Nintendo slashing 3DS price to $170 in August

[bl4ckfl4g]

*shrugs* $170 seems to be an okay price for it. The software is what's too expensive.

The software is what is missing. I paid full price for mine and I'd be fine with that if there were games. My own fault though.

 

[mmntech]

I'm enjoying mine so far but software is definitely an issue. Also, a lot of the games are too "appish" to justify their price. I picked up OoT with mine, which looks phenomenal, but it's pretty sad that its best title is 14 years old. But, this seems to be a trend with this generation. The DS and PSP had slow launches, and the PS3's lack of games early on was notorious. Even the 360's launch wasn't that impressive. MS was just fortunate enough to snag COD2 and Madden out of the gate.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Picked one up for my kid last night at wally world. I'll hop on tonight and get him registered with the eshop for the games, then I'll tuck it away til christmas.

It wasnt tempting to get one for myself too.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

I'm enjoying mine so far but software is definitely an issue. Also, a lot of the games are too "appish" to justify their price. I picked up OoT with mine, which looks phenomenal, but it's pretty sad that its best title is 14 years old. But, this seems to be a trend with this generation. The DS and PSP had slow launches, and the PS3's lack of games early on was notorious. Even the 360's launch wasn't that impressive. MS was just fortunate enough to snag COD2 and Madden out of the gate.

How so? If the 3DS suddenly had a ton of great new games, OOT would still be the best title.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Picked one up for my kid last night at wally world. I'll hop on tonight and get him registered with the eshop for the games, then I'll tuck it away til christmas.

It wasnt tempting to get one for myself too.

Wow, that's lame.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Wow, that's lame.

How so? He's 7, doesn't know he's getting it. The only reason i got it this early is so he can get the extra games. It's not like he's sitting next to me watching me set it up, and then he can't have it.

 

[Locut0s]

How so? He's 7, doesn't know he's getting it. The only reason i got it this early is so he can get the extra games. It's not like he's sitting next to me watching me set it up, and then he can't have it.

I think he thought that your kid DID know you got it for him. That WOULD be lame.

 

[LookBehindYou]

I think he thought that your kid DID know you got it for him. That WOULD be lame.

Yeah, that would definitely be lame, I couldnt do that to him, I'd be pissed if someone did that to me.

 

[mmntech]

How so? If the 3DS suddenly had a ton of great new games, OOT would still be the best title.

And God of War 1 & 2 on the PS3 are still some of the best titles on the system, but they're just the same old PS2 game with updated graphics. It's cool and all, but we need some original titles.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

How so? He's 7, doesn't know he's getting it. The only reason i got it this early is so he can get the extra games. It's not like he's sitting next to me watching me set it up, and then he can't have it.

You too, huh? My son is turning 9 and I'm picking mine up tomorrow.

 

[SandEagle]

well i caved in and picked one up today. didn't buy any games and am already having buyer's remorse. its a cool system though. amazed at the included face raiders and especially AR Games. that was cool.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

How so? If the 3DS suddenly had a ton of great new games, OOT would still be the best title.

as awesome as OoT is and as much as I love the Zelda franchise as a whole, the games have never been particularly good when it comes to replay value

I've played through it several times on the N64, and while it was easily one of my favorite games for that system, it certainly wasn't my most played game

Did the same for the respective OoT releases on the GameCube and then Wii

I have it again as my sole 3D title for the 3DS and while its absolutely amazing with how it works with the 3D and gyro sensors free-look, its still the same game. No truly new surprises other than showing a few things the system is capable of.


And to show how much of a problem this game situation really is my next planned 3DS title purchase is StarFox 64 3D on September 9th

Unique Mario titles aren't due until November with Kid Icarus: Uprising maybe available by the holidays, and Super Smash and Resident Evil aren't due until 2012. Until then I can only hope some yet unknown 3rd party title comes along to surprise.

The future of the system certainly isn't completely grim, I just think they released it before they had enough unique titles for it. Right now the 3DS is an awesome system if you've never owned a DS before, but I can see how it would be a huge let down for current DS owners given the lack of quality 3DS titles.

 

[Locut0s]

as awesome as OoT is and as much as I love the Zelda franchise as a whole, the games have never been particularly good when it comes to replay value

I've played through it several times on the N64, and while it was easily one of my favorite games for that system, it certainly wasn't my most played game

Did the same for the respective OoT releases on the GameCube and then Wii

I have it again as my sole 3D title for the 3DS and while its absolutely amazing with how it works with the 3D and gyro sensors free-look, its still the same game. No truly new surprises other than showing a few things the system is capable of.


