I don't think the original 3DS is worth $169.99 when the XL is only $30 more The XL is not just a bigger 3ds it improves on the original 3ds in every way, there is no bottom screen scratching the top screen anymore,it's more comfortable to use,it has an anti glare screen,stylus is placed in a easy position and you don't have to telescope it, the battery life is better, the hinge is better built,the overall system feels better built, Don't tell me that nintendo can't drop a 3ds to $130 when there are android tablets such as the asus memopad hd7 which is $150 and way more powerful than the 3DS What are your thoughts? Should the original 3ds be $130?
i think nintendo need to look at replacing the original 3DS more than anything else with a 3DS Lite. roughly the same size but with improved build quality, better use of space internally (you could be half an inch on the screen) and just generally nicer to use. in the mean time i would knock it down to 140 not 130. just cause :p.
I think so too. $129 for 3DS and $169 for XL would be a good combo. I just upgraded to an XL but a redesign 3DS that is rounded like the XL, has the same design with start/home/select buttons and such would be great
I would really like that price. Although I have never seen or tried the XL 3DS. From what I heard is that its more pixelated... Im not to sure I like that but I will eventually try one.
It's still a very hot seller for nintendo. Dropping it would be financial suicide. Only when the sales of it drastically drop, then that would happen...would be nice though.
I purchased the system at launch at $250 and still think the pricing felt fair considering the heavy stream of good games that have been released the past 2 years. I'm already more satisfied with the 3DS than I am with the DS and I can safely assume its not even halfway through its total lifespan. And in turn $170 already seems like a very good price based on that sentiment. $130 would make it an insta-buy for a lot of people though, so one could argue they could make up for the cost difference in extra game sales. However since it's already selling so well, there's no reason to take that kind of risk.
They don't have to but they probably should. The 3DS is selling well outside Japan but it could still be doing much better. Â Even a price drop to $149.99 would be helpful. Â It would have more mainstream appeal anyway. History isn't on a price drop's side though. Â The DS launched at $150 and dropped to $130 after 6 months due to mediocre sales. Â Then it started selling well (especially when the DS Lite came out) and they didn't bother dropping the price for like 5 years after that. Â I think it would give the 3DS some huge momentum to drop the price right before christmas but they probably won't. Â Also yes a redesigned small 3DS would be great. Â
[QUOTE="DiamondAmmo"]I don't think the original 3DS is worth $169.99 when the XL is only $30 more The XL is not just a bigger 3ds it improves on the original 3ds in every way, there is no bottom screen scratching the top screen anymore,it's more comfortable to use,it has an anti glare screen,stylus is placed in a easy position and you don't have to telescope it, the battery life is better, the hinge is better built,the overall system feels better built, Don't tell me that nintendo can't drop a 3ds to $130 when there are android tablets such as the asus memopad hd7 which is $150 and way more powerful than the 3DS What are your thoughts? Should the original 3ds be $130? I hope.
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