AceBandage
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AdventureRacing said:
How so? Everything about the 3DS is upgradeable.
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Nintendo 3DS Price drop thread (169 USD, 15k yen, 250 AUD, ~£130, 169 EUR)
- Thread starter Pooya
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How so? Everything about the 3DS is upgradeable.
biggyfries
Member
Hmm...this price point is now very tempting...but so is the offer of free, unreleased games for the current price point.
What to do, what to do...
What to do, what to do...
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
BY2K said:
Howso? There have not been any patches yet, despite the Ridge Racer and Ghost Recon issues (which were both fixed with firmware updates rather than patches). There's no indication that there are patches on the way. No developer has said that they plan to patch anything.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
BowieZ said:
Why would they care? The free games don't impact them in any way. It's not their promotion, it's Nintendo's.
They offer price protection--for all products. The reason why the person bought it is irrelevant. The reason why the price dropped is irrelevant. The amount that the price dropped is irrelevant. That's how price protection works.
Yes, Wal-Mart should unnecessarily delay their customer service lines and inconvenience their customers and confuse the fuck out of any parents who try to use price protection and don't know what the eShop is except that it's something for the iTouch Nintendomabob... and for absolutely no benefit to anyone.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
nintendo just shot themselves in the armpit.
biggyfries
Member
Thanks for this. You too, anihawk. Didn't even think about that.gkryhewy said:
Lovely Salsa
Banned
The only NES game I'm interested in is the simpsons game.
WE WANT SIMPSONS!
WE WANT SIMPSONS!
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Lovely Salsa said:
"The" Simpsons game? There were like four Simpsons games for the NES.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
THAT ONE is priority number 1
THAT ONE is priority number 1
opticalmace
Member
1Dawwyeahgurrl said:
TheNatural
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BowieZ said:
Retailers don't give a fuck what a manufacturer incentive is. Hell, they probably like the cash flow of having someone's money for an extra week or two. No one is going to enforce a rule against price matching because something the manufacturer is doing.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I bought my 3DS at launch, and the only game I own is Ocarina of Time. I've been throughly disappointed in the 3DS so far, and I was planning on selling it as soon as I beat Zelda, and just waiting until the next version of the 3DS was out.
It's not really worth doing that now, as I'll get fuck all for selling it due to the price drop.
I still regret buying one at launch, but I will admit, 10 free NES and 10 free GBA games (especially really good ones, and GBA games that won't be available to anybody else) do take a lot of the sting away, especially since it's likely that they can be transferred to the next version of the 3DS (if they can't, very few people would upgrade, so it's in Nintendo's best interests to allow it).
I also imagine that such a big price drop and a free games incentive probably means the next version of the 3DS is still a long way off.
It's not really worth doing that now, as I'll get fuck all for selling it due to the price drop.
I still regret buying one at launch, but I will admit, 10 free NES and 10 free GBA games (especially really good ones, and GBA games that won't be available to anybody else) do take a lot of the sting away, especially since it's likely that they can be transferred to the next version of the 3DS (if they can't, very few people would upgrade, so it's in Nintendo's best interests to allow it).
I also imagine that such a big price drop and a free games incentive probably means the next version of the 3DS is still a long way off.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
How many NES and GBA games will be there to choose from? If 90% of the available are shitty, the 20 free games will mean shit
Can I ask, why the hell did you buy it at launch? If you did your homework, how can you be disappointed in the 3DS itself? Everything turned out as expected, except this price drop.Shotgun Kiss said:
Oh, and except for the MONSTER Holiday '11-First Quarter '12... with previously unannounced titles like Luigi's Mansion 2 and Super Mario 3D Land being added to an already exciting line-up... but of course you probably dislike first-party Nintendo games ... or something....
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Gravijah said:
That sucks more than gravity
oh well, thats life....
Shotgun Kiss
Member
BowieZ said:
My biggest problem with the 3DS is the system itself. I find it uncomfortable to hold, the screens are too small (I've been spoiled by my DSi XL), the battery life is terrible, and the bottom screen scratches the top screen.
We had no idea we'd be waiting so long for the Virtual Console to come out (the Wii got it at launch), and we still don't many good games for it. And we still haven't heard anything regarding 3D Classics.
