DS Specials

DS Specials was a DS program ran by Nintendo. The deal was, you turn in your DS game, and you get a DS Specials version of that game, with behind-the-scenes work on the game, as well as a bonus cartridge with Japan-exclusive GameCube games. In 2011, the program was discontinued by the introduction of the 3DS. The New Super Mario Bros. DS Specials copy with Giftpia has became the rarest DS Specials game, as well as one of the rarest DS games in general. Eventually, people started making ROM websites dedicated to the DS Specials games. But once Nintendo found them, they took them down. As of 2022, all game stores still accept any DS Specials games, with the average price at stores like GameStop being around $1,000, with the New Super Mario Bros x Giftpia cartridges selling for $10,000.