Starting at midday today, the online deal site has 100 Wii consoles up for $199, 100 Red Mario Nintendo DS Lites, and 2000 Eee PCs, plus eight other mystery products up for grabs. Those numbers mean that stocks are going to fly off shelves, and if the last time COTD had a big sale is anything to go by, you should probably prepare yourself for disappointment.

Still, if you do manage to pick up one of these bargains, all the frustration will be worth it…

You need to be a member to be eligible for the deals as well, so you should probably sign up now if you want a chance in hell of getting through.

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The Selector features three slots for games and an indicator light to show which game is in play. A cable runs between the attachment and the DS’s card slot, and it looks like the Selector is easily removable, as it just clips on. It’s mildly useful, especially if you own exactly three games, but it really ruins the sleek lines of the DS Lite, and, of course, it’s vastly inferior in utility (though not in legality, heh) to one card with boatloads of ROMs. The reviews are glowing but we’re not sure they’re trustworthy, especially the one saying, “I really enjoy it and look forward to doing it over and over. Well worth it.”

The Blaze NDS Game Selector is available now for around $US13, which is a totally fair price if you’re not as superficial as we are. [SuperUFO via Kotaku]

Nintendo has traditionally ignored the iPhone as a competitor, claiming that the DS and iPhone were chasing different markets. Now Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has given in the reality of commerce and started the smack talk.

I do not imagine that iPhone will dominate the Nintendo DS market at once. My impression as the person who has used iPhone is, it is very attractive but, frankly, I did not feel that it was designed to be appreciated by a wide variety of people like how Nintendo has been designing its products.

The DS had an incredible run, and the DSi has shown some impressive initial sales. But with the rise of the smartphone (which obviously includes the iPhone), Nintendo will need to move beyond corporate trash talk and figure out how they’ll survive in the mobile gaming marketplace when consumers refuse to carry two devices. You know, a plan that doesn’t include going the way of Sega on mobiles.

The company will never have more momentum than they have now. So if anyone could launch a crazy new product and find mass acceptance right now, it’s Nintendo. But unfortunately for Nintendo, Apple meets that criteria, too. [Nintendo via Kotaku and image]

This Health Control Game Timer may be incredibly weird to Americans, but Asians know exactly what this is for—taking the place of parental nagging.

The HCGT does two things: beep when your face gets too close to the screen and beep when you reach the 30/60/90/120 minute game timer limit. This is essentially what my parents nagged me about when I was playing my Game Boy in 1989—get your face further away from the screen and stop playing so much. So thanks, Health Control Game Timer, for bringing back those wonderful memories for $US40. [Game Timer via Impress Watch via Kotaku via Dvice]

Coming in two models (SmartStylus 1 & 2), the stylus is designed to add vibration feedback “based on movements and commands in the game.” The SmartStylus 2 adds the possible integration of LEDs, sound and even motion (imagine swinging your stylus like a baseball bat).

We’re a little confused as to exactly how the SmartStylus will integrate with games not specifically designed for the device (if it will at all), but those questions should be answered when it launches for an undisclosed price this fall. [Maxconsole]

[Vaio Type DS via Kotaku AU via Geekothon]

Nintendo’s response to everything has been that “All DS titles are compatible with Dsi” (except those that utilise the GBA slot–like Guitar Hero). But if games that haven’t been released are already running into trouble, does that mean that several games already out there won’t play nice on the company’s next handheld? [Pocket Gamer via Kotaku]