DS Phat browser not available in stores
by Justin McElroy 
{ May 4th 2007 at 10:32PM }
If you have a DS Phat but not a DS Lite, you probably won't mind the news that the $35 Opera-based DS Web browser hitting June 4 for your system won't be available in stores. You're probably just the sort of rebellious, go-it-alone type that will get what you want by any means necessary, even if that means purchasing online. But you're probably also the sort of mind-bogglingly cheap skinflint that would sooner flush their sister's asthma inhaler down the toilet before spending money on shipping. So we find ourselves at an impasse.Nintendo isn't releasing names of all the online shops that will carry the Phat browser, but did point out that it will be available on its own Web site. We don't know if many Phat owners will be willing to part with the cash, but those who will probably appreciate being able to do so in the privacy of their own home, far from the whispers and quiet giggles of the Lite enthusiasts. Do they not realize that their stares are daggers?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shadow Hog @ May 4th 2007 10:38PM
Okay, seriously, what makes it so that they need two different versions of the web browser? I mean, seriously, the Phat and Lite can't be THAT different in terms of hardware, now can they?
Talk about confusing your customers.
SuperQuinn @ May 4th 2007 10:39PM
Well thats pretty stupid in my opinion. I hate to buy things online but i have a DS Phat.
Samuel McConnell @ May 4th 2007 10:48PM
The reason they have two different versions is because the DS Browser uses both slots 1 and 2...1 for the software, and 2 for a RAM upgrade. The DS Lite has a shorter slot 2, so they have a special version of the RAM cart that doesn't stick out of the DS Lite (as a regular GBA cart would)
Draco @ May 4th 2007 11:05PM
Thats ironic, the only way to buy a web browser is to do so online.
Ocho @ May 5th 2007 9:50AM
The internet just got smaller, harder to read, more confusing, and more expensive.
The3rdNuisance @ May 5th 2007 2:49AM
So they don't release the one for the DS that looks good in stores? Well, one less thing for me to get, its not worth the hassle of ordering online.
ALH @ May 5th 2007 6:50AM
lol, the phat browser is availible freely here in the UK. tough break, america.
now if it were actually FREE id probably be more tempted to pick it up...
Tim @ May 6th 2007 3:16AM
I really wish they wouldn't charge full price for this thing. If it's at the same price as a game then there's little incentive for me to spend my money on it instead of an actual game.