimated retail
price of around £29 and £19, depending on the
specific title.
|