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3DS price drops to $170 on August 12
3DS price drops to $170 on August 12
Joystiq - July 28, 2011
Submitted by TheSmilkman (101) at 8:58AM PST on July 28, 2011
Nintendo has just announced that the price on the 3DS will drop to $169.99 stateside on August 12. A similar cut in Japan (effective August 11) will take the system from 25,000 Yen (around $317) to 15,000 Yen ($190). We don't yet have a specific price for a corresponding European cut, but Nintendo tells Eurogamer the price will drop by "about a third."
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1Powertrade posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 3:32PM PST on August 2, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12@TheSmilkman, Based on the Wall Street Journal's depiction, management basically described the 3DS as a flop and apologized for its performance. Unit sales completely plunged to almost nothing after its debut.[ Guru ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 219 ]bids
1zeromous posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 12:15PM PST on July 29, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12@FoxHoundADAM,
This is bang on. Not to mention the biggest market's pocket book for portable devices just shrank 20-50% in the last two years due to inflation and employment.[ Veteran ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 878 ]bids
2FoxHoundADAM posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 8:16AM PST on July 29, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12I think we are seeing a significant impact to the portable games market thanks to mobile phone devices and tables becoming more game oriented. I Nintendo will never again see the heyday of DS type sales. Also I think the 3DS is too simlilar to the DS for consumers to justify the jump at this point.[ Elite ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 340 ]bids
1zeromous posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 7:52AM PST on July 29, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12bids
1zeromous posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 7:52AM PST on July 29, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12@apujanata,
I still love my Virtual Boy. its battery life also sucked.[ Veteran ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 878 ]bids
1TheSmilkman posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 6:35AM PST on July 29, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12@apujanata,
I'm not sure the price drop confirms that the 3DS is a failure. I think Nintendo overestimated the value of the system especially in the current economic state. They may have also been a bit cocky after seeing the success of the DS and tried to be greedier than usual.
The whole situation reminds me alot of what Sony was facing with the launch of the very expensive PS3 that tried to follow in the footsteps of the super successful PS2. Eventually, the PS3 shaped up OK even if it didn't end up being as successful as the PS2.
What I see hurting the 3DS the most is the lack of high quality original games. Alot of the high profile games I've seen for the 3DS so far are remakes which I don't think will move systems. The other problem is that the rough start may mean 3rd parties are more reluctant to actively support the system resulting in even less original games.[ Guru ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 101 ]bids
1apujanata posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 4:51PM PST on July 28, 2011. RE: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12@TheSmilkman,
DS has zero price drop. 3DS drop price less than one year after release.
Confirmation that 3DS is a failure ? Even after the price cut, I still hesitate to buy this product. I owned GBC, GBA (and GBASP) and DS (and DSL)[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
11TheSmilkman posted on Nintendo 3DS (3DS) at 8:58AM PST on July 28, 2011. Article: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12Nintendo has just announced that the price on the 3DS will drop to $169.99 stateside on August 12. A similar cut in Japan (effective August 11) will take the system from 25,000 Yen (around $317) to 15,000 Yen ($190). We don't yet have a specific price for a corresponding European cut, but Nintendo tells Eurogamer the price will drop by "about a third."[ Guru ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 101 ]
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