Rumor: Wii, DS headed to India on Sept. 30

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Sep 9th 2008 at 4:40PM }

If a post on The Angry Pixel is to be believed, the not-infinitesimal number of people in India are about to be swept into the wonderful world of waggle, with the Wii rearing its slender head in the country on September 30th. Joining it will be Nintendo's touchy-feely portable system, the DS, which has astonishingly managed to avoid the birthplace of bun-eating sensation Benny Lava all this time.

Nintendo's pair will allegedly be distributed by Samurai-India, in partnership with HCL, with the DS fetching a price of INR 7,990 ($178) and the Wii going for a lofty INR 19,990 ($445). Have you been high today?

[Via NWF]

Tags: DS, India, Rumor, Wii, Wiindia

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Mr Khan @ Sep 9th 2008 4:44PM

I know that China's as hard of a market for consoles to break into as South Korea, with the dominance of PC gaming with the added problem of their rampant piracy

India's another matter, though. What kind of numbers did the PS2 move there?

Rohit Kapur @ Sep 9th 2008 4:52PM

Geez, what does Nintendo think, that the people of India are clueless about the rest of the world? You can get a friggin' PS2 here for about Rs. 8,000 now. This is just plain unfair, much like Apple with their iPhone priced at Rs. 32,000.

LOOK, WE'RE A BILLION PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. STOP BILKING US OUT OF OUR MONEY.

Metal_Gear @ Sep 9th 2008 4:57PM

You means there are still places in the world Nintendo havent taken over? :O

Jacksons @ Sep 9th 2008 5:04PM

Nice new tag there, Ludwig.

DangerMouse @ Sep 9th 2008 5:07PM

Quick! Trick them into think the Wii is next GEN!@$

juju187 @ Sep 9th 2008 5:12PM

well should be an easy sell since all american jobs and dollars seem to be in india anyways

WiiFTW @ Sep 9th 2008 5:17PM

My loony bun is fine Benny Lava!

j.howlett @ Sep 9th 2008 10:06PM

i know that song

Titanium_Orchid @ Sep 9th 2008 5:53PM

So... Indians can now expect to not be able to find the Wii?

Shashwat @ Sep 9th 2008 6:06PM

wtf are they charging so much for the wii in India? They are gonna get pirated to hell if they charge that much.

Dirty @ Sep 9th 2008 7:13PM

Bollywood waggle

^ImWithStupid^ @ Sep 9th 2008 7:47PM

ZARUT!!!

^ImWithStupid^ @ Sep 9th 2008 7:45PM

They still dont have nintendo their???

Jacksons @ Sep 9th 2008 8:15PM

Doesn't India use the rupee? It's too perfect.

Amol @ Sep 9th 2008 8:36PM

You know, I gave a friend an NDS when I went to India. You know how much it costs at the current exchange rate? Rs. 5250-odd. And if Nintendo is doing it, it definitely should be lower than that. Like maybe Rs. 3000-4000. It's still pretty expensive for a game console though.