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DS TV Tuner brings down Nintendo Website

by Kiven on November 10th, 2007

Who would have thought that a simple tv tuner could bring down Nintendo’s Japanese website? Nov 8 was the day pre-orders started for Nintendo’s 1seg DS tuner peripheral. The peripheral, which makes the DS capable of receiving 1seg digital television broadcasts, is being sold exclusively through Nintendo’s e-commerce site.

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Based on a report from Sankei News, one sales source may not be enough for the item. The news site reports that the start of pre-orders caused such a rush that Nintendo’s servers were overloaded and people were left unable to connect.

So how many units did Nintendo sell in this first day? Nintendo’s PR department issued a statement: “We started taking orders at 1:00PM. It seems that there were many hours of confusion. We still do not know specifics on the state of pre-orders.”

Those who order the 6,800 yen device will receive it on the 20th.

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