Nintendo DS from the states

Elliebabe

Sorry this may be an easy question can you use a Nintendo DS bought in the states over here. Do you have to get a special adapter?

My dd would like one and I am going to the states next month so her Christmas money should go further!!

Thanks in advance for your help.

Lorian

You'll need a new power supply but they are resonably cheap, for example £5 delivered from game.co.uk. Otherwise it will work.

http://www.game.co.uk/DS/Hardware/Accessory/~r328834/GAMEware-Nintendo-DS-Lite-Power-Supply-Unit/

barmonkey

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3650
works out at about £1.80 delivered

ally_g_2

My daughter's DS Lite came from America and works fine. The only difference I have found is we use a shaver plug to enable the charger to fit.

valk_scot

My brother in law brought one back from the States last year as a birthday gift for our son. It needed a UK power supply (very cheap, as said above) but apart from that it was identical to the ones here. Still working fine, 15 months on.

My BIL bought one for his own son too, plus a very snazzy accessory/storage case which I've never seen here. Worth looking out for stuff like that too while you're over there, I would say.

GeriO

Got two for my kids for Christmas and bought a UK charger in game for £7.99(can get them cheaper online) but they work great!

greyster

how much are they in the states?

reehsetin

got mine from the states been great, charger i got from ebay wasnt happy when it stopped working a couple of months later, instead i use a mini usb charger (someone said to me it can be used) same as my phone so very handy

chocolate.orange_2

greyster wrote: »

how much are they in the states?

Wallmart has them at $129
It cost me £71.00 For my friend in USA to buy me one and post it to me

HTH

I use a usb charger that i bought from Dealextreme it works just fine

My son had a DS sent from USA and we used to charge that with the UK charger we bought here and that worked without any problems also

piggeh

My mate bought a game in the us and works on uk machines so I think they're totally identical (ie no region locking etc). Worth getting a couple of games as well as they're about £10-15 whereas they're £25-30 over here.

X Box 360 premium pack works out as £150 and PS3 60GB is about £200-250 but not sure if these are region restricted or not. Lots of bargains though!