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Morrison's offering DSi on the cheap

Posted Sat, 11 Apr 2009 by James Newton

Fancy getting one of these for £130?

Fancy getting one of these for £130?

Get yourself down to Morrison's this weekend to save £20 on a DSi

Despite the DSi's strong first-week sales, British supermarket chain Morrison's are planning to shift even more of the things by offering them at £130 over the Easter weekend, a saving of £20 on Nintendo's RRP. Wii consoles are also set for a knockdown, available at £150, shaving nearly £30 off the regular shelf price.

Of course, these prices are while stocks last and there's no word on how large the chain's stocks will be after the first week of the kids' Easter holidays, but if you've been on the fence about the DSi waiting for a price drop you might want to stop by Morrison's and see if they've got any machines left. £20 off a console that's only a week old isn't to be sniffed at.

Tags: DS, DSi, Prices, Wii.

User Comments

jangonov

1. jangonov United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:04 BST

I am in America but hey, good for you guys £20 is a pretty good savings

Sycoraxic98

2. Sycoraxic98 United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:05 BST

Lucky you guys, getting it so cheap. I got the US one anyway.

DANG YOU! I was SOOO gonna get first!

jangonov

3. jangonov United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:05 BST

Sorry Sycoraxic98. You will get one one day

Sycoraxic98

4. Sycoraxic98 United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:12 BST

Nah, I doubt it. I usually get like...8th, XD

Lode Runner

5. Lode Runner United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:18 BST

@Sycoraxic98 - lol you weren't fast enough to be first. Still, you could have been the first one to SAY first like me...

FIRST ONE TO SAY FIRST!! :P

greyelephant

6. greyelephant United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:29 BST

Still not cheap enough for me..........:)

Objection_Blaster

7. Objection_Blaster United States 11 Apr 2009, 01:32 BST

Thats some nice savings. Wish someone would do that over here.

MickEiA

8. MickEiA Australia 11 Apr 2009, 02:00 BST

I got Sycoraxic98 8th comment

cheese

9. cheese Australia 11 Apr 2009, 02:14 BST

@greyelephant Sycoraxic98 already said first
"DANG YOU! I was SOOO gonna get first!"
plus firsts are stupid :P

MarkyVigoroth

10. MarkyVigoroth Puerto Rico 11 Apr 2009, 02:22 BST

L130? L180? Not L230?

theblackdragon

11. theblackdragon United States 11 Apr 2009, 02:36 BST

it sounds like good savings, until you do the math... that only brings it down to about $190, which is over full price here in the US. why was it priced so much more expensively in the first place?

greyelephant

12. greyelephant United States 11 Apr 2009, 04:52 BST

@ cheese

But everybody knows firsts are much better than sloppy seconds......;)

Wiiloveit

13. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 11 Apr 2009, 09:35 BST

I assume that Prosody / James Newton shops at Morrisons, then?
If so, could you tell me if the games are cheap as well? I remember the sale they did last Summer where all DS games were a mere £12 (rather than £30), and I saved £28 on Guitar Hero On Tour (which I then traded in at Game for seven pounds above what I paid :D ). I believe that they also had all Wii games at £15, but they didn't have anything that I wanted but hadn't got yet.

So, yeah: if they're selling games cheap as well, let us know, will you James? :)

Viral

14. Viral United Kingdom 11 Apr 2009, 11:00 BST

Not cheap enough. I have three DS's already...two Lites and one brick one..

Starwolf_UK

15. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 11 Apr 2009, 13:40 BST

I believe that they also had all Wii games at £15, but they didn't have anything that I wanted but hadn't got yet.
I was there first day of the deal about 5 minutes after the store opened. The one or two copies of Mario Kart Wii they had were sold...so I settled for LEGO Indiana Jones instead...I eventually got Mario kart Wii a few months later for £17.50 (£25 then £5 voucher from Nintendo then £2.50 reward points) so it worked out in the end

Not cheap enough.
I agree. Its still 30% more expensive than the DS lite while elsewhere it is more like 15%...

LEGEND MARIOID

16. LEGEND MARIOID United Kingdom 11 Apr 2009, 15:55 BST

Toys R'us selling at £134 I think to!

Prosody

17. Prosody United Kingdom 11 Apr 2009, 18:44 BST

@Wiiloveit - I happen to shop at Morrison's regularly, so I'll let you know ;) They had Guitar Hero On Tour for £9.99 not so long ago, but I'm not sure about many other deals. I was one of the lucky ones to get Mario Kart Wii for £15 - best £15 ever ;)

Email me at james@nintendolife.com and I'll try to let you know if I hear of any good bargains!

MetroidMedia

18. MetroidMedia United States 12 Apr 2009, 07:58 BST

I got it for $139 new at GameXchange

Ricardo91

19. Ricardo91 United States 12 Apr 2009, 08:33 BST

You call that a price cut?

"FIRST ONE TO SAY FIRST!!"

That joke is really starting to get old. :P

wiiboy101

20. wiiboy101 United Kingdom 13 Apr 2009, 17:41 BST

so i can buy a DSi wilst smelling baking bread and save cash COOOL

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