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Cubed3 does a nice job of summarizing some of the speculation out there about the rumor that Nintendo is phasing the original DS out in Japan, despite Nintendo President Satoru Iwata's comments to the contrary.
First they point to the yo-yoing sales of the bulky portable, something that seems to be tied to stock issues. Then they point to a post on GameFront.de that reports that wholesale retailers say they haven't gotten original DS stock replenishments for a month.
It makes sense. Who would want to buy a DS when you can get a DS Lite? There would have to be a huge price difference to convince most consumers to pony up for the uglier, bigger version of the sexy new DS.
