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Nintendo 2DS Console Pokemon Special Edition Yellow/Red/Blue $149 each @ BIG W in Store Only

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In Store Only from 27th Feb. Strictly limited availability.

"Each of the handhelds will come with a Virtual Console version of its corresponding release pre-installed. Virtual Console allows Nintendo users to download and play classic games from the past 25 years.
The special edition consoles will also come with a sticker pack to customize the hardware and a code to download a Pokémon theme.
Nintendo is also re-releasing the original Pokémon games on its Virtual Console and says they will remain true to their cartridge origins, complete with monochrome pixel art and 4-bit music."

For those who missed out on EB's release.

JB and Target are also selling these on launch. JB's price is $149 in store, Target online only $149, probably sold out by the time you read this.

Edit: Just in case they pull a last minute Target, here are the online links (product not available currently) that are different to the catalogue in store only links. They are for quick reference if by some miracle they become available online.

Yellow: https://www.bigw.com.au/product/nintendo-2ds-console-pokemon…
Red: https://www.bigw.com.au/product/nintendo-2ds-console-pokemon…
Blue: https://www.bigw.com.au/product/nintendo-2ds-console-pokemon…

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  • -1

    i'd buy a 2ds but they dont fold down so just look god damn retarded

    • +9

      Tell that to the parents of kids who's 3DS consoles have snapped in half from too much hinge flipping action.

  • I'd buy one as an investment.

    Much safer than an investment in stocks over the next year.

    • +7

      A lot of effort for little gain, just let a fan grab one if you're not into Pokemon

      • +1

        agree, stocks are a joke

  • Target will be $149 as well but they've taken the listings down from their website.

  • So… It's normal price?

    • +7

      The bargain is the Yellow version, really. Most of us got the Red/Blue version without any hassle. I would sell my soul to get my hands on Yellow. My partner's cousin stole my GameBoy Colour and my Pokemon Yellow a year ago. I had that baby for as long as I can remember. A truly treasured gift from my father. But alas, Yellow sold out really quickly and I missed my one chance. Now I have a second chance… but I am working late Friday night and will most likely miss out on my local stock. I would wake up early for it, but I need to work late Saturday night too. Sometimes I hate the universe.

      • Legit? There's a higher demand for yellow?

        • +3

          Yeah man. Yellow also features "coloured" gameplay. Definitely wanted by fans!

          Not sure why I was downvoted though.

      • Yellow - Pikachu, Charizard - Red, that's why you'll find Blue the easiest to get

        • +2

          But Blastoise is awesome…

    • ah'yup

  • Thanks OP, I will try my local stores Saturday but I don't hold much hope.

  • -5

    More land fill …..what 2ds games do we see in the future from Nintendo …..

    Other option is play emulator on pc or mac if you don't need portable.

    • +2

      I don't know if you are trolling or not so I will just tell you. The 2ds is just a kid friendly version of the 3ds. It plays all the same games as the 3ds. There are no 2ds games and there never will be.

  • +4

    Good luck finding stock. "strictly limited" means like one of each per store.

  • are we getting the new 3ds bundle with the plates too?

    • +2

      No that's America only iirc

  • Target/JB/EB etc getting these online?

  • +6

    Seeing people list their pre-orders of the consoles on eBay really grinds my gear as they are all asking for ridiculous mark ups.

    • +5

      The bigger problem is that people buy them :P

  • Talked to my local JB today. They only did pre-orders, they're not getting stock in.

  • I pre-ordered all three on day 1 (mega nerd), but I don't understand why Nintendo don't just release more so that scalpers don't have it so easy. Isn't the point of pre-orders to gauge interest. Maybe they'll do another run of Pokemon 2DS's later on, like they did with the Majora's Mask 3DS XL.

  • Sorry, product not found.

    • They've merged this weeks catalogues, so it is here and here, the latter with a very confusing expiry date of Wednesday 28 February.

  • Just went to my local Big W, they pulled a yellow one out right in front of me :'(
    Can confirm only 1 of each colour at my local store!

    • Did they let you buy it?

      • +1

        My mates girlfriend (who works there and is opening the game section @ 8am) has put it aside for me.

        • +1

          Any chance of saying which store you had the yellow one set aside, to save me the trip of going to that store? :/

        • @rayzies: Ending up being the first one there anyway, so is gone! Pretty low percentage that you're thinking of the same store.. Can't say though sorry

        • @iMagoo: All good dude. I made sure i was up early, got to the big W brickworks at 7.30 am and luckily I was the only one waiting because they only had one of each. I managed to score a yellow one- according to the guy working there only 3 stores in SA got them… luckily i chose 1 of those 3 stores :)

        • +1

          @rayzies: Nice work! Now I need to decide if I play mine or keep it as a collectable..

  • +4

    According to Target's Facebook, Target will not have any in-store, they will be online only.

    They come up as Page Not Found at the moment, but they should be on these links when they come online: Blue, Red and Yellow

    • What time is it going live?

      • It will either go live at 12am tonight AEST or 8am (which is the usual time new releases get added)

        • +1

          Make that 7am it will be uploaded got incontact with target through facebook and they confirm online only will be posted 7am or a minute after

        • +1

          @JezzaC96:

          Thanks mate which one are you getting? I'd love to get all 3 if could afford it. Nintendo collector here :P

        • +1

          @abc: Desperately after the yellow, but thinking about all three. I just want them in my collection dont know if I will ever use it just one of those things you need in the collections

        • +1

          @JezzaC96:

          Yeah I already have a 2ds (with Polemon X/Y) from the Big W $50 sale that I actually use so these will be pure collector items haha.

