Nintendo 3DS Coming in 2011 With $300 Price Tag

[Colonel Alzheimer's]

Oof, I was hoping for $250 or less. Oh well, this is still a good deal, I'll see where I am financially next year.

 

[EmeraldGreen]

I predict a 400 dollar AU tag on that easily.

Maybe not so bad, especially with the exchange rate so high. This isn't Word of God, obviously, but the estimated RRP on the EB Games website is $348.

See that is stupid. Right now the Australian dollar buys you 97 cents on the USD. /rage

Better than $400, though. And it's only $50 more than the DSi XL.

I don't suppose Nintendo will want to bank on the exchange rate remaining high. If it does, they can bring the price down in the future (and more people will buy it, because "it's cheap now!"). But if they price it low and the exchange rate drops, they can't put the price up without people getting upset. It doesn't seem entirely fair, but from a business point of view, it makes sense.

 

[CK76]

I'll get one! ...in 2014.

 

[James Raynor]

So what happens if we own old GBA/GB games? Do we get shafted and have to buy them again?

 

[robert022614]

idk $300 is a bit too steep for me. i mean i was groaning about paying $189.00 for the dsi/xl. I think they might be getting ahead of themselves a little bit. I mean price was a big factor for most of the people iknew for the psp and honestly i probably would go with a xbox 360 or ps3 over that for the price anyday. Well i guess im gonna be waiting for that price drop.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

I wish I could get this, but there's no way I'll sink in 300$ plus HST just for a handheld. Especialy since Wi-Fi sucks around here.

Alot of the benefits this things gone to have aren't gone to impress me.

 

[thedeathscythe]

This thing is...

Backwards compatable with the DS/DSi games.

Includes a Virtual Console with GBA and GB games.

Is getting ports of Gamecube games.

Is recieving a large library of new and long wanted games for itself.

That is FIVE LIBRARIES WORTH OF GAMES.

It also does all of this.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-07/13/nintendo-3ds-3d-ds-details

And you..are complaining...about a 300 quid pricetag?

We're looking at tremendous value for money, considering all this, plus its 3D tech. I'll be giving serious consideration to picking one up at launch.

I expected it to be more, but still, $300 is quite a bit. If this came out tomorrow, would you have $300 cash to spare to go grab it? I would but I wouldn't feel comfortable about it. For that price, you can get a ps3 or an xbox 360. Call me old fashioned but I think handhelds should cost less than consoles (this, coming from a guy who got a pspgo for his birthday 6 months ago). Now to play devil's advocate, I didn't get the dsi or the dsi XL, and with all that backwards compatibility, I think I myself would get it to reintroduce me to DS, I haven't picked up my lite in forever.

I think what I'm trying to say is that it's wicked value for it's money, yes, but that doesn't mean it's still fairly expensive (not unreasonably pricey, but just more than I'm comfortable dropping in a day).