Ok they are dropping the 3DS price and I really am not to happy about it. I already bought mine and I know I get free games but still I have played all of them...

You can read about it here

What are your thoughts?

This is good news for me, since I did not get a 3DS yet. =D

For anyone who already has it, sucks for you. =P

Wow, this is why I waited to get the 3DS, the price was rediculus now its more bearable, best decision they made so far...pretty much what vizwiz said

pacman1755 : Ya for me it is hard to swallow just because I was warranted into buying one on the first day. I feel like Nintendo kind of "raped" me now.

Hmm :/ Nintendo Ds, Nintendo Ds Lite, Nintendo DSI, Nintendo DSI XL, and now Nintendo 3ds. Whats next?

i am seriously happy about the price drop, because i really want one. so whats the difference between the old price and the newer price?

epicpokenerd! : Well if you would have read the article which was not that long so I can not understand why you would not... you would see that our price is going down to 169$ from the previous 250$. You can do the math.

oosp. i forgost to. i feel stupid now.

epicpokenerd! : Ha ha ha don't worry about it sometimes you just forget or did not see that it was a link or something. I do not blame you.

haha. thanks 

.....Darn.

I bought the 3ds before this price cut

They should of announced this first

Am I the only one getting déjà vu from this? Didn't Apple do the exact same thing with the Iphone or Ipad or something like that? They massively dropped the price the day after it came out. I don't care for the DS systems, so this doesn't really affect me.

BNuge : I think you are the only one getting deja vu. I think that this is nintendo once again f'ing with their fans. I do not count the games I will be getting worth anything. I would rather have them give me more import s***. I am really mad at nintendo right now.

billythekidmonster : To be fair, you DO get 20 free games with most of them being the essential classics and from what I've heard multiplayer is supposed to be in those games soon.

xfighter1138 : That is true but like I said above I have played all of them a whole crap ton. They are being fair I guess but for me a life long fan of them, I have played their back library and it seems to easy for them. I am just picky.

"I think that this is Nintendo once again f'ing with their fans."

How is this f*ing with fans? They are lowering the price so more "fans" will buy it, which I consider a good thing, and then they are giving 20 free games to people who bought it before the price drop. I consider the price drop to be due to the lower than expected system sales, and the 20 free games aren't  necessary they are just doing a service to their fans.

I bought my 3DS for full price and I am not mad about this at all, in fact I am excited for the 10 GBA games, since I never owned a GBA. Can you tell me why a price drop is a bad thing? Sure you paid more than some one who will buy it after august 12th, but if you seriously expect Nintendo to keep the same price through a systems lifetime then I would say you need to look at the history of console/handheld prices. Price drops aren't exclusive to video games , virtually all electronics have them, and also other industries such as auto motives. If you don't want the free games, I don't think you will be forced to download them.


For any one too lazy to read the article here are the free games you get. They have only announced 10 of the 20, 5 of them being NES and 5 being GBA games.

NES                                                     GBA
Super Mario Bros.                      Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Donkey Kong Jr.                        Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Balloon Fight                              Metroid Fusion
Ice Climber                                WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
The Legend of Zelda                  Mario vs. Donkey Kong

The article also says Nintendo isn't planning on selling the GBA games to people who buy the 3DS after the price drop. So you won't be able to get those 10 games if you buy a 3DS after August 12. I know I am stoked for the games, especially Metorid Fusion.

my thought are wooop since i havent got one yet and am intending too as soon as they bring out a final fantasy on the 3ds ill die a happy man ...for a cheaper price too

That is good in my opinion because I thought it was a little bit pricey

smotpoker86 : I, a life long Nintendo fan have played all of those games. I am talking about hard core fans, like me, that are too stupid too see when Nintendo poops in our faces and calls it gold. These fans have already played these games and own the system, THESE are the fans who are mad.

These fans are a minority.

For me, it's a good thing because I haven't bought my 3DS yet. I hope this will cause Nintendo's sales to start climbing again.

I can feel your pain, billy. I have many of the games they're offering as well, and I would not like the fact that I've paid $80 more just to get games I already have.

billythekidmonster : I still don't see how it is f*cking with tha  fans or pooping in your face, they reduced the cost of the system, and give free stuff to people who paid the original price. Seriously what is wrong with this? Don't tell me you allready own the games because regardless of who owns it they are giving them away FREE and there is nothing wrong with this. I basically see it as incentive to buy the system before the price drop aswell as fanfare for loyal customers.

