Nintendo slashes 3DS prices

The problem here is that there's poor marketting and only Nintendo can be blamed. They've released the DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL... and now the 3DS... hey, who knows - there may even be a 3DS Lite any time soon... If they keep recycling the DS, people are just gonna assume it's nothing major and just extra gimmicks. If Nintendo differentiated the hardware a bit more and marketted it as being 'more than a typical DS', then maybe the sales wouldn't be as bad. Another reason would be the lack of AAA titles coming to the 3DS. There are a few, but most of them appeal to the Nintendo fanboy. Some gamers may be interested in more advanced, higher quality versions of games like Call of Duty and Fifa (the current DS versions are just SHOCKING). So no - it's nothing to do with the state of the economy... if so, why is the PS Vita being pre-ordered as much? Clearly, people are more concerned about content so it's purely marketting.

i might get mine later this month or early next month

I tried a demo model in Best Buy and was not impressed at all with the 3D. You had to view it at just the right angle and even then it seemed fuzzy or something. Something was just off about it. Pass at any price for me.

Slashes? Axe-murders, you mean.

@ digi-demon No, it really was because no one wanted this thing. The only difference between it and the DSi, lite, or DSiXL was the 3D effect. This is the same thing that happened to the PSP Go, except the 3DS actually sold some units and actually has a future.

hey digi...how about u get off the bandwagon u call Nintendo and read what it said: "In response to a financial statement that slashed the firm's full-year profit forecast and announced disappointing launch sales for the 3DS" clearly...nintendo thought they would sell more 3ds' than they did, and are now slashing prices desperately to make up some kinda profit.... and its not the poor economic climate...its the fact that no one wanted to buy this thing for 250 dollars when they could just wait for 3ds lite, 3ds XL, 3dsi, 3dsXXL, 3dsi lite, 3dsi XL and buy this for about 100 bucks instead of shelling out 250 from the start...christ, its already half way there dropping to 160 bucks....but im still not buying this thing since i'll be buying a vita cuz i couldn't give two sh*ts about 3d

Some people are just so negative towards new tech. Imo the poor economic climate reason that 3DS sales slowed - no other. I own all major consoles and most if not all have had a weaker release day line-up. Remember PS2? Also many consoles have suffered a price reduction not long after their release - N64, Xbox, PS1... these consoles became anything but failures to the companies and loyal gamers who continued to support them. Seems that it is the 'short-sighted' narrow minded lemmings that are struggling with most with the 3DS sales. Word of advice - it makes good sense to actually take the time to play any system before you attempt to bash it eh. Also, the only REAL way to play games is the legally correct way :D...& not via. scummy emu's :( No REAL gamer would seriously consider using an emu... bad... bad...very bad. - Lmao @ fanboys and blaggers.

@digi-demon Just like I thought, you started something you couldn't win. Typical fanboy silliness. Buying the 3DS right now would not give me these lazy ports. Still no reason to buy one. I also already own these games and playing them in HD thanks to the wonders of emulators more than satisfy me. Stop trying to justify your purchase and admit the 3DS' launch was an epic failure. Then, you'll be qualified to post on this article. Edit: Oh and by the way, a system's horsepower or features has nothing to do with the games. It's painfully obvious but since you brought it up...

Seems someone is taking this far to personal... hey, I still like my PSP - even though 3DS is obviously the most powerful handeld on the market. I tried to plug in my PS3 on the bus the other day but I couldn't find the power point anywhere? Btw, just got my LOZ :OOT 3D limited edition soundtrack CD in the post :) am looking forward to my 20x DLC games too 8). Thanks Nintendo :D. Sorry but it was only available to OOT3D customers who bought it within 1st two week of release - lmao @ people who wait

Now should i buy it.... no way i am gonna wait longer its still new and I am not missing that many games. I am pretty happy with my ds.

@ All Nintendo fanboys: Please please stop blindly defending your company and just admit (not cloud) just ADMIT that the 3DS had a terrible launch. It has potential don't get me wrong but it still has a sour amount of good games ATM. Also please quite being hypocrytes with your blessed 'Innovation' card. N64 and GB remakes in 3D!? Heck even the upcoming MGS game is a PS2 remake. There isn't anything wrong with that? Fine then don't accuse other companies of rehashing when your own beloved is doing the exact same thing.

