Trade In your old Nintendo DS for a new Nintendo DSi?

GAME are already preparing for the Easter DSi launch, and plan to offer the handheld for just £74.99 when you trade in an old console.

Planning on grabbing Nintendo's hot new handheld when it lands in Europe on April 3rd? If you place your order with GAME, you'll be able to get your very own Nintendo DSi on launch day for just £74.99 if you trade in one of your old consoles. The DSi will retail at around £150, making that a whopping 50% reduction in price.

This swish Easter deal is available to customers trading in an Xbox 360, PSP 3000, Wii or their DS Lite. ""We're working closely with Nintendo to organise a huge launch, which is perfectly timed for the Easter holidays,"says Robert Quinn, GAME's operating director.

With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Pokémon Platinum coming out around the time of the DSi's launch and a back catalogue of hundreds of utterly fantastic titles to choose from, gamers are sure to have a fantastic time with their favourite touchy-feely handheld, whether they're upgrading their Lite or "Phat" consoles or buying one for the first time.

The aggressive half price deal is available to consumers trading in an Xbox 360, PSP 3000, Wii or DS Lite.

"Everyone at GAME has been a massive supporter of the DS and DS Lite. We've seen first hand how it's carved a place in history by attracting millions of new customers to videogames," Quinn continued.

"Now our customers are excited about the DSi because Nintendo has packed even more innovation into what was already an inventive portable console. Our customers can't wait to get their hands on one, and having seen the experience in Japan when it launched, we're planning for a lot of interest in the coming months."

The half price deal puts the new handheld at a lower price point than many retailers sell the DS Lite.

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ps.. thanks to Snowy Day for letting us know about this.. must admit.. I might keep my old Nintendo DS.. still have lots of games.. we'll see.