Also, I was under the impression that there were more games coming out within the first few months. I didn't think we'd have to wait so long for all the AAA stuff, such as Mario Kart, Paper Mario, Metal Gear Solid 3, etc.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
BowieZ said:
Again, you still haven't identified the problem here. As far as I can tell, your problem is that an incredibly small minority of people will be able to save money and get games, and you're angry because you're not one of them. This is not a problem for retailers. This is not a problem for Nintendo.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Lovely Salsa said:
One thing I certainly don't see any reason to complain about in this situation is the lineup of games. Granted, we don't know the whole list, but we do know that we'll get the following:
NES games
Super Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Balloon Fight
Ice Climber
The Legend of Zelda
GBA Games
Yoshis Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit,
Metroid Fusion
WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
That's a stellar lineup, especially the GBA games. Also, remember that there are no plans to release the GBA games to the general public afterwards. I hope that changes in the future, as I really want to see GBA games on Virtual Console, but for now it makes the incentive all the better, as they're going to be exclusive for a long time, at least.
Wow, Amazon has already dropped the price to $169.99, as a preorder for release August 12.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I08Y4Y/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I guess anyone who wants to do the buy now/pricematch strategy will have to do so at a local store, unless B&Ms will be pulling back stock until the 12th as well.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I08Y4Y/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I guess anyone who wants to do the buy now/pricematch strategy will have to do so at a local store, unless B&Ms will be pulling back stock until the 12th as well.
Gravijah said:
They had previously halted sale, but it was because of an undisclosed "stock issue" rather than the hardware issues assumed by NeoGAF. They did end up bringing it back on sale for $249.99. My guess is that they got early wind of the price drop, and wanted to protect themselves from complaints from customers buying now -- but couldn't say that.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
mclem said:
Oops, You're right; I broke that up wrong. I got mixed up and thought Super Mario Bros 3 was Mario Advance 3, but thinking about it, that's Mario Advance 4.
Thanks for the correction.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Sooo glad I waited. Will pick one up at Xmas/early next year now.
I see what you mean, and I'd like a bit more consistency and tighter integration as well, but the frameworks seem solid. The friends list is unified across games, online notification is unified and works across all native games. You have a nice multicolor message LED that tells you when a friend comes online, and the OS has a status message framework in place as well. The problem is that all that needs to be extended. For example, if the message LED flashes orange, you know something online related happened. You hit the home button, and a status message appears on the top screen telling you that one of your friends just logged on. That's nice and all, but here lies the first problem: To actually know who logged on, you need to open your friends list. That's bullshit. There is a status message, the name should be displayed there. The same notification framework should also always be used as a ticker, to tell you what's new on the eShop and stuff, but anyway: The framework is in place, it just isn't used properly. Messaging is obviously an essential, as are cross game invites - basically predefined messages sent from within a game with a different visual notification. Dunno, have the status LED slowly pulsating for a regular message, and rapidly pulsating for an invite or something. All of that should be possible with what's in place, it's a matter of actually doing it.Mailenstein said:
It launched four months ago and there's one game worth playing. That game is a remake of a 13 year old game. In addition, the online system feels more like something that should have been around when said game was first released, not when it was remade in the 21st century.mr. puppy said:
BowieZ said:Angry? haha. Nah. Just kinda disappointed that these schemers will be classed as "3DS Ambassadors"
Think of it this way: It's the only way I'd even consider the 3DS at this point. If I had to pay the 250 to get the ROMS or 170 without them, I'd probably still pass. This at least tempts me to give Nintendo my money (and once I have their system, I'll buy some of their 40 dollar cartridges even though I find the pricing offensive.)
_illmatic_
Member
*already answered his question.*
Nintendo took their 2004 handheld, upgraded the hardware to somewhat above PSP level and launched it in 2011 for $250 without any noticable games, completely ignoring all market trends from the last 2 or 3 years except for 3D and they didn't release most of the online features untill 3 months after launch.mr. puppy said:
They've just been forced back to reality.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
mr. puppy said:
Nintendo said "hey, third parties always whinge about how their software doesn't sell on our systems because it has to compete with our stuff, so we'll give them some breathing room and not release any kind of heavy hitter at launch". Third parties took advantage of this opportunity offered to them by promptly shitting the bed, leaving the system without much in the way of compelling, must-have games.
Yeah neither me nor my brother have enjoyed Pilotwings or Steel Diver multiplayer and I haven't given 12 hours so far to nintendogs (haven't unlocked the cats yet) with plans to do so but been busy with other games... eStore titles... StreetPass Quests... Ocarina of Time... the entirety of the 6-year DS catalogue at my disposal.Brazil said:
No fun at all.
Not worth playing.