Keys Factory Lovely Boston DS (Blue) Case/Purse
Girl gamers are growing in number and the Nintendo DS has shown to be pretty female-friendly. Enter Keys Factory's Lovely Boston DS--perhaps the most feminine DS carrying case in exsistence. Now, I'm not a girl, but my girlfriend is, and she owns a DS. So when I noticed this being sold at Play-Asia, I asked her if she'd like to have one over the Hori DS pouch she currently had. She chose the blue one (it comes in three colors: pink, black, and blue).
About a week later it arrived, and I took some photos for review purposes before handing it over to its new owner. It's a small, pleather purse-like case, with feminine graphics printed on it. The word "girl" is printed on it to make it completely obvious that this product is for the female persuasion. A metal chain with little heart charms on it dangles on one side. So cute! At least, that's what I'm sure most girls would say.
But what about functionality? How well does this thing work as a carrying case? It has a zipper opening, and inside there is a sewn in pouch for the DS to slide into, and another smaller pocket for games or other small items. There is also ample room for the DS charger. The size of the bag is just a bit larger than the DS and is about twice as thick. So as a carrying case, it works well.
But what about a girl's perspective? I asked my girlfriend to give her thoughts on it and she likes it because "it's like a purse" and that the chain "is cute". The only thing she doesn't like is that there isn't quite enough room to also put in her wallet or other necessary girly items. So there you have it, this seems to be a pretty good bag to hold your DS if you're female, and it comes in three different colors: black, pink, and blue.
Where can you buy it? The best places are probably Play-Asia.com or good ol' National Console Support. Play-Asia only has the blue one in stock at the moment, but NCS has all three. Play-Asia is the cheaper choice at $14.90, but it will take a bit longer to receive if you are ordering from the US. NCS charges $20 for each bag.
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How about pics of the inside????
Posted by: Sharon | June 5, 2006 07:24 AM
That would be good, wouldn't it? LOL! I actually did take, or try to take, photos of the inside, but since everything is blue on the inside, it was really hard to tell what you were looking at. I've added a scan of the diagram from the back of the box which shows the two inside pockets. I hope this helps!
Posted by: Gyoshi | June 5, 2006 12:49 PM