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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-25-2008 @ 1:44PM
Phil said...
I would've waited and bought this if they had announced it BEFORE they were available. I JUST bought by first NDS Lite. Guess I'll just have to donate some other way.
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9-25-2008 @ 2:08PM
StephenM said...
I hate to be critical when Nintendo is performing such a charitable deed, but I think they should donate a bigger chunk of the $129.99 MSRP. Five dollars? I think somewhere in the fifteen to thirty range would encourage more people to buy these DS Lites and help out a worthy cause.
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9-25-2008 @ 2:23PM
chispito said...
Hey, $5 really isn't so bad. That's almost 4% of the price, and a much larger portion of the profit.
My mom's a survivor, and if I decide to replace my scratched, perpetually mis-calibrated DS, I'll know which one to get.
9-25-2008 @ 2:48PM
Kia said...
Agreed. $100,000 is nice and all, but when you're bleeding out as much money as Nintendo, donating $5 per $130 is hardly worth applause.
9-25-2008 @ 3:05PM
aj said...
Let's say you make 40k a year.
5$ is .0125% of your salary. That's not a lot.
Let's say you are a giant corporation, and make a first quarter profit in 2008 of $996 million dollars.....
A minimum donation of $100,000 is.....a significantly smaller percentage. Hugely smaller.
The point being that they have more money and are donating less than someone who makes an average salary would be by donating 5$.
9-25-2008 @ 4:15PM
Mert said...
Still, $5 is better than nothing, right?
9-25-2008 @ 2:54PM
jsutcliffe said...
"if you are looking for a new/second Lite, now you really have an excuse to take the plunge."
If you're looking for a second Lite you have more money than you need — just give the $125 to a good cause, eh?
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9-25-2008 @ 2:59PM
aj said...
Thank you. That's what I was going to say.
Or just donate 5$ yourself, and save yourself a further 124.99$ if you already own a DS.
And for the love of God, don't donate money to charity without knowing how it handles the money. The information is public. Just writing cheques to people "for a good cause" does not, by itself, help.
9-25-2008 @ 4:09PM
SephFinale said...
They're probably using it as a tax write-off.
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9-25-2008 @ 11:05PM
Rollins said...
A couple years ago Target was selling the Pink DS and giving 100% of the proceeds to breast cancer research. While its hard to ask a company to make a contribution as generous as that, Nintendo should at least be able to offer up a bit larger percentage than 5%. Heck, just team up with a retailer that has "exclusive" rights to this special edition DS and get a small contribution from them as well. This shouldn't really be something to exploit.
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9-26-2008 @ 7:04AM
two40 said...
I can't believe some people are being critical of their generosity. They didn't have to do this. Besides, this took time to plan, design and produce which costs them money. Sure it's also a marketing move but at least they've done something. How many console manufacturers do you see doing this?
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9-26-2008 @ 9:24AM
Gosh said...
sheesh.. considering a BIG company like nintendo actually WANTS to help by donating some $.. unlike all the other BIG MONEY MINDED companies out there.. stop bitching sheesh
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9-26-2008 @ 1:30PM
BlackDS said...
I think people forgot that Nintendo also donated money for breast cancer from the sales of the pink DS Lite when it was first introduced.
I don't see Sony doing this, so give props to Nintendo, instead of whining about the amount of money donated. The dollar is not worth as many yen, so Nintendo is not making the margins that they originally made on the DS Lite.
Peace.
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