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According to the the chatter on the Interweb many brick and mortar stores have decided to start selling the DS Lite earlier then expected. The official US release date is still eleven days off but it's seems some stores have decided to try and cash in on the anticipated rush. I'd rush right out and pick one up myself but I'm still not certain I want the white one. I really want the Enamel Navy – which I've heard from a good source "is lovvvvely".  Looks like I'll be taking a trip later this afternoon to check out the stores in my area.

As a gamer it seems that I have officially been left behind.

Sony and Microsoft have made it nearly impossible for me to continue playing into the new generation. I just don’t have the income to put down on these new Mr. Fancy-Pants video game systems and an HDTV – not to mention $60 a game. It will be quite sometime before I have enough extra cash on hand to drop on this stuff. So where does that leave me during the next generation? Well, for the most part it looks like I’ll be sticking to the retro gaming. I will also be picking up a DS Lite (with a protection plan so when Navy is released I can “break” mine for a quick exchange). I had a DS for a short time a while back but after the touch screen started coming up with dead pixels I quickly got rid of it. Along with the DS I’ll be getting the Datel MAX Media Launcher and the M3 Perfect mini-SD so I don’t have to carry around a bunch of GBA carts.

I’ve been sitting quietly by this week watching the next generation unfold and I’m not really all that excited. Sony has an awful price point and no games that I am looking forward to. Microsoft has Live Anywhere (and Vista) which sounds interesting but who knows if they can actually pull it off. And then there is Nintendo’s Wii – which, I admit, I am looking forward to. If it shapes up well I may even buy one on launch day. The virtual console for retro games does not interest me however, the idea of using it to show case small developers (ala Xbox Live) is good and might land us some very fun games. I might need to brush up on my Gamecube coding.

I’ve got a few more E3 reports and some videos to watch so…

As expected (by the people who heard the date over at 1up.com) Nintendo has announced that the DS Lite will be hitting US shelves on June 11th. But where is the Navy version?

"The lighter, brighter version of the hot-selling Nintendo DS is expected to be priced as low as $129.99 at retailers throughout the United States. The inaugural color is an elegant Polar White with a raised DS logo on the cover."

Damnit. Now I have to decide if I want to wait longer…

The big news for today? The redesigned Nintendo DS! It won't be hitting the shelves till March 2nd (wonder when the US release is going to be). I'm guessing the release delay is probably to help dry up stock in places other then Japan where it is already sold out – a wise move on Nintendo's part.

And you know what that means? Ebay is going to get flooded with the old model! I'm hoping to finally get one – which will promptly be flashed so I can run homebrew apps. We'll have to wait and see what design changes they have made this time around to stop people from flashing the firmware – and how long till Darkfader cracks this one too.