The online retailer, EB Games is currently listing a new Nintendo DS bundle package. The alleged forthcoming bundle includes an undeclared style and color of a standard DS along with a copy of the critically acclaimed portable title, Animal Crossing: Wild World.
The price of the specially packaged Nintendo DS is currently set at a similar mark as the previously released Mario Kart DS bundle, $149.99. A definitive release date was not available on the retailers website, but it is expected to arrive in March of 2006. The Advanced Media Network has contacted Nintendo for further details regarding this alleged bundle package. We’ll keep you updated on any further developments.
Updated 5:30 PM PST:
Advanced Media Network has contacted several EB Games outlets in the San Francisco Bay Area, and can now confirm the listed date for the bundle.
March 2nd, 2006 is the current release date, and even though Nintendo of America has yet to officially announce the bundle, EB Games is currently taking pre-orders. Coincidently, the improved Nintendo DS Lite will also release in Japan on the same day.
AMN has contacted Nintendo for comment, and will update this story as soon as their response becomes available.xccccfff