Nintendo 3DS to Launch March 27; Will Cost $249

[JMcEntegart]

Mark your calendars, Nintendo fans, March 27 is the big day!

Nintendo 3DS to Launch March 27; Will Cost $249 : Read more

 

[el33t]

First! And no thumbs down = epic lulz

 

[el33t]

Anyways, regarding the topic:

Nintendo really needs to lower that price tag!

 

[Trueno07]

Ehh, i'll play a friends or one in the store and get my 15 mins of enjoyment, unless Nintendo really has something here, I can't say i haven't played it.

 

[ikefu]

Its looks great and glasses free 3D sounds pretty good, but I really want to see some games come out that aren't just 3D gimmicks.

Once the initial 3D "oooo's" and "ahhhhhh's" wind down developers should go back to just making good games and that's when I'll step in.

 

[Guest]

Wait 8 months and they'll release a better 'smaller' version with a price cut.

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Bear in mind that the US price of $249 is without tax whereas the £229.99 UK price includes 20% VAT. The non vat suggested price is £191.66 which equates to ~$306. Amazon France's €249 price also includes 19.6% tax which ends up with a non tax price of €208.19 which equates to ~$280.62

That's not that big of a difference when you consider things such as the increased cost of rental rates/property prices for warehouses etc and the fact that petrol prices are more than double in Europe compared to the US.

I wouldn't really call that getting screwed.

 

[Nakal]

Way too expensive for a portable device that only plays games.

That, and people with vision problems can be screwed (that goes for the entire 3D craze).

 

[elcentral]

PLZ PLZ PLZ nintendo dont bring up the fucking habbit to name the games some thing about the console agen or will you be sending out supermario 64,3D superman 64,3D
maby castelvania 64,3D

 

[speedemon]

[citation][nom]el33t[/nom]First! And no thumbs down = epic lulz[/citation]

Just wait untill the rating system works again

 

[AndrewMD]

It is not a bad price considering what is included with inside the unit. I might buy one after I play with it in the store. I haven't kept up with all the news around the unit, but does anyone know if it is backward compatible with older games?

 

[joshyboy82]

[citation][nom]speedemon[/nom]Just wait untill the rating system works again[/citation]
Just wait until spell-check works again.

 

[tburns1]

[citation][nom]el33t[/nom]First! And no thumbs down = epic lulz[/citation]
Really? Yer' going with that, huh?

And you even have "l33t" in you're name? Wow ...

 

[TheViper]

[citation][nom]Nakal[/nom]Way too expensive for a portable device that only plays games.[/citation]
You do know it plays 3D movies and has a built in MP3/AAC player, don't you?

It's also a pedometer, task scheduler, Internet accessible and mobile communication device.



Just plays games?

 

[RipperjackAU]

http/cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2010/06/ds-it-prints-money.jpg

... nuff said.

 

[adamboy64]

Holy Crap! This is insanely cheap. Definitely be buying from the US...
Screw buying this from Australia, I'd quite literally at the moment be paying $400 US if I was purchasing locally.

This is a fantastic price.

 

[eklipz330]

[citation][nom]adamboy64[/nom]Holy Crap! This is insanely cheap. Definitely be buying from the US... Screw buying this from Australia, I'd quite literally at the moment be paying $400 US if I was purchasing locally.This is a fantastic price.[/citation]
yeah it's so cheap i know!!

hey, since it's so cheap, you mind picking me one up... thanks man appreciate it

 

[ikefu]

It's backwards compatible with all DS games for whoever asked. I bet they add "forced" 3D for original DS games at some point like some TVs do with non-3D movies.

I'm glad its first and foremost a dedicated game machine. People will argue that they can get games for $0.99 on an ipod touch but can you really say those games are anywhere as deep, long, or immersive as what you get from a DS game? I bought a couple RPGs for $5 on my touch and while they are fun they do not satisfy my inner gaming needs because they are mostly flash and not nearly as rich of an experience

 

[pabeader]

only $100 us overpriced. but then who's suprised?

 

[adamboy64]

This worries me more and more about how much the PSP2 will cost... a small fortune, I reckon.