Warning: New DS Hijacking Method

[CyrusVN]

Sony must have involved in this case. Maybe Sony hired some robbers to prevent the DS Lite Black from lauching in HK.

 

[Ace Gunman]

I haven't read a single post in this topic, but England just got screwed over Nintendo-wise again.

 

[Renegade_R]

You know what...this is what makes me ashamed to be Chinese sometimes.

But I also think this was a bad move on the part of Nintendo. They should have launched the DS Lite Black in North America as well instead of saving it for Europe. Why? Because it would decrease the demand for that particular colour. Since the black one will be releasing in Europe only, there is a huge market for them since they will be the 'fashion item' of the gaming market now. The hijackers will wait for the Black DS shortage to occur, then those new Black DS units will appear on eBay and go for crazy prices and be untraceable. The Europe only launch has caused a tremendous demand for those Black DS Units and that's a problem. I bet they want the Black unit even in Japan.

 

[Heran Bago]

You know what...this is what makes me ashamed to be Chinese sometimes.

Who said the highjackers were Chinese?

Unless you think that chinese police are plain bad at catching highjackers, I don't really understand how you can pin it on a specific ethnicity.

edit: This happened in Europe with PSPs when they first came out.

edit2: Wait, if the truck went missing, the driver himself could have been the highjacker!

 

[mastertop101]

I think it happened a while ago in France too, with normal Nintendo DS.

 

[Renegade_R]

Well you have a point...maybe its the Japanese Yakuza doing it in Hong Kong...but anyways...I'm disappointed with how Nintendo handled this release making the whole world crazy for a Black DS Lite

 

[PineappleH]

You know what...this is what makes me ashamed to be Chinese sometimes.

Even if it's the Chinese who hijacked the cargo; what so shameful about that?
Hijacking take brains and skills.
If the Chinese hijacked the cargo filled with black DSL, then they got brains and skills.
Nope, don't see why should you be ashamed of brains and skills.

 

[Renegade_R]

I guess cause its everywhere I go, people are asking me where to buy fake DVDs. *sighs*

Actually, just a year ago before Pacific Mall got raided by the RCMP, you could walk through there and it was pirated game and movie city. From head to toe, you had unlimited entertainment (at poor quality) at your feet and 20 dollars could get you 5 movies or 3 games.

As much as I love movies and games, I walk through there and its kind of disappointing how such methods have to be used so these guys can drive around in their BMWs after work. You ever actually meet some of these people in real life? They are living the high life making tons of profit in Canada. When the police shows up, they take their earnings and head back to Hong Kong and China.

See in Hong Kong, the police are VERY strict on pirating, that's why it occurs in Canada.
And China is picking up on those laws too.

Of course I don't want pirating laws to get tougher in Canada cause I play a couple DS ROMs myself, but what I don't want to see is selling the material so they can find an easy way to the high life. Downloading a game in self-interest is fine in my book, its that try before buy concept. HOWEVER, downloading a game to resell in your store really pisses me off.

With the release of the new fake DS Games...I wouldn't be surprised to see on eBay something like this:

"BRAND NEW RARE BLACK NINTENDO DS LITE!! WITH 5 FREE GAMES!"
"Nintendogs, Castlevania, Phoenix Wright, New Super Mario Bros, Brain Age!"

Starting Bid: $200US

Now do you understand why I feel like this?

Oh one more thing!

This might make you understand my point even more:

I don't think this needs any introduction. I bought this from the piraters when I first bought my Gameboy Advance SP. Not knowing the existance of Flash Carts, I thought this was something special that Hong Kong has exclusively for them.

It costs $75 dollars. It has 5 Super Mario ROMs that do not save and 100 NES ROMs running off PocketNES. What does that mean? Homebrew has been canibalized for profit and that I've been charged almost retail price for the GBA games! When you're a newbie its really harsh...

 

[litesaber]

found the culprit..

 

[WK416]

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What the hell...
That's dated about 6 days ago... I sure hope he works for Nintendo, or else I will be really pissed.

When was the cargo declared missing? When was it taken? Etc.?

 

[jumpman17]

A cargo box has gone missing???

Did the truck like, drive under a bridge but never come out the otherside?

Did it disappear into a twilight zone?

Missing...that's a nice way to put it Nintendo. Stolen would make people worry.

 

[Darkforce]

Well I'm planning on getting a Black DS lite on launch so I hope it doesn't screw things up for me too much.

Maybe Nintendo needed an excuse for not being able to get enough units manufactured in time. xD

 

[Killermech]

Damn.. must've been a big hijack

So who want's to buy a black nds lite at a huge discount? Arrrh!

 

[teh_raf3]

Hope they find the stolen cargo and the guys who did it aswell...

 

[wohoo]

i read about this yesterday...
DAMN **** ****** **** ******** ARRRGH!!
if i knew who it was i would torture him until he can't even move on his own
and then i would blow up his body with some kind of bomb!

ARRRRRGH!! okej, seriously.. i realy realy realy hope they finds the little son of a bitch who took the DS'es!

 

[Psyfira]

Rubbish. Someone said the same thing about the shortages of coloured DS's in December. And surely it'd be on the news if there's a reward offered. Sorry, not buying it.

 

[Marxian]

Black DS lite on ebay:

Black DS lite

 

[Sc4rFac3d]

Black DS lite on ebay:

Black DS lite

It's transferred to the UK already?

 

[THeLL]

Not very smart of them.... But the page title is a bit weird... New DS Hijacking Method ? It isn't a method....

 

[Viguro]

This is some serious stuff, that's an entire shipment we are talking about, the awesome profit the bastards must be enjoying right now... I hope I see them in hell...

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