Nintendo DS Attracts Crowds
Nintendo DS Attracts Crowds

Nintendo DS Attracts Crowds

Nintendo DS Attracts Crowds

In the Tokyo district of Ikebukuro, about 100 people, including junior high school children and workers on their way to the office, lined up outside a store that opened its doors at 7 a.m. to snap up Nintendo’s new interactive “Nintendo DS” [.jpg image] game consoles. The dual-screen consoles come with a touch panel and built-in chat software, and can be connected to a wireless network to interact with other players. After purchasing the console, many of them immediately opened the box and started playing. Nintendo hopes to sell 5 million consoles worldwide by March 2005.

Two office workers who showed up at a Bic Camera store in Ikebukuro said they had lined up since 11 p.m. the previous evening. “I’ve got the day off today so I lined up with my co-worker here,” one of the workers said. “I’ll use it when I’m on business trips and while I’m traveling.” A junior high school student who bought the console said, “I want to show this off to my friends at school.” Via: Mainichi Shimbun