DS boxes/boxart US vs. UK

[egparadigm]

I see people complaining alot about the quality of UK DS game boxes/boxart. So I want to know, please: whatsthedillyo?

Thanks.

[Pavey]

The generic spines i would imagine.

No artwork, just black and white.

[honeymustard]

Definitely the spines. Usually the front covers are okay though. The cases themselves are quite chunky, whereas the NTSC ones are slimmer and look better in black I think.

[J0e Musashi]

JPN=win.

[kryss]

I prefer the UK boxes, the clear plastic just looks better. In terms of covers, I think I prefer the UK ones too, easy to find what you're looking for. The Japanese ones can be too difficult to locate quickly, and I'm very impatient at times.

[jamesy]

I agree with the comments about the spines. They look very plain. I don't have any jpn DS games but I think i'm right in saying they are very similar to the US boxes?

[Mayhem]

Yeah pretty much. Also the clear bigger UK boxes are because of the needed extra space for multi language manuals compared to the normal single language of US/JPN releases.

Almost all my DS games are US or JPN. The few UK titles I own are because they either came out ages before the US (Another Code, 42 All Time Classics) or never made the US (Tingle).

[vertigo]

I prefer the black FFTA2 box art. Sadly, I have the EU version.
Yeh, the wide format and generic spines and stupid coloured triangles are really crap, but at least they're consistent

[egparadigm]

Yeah I hate the triangles.

Looking at the shelves in a local games shop, I notice some have what I assume is the American-style black boxes. Some girly games and also Wario Ware Touched (which was sealed).

Personally, I prefer the clear boxes, but I can understand about the generic spines - was amazed when I traded my EU GC games for US versions!

[spinpug666]

I think around Xmas'07 some UK/Eur games came in the black cases as they ran out of stock of the clear cases.

[SuperBeatBoy]

US/JPN for me. I like the thin blackness and heavy duty weight to them. I can't stand the light clear boxes of the uk ones, it just looks cheap and nasty in my eyes and the spines don't help matters either.