Maybe Nintendo should have increased the price and taken any old games off the DSIware / eShop, that would have made you happy right?

Nintendo has been my favourite game company for 20+ years, I am a life long fan and I am not mad at all. I think you are just upset because you had to pay more money closer to the launch of the system.

smotpoker86 : Ya that is why I am mad. I really do not care so much it is a hard anger to explain and you just do not understand. Then again I do not need you too because frankly I do not care. Some people get it and some don't that is fine with me.

I think their dropping the price because a lot of people don't think the 3DS is popular anymore.

Nintendo lost 300 million dollars because of poor 3DS sales, from what I have heard. That may be from projected sales numbers I am not sure. I also heard that the 180 price point will still give them a profit on each system sold. This coupled with the fact that PSVita is just around the corner and is priced at $250, It makes perfect sense for them to drop the prices, I would consider them crazy if they didn't.

At first I thought the 3ds was gonna be awsome but when i had it for along time i find it boring

Not in the slightest bit surprised in all honesty...first Nintendo grabs the hard core fans with the high price, which they knows will get significant sales, then they lower the price significantly to try and lure those unconvinced in. Good business modeling...but I'm still not buying it, as the library of games for the 3DS do not impress me in the slightest.

billythekidmonster : Wow, if I were you I'd send an angry letter to Nintendo asking for 80 dollars. I'd be ticked.

Honestly, Nintendo knew they have enough fans who would pay 250 for the system, and enough borderline fans who would happily pay 170 for it thinking it's a 'steal'.

I think I'll buy one now, because even though the system's titles look weak now, it'll blow up pretty soon. Then again the Wii U looks cool. Hmm...

tj4bigred : Ha you are being sarcastic aren't you? I am upset but I know I will not get anything by going to Ninty about it. I will just have to appreciate the free games.

I have never not been sarcastic.

Exclusive GBA games though. Nothing great but there are some gems in there. Of course then Nintendo will give them away for free anyway just to screw you.

tj4bigred : Ha ha ha, I will like my free games and they will be fun I am sure but like I said before some people get it and some people don't. You obviously don't get it either.

Personally I thought it was a good thing. I am also glad they are doing anything at all for the customers who bought the 3DS before the price cut. I for one, was a little jealous of the 3DS owners because of all the amazing things they have. At least now I can join them without breaking more than just a piggy bank.

I think this is good since i don't have one yet

I'm happy they did this, but I don't like that I already have 3 3DS's, and I only get about $50 worth of games that I already beat all the way through, making my family lose over $175 on pointless crap like this happening 3 month later. This isn't financially good for Nintendo either, they're losing money either way, It costs $103 to make a 3DS, and they were making about $147 per system, and they sold 830 000 this whole time, meaning they only have made 122 010 000 in total from the system as a whole, being redirected to all of the stations they have isn't really paying out. With $169 being the new prices, they're only making a profit of $66 per system, which sucks for them because it directs the money flow very poorly in terms for profit for Nintendo, meaning that they will plunge even deeper into a sort of debt, in which they will lose most of their sales and the company as a whole will fall, hoping that the Wii U will come out then to save them, and that's gonna probably be expensive, and it's not really gonna sell well, and they might end up losing themselves.

Hoping for the best, they'll become like Apple, and have this become a huge selling point, beat Sony greatly, and possibly get back on the top of the video game industry. This would be huge.

alexanyways : Well first why do you have three 3DS's? I think one is enough. The other thing is until they give into their fans they will not get back to the top.

Well the thing is with all consoles and it seems especially with hand helds the price IS going to drop almost within the year. This price drop just happened to be a very significant one. The smart move is to be patient and wait for a more diverse game library and this price drop. I do hear that people who bought the system early get around 20 free games which is a huge plus bud . But you should have held out for the inevitable price drop like a lot of us did and you would be happy about it. I couldn't push myself to but the 3ds because there were simply NO games worth buying upon launch and the price was ridiculous in my opinion. If I did by a hand held I would probably wait out for the VITA any way because I played the 3DS and the "3D" was sooooo meh.

billythekidmonster : I have one myself, I bought one for my sisters birthday (I gave in $170 and my mom paid the rest for her), and my brother also has one, which he never uses, I meant to say that there are 3 in my household.

