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The Bape DS. Wait ... What?

StarJet | April 03, 2008 | News | DS 
These days, fasion craze hits everything. Fashion label Bathing Ape (Bape) and Nintendo have got together to release the Limited Edition Bape DS Lite with a Bape and Mario design. The problem is, the cost. It's originally set to be sold at ¥16800, but now it's risen to a whopping ¥44940. And it's also only available in Japan currently.
On eBay, it's available for a quite generous $599 a piece.
If you’re fashion conscious and have more money that sense you may be interested to know that Nintendo and fashion label Bathing Ape (aka Bape) have schemed together to create the “Baby Milo”, a limited edition DS Lite featuring an exclusive Bape design.

The con of the century is retailing at ¥16800 (about $167) but good luck getting one for that price. Bape reseller Boboshop is selling the little gems for ¥44940, that’s $447 if your last name happens to be Gates. Ironically the design (which also comes in reassuringly expensive gold) resembles that of designer Louis Vuitton, famous for his overpriced bags and accessories.

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    ShinyMilotic | April 04, 2008
    Lol that thing isn't worth the money to me, except as a collectors item.
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    MusiKon | April 04, 2008
    There was a gold version that looked much better. Of course, Bape stuff is always expensive, so I'm never seeing that.
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    Trend | April 04, 2008
    That's such a rip off. You might as well just buy some stickers and add them to your DS, 598 bucks cheaper.
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      AznLiquid | April 04, 2008
      It's just another way to flaunt your money, like Bape's clothing line. It's a high-end brand, so making an expensive DS is natural.
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    Mario_1 | April 04, 2008
    "Haters get mad, 'cause I got me some Bathin' Apes!"

    I always wondered what that meant... I didn't like the idea of literally giving animals a bath.
    • 0 thumbs!
      MusiKon | April 04, 2008
      Quote from Wiki:

      "According to Nigo (creator of the clothing line), the name 'A Bathing Ape' is short for a Japanese saying 'bathing in lukewarm water'. Japanese people typically have daily baths in water over at temperatures above 40 degrees celsius. As such, bathing in luke warm water is to complacently over indulge. This is, ironically, a reference to the lazy oppulence of the younger generation of Japanese, the brand's own customers."
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    Andrew5 | April 04, 2008
    I don't see a point to it, why would I spend so much money on a DS like that?
    • 0 thumbs!
      Zeon I | April 04, 2008
      Because you can sell it on Ebay for twice the retail price and some random money maker will buy it.
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        Andrew5 | April 05, 2008
        Who would buy it? $500 for a DS with sticker-like things on it?
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    theundertakergonzo | April 06, 2008
    I wouldn't bother with something like that, it's just a ds with a few stickers here and there on it >.

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