Nintendo 3DS

[Cubfan]

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im happy to be getting 20 free games for owning a 3ds. Also looking forword to super mario 3d in november and mario kart 7 in december

[DickDalewood]

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im happy to be getting 20 free games for owning a 3ds. Also looking forword to super mario 3d in november and mario kart 7 in december

Yup! And it's a good list of games. Plus, Ocarina has been awesome, Star Fox comes out soon and then we get Mario and Mario Kart. It's been worth the purchase and I'm pumped for the games coming out.

At this new price I wouldn't be at all surprised if they just start phasing out the DS all together. Not really sure why, at that price, anyone would purchase the older format now anyway... you can play all the DS games on the 3DS plus the new 3DS games obviously. At $169 that seems like a no brainer and makes the slowly becoming obsolete DS the silly purchase.

[BobbyColtrane]

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Games, games, games.

I bought one plus Zelda, PES, and SFIV and I've only really played Zelda. PES was boring and SFIV was tough to control. I couldn't properly execute the dragon punch and i'm no SF n00b.

I will def download the free games and hopefully mario kart will be good. i haven't used the 3d effect since like the 2nd week i had it.

[Pared]

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So you're basically saying it was a bad purchase...?

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Nintendo President Iwata cutting his own salary in half due to poor 3DS sales.

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/714969/iwata-will-cut-his-own-salary-in-half-due-to-3ds-price-drop/

[myghty]

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Nintendo President Iwata cutting his own salary in half due to poor 3DS sales.

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/pos...ds-price-drop/

ZOMG! How is he going to survive on 1 million a year?

[dbeth]

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I don't mind getting it early now. I'll take 20 free games, especially based off of some that have been listed. Yes, I only have 2 games for it (the 2 Lego games) along with the free Excitebike 3D, but it's been a solid system for me.

It's like people expect a dozen AAA titles at launch with a system, or else it "has no games". Most consoles have launched with mostly mediocre titles, and they've survived. Heck, the Dreamcast had an AWESOME bunch of launch titles...and see what happened there??

[BobbyColtrane]

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So you're basically saying it was a bad purchase...?

Nah. I buy tons of crap, this is doesn't even rank as bad!

I'll own this thing for 3-5 years (until the next one comes out) and I'm sure they will put out good games for it, and I will be happy I have one. The Mario Kart game alone will prob make it worth it.

Aside: I figured out the dragon punch this weekend so having a mobile version of SF IV that i like is awesome.

It's not bad but there's just not a lot going on right now with 3DS games.

[bwburke94]

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Look at the Wii for another example of a bad launch for a good system. Twilight Princess was decent, but it also came out for Gamecube. Wii Sports was a tech demo showing off the waggle controls. And... that's about it. The only reasons Twilight Princess Wii got so many sales prior to this year were that one hacked save and the Wii U, which of course was just a rumor.

As for another Twilight Princess note, would it be priced higher on the Wii U Virtual Console than other GC games? Yes, I know, I'm talking Wii U here. There's not much to say about the ambassador thing, other than that it's not worth buying a 3DS at $250 for it since the titles are coming out anyway. (Come on, Reggie. Mother 3 for 3DS. I'm serious.)

[dbeth]

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Anyone going to their local Walmart or Target today to get the new price drop? They both have already hit $170, and you can still get the free 20 games as long as you log in to eShop before tomorrow.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/10/target-drops-nintendo-3ds-price-to-170-today-get-those-20-free/

[dbeth]

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Are any current 3DS owners FRUSTRATED with the third-parties on this system? Nintendo gave them the launch window to show what they could do...and nuthin'. Then, last week was made mention of Modern Warfare 3 coming out for...the DS!! Activision made the call for developer n-Space to make is for the DS rather than the 3DS due to install base.

I understand that the DS has about 203893471410349 units sold, but the way to get the 3DS moving is to give it GAMES!!! Nintendo has a first-party game per month coming thru the holidays:

Sept: StarFox 64 3D
Oct: Pokemon
Nov: Super Mario 3D World
Dec: Mario Kart 7

3rd party publishers: quit whining that Nintendo doesn't give you chances or that they crush your sales windows. You had the launch and squandered it. Now because of supposed low sales, they lower the price and start rolling out their A-listers because you're not bringing anything to the table.

Just like Field of Dreams (kinda): make a GOOD game for the 3DS, and the gamers will come.

I thoroughly enjoy my 3DS. The 3D effect is great and games without it look a bit weird. The graphics are almost Wii level, and for a handheld, that's fine with me. I just wish people would quit treating it like some type of failure...it will get rolling, trust me.

[CaptainZombie]

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After reading this rumor, I think that Nintendo is going to be really pissing off quite a few people.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/316513/twin-stick-3ds-with-reduced-3d-focus-on-the-way-report/

The 3DS is reportedly in line for a big hardware revision, with Nintendo planning to introduce a new model featuring a second circle pad and a decreased emphasis on 3D.

French website 01net says it received the news from an unnamed source who works within Nintendo. While these are just rumours for now, it's important to note that the site previously broke a number of stories about Wii U and Vita.

According to the site's source, Nintendo is well aware it has so failed to convince consumers that 3D is harmless, and the new model handheld will "radically tone down" the 3D effect and probably sport a different name.

Nintendo bosses have also apparently admitted internally that it was a mistake to release the system without a right circle pad, and the new model will feature twin analogue inputs. For the existing 3DS model, Nintendo engineers are said to be "spending many sleepless nights working on an additional device" that would attach to the console and be sold separately for about $10.

Nintendo is said to be asking a select group of developers to create titles specifically designed with two analogue sticks in mind, which is said to be causing a bit of a ripple. Worse still, 3DS dev kits are reportedly "extremely scarce", with just 300 units being produced each month, leaving many waiting to start making games for the system.

[Aces15]

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After reading this rumor, I think that Nintendo is going to be really pissing off quite a few people.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...he-way-report/

...If all of that is true, then this is a straight up DISASTER for Nintendo. It makes them look horrible.

Then again, I don't necessarily believe everything in that article until we know for sure.

[RedZoneD25]

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I'm happy with my 3DS purchase..I bought it used for $200 a week before Zelda came out (reason why I got it, love that game) AND 20 free games.

Being a 3DS Ambassador and the 20 free games for a system I bought used more than makes up for the deficit. I could totally understand being livid if I bought one for full price though.

I also can't wait for StarFox3D and MarioKart3D.

[BobbyColtrane]

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Meh...improving hardware is no problem for me. I've enjoyed a couple games on the current version and will buy the new one and play it when it comes out too.