@digi-demon I don't need to. I buy a system for the games, not silly gimmicks like 3D. There's barely anything worth playing on it right now except for OoT and SFIV. I completed OoT 30 times and I already own the latter on PS3. I was telling myself I would simply wait for more games to come out (you know, Resident Evil/Rayman/Paper Mario 3/KH/StarFox/Animal Crossing/Mario/F-Zero...) but since you sound so qualified, knowledgeable and professional, I suppose there is another mysterious reason that would justify a purchase today?

Nintendo better get their skates on and penetrate the market soon... Because the Playstation Vita may give them a run for their money. They really need to establish the 3DS firmly before Sony makes their move. It will be interesting to see how this pans out.

Hmm...you played on a 3DS yet then? if so explain why? or else why not go find another news story - maybe one you can qualify commenting on ;) .

@digi-demon You're wrong there buddy. I love Nintendo. But the 3DS fails hard right now and I doubt even a 40% price cut will change anything.

@decoy1978 No worries...although I don't rate the Kirby franchise myself - all the Kirby games I've played were shallower than puddle, but each to their own eh :D @Rovelius Hmm nice avatar pic...a strange choice for a Non-Nintendo lemming though...;)

lol 3DS...

@ Masta_Rix Um,there's 2D and 3D. The only "true 3D" you see is the real world. All movies and games are using some form of illusion to trick your brain into seeing 3D,which if done well,looks real.If done wrong,you get a double image. I own a 3DS,and with the camera,I've created 3D effects better than some I've seen in the movies.

Thats 4 dollars more expensive than the DSIXL ....nintendo reasoning *facepalm*

@thesand212 I agree! Whats the point of buying old NES/SNES/GB games when an emulator will suffice. I would however not mind TWO free games or even ONE 3DS games as gift for early adopters!

they should give us at least 5 games

@digi-demon Kirby is awesome man! Old school and all that. Who wouldn't want an bottomless pit of a stomach. He devours enemies and absorbs their powers like a fluffy pink zombie! Been a Kirby fan since his gameboy days, so I'm old and old school. With that said, N64 was good console with poor support. Nintendo just did NOT want 3rd Party developers back in the day making games for them. They relied too heavily on their Mario Factory. And waiting nearly 4-5 months for a AAA title is not a good idea. I don't mind the 3DS, but I already played their games a LONG time ago. And this SCREAMS Virtual Boy all over again! I just hope that X-mas season Nintendo gets their act together and starts releasing some games.

@decoy1978 Hmm... so you a Kirby fan then? Kirby is not exactly with the hip and trendy these days... so its pretty much like N64's OOT so to speak. Oh, forgot to ask, you do know who Kirby is then?

The 3DS design is pretty much perfect so cant see nintendo doing anything to redesign it. Well, that is unless they downgrade some of the materials used in order to lower manufacturing costs... and thus probably cheapen the quality look and feel of it :( IMO any smart Nintendo fan still sitting on on the fence would get it August 12 or soon after :D

@ Masta_Rix I'm not sure what you mean by "true 3D". I've played this system and some of the titles are very impressive.

If your biggest game is a remake of something that was released 13 years ago... your screwed.

Nintendo made fans of a lot of casual gamers while forsaking true gamers. Facebook et. al. released games that cost $2 or less, thereby captivating the same crowd. Nintendo released a comically overpriced handheld with little effort put into its making and game catalogue, and stories of their recent successes are now about as relevant as Chuck Norris jokes (read: not at all). If Nintendo wishes to stay afloat, they will likely be forced to abandon this "innovating" that they have been doing in favor of more traditional gaming. MORAL OF THE STORY: When the natural order of things is disturbed, it will employ measures to correct itself.

I feel bad for all those who thought it was true 3d and bought at full price and then this happens after they didn't return the item and were loyal to nintendogs. Where the funk is skyward sword already? Metroid sucked it was super easy and pointless. I want some multiplayer online wii game for those damn wii motion plus controls I have.

