Hardware 3DS price drop

[Bobbyloujo]

On the 12th when Nintendo drops the suggested retail price of the 3DS to $169.99 do you think all stores will drop the price on that date? Or will some stores still keep the price at $250 for a while?

 

[Slyakin]

They HAVE to drop the price.

On the contrary, some stores are already dropping the price.

 

[Bobbyloujo]

Oooh okay. I didn't know how it all worked. I'll have to check if any stores around here have dropped the price yet.

 

[Slyakin]

Oooh okay. I didn't know how it all worked. I'll have to check if any stores around here have dropped the price yet.

Try your local Costco. Most of their stores have already dropped the price.

 

[Deleted User]

Didn't they said Wal-Mart was dropping the price early?

 

[Veho]

They don't have to drop the price, but you can imagine they'll have trouble selling it if they don't.

 

[bahamut920]

Didn't they said Wal-Mart was dropping the price early?

Doesn't look like it. They have pre-orders for price-dropped 3DSes on their website, but they ship on August 12th, like they're supposed to. Until then, you have to buy the regular-price ones. Now if specific brick-and-mortar stores drop the price early to try to sell more units, that's a different story.

 

[chauffler]

Actually they are dropping the price at as many walmarts as they can I'm guessing there is some weird law preventing walmart from shipping it out early but not selling it cheap early but who really knows
Check this site out http://www.technobuffalo.com/gaming/portab...rice-cut-early/

 

[bahamut920]

It looks like you're right. I called a Walmart near me, and it looks like they're selling 3DSes for $170. Better go out and get me one soon!

EDIT: What I think is happening is that overtly selling the 3DS for $170 on their website (which is easily researched) might draw some flak from Nintendo, who may want to preserve Ambassador status for those who paid the full $250. Selling them for $170 in-store, however, isn't quite as easy for Nintendo to catch, and they'll get a lot of sales from people who want both the price drop AND the free games.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

They HAVE to drop the price.

No they don't.

 

[Slyakin]

They HAVE to drop the price.

No they don't.

...What? I thought it was a mandatory price drop.

EDIT: And I'm talking about after August 12th.

 

[Quietlyawesome94]

They HAVE to drop the price.

No they don't.

...What? I thought it was a mandatory price drop.

EDIT: And I'm talking about after August 12th.

Doesn't the S in MSRP stand for "Suggested?"

 

[Slyakin]

Doesn't the S in MSRP stand for "Suggested?"

Oh... I guess you're right.

Wow, and I thought it was mandatory this whole time.

 

[bahamut920]

It's not, but any game store with ANY sense will keep their price somewhere near the MSRP, or they'll take a huge sales hit to the companies that DO. In fact, some stores (mostly mom & pop shops) will try to undercut the MSRP in order to drum up sales. It's never a good business practice to sell something for a significantly higher price than your competitors.

 

[alonsog1997]

I got mine at Best Buy on Wednesday 10/AUG/2011 for $170 (through a price match on Friday of the same week), and am still eligible for the ambassador program!