Knockoff electronics are always good for an easy laugh, and this AC adapter is no exception to that rule. Cory Doctorow (of Boing Boing fame) recently spotted the above "Ninetudo DS" charger at a Buy Now shop in Beijing, China. The product's packaging brings up a few questions:
- What happened to the upper half of the DS logo's S?
- Why is there a photo of a butterfly on the handheld's top screen? And why isn't there anything pictured on the bottom touchscreen?
- With this product being manufactured and sold in China, shouldn't there be some sort of iQue branding?
- Was "Ninetudo" seriously the best they could come up with?
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9-14-2007 @ 8:06PM
LAZoftheTamarinds said...
NINETUDO DS! LOL! Chinese products are so funny!
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9-14-2007 @ 9:06PM
Metayoshi said...
Well, judging by the input voltage and frequency advertised, even though it's advertised for a bootlegged product, if this ac adapter does hook into the DS Phat's ac adapter port, this thing can charge Japanese, US, AND European DS's. No transformer needed when you travel! Of course, the ac adapter itself is a little suspicious...
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9-14-2007 @ 10:21PM
Pzychotix said...
Even as knockoffs, they're not allowed to directly copy stuff.
Laugh if you want, I'm getting my stuff ten times cheaper.
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9-15-2007 @ 12:19AM
Adv2k1 said...
honestly how often do you replace ac adapters? I did ONCE for my GBA SP.
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9-15-2007 @ 4:00AM
HellsHammer said...
Haha, how awesome. Ninetudo is the same 'brand' advertised on the box of my DS phat replacement shell.
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9-15-2007 @ 4:23AM
Nam-Ereh-Won said...
I got a replacement shell for my DS. by the same company no less. Ninetudo DS was on the box (however the contents all said Nintendo) I had purchased the MKDS bundle and my hinge broke, so I opted out for a snazzy new pink shell to go with my promotional kirby stylus. =D
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9-16-2007 @ 11:55AM
JM said...
who uses the AC adapter anymore? I charge mine with a USB cable that came with the travel kit.
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