Nintendo Dsi

Tito:

I wouldn't buy new - I would buy used - I don't know how old your child is - I have two boys - 8 and 10. They begged for DS's - I refused to spend $200 on a TOY for them. So I found used ones on ebay for $38 and $49 on ebay.

I also looked on Craigslist for one as well.

With the way that technology changes - buying used is the way to go.

These products are all the same prices a few dollars off from one store to another - or they're sold with a different "bundle" or package of accessories. If there's a big difference - like $112 vs $149 it's probably a different generation - such as the regular dsi and the new dsi with the larger screens. In all my years of video games & ipods the manufacturer seems to set a price and the only way the store can differentiate themselves is to offer different bundles... I don't know how old your child is and wheter he'd notice - but many stores sell reburfished game systems. years ago my son bought himself a used playstation when a new system was introduced to the market. He got it at GameStop and it appeared new to me, was in a manufacturer's box and even had guarantee.

My son got a DS when they first came out about 6 yrs ago. Then the ds lite came out - the screen were backlit - and my daughter got that about 3 years ago. Then the dsi - with a camera and wifi came out - we got that for my son a 2 years ago as his original DS was broken. Now both of my kids play with their ipod touch screen - since it holds music, movies, and is wifi enabled as well and rarely take out their DSlite and DSI... It's all obsolete within a year or two anyway! Are we nuts?

If I knew then, what I know now - I would have bought used stuff for them when they were little - they were much more rough on things when they were younger. Nothing like seeing your child drop an expensive digital toy...(about the same when you have to dig through garbage to find their retainer!!!)

Get a used one from gamestop http://www.gamestop.com/browse/search.aspx?dsNav=N:134-80

Check Amazon or Ebay. Could get lucky in finding one.

Trying looking on Craig's List. I just bought an Ipod Touch (brand new - sealed in the box) for $85 less than retail.
Good Luck!

you can get a refurbished one at gamestop you know it's been fixed and will work vs one that has come from ebay.
But keep checking the ads
Toyrus is always having deals where you can get a free case or game if you buy a system.
No it's not another generation the only difference between the DSi and the DSi XL is the size. the 119 price break was a sale for the white ones because they don't sell many of the white ones vs the blue or red ones.
The next DS that is coming out is the DS 3D yep games in 3D no glasses needed. But it's not coming out for another year or two. And I'm not that enthused about having a 3d game system.