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I bought one on launch day, but I'll say that yeah, it's definitely expensive. The only way I could afford it was to burn my tax return money on it. I wouldn't blame anyone for waiting until the price comes down or until there's a (much) larger game library. You can only play Street Fighter for so long.
@mighty_marcos: no I love street fighter for it and I should get dead or alive through gamefly soon. Iva had lots of fun with it but I admit there were a few dry spells of boredom but with new ocarina of time coming out I will get nothing done in my college classes.
I definitely don't blame people for waiting. I got one because my DS (one of the old fat ones) finally bit the dust. The lack of 3DS games is a really valid point. I have Rayman 3D, Nintendogs, and Street Fighter, but I've been playing Pokemon White, and Peace Walker on my PSP more as of late.
I love the system, and don't regret getting it at all, if only because I'm a big handheld gamer, and I would have gotten it eventually. That game library needs to grow though.
I love the system, and don't regret getting it at all, if only because I'm a big handheld gamer, and I would have gotten it eventually. That game library needs to grow though.
I'm not even remotely interested until MGS 3 hits--and even then I'll need a price drop to warrant a system purchase.
Lower the price, make more games, and turn it into a home console instead of a handheld and I'll buy the shit out of it :)
@Dale: "I thought the 3DS was a sure bet for Japan"
If you were talking to more consumers when you lived over there you would have found the same sentiment that was shared for the 3DS in America/Europe - That is, price + lackluster launch titles = No Buy.
If you were talking to more consumers when you lived over there you would have found the same sentiment that was shared for the 3DS in America/Europe - That is, price + lackluster launch titles = No Buy.
Meh when new super Mario galaxy comes, most people wont care about price. Right now they don't have games, so the price means nothing. There is a wariness because the biggest feature is what it can do to games with 3d and there aren't any games to back it up.
I have said from the start that this is the cause of the slow sales. Hell, I am almost exclusively a portable gamer and the original DS is tied with the SNES for my favorite console of all time, but if I hadn't gotten the amazing deal that I got on it (tons of gift cards and my employee discount at Target brought it down to $140) even I wouldn't have bought one!
I love showing it to people and they think that it is awesome, but when they hear the price they just cringe and say no thanks, haha. I will also be the first to say that it is an awesome console, but there is no way that it is worth $250.
I love showing it to people and they think that it is awesome, but when they hear the price they just cringe and say no thanks, haha. I will also be the first to say that it is an awesome console, but there is no way that it is worth $250.
I bought mine the day after launch, and i really love it. But there really are no games for it (which will change the 19th with OoT), so i have just used it as a DS replacement and a 3D camera, which I'm sure everyone realizes atm and $250 price tag is not really a big incentive to buy it either. I'm sure once the inevitable price drop/better games come out, these things will be just as popular as the DS (or close to it at least).
After having played a 3DS at a Gamestop, I can sympathize with the eye strain complaints. I got a few rounds of Guile versus Balrog before I started feeling like a headache was coming on. Honestly, no trolling when I say this... it reminded me of one time I played a Virtual Boy at a Blockbuster in the 90s.
I think 3D is okay for passive movie-watching, but my eyes dart around and focus differently when I'm playing a game.
Personally, the $99 DS Lite seems like it'll be much more up my alley. I've been licking my chops over Dragon Quest IX and I guess I'll catch up on Castlevania as well.
I think 3D is okay for passive movie-watching, but my eyes dart around and focus differently when I'm playing a game.
Personally, the $99 DS Lite seems like it'll be much more up my alley. I've been licking my chops over Dragon Quest IX and I guess I'll catch up on Castlevania as well.
Parents dont want to drop $350 on a machine that little Timmy will drop and smash at school and younger kids that work can't drop mad coin on something like this.
Seriously the 3DS needs more godo (no offense is just that I think that would be a good entry meme) games, even that I had fun with SSFIV (I haven't acquired DOA:Dimensions) I want more games for it. I think that 3DS has a great potential and that is a great handheld and as Dave the solution is just more games that appeal to th people taste.
