Nintendo DS News | Europe Bound DS Lites Stolen?
By Barry Lewis
14.06.2006 19:58
Play-gadgets.com is reporting that a shipment container full of black DS Lite systems and games has gone missing in China, where the units are manufactured for Nintendo. Subsequently Black DS Lites appeared on the black market in Hong Kong, leading investigators to believe the shipment container was stolen.
The reported value is estimated at 18 Million Hong Kong Dollars (£1.26 Million) and local police are offering a reward of £1 Million HKD for information leading to any arrests. It is unclear at this stage what effect this will have on the launch of the DS Lite, and indeed the numbers of Europe-exclusive Black DS Lite systems come the 23rd of June, but hopefully Nintendo will clear these matters up shortly.