        • +1

          @abc: yea i got the Y 2ds bundle when it came out and will just buy yellow for that anyway but if i can get the yellow 2ds thats going in a cabinet just hope scalpers dont buy them all before i get one

        • @JezzaC96:

          Yeah it really sucks with the limited availability of Nintendo special editions leave them for the true collectors.

        • +1

          @abc:

          Specially cause on ebay, one guy bought 10 yellow, 6 blue and 6 red when target released them early

        • +1

          @JezzaC96:

          They should have imposed limits!

        • +1

          @JezzaC96:

          They are online now! See my comment below. Hope you get one.

        • +1

          @michael_123: Yea we both bought them just then

  • +1

    No one picked up that Target sneakily sold their allocation on Fleabay earlier in the week. I wonder if they have pulled the wool over our eyes again (just like they did with the "online" Gold Mario Amiibo).

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Nintendo-2DS-Pokemon-20th-Ann…

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Nintendo-2DS-Pokemon-20th-Ann…

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Nintendo-2DS-Pokemon-20th-Ann…

    • Hoping so bad that they still put stock on their actual site

    • That's not cricket. :(

      And it was available at midnight on the Target website and not an 8 am special as advertised. :(

      EDIT: Someone did a Broden and bought 10 (!) Yellow Pikachu 2DSs according to the eBay buy history!

      http://offer.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&item…

      EDIT 2 : My bad, I just read Jezza's comments about the person buying 10 Yellow 2DS's.

  • +3

    Act quickly! These are now available to purchase on the Target website.

    My order was successfully placed and I have received email confirmation. I was also told to start checking at 7am tomorrow so lucky I refreshed now. It wasn't active 10min ago.

    Good luck everyone!

    • What ones or one did you get mate?

      • +2

        Ended up getting one of each. I wouldn't have been able to decide if I could only get one. They shall sit proudly on the shelf. Yourself?

        • I got the yellow (collectors item) but am tossing up whether to get the other colours :(

          It would be awesome if we got Green as well. OI OI OI :P

        • +2

          @abc:

          I know how you feel man, gotta catch'em all

          And green would be amazing tempted to get the jap model

    • I just checked out the website randomly and they were online. Came here now to tell people lol! I wonder how long they have been up for?

      • Definitely not long before I posted the above comment. I opened the link open on the browser ready for tomorrow morning then a few minutes later I was shutting my other tabs before closing the laptop and the page luckily refreshed.

        Lucky, as I'd be a bit annoyed if they were already out of stock when I checked in the morning since they told me not to bother checking before 6am QLD time.

        • This could be an issue because if they don't pick this up quick they will have none for the people they told to wait.

        • @4892:

          Yeah, they're also only available through the links I provided. If you search Pokemon on the website, it comes up with Pikmin.

        • +2

          @4892:

          I can't find them manually on the website so I think they just updated their direct links, not expecting anyone to find them until tomorrow morning when they will most probably put them on their gaming front page.

          So thanks durd0008 for the links!

        • @4892:

          Yea its shocking they told us all the wrong time

        • @JezzaC96:

          Good to see a few people here have successfully ordered at least!

          People on Facebook are still asking what time they will become available… it's nice to see them suffer before their mad rush in the morning…

        • +1

          @michael_123: i assisted with helping some people on facebook just hope none of them were buying for profitable gain

        • @JezzaC96: Some dude listed 5 of each on eBay shortly after :/

      • Came up just after 23:15 AESDST.

        Same thing happened with the Gold Mario Amiibo. If you believe Target's "official" release time, you will miss out :(

        PS: These are "hidden" links. Their "live" site still does not display this stock. This is where the anomaly is. Good luck and hopefully all the genuine collectors are able to secure stock :D

        • +1

          Lucky for the good old Item code, helps finding hidden links so much easier

        • Thing is with Gold Mario Amiibo if you missed out online you still had a chance at the store. So I hope all orders don't get cancelled and redone. I'm going to sleep in now thanks to this update ;) but if they cancel I may have to get up anyway.

        • @4892:

          Once confirmation email is sent they cant cancel and resell so we should all be a okay

  • Dammit just found out about the Mega Man Gold Amiibo that came out Stateside a few days ago. Comes in a bundle with Mega Man Legacy Collection however Nintendo in their stupid mind likes to keep things region locked :(

    • Good chance gold Megaman will make it out here, just owl Ray it's not exclusive to Target

  • I bought one red and one yellow! So happy! Open and play red til my thumbs are raw, keep yellow proudly displayed on my gaming collectables shelf. :)

  • Lol anyone got a Big W stock report? This thread went in a tangent :P

    • +2

      From other people's reports, Big W's have only got 1 of each colour..

      It's gonna be brutal.

      • Most cases one person has walked in and bought all 3 colours and stock is gone since they only had one of each colour

  • Endeavour Hills is empty (I went in, confirmed)

    Fountain Gate is empty (went in, just missed out, confirmed)

    Pakenham is empty (called up, lady said none left)

    I tried calling Waverley Gardens but couldn't get through.

    I had no idea they would go this fast, people must have been waiting outside as soon as they opened, or perhaps staff took them?

    Not too disappointed as you can still download the games for cheap on the DS apparently, only missing out on the coloured DS and box.

    [Stores listed were all Big W's of course, good luck guys]

  • I just spoke to someone at Big W via chat. Confirmed that it is sold out Australia wide and "I cannot comment on the possibility of the item being restocked at this time".

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