I bought one and don't regret it. The great games are coming(slowly but surely)
Its still selling pretty well. ITs been the #2 best seller in hardware almost every week(japan)
Its still selling pretty well. ITs been the #2 best seller in hardware almost every week(japan)
Makes sense to me. I'm sure money is still tight in Japan now and probably will be for quite some time now, so lets just see what the PSVita (OMG what a stupid name) costs. If Sony goes anything over $300, or the equivalent to that in Yen, then they'll be in trouble. Especially if Nintendo drops the price of the 3DS around Sony launch, which very well could happen!
I think the DSlite dropping to $100 in a week says a lot about how overpriced the 3DS is.I'm sure Nintendo is still selling the DS at a profit (because that's what they do) and I see absolutely no reason why the 3DS would be worth %150 more than my already great DSlite
Honestly, I look at the 3DS tech and I just can't see anything there that would make it anywhere near that expensive.
On the other hand, looking at the NGP for comparison, EVERYTHING about it looks and sounds expensive. Whether it will be worth the price though...
Honestly, I look at the 3DS tech and I just can't see anything there that would make it anywhere near that expensive.
On the other hand, looking at the NGP for comparison, EVERYTHING about it looks and sounds expensive. Whether it will be worth the price though...
well no shit.
what next genius? "American survey points to high price for slow 3DS sales" or "Euro survey points to high price for slow 3DS sales"?
what next genius? "American survey points to high price for slow 3DS sales" or "Euro survey points to high price for slow 3DS sales"?
"It's either the price or the weak launch game selection"
I'd say it's a combination of both, the price is high yes but not insane, but if it's not coupled with kickass heavy weight software it's goona seem even more steep. Had the Ocarina Remake been a launch title things would be better, also 3rd parties didn't deliver any top notch stuff either (where's my RE Revelations Capcom?, oh yeah 2010... *sigh*).
I'd say it's a combination of both, the price is high yes but not insane, but if it's not coupled with kickass heavy weight software it's goona seem even more steep. Had the Ocarina Remake been a launch title things would be better, also 3rd parties didn't deliver any top notch stuff either (where's my RE Revelations Capcom?, oh yeah 2010... *sigh*).
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I agree with you that Sony needs to price the low end model at $299 or they'll have trouble moving units. On the other hand, if Sony DOES price the NGP at $299 and Nintendo does NOT lower the 3DS price, then the 3DS is going to be branded as overpriced. The 3DS costs way too much for the technology involved. That being said, Nintendo may have screwed over the early adopters, thinking they'd buy one regardless, and planned all along for an early price cut. This will be interesting.
I agree with you that Sony needs to price the low end model at $299 or they'll have trouble moving units. On the other hand, if Sony DOES price the NGP at $299 and Nintendo does NOT lower the 3DS price, then the 3DS is going to be branded as overpriced. The 3DS costs way too much for the technology involved. That being said, Nintendo may have screwed over the early adopters, thinking they'd buy one regardless, and planned all along for an early price cut. This will be interesting.
@pokota: "That being said, Nintendo may have screwed over the early adopters, thinking they'd buy one regardless, and planned all along for an early price cut."
Agreed, this could be bad if 3rd parties don't release top notch software.
Agreed, this could be bad if 3rd parties don't release top notch software.
I still think its too expensive and if it wasn't for giving my DS to someone who suddenly came to be without one I wouldn't have went ahead and got the 3DS on launch day. But, even though I don't have any 3DS games to speak of just yet (getting Zelda and RE this month), I'm still having just as much fun playing DS games on it as I did with the DS, theres really very little difference and you get used to them quick. So I dont really feel like I'm missing anything or losing out, specially when better 3DS games do start coming out.
All things considered though, Nintendo could have coasted on the DS for a lot longer. I get wanting to put out a new system to generate new found sales or whatever, even if that idea seems really wrong when you think hard enough about it, but the DS was next to perfect and didn't really need much of an upgrade.
All things considered though, Nintendo could have coasted on the DS for a lot longer. I get wanting to put out a new system to generate new found sales or whatever, even if that idea seems really wrong when you think hard enough about it, but the DS was next to perfect and didn't really need much of an upgrade.
Not only do they need more games but since the region locking has not yet been hacked to my knowledge they need to prove that they aren't going to treat territories such as Australia like shit this generation for me to have enough faith to buy.
very pricy, sucky games, streetpass holds no interest for me because no one carries around their DS. I just feel like they rushed into the making of a new system
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