And to show how much of a problem this game situation really is my next planned 3DS title purchase is StarFox 64 3D on September 9th

Unique Mario titles aren't due until November with Kid Icarus: Uprising maybe available by the holidays, and Super Smash and Resident Evil aren't due until 2012. Until then I can only hope some yet unknown 3rd party title comes along to surprise.

The future of the system certainly isn't completely grim, I just think they released it before they had enough unique titles for it. Right now the 3DS is an awesome system if you've never owned a DS before, but I can see how it would be a huge let down for current DS owners given the lack of quality 3DS titles.

I agree 100% that they fucked up the release and didn't have anything good out. They should have released this thing around Christmas time THIS year. Still there ARE enough good games coming down the pipe that I'm not too worried. The DS and its brothers have been what has been keeping Nintendo alive these past few years though so I have no doubt that they are working hard to make it a success eventually. And I have a shit load of good DS games to catch up on in the mean time.

 

[chalmers]

well i caved in and picked one up today. didn't buy any games and am already having buyer's remorse. its a cool system though. amazed at the included face raiders and especially AR Games. that was cool.

Did you buy it with actual money?

 

[LookBehindYou]

Did you buy it with actual money?

lol

 

[SandEagle]

Did you buy it with actual money?

this is irrelevant to the topic. stop trolling. but fyi....

fitty fitty
90 cash, 90 charge. :\

 

[PieIsAwesome]

as awesome as OoT is and as much as I love the Zelda franchise as a whole, the games have never been particularly good when it comes to replay value

I've played through it several times on the N64, and while it was easily one of my favorite games for that system, it certainly wasn't my most played game

Did the same for the respective OoT releases on the GameCube and then Wii

I have it again as my sole 3D title for the 3DS and while its absolutely amazing with how it works with the 3D and gyro sensors free-look, its still the same game. No truly new surprises other than showing a few things the system is capable of.


And to show how much of a problem this game situation really is my next planned 3DS title purchase is StarFox 64 3D on September 9th

Unique Mario titles aren't due until November with Kid Icarus: Uprising maybe available by the holidays, and Super Smash and Resident Evil aren't due until 2012. Until then I can only hope some yet unknown 3rd party title comes along to surprise.

The future of the system certainly isn't completely grim, I just think they released it before they had enough unique titles for it. Right now the 3DS is an awesome system if you've never owned a DS before, but I can see how it would be a huge let down for current DS owners given the lack of quality 3DS titles.

I agree with this, but this is true for any awesome single-player game, at least for me. I will finish the game once and then replay it maybe a year or 2 later. So the problem with OOT is not necessarily that its old, or that its not awesome, just that we have already played it before, two or three times.

 

[chalmers]

this is irrelevant to the topic. stop trolling. but fyi....

fitty fitty
90 cash, 90 charge. :\

When you freely reveal facts about your personal life on a public forum, me mentioning them is not trolling.

 

[SandEagle]

When you freely reveal facts about your personal life on a public forum, me mentioning them is not trolling.

maybe u jealous i got a 3ds and u dont

Knock it off you nitwits.
-ViRGE

well, he started it. why not tell him/her/it?

 

[Beev]

maybe u jealous i got a 3ds and u dont

I know I certainly wouldn't be... But I already own three different versions of OoT. What else would I buy for it?

 

[frumply]

Ghost Recon and Samurai Warriors. Former got quite addictive, the latter was surprisingly good for a Warriors title, esp. with the player switching w/ the touch panel that cuts out time wasted on movement. Not sure what else can be wholly recommend; third parties have as a whole dropped the ball, after Nintendo took their 'third party games dont sell' arguments to heart and backed off from any heavyweight releases at launch.

 

[Macamus Prime]

Aren't you glad you waited?

And, I will still wait. I will get one when Mario 3DS and Mario Kart 7 comes out.

Even then, I would feel $170 for the system and $40 for the games is a bit too much. I would like to see a Castlevania game as well. Maybe a FF 6 3DS remake?

 

[mmntech]

maybe u jealous i got a 3ds and u dont

Knock it off you nitwits.
-ViRGE

I guess we know who egged your house. :sneaky:

And, I will still wait. I will get one when Mario 3DS and Mario Kart 7 comes out.

At least there's a few good games coming down the pipeline. A Shin Megami Tensei game is coming out next month. A lot of the early games are recycled though. I will say this though, a lot of consoles don't come into their own until their second year.

 

[gorcorps]

When you freely reveal facts about your personal life on a public forum, me mentioning them is not trolling.

I got infracted for mentioning it outside of OT, so the staff have a different opinion

 

[mmntech]

Early adopters can now check to see if they qualify for the ambassador program.
http://support.nintendo.com/nintendo3dsstatus/