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Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Continuing their recent run of collaborations with the clothing label, Nintendo have teamed up with A Bathing Ape to bring us a line of Pokemon/Bape t-shirts that will no doubt set your wallet’s heart aflutter. More »

An Even Fancier Bape DS Lite

10:20PM Luke Plunkett | The Bathing Ape/Nintendo collaboration on a limited run of DS consoles was a popular one. No, actually, not popular. Crazy popular. So one can only imagine the fervour Japanese collectors are going to whip themselves into for this: a gold one. Yes, same console, same print, just this time, it’s gold, which is the universal symbol for “betterer and more expensive”. Get a good look at it, because you’ll never own one. Ever. More »

Bape Nintendo DS Now Available For A Ridiculous Sum

8:20AM Michael McWhertor | Label conscious Nintendo fans will want to perk up their ears and check their credit card balances, as the Baby Milo by A Bathing Ape limited edition Nintendo DS has been released. It retails for 16800 yen (now about $US 167), but we wish you great luck in securing one at that price. The newly revamped (and finally usable) Bape web site lists the item at its standard price, but Bape reseller Boboshop is selling the white version for an impressive 44940 yen. That translates to about $US 447 if you’re considering it. More »

A Bathing Ape Comes To DS

11:40AM Michael McWhertor | Japanese clothing label A Bathing Ape (aka Bape) is the latest to lend its signature brand to the Nintendo DS, with new white and gold portables hitting in April. Nintendo’s Mario and Bape’s Baby Milo will adorn the packaging and the top half of the DS, the latter of which mimics the familiar Louis Vuitton pattern that has adorned overpriced baggage for decades. Like many things Bape, we suspect that these DS Lites will be in short supply and go for a mint when they’re out of stock. Bape x Nintendo DS Lite [High Snobiety] More »