Got a couple of certificates from BB for my gamer points, gonna shave $15 off the next game purchase (pretty decent deal that Club, I'd look into it). Metroid Other M comes out the end of August, Halo: Reach like 2 weeks later. Both titles are sure to be fun, I know the hardcore types will say I'm stoopid for even questioning the almighty Halo, but I only recently purchased Halo: ODST (though that's short and I'll finish it in a few hours) and it's been a while since a Metroid and as a true multi-spectrum gamer I can see many sides of this issue. I would appreciate any meandering thoughts on the matter from the more well-rounded crowd, 12 year old trash-talking weened on Cortana x-box live d bags need not apply.

Geez Darth I just asked for opinions could you be any more of a bulldog? "Ladies and gentlemen of the court, what more could a person ask at launch?" I meant Gameboy Advance, not color, okay? Tone it back a little man I don't even know you, just trying to dialogue a little with fellow DS fans.

It sure would be nice to sport one launch day.

I have a long memory though.

I can still remember standing in Toys R Us and checking out the new Gameboy Color and thinking it was the sweetest bit of hardware known to man, saved my money, got one, then like 6 months later they came out with the SP which WAS the sweetest piece of hardware known to man, at the time. Got burned on that one. Then you look at the DS fat. How long was that out before the far superior DS Lite's hit? If you had a fat, wouldn't you be mad when you saw the Lite, like that's what it should have been all along? Granted I waited a LONG time to upgrade to my DSi (Christmas '09) and I love it, but less than a year later, here comes the 3ds. If I bought a launch model that would be it, I wouldn't buy a special edition just to have it, but the special editions are always cool. What if after they hit and sell a jillion Nintendo goes to a crisper screen, or upgrades a component within the first year? I appreciate the input from everyone, most seem as excited as me to get it asap, but I'm leaning toward waiting a little, once I have the cashI can always pounce at any time I feel like, right?

That, my friends, is the question.

The 3Ds is the first console that I have ever saved my sheckles ahead of time so to be in a position to actually grab one at launch. I have already started my monthly 3DS slush fund, at this rate round about next year when they debut in the US I'll surely have enough to pounce day one. BUT, the problem is that Nintendo is notorious for releasing slightly better variants of their handhelds in short order, not to mention the inevitable Zelda/Mario/Special Propertyeditions thatI always say: "AW man! If I had the money I'd jump on that, it's so sweet!" (gold Zelda DS I'm looking at you.....and weeping...)

I have never been in on the launch of anything but boy doI want to play that Starfox 64 re-make in 3Din the first hour of the first day of release. But whatif 6 months later they come out with a *tremble* Smash Bros edition?

What's the smart move here?