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[FLAguy954]

Here's the link to Nintendo's online store.

Here are the current refurbished prices:

Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS $119.99
Blue/Black Nintendo 3DS XL $169.99
Midnight Blue Nintendo DSi XL $99.99
Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS $119.99
Red/Black Nintendo 3DS XL $169.99
Red/Black Nintendo 3DS XL w/16 GB SD Memory Card $179.99

I came across this while searching the internet for a good deal on a blue 3DS XL. I'm about to snatch me a 4 GB version right now (I have a 32 GB SD card ready to be placed in the 3ds when I receive it).

 

[Toki767]

Why buy refurbished when you can get a new one at Target this week for $175?

 

[Domcorleone]

Why buy refurbished when you can get a new one at Target this week for $175?

Even better, Best Buy price match and get a free case for it as well.

 

[GameGuru59]

I'm liking this new Nintendo. It may be as good as bought as soon as my check comes in.

 

[trixx]

Should be 149 refurbished if they sold white I would have bought it instantly

 

[Winterfang]

Why are the memory cards needed?

 

[corn_fest]

They're probably pretty nice. I assume they're the same as when you send in your unit for repairs and they send you back a refurbished one.

Why are the memory cards needed?

Required for the OS, I think?

 

[Why would you do that?]

Why are the memory cards needed?

Cartridges sometimes add "extra data" to the SD card, and downloaded games (that aren't DSiWare) are stored on there, too. Your system menu's applications like Streetpass Mii Plaza require it, too.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Got one used and two games for $175! Love eBay and clueless moms.

 

[Dark Octave]

No. $30 off is not enough to settle for refurbished.

 

[Winterfang]

Cartridges sometimes add "extra data" to the SD card, and downloaded games (that aren't DSiWare) are stored on there, too.

So 3DS games need an extra SD card to save your files?

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Those prices aren't...good.

 

[Vintage_Creep]

One of my friends just bought and XL and now I want it.
The problem is that I already have a basic one (the Legend Of Zelda limited edition). Still, some games get so much better, like Kid Icarus and Luigi's Mansion 2...
I kinda want to upgrade for Super Smash Bros.
I don't know, with a good price, maybe... Especially if they make another limited for SSB.
So, a price cut is absolutely good for me. But bomba? Is it really that bad?

 

[Bluemercury]

So 3DS games need an extra SD card to save your files?

not necessarily, some games do, fire emblem has saves in the game card.

 

[corn_fest]

So 3DS games need an extra SD card to save your files?

Yeah, sometimes, though calling it "extra" is a bit disingenuous since the system always comes with one. Extra data is usually for nonessential stuff anyway.

 

[Azure Phoenix]

So 3DS games need an extra SD card to save your files?

All 3DS systems come with an SD card inside the slot already, so it isn't really an issue. The old ones had a 2gb card and the XLs have a 4gb card by default.

 

[x3r0123]

horrible prices, i got my XL new for $110 when there was a sale

 

[Winterfang]

Weird. Can you use a regular SD card? I'm not trying to be snarky or dismiss the handheld. I'm asking because I'm planning to get a 3DS to play Pokemon.

Edit: Good to know it comes with one already, Glad to know it's not an issue.

 

[corn_fest]

Weird. Can you use a regular SD card? I'm not trying to be snarky or dismiss the handheld. I'm asking because I'm planning to get a 3DS to play Pokemon.

Yep, I believe the cards they come with are just standard class 4 SanDisk cards.

Edit: my XL has a Lexar card. But yeah, any old card will do.

 

[Het_Nkik]

So 3DS games need an extra SD card to save your files?

Nope. Saves are all on the cartridges. It's for stuff stuff like SpotPass and StreetPass data. That way you can still get those things even when the cartridge isn't in your 3DS.

 

[Wario64]

Not really that great of a deal.

 

[Orayn]

Weird. Can you use a regular SD card? I'm not trying to be snarky or dismiss the handheld. I'm asking because I'm planning to get a 3DS to play Pokemon.

Yep, any SD card will do and it supports SDHC sizes as well.

Not really that great of a deal.

Seems like a road test for those systems' next price drops, since they seem to go on sale for that much every couple of months.

 

[Mr-Joker]

So 3DS games need an extra SD card to save your files?

At least you can buy a standard SD card that you can buy for cheap and not a proprietary card like the Vita.

 

[EloquentM]

Who's making this thread next week?

 

[Wynnebeck]

Those prices aren't...good.

This. Let me know when the 3DSXL drops to OG 3DS prices and then I'll upgrade.

 

[Phire Phox]

Do you need two 3DSs to transfer data from one SD card to another?

 

[thelatestmodel]

I wouldn't really call this a "bomba".

 

[NeoRausch]

Do you need two 3DSs to transfer data from one SD card to another?

nah, just copy via PC

 

[DrFaustPhD]

Bomba? These prices are quite close to what I paid for my XL new...

 

[DashReindeer]

I don't understand the thread title like at all, but I guess selling a refurbished unit at a discount price is a sign of bombing now?

At any rate, when does the Target sale end? I don't get paid until Thursday, but dear lord, I want a Black XL.

 

[DrFaustPhD]

nah, just copy via PC

But you do need two 3ds' for the new one to read the old data, don't you?

I mean, you'd be screwed if you copied your data, sold the first 3DS, bought a new one and threw the SD card in there, right?

 

[Junior Mint]

This is barely a deal

 

[LNBL]

That's not different from the current new price.

 

[Shin Johnpv]

I wouldn't really call this a "bomba".

Yeah I don't get that connection either, stupid thread title.

 

[NeoRausch]

But you do need two 3ds' for the new one to read the old data, don't you?

I mean, you'd be screwed if you copied your data, sold the first 3DS, bought a new one and threw the SD card in there, right?

new card for same 3DS = just copy the whole card
new 3DS = full system transfer (2 3DS needed)

 

[jediyoshi]

Bumpity. They dropped prices again.

Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS $129.99
Blue/Black Nintendo 3DS XL $149.99
Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS $109.99
Red/Black Nintendo 3DS XL $149.99
Red/Black Nintendo 3DS XL w/16 GB SD Memory Card $159.99

 

[Uncle Rupee]

"aqua blue"
"midnight purple"

ugh... where's my all-white or all-black, Nintendo?

 

[redmetal86]

Sorry to bump this dead thread, but did anyone buy one of these? If so, how was it? How minor were any blemishes, or were there any at all? If I don't get a new one, I may think about getting the Cosmo Black, since it comes with the 1 year warranty.

Also, the price's for some have changed a little, and in addition to adding the Cosmo Black, they added the Pink and White XL:

Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS $129.99
Blue/Black Nintendo 3DS XL $149.99
Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS $110.00
Flame Red Nintendo 3DS $110.00
Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS $110.00
Pink/White Nintendo 3DS XL $150.00
Red/Black Nintendo 3DS XL $149.99