Well atleast these parts are optional, so I dont see how you are being ripped off. With the psp some of these features come standard with it, but it cost over a $100 more than the ds and some people dont even care about those features nor want them, I say its the psp owners who are getting ripped off.Fire Phoenix said:Pride is right. Sure you bought the DS, now you need to buy the gadgets to make the T.V and the web browser work. That's how Nintendo makes their money. Release something, then update it and release it again, then add a bunch of addons that plug into it. It's smart for Nintendo, because they make money. It's bad for the customer because they're getting ripped off.
Did I say it was a bad thing? No. I said it's Nintendo's way of making money instead of putting it all together at one time, and selling it for a higher price. It's easy to say "Meh, I don't need that, so I won't buy it" and keep the DS soley for playing video games.Engar said:So, when you buy your shiny new processor/graphics card/monitor you're being ripped off?
Yes, Nintendo sell a lot of hardware add-ons but no one is pointing a gun at anyone's head and saying 'Buy This.' Personally I might give this one a second glance. Rather than dragging my laptop downstairs - for a portable device it's pretty heavy - and plugging it in I could just slip a different cartridge into my DS and browse the forum from anywhere in my house.
And for god's sake, it's only $30. In a day when people will pay over $500 for a next-gen console (that's the sorta prices people are seeing over here) $30 isn't exactly breaking the bank.
Um, yeah, you did:Fire Phoenix said:Did I say it was a bad thing?
*coughs*Fire Phoenix said:It's bad for the customer because they're getting ripped off.