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Nintendo undercutting Gamestop on refurbished portable hardware
Factory-refreshed products come with one-year warranty from Nintendo.
by Kyle Orland - Apr 28 2013, 3:00pm EDT
Nintendo undercutting Gamestop on refurbished portable hardware
Factory-refreshed products come with one-year warranty from Nintendo.
by Kyle Orland - Apr 28 2013, 3:00pm EDT
In the market for a used portable game system? Nintendo is now willing to help you out directly, offering factory-refurbished portables through its website. The systems even come complete with the same one year warranty the company offers on new systems.
A refurbished Nintendo 3DS in Aqua Blue or Midnight Purple will run you $129.99 without a game, $40 less than the $169.99 MSRP for a new system. Nintendo is also offering the older DSi XL in either Metallic Rose or Midnight Blue for $99, $30 less than the new MSRP.
Buying direct from the console maker is a pretty good deal here. A refurbished used 3DS from Gamestop runs for $159.99, $30 more than buying direct from Nintendo. A refurbished DSi XL costs $10 less when buying from Nintendo than from Gamestop. You can find "refurbished" 3DS and DSi XL systems listed for less on sites like eBay, but the actual quality of those used products is anyone's guess. And neither of those options comes with Nintendo's standard year-long warranty.