While we were in Japan scouring Akihabara for DS Lites (back before they became available in the United States), we chanced upon the used game store Super Potato. Akihabara is a busy place, and we followed the sound of melodies of classic 8-bit game themes to discover the five story Super Potato. While we didn't find any DS Lites here, they had all manner of Nintendo games from early Famicom carts to GameCubes discs, and a lot of cool related merchandise (including game music and little pixel block things)
I always thought Super Potato was one of those independent specialty stores that can only be found in Akihabara, but apparently Super Potato is a chain with 10 stores, stretching all across Japan.
In Japan, the Wii doesn't become available until December 2nd, but Super Potato is already offering to purchase secondhand Wiis for 1000 yen ($10 USD) more than the purchase price of a new system. Good luck, Super Potato, as I doubt you'll be seeing any gamers part with their Wii so soon (I know I won't be parting with mine anytime soon).
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