Nintendo DS G-pak Organizer Black

by Naki

Product Features

• Compatible with both DS and DS Lite consoles
• Adjustable shoulder strap has 2 additional mesh pouches for game cartridges and more
• Cushioned center dividers for custom storage options

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QGHPRY
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 31, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,128 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

DS Lite G-Pak Organizer & Travel Case Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, not so great implementation, September 6, 2007

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bixodoido (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nintendo DS G-pak Organizer Black (Video Game)

I was really excited to get this product once I found out how many games it holds. I have no idea why it's so difficult to find a case that holds more than a few DS games, especially given their small size, but it is. This case will hold 30 DS games and a bunch of GBA games. There isn't room for much else inside--just 2 dividers and space for maybe your DS, its charger, and maybe headphones or a car charger--but it does have a zipper pocket on the outside that will hold some smaller stuff (maybe a couple more games, a stylus or two, screen protectors, etc).

The problem I had with this product is that the games were difficult, for me at least, to get in and out of the mesh slots. It's a pretty tight fit, and I was only able to get 4 games per row (each row should hold 5) without forcing the 5th one more than I was comfortable with. Since the slots won't hold games in cases the contacts are left exposed, which concerns me given the difficulty in getting the games in their slots in the first place. I also noticed that it was pretty tough to get games out of the 2nd or 3rd rows when the 1st row was fully loaded. The mesh, which is black, and the elastic also partially block the title on most games, so its tough to see which game is where unless you actually pull them partly out or only put them in about 3/4 of the way when you're loading them.

These issues won't be a problem for some people, and are certainly better than the alternative of just leaving the games lying around or cramming them into the nooks and crannies of other DS cases. For me, however, the pain in getting games in and out was enough to dampen my enthusiasm for having more game storage, and I'll be returning this product and buying more plastic cases instead. If the ability to store a ton of games is your absolute top priority and you're willing to tolerate the inconvenience of inserting and removing them this case may be for you--but personally I'll keep looking for a better solution.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great case... in THEORY only. Execution poor., September 14, 2007

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Scotia (United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nintendo DS G-pak Organizer Black (Video Game)

This is the best case I've found for my DS Lite that also handles a LOT of games. In fact, there are DS-sized, individual webbed pockets for holding each DS game... 30 of them. Too bad the rows are sewn crookedly, some of the pockets are sewn too narrowly to fit a DS game, and others are sewn so badly the mesh is ripped, making them useless. Out of the 30 pockets, I can use maybe 25. Of course, that's better than what I had before... but since I have over 30 DS games, I end up using some of the double wide mesh pockets that look like they're intended for GBA games. Thankfully, I have a decent GBA case for my GBA and its games, so I can use these GBA mesh pockets for DS games.

I give it the 3 stars simply because it does hold the most games of any other case I've found without being bulky, and it will also hold my DS snuggly as well as the charger pack and the headphones I have. The case itself is not super large either, being about the size of your average trade paperback in size and thickness. It's also got velcro attachments inside making it somewhat "modular" so that you can divide the case up into three sections of whatever size you want.

If the cartridge pockets just weren't so poorly made... :(

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well thought-out, June 14, 2007

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duke_87 (PA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Nintendo DS G-pak Organizer Black (Video Game)

This case was an upgrade from my old ALS one. My old case only had 9 slots for DS games and 0 for GBA games. It was fine at first, by I quickly outgrew it and was cramming games in ever nook and cranny of the case.

The G-Pak has enough individual mesh pockets to hold up to 30 DS games and has an additional 6 pockets designed for GBA games. The main compartment includes 2 padded dividers that you can position as you like via velcro. Mine is configured similarly to the picture shown with the DS in the center and the charger and headphones in the compartments on either side. Some have mentioned that games are too tough to get out of the pockets, for my part I leave the very top of the games above the elastic band and to remove them, I just push up on the bottom of the game until it's far enough out for me to grab- works great for me.

The case seems pretty well-made and should do a more than adequate job of protecting the DS and it's games. I also prefer to 'look' of it over my old ALS case. It doesn't have "Nintendo" written anywhere on the outside and doesn't scream "kid's toy" like other cases seem to, which could be nice for us older gamers.