DS Game boxes - changes afoot?

[Flashy]

Are Nintendo abandoning the UK-style DS game boxes? I ask because my copy of 42 ATC has just arrived from Amazon, and it's packed in a slimmer, US-style case.

The packaging is UK, and it's not just a UK sleeve in another box, because the sleeve fits perfectly (which it wouldn't if the longer - when stretched out - UK sleeves wouldn't fit in the US boxes).

Just wondered if it was a one-off or whether the slimmer boxes are becoming commonplace over here. Anyone else had anything like this?

 

[INSOMANiAC]

I hope so because then my fat-boxed games will be worth a fortune in 30 years !

 

[danwalton]

my copy of 42 ATC is in a normal big case, which i like! I hope they're not getting rid of them!

 

[Deleted member 128798]

Yeah I've seen some UK copies of Animal Crossing and Brain Training in the slim black boxes. I'd actually prefer it if they did move over fully to those.

 

[Flashy]

Aside from looking more streamlined, the thinner boxes actually feel more sturdy than the chunkier ones. That's got to be a plus. I suppose we should be grateful that we've moved on from the days of carboard game boxes.

 

[andytabor]

i dont like the black cases, transparency is good!!

 

[INSOMANiAC]

My theory is, the big EU cases were designed to hold an instructional booklet with many languages in it, ergo, they had to be fatter ! god im good.

 

[Flashy]

^^^Either that, or they had to hold the 40,000 leaflets on pretty much nothing that NoE feel is necessary to put in every single game box.