My fellow GAF'er, you say that because you don't know Brazil (my country). The official price for the 3DS here is roughly equivalent to 727 dollars. SEVENTY HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN AMERICAN DOLLARS.Valru said:WOW 3DS launched at 350 AUD?
and is only dropping to 250 AUD. Canadian here, but how the fuck does Nintendo get away with such crazy pricing considering AUD is above par with USD
Same here. Depends if game price drops too.Rolf NB said:Incredible! I might buy one this year after all.
Tadale said:They're guessing that most of their early adopters are classic Nintendo fans, who appreciate these old games. Especially with the GBA titles, since there's no practical way to play these games on a modern system.
I think it was a good bet.
Mailenstein said:I guess the real winners are early adopters which never owned or played any Nintendo system before. For them those 20 games are better than the cheaper 3DS tbh.
BLagiver said:I will get the 3ds at the lower price and the 20 free games. Now that is value and Ill still have it before anything relevant that I haven't played yet comes out lol.
nVidiot_Whore said:I haven't played most of those games.. or at least haven't played the GameBoy versions.
Sort of makes a purchase tempting.. especially if retailers throw the thing on sale in the next week... just have to get it and log in by the 12th right?
Vamphuntr said:You only get the free games if you bought/registered the system before the price drop...
brochiller said:If they sell it for say $199 next week or something around there then I may actually pick one up then to get all of those free games.
should've showed a bit more of Snakes face, and more exciting footage of PES.[Nintex] said:Since Metal Gear is delayed, Ridge Racer 3D is hardly monumental and Zelda OOT is not in the 'next generation' graphics camp I'd have to say that 'precision control' is pretty much the only thing they got right in this ad. Still I like the set up, the montage and pacing is nice.
Red Liquorice said:Yep, still gonna wait for the 3DS Lite.
and household sounds like ... never mind.Stumpokapow said:If you say "our 3DS" really slurred it sounds like "arthritis".
BowieZ said:and household sounds like ... never mind.
Marty Chinn said:Good thing stores have anywhere from a 30 to 90 day price match window.
Just price match it. Man, some people really don't know about store policies.
post about f-zeroShockingAlberto said:I said a week ago Nintendo would have to do something dramatic, like a price drop, to avoid the same catastrophic process the Wii went through with software.
I did not think Iwata was reading that.
Touch Generation stuff is dead now that iOS devices and smartphones are everywhere and similar apps are free or cheap. The days of mom or grandma touching a dedicated handheld are over.LosDaddie said:The 3DS now just needs a guaranteed seller like Mario Kart and/or Brain Age 3 to come out. And I think Nintendo would be wise to price games at $30.
yeah this.Red Liquorice said:Yep, still gonna wait for the 3DS Lite.
And even when a revision happens... it will rather be 3DS XLFather_Brain said:Said it before, I'll say it again: Those who think a 3DS Lite is imminent have forgotten why the DS Lite existed in the first place. Whatever one thinks of the 3DS' aesthetics, it's no DS Phat, and power-saving tech is not likely to advance too dramatically in the next 12-18 months.
demosthenes said:Target is 7 days I believe.
The wording is weird, you have to buy the 3DS before september 1st to be eligible or before the price drop happens? (I know, I'm asking lots of questions)qq more said:Yes.
OLED could be a major draw in terms of both visual clarity and battery savings. Of course they could also go a GBA SP 2.0 route with that and just put new improved screens in the old hardware model. I do sort of get the feeling Nintendo's going to be hesitant with full hardware refreshes going forward since it's undoubtedly contributed to the confusion surrounding 3DS's troubled start.Father_Brain said:Said it before, I'll say it again: Those who think a 3DS Lite is imminent have forgotten why the DS Lite existed in the first place. Whatever one thinks of the 3DS' aesthetics, it's no DS Phat, and power-saving tech is not likely to advance too dramatically in the next 12-18 months.
Fularu said:The wording is weird, you have to buy the 3DS before september 1st to be eligible or before the price drop happens? (I know, I'm asking lots of questions)
These free games are available to anyone who owns a Nintendo 3DS system and uses a wireless broadband Internet signal to connect to the Nintendo eShop at least once before 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 11. These users will automatically be registered in the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. The program contains two elements:
All other things being equal, I'm fine with an XL version if it means better battery life.Sadist said:And even when a revision happens... it will rather be 3DS XL
Software.brochiller said:Why? The battery life? I'm really just interested to know. I was thinking the same thing too but now that they fixed the issue where the top screen was scratching the bottom screen and with this price drop, I see no reason to.
The japanese one I read seemed rather weird in its wording (on the first page). Thank you for pointing it outnVidiot_Whore said:How is the wording weird?
Lindsay said:I was expecting ta get a 3DS at a reasonable price during black friday 2013/2014 but with a drop like this maybe BF 2012 will be the year! Until then, devs need to start announcing and releasing games I'd actually wanna play. Cause of all the stuff out now and announced there's el zilcho for me >.<
Boney said:Just 1.
Starfox don't sell it just bombs.
By this time, Canvas Curse, Pheonix Wright and Trauma Center were already out, and Advance Wars was just about to come out.
And PiT, but we don't talk about that because is sucks.
Launch Day
Asphalt Urban GT (Gameloft)
Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Sega)
Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
Ping Pals (THQ)
Ridge Racer DS (Namco)
Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
Sprung (Ubisoft)
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (Nintendo)
Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
The Urbz: Sims in the City (Electronic Arts)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour (Electronic Arts)
February
Wario Ware Touched
March
Yoshi Touch N Go
Rocksteady33 said:People plan four Black Friday's four years down the road??
hey man i already got corrected ;_;Nuclear Muffin said:Absolute lies. If we're speaking of the two consoles launched aligned, we'd still have to wait another 4 months for Kirby's Canvas Curse (let alone Mario & Luigi PIT which came out about 5 months after Kirby Canvas Curse)
Launch Day (Nov 2004)
Super Mario 64 DS
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
February 2005 (3 months later!)
Wario Ware Touched
March (1 month later)
Yoshi Touch N' Go
April (1 month later)
Pac Pix
June (2 months later)
Kirby Canvas Curse
Meteos
August (2 months later)
Nintendogs
Advance Wars Dual Strike
September (1 month later)
Trace Memory
October (1 month later)
Trauma Center
Ace Attorney
Metroid Prime Pinball
November (1 month later)
Mario Kart DS
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time
Sonic Rush
I'm tempted but the main thing stopping me is the prospect of the 3DS Lite coming out right after there are 3DS games I really want to play. ~_~Stumpokapow said:Just bought one inside the price protection window for Wal-Mart. Paid $198. Didn't buy any games. Will go back in a few weeks to do the price protection.
System update took a while. We went with aqua-teal-blue-whatever.
CoffeeJanitor said:I for one am pretty damn surprised at this announcement. I thought sales were decent, and that if they were to drop the price they would wait to the holidays at least and maybe even only go to $200.
So to all of you who thought otherwise that I thought were fools, I am eating a shit ton of crow right now.
Nuclear Muffin said:You and me both. Still think they're making a big mistake here.