What is it about the colour of popular consoles, is it that big of a deal? The Elite came with a bigger hard drive which is great of course but even better it was a different colour – black, all dark and sexy. Effortlessly showing off to friends and nosy passers by who peer in through the window, saying “Hey look my 360’s better than yours”!
The PSP’s pink version was a great release, aimed at the ladies, a vibrant, in your face message to the females that didn’t already realise, that gaming could be for them too! It was a nightmare trying to get one for my daughter for Christmas last year. I had to settle for a white one which was slightly more girly and distinguished her PSP from the black one her brother had.
Anyone in this country can go out and buy an Elite, or a Pink PSP. What about those lucky Japanese gamers who recently got the opportunity to purchase a limited edition red PS2? I’m sorry, it’s not just any old boring red, I mean “The Cinnabar Red PS2.” Oh yes! In console years it’s ancient and would probably rather it’s age not be common knowledge but there’s still plenty of life left in the PS2. If we in the UK wanted to fuss around ordering from overseas and all the rest of it or paying extortionate amounts in this country to some 16 year old spoilt brat who lives 200 miles away we too could own one of these rare beauties. There are in fact some Asian sites that actually will not ship this product to any countries in the European Economic Area!
But there’s something even more desirable than console that’s super hard to get hold of and that’s one that you can never get hold of. No, us mere peasants can’t have this one!
Only the luckiest Club Nintendo members in Japan will recieve one of these high maintenance (well, they are high maintenance when you take into account how often you’re going to be polishing the thing), metallic Premium DS Lite’s. There are only 1,000 Premium Silver, 1,000 Premium Black, and 1,000 Premium Rose systems and they are not for sale, they are only winnable by Club Nintendo member’s who can provide serial numbers from two DS games purchased since 2006. If your a huge hardcore DS fanperson or a serious limited edition console collector, you’ll probably seek out a way of getting your fingerprints all over one of these babies. Just don’t expect to pay anything less than top dollar for the sheer pleasure and satisfaction you’ll get from owning one!
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