Am I the only one here that thinks amiibos are just a huge gimmick?
I haven't been able to read the entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the west coast port strikes? Those have affected a lot of companies, not just Nintendo, which did lead to shortages for just about everything that was shipped via sea.
Haha that was mentioned quite a few times both by me in the first post and in the thread.
Am I the only one here that thinks amiibos are just a huge gimmick?
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a new 3ds and honestly, I don't think its worth anyones money yet anyway. There isn't even a game out in the us that is new 3ds exclusive. All your getting is a c stick and improved 3d which no one uses anyway. You dont even get a charger may I remind you. Honestly, I agree recently nintendo's business decisions have been mediocre a best, but also being honest, you can't do much of anything different with the new 3ds handheld currently, that you can't do with the old 3ds/3dsxl. My verdict is to at least wait for xenoblade chronicles until you buy one, so you don have to worry about shortages or having a use for it in general.
I wonder the US port strike can be used to explain the shortage and subsequent skyrocketing of prices on certain items in Japan?I haven't been able to read the entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the west coast port strikes? Those have affected a lot of companies, not just Nintendo, which did lead to shortages for just about everything that was shipped via sea.
I wonder the US port strike can be used to explain the shortage and subsequent skyrocketing of prices on certain items in Japan?
Am I the only one here that thinks amiibos are just a huge gimmick?
I'd say it really depends on someone's situation. I've been looking to upgrade to an XL for a while now because they fit in my hands better, but there was no way I was going to put down $200 on something that I already had just bigger. As for the 3ds, while it was useless on the old models because of the specific angle you needed and the fact it hurt your eyes, it can actually be a useable feature on the new model. I'd definitely agree that people shouldn't just upgrade with no reason to, but its good for people who were waiting for an improved model to come out.I was lucky enough to get my hands on a new 3ds and honestly, I don't think its worth anyones money yet anyway. There isn't even a game out in the us that is new 3ds exclusive. All your getting is a c stick and improved 3d which no one uses anyway. You dont even get a charger may I remind you. Honestly, I agree recently nintendo's business decisions have been mediocre a best, but also being honest, you can't do much of anything different with the new 3ds handheld currently, that you can't do with the old 3ds/3dsxl. My verdict is to at least wait for xenoblade chronicles until you buy one, so you don have to worry about shortages or having a use for it in general.
Something that I still don't understand is why Nintendo didn't bundle a charger with the N3DSXL. If it's only $10, why not just bundle it and increase the price of the console itself? I'd assume Nintendo's reasoning is that the majority of the people that would buy a N3DSXL would already own a charger, but in my honest opinion, it is still better to bundle a charger since the owner can charge their new 3DS as well as their old 3DS simultaneously using two different chargers.
As for amiibos... I never really cared for them; I always thought they were just a gimmick to bring in more profit.
You can have it in any color you want...As long as it's black. (And that red no one wants )
The OS is snappy. That is a huge positive for me especially considering how bad Nintendo UI and OS has been previously.