Nintendo slashes 3DS prices

Great news though. This guarantees I'll be buying one sometime in the future (when I can afford it, that is).

Man I just one about two weeks ago :(

most common thing you read on boards is "I'll get it when X game comes out" they would have made a _killing_ if they had waited or prepared better for games on release, just a killing but there is _still_ nothing I am particularly interested in buying for my 3DS and that brings a bit of sick into the back of my mouth. Most played game on my 3DS is Puzzle Quest download for goodness sake!

@snake63 Am I permitted to remind you of this if (when) you're wrong? :P

Still waiting for Super Mario before I pick up my 3DS at the cool reduced price point of $169.00, which is much more reasonable.

Now that the price is going to drop...it seems worth $170. But the PSVITA is still worth $250 for what it can do ;).

Still, a 170 dollar handheld with few good games at the moment is still not worth it, not to mention that the games coming this holiday season are all remakes or just rehashes of the same old Nintendo games...still not worth it to me

@Cartr1dgeBased It's 20 games, not 2-3. And for those of us that work 80 bucks is nothing. I make 80 bucks in 15 minutes of work. (Yes, I am an older gamer).

Victory is now in the hands of the gamer. Now I'll definitely try to buy it once Kingdom Hearts 3DS comes out.:twisted:

Now i start to wonder if a lesser version of uncharted and metal gear is worth $250.

@snake63 ...Says a guy who's avatar is Mario of all characters.

20 free games at 5 bucks a pop is like 100 bucks worth of free software, which is worth it to me. Clearly, Nintendo was testing out the market when they decided to sell the 3DS for 250 bucks. If sales were strong, they knew they would be making a killing. If sales sucks they can easily get a huge price drop to kickstart sales and offer "free" games to early adopters, which really cost them very little as they're essentially old ROMS. Anyway, customers are happy and I can see 3DS sales picking up, especially if they release better 3D games like OoT

yes! free games :D

Awesome; Nintendo, you will now be receiving my money.

Proud early adopter :D

I would have preferred it if the early adopters could choose which 20 games we wanted, like just give us a $100 credit on the eShop. The NES games won't interest me too much, and I already have plenty of GBA games, but meanwhile plenty of the GB and DSiWare games are on my wishlist.

And that's why you don't buy new electronics in the first year.

Good move by Nintendo. The 3DS sales were not what Nintendo expected. So a price drop is a good way to improve sales. $169.99 is better than $250.00 so Nintendo just has to get the games happening. Nintendo was very proactive in addressing the 3DS "issue" I wonder if Saints Row, Megaman, Assassins Creed games for the 3DS will somehow be "uncancelled" and the other 2 3DS games "Undelayed" Nintendo seems to be trying to address any concerns that the 3rd party publishers may have had about slow 3DS sales.

well, i already have all those games, but im still happy i got mine at launch cuz i've played some great games on it so far, SF, DoA, Ghost Recon, RE Mercenaries and Zelda, i couldnt wait around for a price drop when games like that are out already.

@snake63 What on earth are you talking about? I seriously have no idea. The 3DS is clearly going to win. Sales will pick up when the big titles keep coming out.

Nice to see us early buyers getting something back for buying early before such a quick price cut.

@snake63 Time will tell! Though it's great news for me!

Sweet can't complain with free games. Good move nintendo now no one can complain about the 3ds price.

If Nintendo thinks that lowering the price of the 3DS will win the war against the Vita is greatly mistaken. The 3DS has too many flaws most notably software. The 3DS will go down in history the third biggest flop for Nintendo behind Virtual Boy and the original Game Boy Advance.

Sometimes I hate being an early adopter.

its a great thing for gamers,but bad news for nintendo

Yeah Nintendo had to do this. Supposedly the 3DS only cost $110 to make and the PSV was also going to be $250. Good move.

WHAT!!?? I just got a 3ds 2 weeks ago! I WANTED to wait for the Mario games to come out but I lost my regular ds and wanted to play Ocrania of time.

excellent news for the consumer. I think nintendo have identified where the current consumer limit is for the price they are willing to pay for a handheld console. A little north of £150. If they bring this down (from its current retail price of £169.99) to something in line with the japan/US price cuts, we'll be looking at ~£125. This will see units fly off the shelves. Now did someone say something about a majoras mask remake....