I agree that until they realize that their fans are more important than their casual families, that they'll become a powerful company in the market again, but they are too focused on the fact that casual gamers equal money. They'll fail and fail until they realize that there are other people that could bring them up again.

I am really happy because I have not bought any of the game but Excite Bikes but that was free for about 2 weeks and i was lucky but now i'm really annoyed about this thing because i'm going on holiday like 10th august and i'm really angry could you please help me people please. Plus my 3DS was really good when I got mine but I had to wait about 2 months till E shop came so I was angry so I didn't play my 3DS till it came out.

I'm very happy that they dropped the price by 80 dollars. I might not have bothered to pick up a 3DS unless it was under 200 dollars so this is a big step forward for me. The system was simply a bit too expensive for it's launching price and it fell incredibly short on what games were available in the short term. I know that it is still a relatively new system but the sales must have clearly been deplorable for them to drop the price so acutely. Most people are waiting for the games that they saw at E3 to come out like Kid Icarus Uprising and Solid Snake and such to come out before they even consider buying the 3DS. I think that pricing it like the DSi will give people more incentive to buy the system and get some of the current games if they feel that now they are saving money. Now you can buy the system and two games for the old price of the system

Shikamaru9999 : I am sorry but I must object Ninty has the most loyal fans but not the best fan service at all. Ninty likes to rip off the General consumer and wink at us who know what is going on.

They need to end the Damn Blue Ocean theory. Look it up.

The price has already dropped everywhere I know that sells the 3DS.


I'm gonna enjoy these NES games and GBA games, gonna be a blast.

yay to bad I don't even have enough money to buy a gba from a flea market

I might BUY a 3DS since the price dropped. Although I need to be convinced since Legends 3 isn't coming out

cool. this is great news for those looking to buy, but what I wondering is wat are the price drops for those satisfied with buying older models. do 3DS games work on older models, but just without 3D option?

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Aww dud that sucks.
I haven't bought one yet, but with the price drop I might get one

Yeah, I noticed that too. Good for me, being that I was waiting for something like this to happen I'll be able to get it quick enough, being I'm able to work with my dad some times and earn a good amount of money

DarthDub : There is something that is wrong with your post just because it is like a random bit of a code at the end of your post.

Edit it maybe.

I heard about this a while ago. I think it's a cool Idea, but it does seem a bit desperate. I still probably won't get a 3DS for at least 3 years, but hey, good for customers, I guess. Nintendo is either really desperate for money, or publicity.

I also think this image is well required for this thread.

billythekidmonster : It was only that post that glitched. All other posts didn't glitch after posting so I don't know what happened.

Shane : That made me laugh pretty hard just because it is so true!

DarthDub : Ok no worries bro just thought you should know.

Well, yeah, it does suck for us who bought it before, but hey, its good for the people who plan to get it now.

Honestly? Being a loving Nintendo fan, and an ENORMOUS Zelda fan, I'm in favor of the price drop. Mostly it will convince my parents to buy one for me, but if they don't, hey, I can always earn one easier. Besides, I want to get mine before February 20th, because that's when the Four Swords thing leaves the Shop.

ZeldaAddict411 : First of all you probably do not want to bump a thread from this far back. Second I could see how you could like it if you do not have one but if you already do it is a little harder to swallow. Third, Four Swords does not leave it is just pay to play after that date.

I hated the price drop because I got the 3DS when it was the big $250 back in April 2011. I wish I waited but at least I get the 10 free Nintendo Entertainment System games and the 10 Nintendo Game Boy Advance games. Sucks for me but does not suck for the people who were patient.<iframe id="CE_message_ID_Frame" src="cuteeditor_files/template.php" class="CuteEditorFrame CuteEditorFrame" style="background-color: White; border-color: #dddddd; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; height: 274px; width: 100%; display: block;" frameborder="0">

To me, the price cut was a great thing because it makes the 3DS more affordable. I don't really mind I didn't get it early because I can already play a majority of the games they're releasing for the virtual console.