Nintendo announce 3DS launch details!

[RoMee]

did they say how much a game will cost??

I'll probably preorder me a black one
lol..they didn't show how the cart will look like, is it still the same one we saw at E3

 

[matt32724]

This is awesome! Today's my birthday too.

I'm gonna keep my DSi since there's still a good amount of games for DS I've yet to beat, and I'm using an Acekard2i to play them.

 

[mariosonic]

Alittle too rich for my blood.But the software lineup looks awesome.And I knew they would have VC games of GB and GBA,as well as I knew they would have Miis. That new menu looks awesome,too.

 

[Forstride]

Oh God yes...

$250 is a fair price, and I definitely think it's worth it. The line-up of games is amazing, and the graphics are stunning! I really can't wait for Animal Crossing 3DS, Ocarina of Time 3DS, and Paper Mario 3DS.

I'm glad I'll be able to pre-order it and pay off the whole system for Christmas. I don't want to wait until later and end up spending the money before pre-ordering it.

 

[BlueStar]

£180 or so sounds reasonable for UK launch, I'll pre-order it with a couple of games.

 

[Memino]

I really hope the game prices are reasonable, the software line up is so good I may go broke. Do we have any news about what price the blockbuster games will retail for at launch?

 

[TheTwoR's]

Only 300? THATS SO CHEAAPPPYYYYYYYY

In my country I got my Wii for like a bit more than $400.
And I got my DSi in my country for like $300

 

[DryYoshi]

Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awsome Games and Apps!!.
When I don't have enough money (believe me i won't have), i will just get an early allowance and Birthday money

Hope it gets bundled with a free game.
And the wii cost like €250 (Euro's) when it came out here i think, so thats my price for the 3DS.

 

[CannonFoddr]

how about the battery life?I agree - It'll be nice to know how long it'll last - especially with this 'always on tag mode'
QUOTE(BlueStar @ Sep 29 2010, 01:00 PM) £180 or so sounds reasonable for UK launch, I'll pre-order it with a couple of games.

Erm... somehow I think it won't be that price - more like us in the UK will pay the same amount but in pound - i.e £300

As for the GBA/GB etc playing feature - I'm guessing that'll be 'online brought/downloaded' from a '3DSShop' & not stored onto SD card & copied over (unless it gets hacked).
So I think I'll wait until they come out in the UK & wait until we know if any flashcards work on it, I would guess the latest flashcards avaliable will only work in DS mode but whether the 3DS hardware (mainly the CPU/GPU than the SD/Camera) is avaliable in DS mode or not is something that'll need to be checked on

 

[Okami Wolfen]

Here's to hoping that GameStop has a trade-in deal if you bring in your old DS.

 

[Fat D]

Nintendo's pricing policy in the past appeared to be (sorry for the lack of a proper JPY sign) Y100 ~= $1 = €1, so a $250/€250 price is pretty likely. A little more than I had hoped, but it still seems in the "somewhat acceptable" range to me. If it reaches more than €300, that is when I will consider waiting. At least the AR games are bundled as demo of the features, because with prices in that range, I will be very careful with buying games, although one or two might be a must. I definitely hope it gets hacked fast, because a closed platform that expensive is just a shame.

 

[Rydian]

I don't have time right now to read the current thread progress (I'll catch up later), but I'd like to mention the "tag mode" is only when the game's asleep if I read the first page correctly.

 

[Jakob95]

Wow its really expensive for a game system. I thought that the max price for the 3DS would have been about $220 or so. But $300 is way overpriced I rather get a PS3.

I guess I will just wait for a price drop.

 

[Wombo Combo]

Cost way too much gonna wait for flashcards and a revised version like the DSLite.

 

[purechaos996]

Ouch Pricey. But I won't upgrade until we have flash carts anyway

 

[Bowser-jr]

Cool, can't wait to get it. Are they region free like the DS, DSLite, and DSi? Will we be able to buy a Japanese one and change the language to English?

 

[MeritsAlone]

that explains all my emotions

 

[WiiUBricker]

First Revision = Must Have for Hackers

maybe the first revision contains like the Wii a hardware bug, which enables exclusive homebrew (like BootMii)

 

[Okami Wolfen]

Considering all the little things they're putting into it (3D screens, gyroscope, two cameras) the price is somewhat justified.

Somewhat.

Definitely considering buying at launch. Will depend if I can get a job and save up enough money. If not, I still have enough DS games to last me until Christmas.

 

[Hadrian]

What I would like to know soon is seeing that DSiWare can be transferred to the 3DS, would we be able to buy DSiWare on it too? There are quite a few titles I really want to play but not enough for me to warrant another DS purchase.

You'd think they'd would unless they still need a reason for people to buy a DSi.