@sebFlyte Thanks for the clarification on the matter, I just hope Nintendo doesn't make us wait too long to get them. XD

@zepfan_75 i don't think sony will cut the price anymore because they said it wont be profitable for 3 years at the current price @GunBladeHero it sounds like if you use the eshop at all before midnight on august 11 all of the games will be made available to you at some point after that

Being aggressive as possible to compete with sony. Hopefully things will work out for them, the way they want to anyway. although i still will be waiting for the Vita.

The DS was a tough act to follow and at the time of the 3Ds launch, the wii was what, a hundred dollars cheaper. Nevermind the fact that the launch lineup was so poor. Can't say I diddn't see this one.

its funny because even though nintendo won the last gen handheld race it wasnt because of games most ds games weren't as good as some psp games heck some games were on par with its big brother the ps2. but things like price, battery life, lack of games for the market they where in. the psp was always more geared towards the hard core market, while the ds more to the casual just like the wii. yes it moves units but most games where very kiddy to me cooking momma, nintendogs, pokemon even though they had some good classic hard core games those dont seem to sale well on nintendo china wars did horrible. we will see if enough hard core gamers pick up the vita to make it viable or will the 3ds win with lower prices and a different market strategy. in any event i have the ds and have made plans to get the vita. hopfully the vita will hae games for me to play this time.

The smart thing for sony to do right now, is to call Nintendos bluff. It would be nice if Sony was aggressive enough to decrease the price of the Vita to 199.99 for the Wifi only model, and still have a strong launch line up. That way it is a ~$40 jump from the 3DS to the Vita, and what you get for it would out way the money spent. Although, we are talking about the same company who had a $800 console and very few games for the first year and a half......

it seems like microsoft is the only company not loseing an insane amount of money

I think nintendo made this a win win for everyone. They will sell more 3DSs, people will be able to buy the 3DS at a lower price, and people who bought the 3ds already will get a ton of free games, some exclusive to them, and since the system will sell more, there will be more games made and that is good for everyone. BTW i bought a 3DS on launch day.

sweet!

@GunBladeHero Yes, that will ensure you're eligible -- though you may have to wait a while to actually get them.

Whoa that was fast. I feel bad for whoever bought it already as it hasn't even released that many great games yet.

Well, the GBA games continue to play just fine on my DS Lite, so no motivation there. And the NES games, I already got the ones I wanted on the Wii, so no advantage there. At least the price is now semi-reasonable. BUT like most people have pointed out, I'm waiting for the inevitable remodel / colors / price drop edition before I even bother looking at the 3DS.

Wow, that really is a pretty big cut. I doubt I'll be waiting quite as long as I expected to purchase one now. Still, a shame its sales are struggling the way they are. I can't imagine this won't make a pretty big impact.

@ supersackboy23 Yes. And both make up the mandible.

Wait, wait. So I'm a little confused, I already have a 3DS so if I connect into the eshop on August 11th before midnight I will receive all those games directly to my 3DS?

Wow, that's an aggressive move. Sony's got it's work cut out for them.

Typical of people to try to put down Nintendo and sing their vita praises even when Nintendo does something like this. :P I think that it is great that nintendo is not only listening to user feedback and lowering the price but still giving their early purchasers something too!

Woohoo! Glad to get free stuff! The only reason I bought the 3DS was because my DSLite broke. :P

Looks like a 3DS will be in my future sooner than i thought

Thanking your customers: You're doing it right.

@Wula_ When you conshder the fact that some of those GBA games (Super Mario Advance 3, Metroid Fusion, and Mario Kart Super Circuit) sell at Gamestop, Amazon or Ebay for $15-20+, and the NES games as a bonus, that is a VERY good deal. Im happy with it. The Donkey Kong Country games for GBA, or Golden Sun 1 and 2 would be nice additions to that list. We can hope. : )