J-Max Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/01/nintendo-3ds-hits-shelves-march-27-for-249.ars Seems a little pricey for a handheld to be honest. I know the 3DS is New Tech and with it comes a higher price but $250 just sounds like an amount that Nintendo EXPECTS people to pay. I'm a European so will be keeping a eye on the Price Point but with current Currency Conversions the 3DS is currently around £180-190. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadenxAtemYAOI Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just gotta love living with a rich family. I'll write a review the day its released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnpsy Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Getting a discount of everything game-related is quite useful for things like this. I'll pick it up on day 1. I honestly called that price a mile off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Price is a little high, but not unexpected. Also, I remember sharing the rumor a while ago, but it looks like it's official, 1 FC per system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Roxas Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'm getting this on day one. The price is acceptable in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 $250? Good enough for me. Now GIMME DAT STREET FIGHTER. Also, the universal Friend Code is really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 [quote name='J-Max' timestamp='1295452188' post='4944693'] I'm a European so will be keeping a eye on the Price Point but with current Currency Conversions the 3DS is currently around £180-190. [/quote] At least you won't have to wait as long, the Europeans get the 3DS on [u][b]March 25th[/b][/u] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyo Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 S'okay, I guess. I deposited $25, but even then I still have a crap load of money left in me. If a game's bundled with it, even better Though I would've liked if it was released say, a week earlier. ONE FC/SYSTEM?! YES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacoby746 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I could buy it with my own money, but that is a lot. And I always feel guilty when my mom buys me something really expensive when it's not Christmas or my birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 [quote name='Jacoby746' timestamp='1295470280' post='4945046'] I could buy it with my own money, but that is a lot. And I always feel guilty when my mom buys me something really expensive when it's not Christmas or my birthday. [/quote] That's why you ask for it as a Christmas gift you get later. That's what I did. So what 3DS games are you looking forward to? I know I want the Kingdom Hearts, and Mario games. Also OoT since I've never played it and I don't mind throwing money at nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Eh, was hoping it'd be 200$, but I was expecting 250 anyway. So I can't complain. Still a pain in the ass to afford though, but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 SO SOON?! I havent even got Re: Coded yet. Wow, they really wanna wrap it up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engetsu Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I want it, but I'm not sure I'll be able to get it on the first day >_> my budget is tight enough as it is. Can't wait to get it though, along with Paper Mario 3DS and Megaman Legends 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyo Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 My birthday's in Feb, so I could ask to hold off on presents until launch day so I can get this bad boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madsen Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 All I see this as is an opportunity to get a cheap a DS Lite :[b][/b]P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Once they revealed that, in Yen, the DS was around $300, I knew for a fact that the US price was going to be around $250. I feel that as a respectable price, just because I'd consider it as useful and as "interesting" as the Wii when it first came out. Kick-ass game library, awesome graphical capabilities, and now it has a shitton of new perks. The price is fairly right, even though it sounds expensive for a handheld. Games are probably going to be in the 40-50 USD range instead of the 30-40 USD range like normal DS games were, so that does hurt a bit. Not really much unless you plan on getting 10 games, which would thus cost you roughly 100 dollars more. I'm a bit pissed that Europe gets the 3DS [b]and[/b] Pokemon Black/White two days before America. I think Europe was jealous so they bribed Japan for a two-day earlier release date. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 [quote name='Dark' timestamp='1295476521' post='4945309'] I'm a bit pissed that Europe gets the 3DS [b]and[/b] Pokemon Black/White two days before America. I think Europe was jealous so they bribed Japan for a two-day earlier release date. =P [/quote] They so did. You should throw more money at Nintendo the get them to push the release date up by 3 days. O, looks like we are getting a Pikmin 3DS game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hey, Ninty baby. Looking fine in that Japanese suit. Oh, it was made in China and from an American company... who cares?! Anyways, how about I pay you three million to let America get Pokemon Black/White and the 3DS before Europe. ...I meant three million Yen, dude. That's roughly 35000 USD, assuming 86 Yen per dollar. I have no idea what the current rate is, since the Yen has been increasing for quite some time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourmaline Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 First game I'm getting on it is Tales of the Abyss, ignoring the fact I haven't seen the launch titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Roxas Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Kingdom Hearts 3D, Ocarina of Time, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Star Fox are the games I'm after. I'm really hoping the Virtual Console has Oracles of Seasons and Ages, though I doubt they would ignore those games since they're one of the most popular Game Boy Color games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 A little pricey, but as to be expected. I think I read somewhere that it would be $300, so 250 isn't [i]too[/i] bad, but more than I'm willing to dish out. I'll wait for a price drop, or a new version. (3DS Lite anyone?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1295536893' post='4946669'] A little pricey, but as to be expected. I think I read somewhere that it would be $300, so 250 isn't [i]too[/i] bad, but more than I'm willing to dish out. I'll wait for a price drop, or a new version. (3DS Lite anyone?) [/quote] The Japanese 3DS is worth 300 American Dollars. But that's with a direct price conversion, which is something Nintendo never does. So it was very likely that it would be around $250.Oh, also, the 3DS will have its own little Virtual Console with Gameboy and Gameboy Color games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnpsy Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I just realized that the prices for Nintendo systems get a $30+ increase when moved to Canada (even though the currency up here is worth [i]slightly[/i] more that the US). Meaning the price for me is actually about $280. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyo Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Apparently, the system comes with [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Do-tdKMr8]a 2GB SD Card[/url] and [url=http://nintendo3dsblog.com/ocarina-of-time-bundled-with-the-nintendo-3ds]possibly Zelda or a few other games[/url], so $250 actually seems pretty reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 The only thing that disappoints me is the battery life. 3-5 hours with 3DS games, or 5-8 with DS games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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