Mario Kart DS Anticipation Thread

[ACKman]

I paid ?22.99 with free delivery from movietyme. May have to wait a few extra days but I love a bargain.

[Earl]

I have a router here so will be buying a normal dongle soon, sister just got a laptop and would like the internet. I think the Nintendo one only allows connection to the DS, evidently it's easy as pie to set up.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145484

[MikeF]

Lets us know what he says. I might be tempted to 'upgrade' as well if its not too much.

The upgrade cost is $23 Canadian

I have asked for mine to be upgraded to DHL

[gizmo1990]

The upgrade cost is $23 Canadian

I have asked for mine to be upgraded to DHL

Yikes thats pretty steep! I'll have to give that one a think...

An extra ?11 certainly hikes the price up a lot.

Do they subtract the initial postage cost or is that included too? ( )

[MikeF]

they said an extra.

It does hike it up a bit but I have a feelibng it will be more than worth it

[mingo]

Tronixweb is $47.95USD including Fed-Ex shipping which is about ?27-?28. Cheaper then VG+ with DHL shipping. They also mark the price down for you.

[gizmo1990]

Are you sure they'll mark down the package contents? Cos thats MUCH cheaper over VG+.

Hmm sees VG+ loyalty wavering...

[MikeF]

I was going to order with tronix but they have sold out of their initial allocation.

Just had my order upgraded to dhl now that I have paid the difference.

Should have it on the 16th now

[mingo]

Are you sure they'll mark down the package contents? Cos thats MUCH cheaper over VG+.

Hmm sees VG+ loyalty wavering...

There a comments box just before you put your order though where you can ask them. They always mark the price down - even as no value by stating that the contents are just corresponance (obivously if you can pass it off as that). Ever since I've used Tronix i've never looked back @ VG+.

[iameightyseven]

I've gone back and played some Super Mario Kart on the Super NES before the release of what seems will be the best Mario Kart experience to date... I think I may also play some Double Dash!! on the GameCube as well before Mario Kart DS is out.

[Kotatsu Neko]

I made the mistake of revisiting Double Dash on Sunday. What a mistake, it was as bad as I remembered.

Should have gone back to the SNES version.

[MikeF]

I'm playing the GBA version at present in preperation

[Mayhem]

Yeah looks like I made a mistake as MikeF has "pointed out"... I was led to believe the US release was the 18th. Now it's the 15th. Seems those of you who are having the game couriered over will be playing before me as I don't arrive in the US until the 18th. Ah well, so be it... we'll all be battling it out online I hope

[oblivion_6]

Man i cant wait for this game to come out!!!

My gf is heading over to the states in the next few weeks with her work and im getting her to pick me up the special edition ds purely for this bad boy!!!!!!!!!!

[gizmo1990]

I was going to order with tronix but they have sold out of their initial allocation.

Just had my order upgraded to dhl now that I have paid the difference.

Should have it on the 16th now

Thats what will stop me transfering my order too.

Good to know for the future though. Goodness knows how tronix are doing fedex shipping at that price!?