I Should Have Known Better

This blog will be short and to the point.

Yes, I should have known better than to have hastily and blindly purchased the Nintendo 3DS - at launch. And while this blog is by no means meant to be a self pity rant or a "blame Nintendo" blog it is a thoughtful recollection as to why I bought it knowing full well I shouldn't have. From the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS to its launch I was quite intrigued by the tech and even the 3D gimmick. I allowed the vail of awesomeness and hype to overtake the single most important factor when purchasing any system: Compelling content. Nintendo promised compelling content and failed. I can't blame Nintendo for being a business and quite greedy at that. It is clear that they could have sold it for less and still have made a profit. I really think they rushed the product. Regardless I am to blame for buying it at launch, I confirmed to them that they could sell it at $250. Initially I naively thought that I could resell it for profit *facepalm* and was the reason why I casually walked in to gamestop at launch half expecting that I wouldn't get a copy(at the time I assumed demand would be sky high). To sum this up I don't want to leave the wrong impression. As a handheld collector the 3DS is a welcome edition to my collection. This was the first time I bought a system at launch and I would be lying if I said that it would necessarily be the last. I have however learned to not think in haste and consider the content and price heavily. I don't want this blog to be about morality but in this case "patience IS a virtue". I laugh at my self and chuckle remembering those who said they would wait as long as it took for a reasonable price cut. Well in my opinion we have it, and its been only 5 months after launch. If you somehow got through this blog(thanks!) I would like your perspective on the 3DS price cuts and people who bought it at launch.

edit: I plan on taking Nintendo on their ambassador membership status and downloading the exclusive content. However I have yet to update to the latest update from this week. Does anyone know if the Acekard 2i is compatible with the latest update?

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Hells Malice
I never expected it, but oh well.
I could easily just return my 3DS and buy it cheaper (or get a price match).

Too lazy though. I'm not that fussed by $80...that's like a days work.
 
DigitalDeviant
[quote name='Hells Malice' post='3801471' date='Jul 28 2011, 11:41 PM']I never expected it, but oh well.
I could easily just return my 3DS and buy it cheaper (or get a price match).

Too lazy though. I'm not that fussed by $80...that's like a days work.[/quote]

You have a point, though if I were you I would return it, but of course its entirely up to.
 
N
Nothing was blocked flash cart wise in the latest update. A lot of people aren't happy with what they are being offered either. 20 old games doesn't equal out to basically being scammed in the eyes of many people.
 
H
well you knew what you were getting into.. i suppose its not that bad since u have your acekard running on it at least you can use the analog stick in ds games!
 
P
Look at the benefit you get 10 Nes games that will most likely be $5/6 plus 10 gba games that are apparently exclusive for a bit. Nes doesn't matter so much but gba with out the battery destroying supercard2 is nice. Even though I have a Wiz for all my classic gaming this is a nice gesture from Nintendo.
 
DigitalDeviant
[quote name='Nathan Drake' post='3801477' date='Jul 29 2011, 12:47 AM']Nothing was blocked flash cart wise in the latest update. A lot of people aren't happy with what they are being offered either. 20 old games doesn't equal out to basically being scammed in the eyes of many people.[/quote]

I suppose I personally don't like to be handed a piece meal offering by a company in "good will". These are old games that can be gotten elsewhere, this is my opinion of course.
 
spinal_cord
I don't understand what people are ranting about all over the net. We live in a mostly capitalistic world, the downside of that is that people will try to sell you things at as high a price as they possibly can. If you were a manufacturer of something and you wanted to sell it for a profit, then you would sell it for as much as people are prepared to pay for it.
I was happy with the price of the 3DS, I'll get use out of it most days out of the week for probably 3 or 4 years, the price seems fair to me. You have to add up the 'value' of the system. You mentioned acekard, so no doubt you download a lot of your games, so that's a lot of money your not spending there, which gives you less to complain about.
 
Hells Malice
[quote name='Nathan Drake' post='3801477' date='Jul 29 2011, 05:47 AM']Nothing was blocked flash cart wise in the latest update. A lot of people aren't happy with what they are being offered either. 20 old games doesn't equal out to basically being scammed in the eyes of many people.[/quote]

People are morons if they cry scam. Frankly I could sympathize with electronics stores, I doubt they're getting reimbursed and it's unlikely they'll sell the 3DS's they have before the price drop, cutting profits significantly.

Otherwise people can just do what I said, return it, price match, or not care because it's not a lot of money.
More or less people who bought it at launch bought the "privilege" of having the 3DS before the cheapskates, lol.
aand i'm totally fine with that.
 

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