Will wait for 3DS Lite, by then AAA titles are out

I loved the concept a lot, but when i finally got to test one out it really messed w/ my eyes big time and this is coming from me as a gamer who has played a ton of games haha watever

i knew i would get something good if i just waited for it. thank you nintendo

Well at that price, the 3DS is a very attractive system and considering the lineup Nintendo has for the remainder of the fiscal year, I'd say this is a great time to get one. Oh, and Costco is selling them at the 169 USD price right now, so you can still get in on the Ambassador program while also taking advantage of the price cut.

The price is tempting but nintendo has a habit of releasing an upgraded version,so to speak, of a pre-existing handheld. Ex:GBA,GBA SP. DS,DSLITE,DSI,DSI XL. So im gonna wait for the "upgraded" version of the 3DS then buy one. Also most of the games for it that i want, aren't even out yet.

I'm still rocking the DSlite. Don't see myself investing in a 3DS until more good games come out for it.

Canadians get an unfair advantage. They get a sale $199.99 and they get the free 20 GBA or SNES games. I'm Canadian so I don't mind (But the store hastles, I mean I checked gamestop (eb in some canadian locations) best buy and wal mart, they didn't have the games >:|)

@DarthVeng_basic they didn't stop selling it, they stop taking orders for like 2 days to make sure they didn't get a bad batch. that is not what i call stop selling something. this type of thing happens all the time i don't see why it was even news unless they decided to never carry the 3ds again. which was not the case. anyway your statement is wrong because stop selling and not currently taking orders is not the same thing.

@Frame_Dragger Sorry, I wasn't trying to be mean.

@Larouche911 Never heard a man speak so much sense. We're being spoon-fed crap we don't want.

I personally think that the over-emphasis on movement and 3d gaming is causing developers to focus their minds on lesser markets. Personally, I know lots of other gamers, and most of them prefer the traditional style of play. I'm estimating that 1 out of 5 of my friends has a 'movement'-based console, and they ALL tend to collect dust. I know the market exists for those styles of gaming, but they really need to stop focusing on it so hard and diverting money into fruitless endeavors. That being said, I expect a whole lot of hate and some love... :) Oh, and I don't know about other people, but a lot of my money tends to go towards good arcade games and dlc more than anything these days. Kinect IMHO is idiotic. You hear that its sales prove its popularity, but that's sort of bull considering they bundle it with what people really want... The actual console!

The Ambassador Program is what I'm looking forward to. I got my 3DS since launch and I didn't regret it.

might actually consider buying now, oh wait nvm I'll wait another 2 months for another price drop

@Frame_Dragger understand completely as I know that feeling - 'd-d needs sleep badly' :lol: Btw, I usually resort to reading the GS news as it helps induce a power-nap zzzzz... zzzz... zzz.. ;)

Already! Thats not much confidence!! Wonder what they will do when the vita comes out!

@muzza93 price change from a country to another because of how much the material cost to make the hardware. US is one of the place where material cost the lowest so that why most country have to pay more even though sometime the currency of that country worth more then the US currency

@Frame_Dragger Regards DS owners happy to stay with current hardware - you seem to make a very good point. You are going to stick with your DS for a while longer then? or are you just assuming to know how other Nintendo fans are feeling?

Why don't you make some good games for it instead.

Metroid Fusion!!! Awesome, I love that game! :D Glad I got my 3DS at launch, now...

I don't think there's anything wrong with the 3DS. Just bought mine today and after having it at home and playing around with it - I could finally appreciate how much fun it was and I didn't even buy a game. This is truly one of those things that you have to play around with to understand. Not even those traveling road shows do it justice - you need a few hours to really get to "know it."

to be honest i don't care that i bought my 3ds for 250 i absoloutly love this handheld so i really hope nintendo sticks to their guns and keep those awesome first party releases coming even though i'm really enjoying the oot remake and the star fox 64 remake has me excited, but i mean come on..kid icarus uprising should move a few consoles i'd say and the new mario kart and mario game