Wal-Mart Screws Over Technology Consumers Again!

In attempt to be a wonderful mother, Jodi Wykle purchased a brand new Nintendo DSi from Wal-Mart for her teenage son.

The boy proceeded to open the box. Instead of being happy, he became confused and upset because he pulled ou a bunch of rocks with a chinese newspaper.

Wykle contacted the local Wal-Mart that she purchased the rock filled handheld box, and they quickly turned their backs and said Wykle needed to contact Nintendo. Basically Wal-Mart stated that it wasn’t their problem. The same went with Nintendo.

Disgruntled with the $138 box of rocks she purchased, Wykle was soon given a full refund plus a $20 gift card because Wal-Mart realized it was their fault. That same box of rocks was returned by another disgruntled customer and it somehow ended in Wykle’s posession. I thought Wal-Mart employees were smart enough to look for these kind of problems and not restock the shelves with fake items….I guess I was wrong.

Again, why is it that Wal-Mart screws up on DVD’s, Games, Handhelds, CDs, etc?

Nintendo DSi

With the latest release of the Nintendo DSi, what should concurrent Nintendo DS Lite users do? Well right now at Gamestop you can trade in your old DS Lite and receive $70 trade in credit towards a DSi, making the DSi only $100.00 .

Yesterday I went into Gamestop to trade in my DS Lite, but instead of getting the DSi, I decided to just sell it and get cash because I don’t have time to play video games much. However, I did notice that GTA: Chinatown Wars was finally out…so sad my life. On the other hand, my sister does have a pink DS Lite that I can borrow and play with.

By the way, for everyone that still owns Gameboy Advance games, Nintendo DSi does not offer that cartridge slot anymore, so the GA games will not be compatible.

GIANT Lego Nintendo DSi

This gigantic Nintendo DSi was created using  over 51,000 lego pieces. The replica is nearly 7 feet wide and weighs a whopping 250 lbs. It is amazing how the full blow DSi looks factory and doesn’t seem to have any Lego pieces present.

Nintendo DSi Camera Seems Awesome

Unlike the Nintendo DS/DS Lite, the DSi offers a few new amazing features, one of which is the camera. At first I was skeptical about the DSi coming with the camera, but it actually looks promising and very clear. I like the fact that you can customize each picture by drawing on it. Maybe I will get one when it comes out!

Nintendo DSi Pre-Order for $169.99

For everyone who is waiting for the Nintendo DSi, you can now pre-order your new handheld console on Amazon.com . Trust that these will sell out on the drop date of April 5, 2009. Possibly the best new add on feature is the cameras: one of the front (external) and one when you open up the DSi.

Nintendo DSi Release

Nintendo has officially released the drop date information for the DSi in North America. Priced at $169.99, a matte blue or matte black DSi will be released on April 5th, 2009. The DSi is 2.6mm thinner than the DS, has 0.3 megapixel camera, SD card slot, and two 3.25-inch screens. I’d most likely sell my DS and pick this one up!