3DS RELEASE DATE AND PRICE

[Wrench]

http://kotaku.com/5740777/gamestop-listings-peg-3ds-titles-at-40-to-50-in-us

Ocarina of Time comes out on June 2, and all "launch window" games are $40 except for two (that nobody cares about) at $50.

are you f'ing kidding me?

ranch will never get a 3DS at this rate :'(

[Nyerp]

... where the fuck were you shopping? I got a shrink wrapped, brand new copy of that game at the flea market for 10 dollars a few years ago. 

amazon.com, it was the cheapest one they had

also, like i was going to go search flea markets for a single game? yeah, no

[Samus Aran]

... where the fuck were you shopping? I got a shrink wrapped, brand new copy of that game at the flea market for 10 dollars a few years ago. 

you don't know? ffvii is an expensive game just about everywhere. you were lucky. mine was $60.

[Nyerp]

also this was before those faggots put it on psn

[Classic]

I'll admit at first I was a tad worried about the PSP2 when it came to sales but now that I've seen Sony's funeral handheld, I have no doubt that once again Nintendo will dominate this market.

[ME##]

Both handhelds will struggle with sales after the post-launch hype is exhausted.  Partially due to price and secondly due to lack of games.



Just look back to any of the recent launches, there's always one decent game that comes out at launch and then there's months of ports and rehashes until developers start really developing for it.

[Classic]

The way I see it:
Yes, they're both over priced. The 3DS is practically a handheld Wii plus more features than the Wii had. It should be priced more than $250 here, but Nintendo knew that it needed a reasonable price. With what the PSP2 has to offer, there's no way it'll be under a $399 price tag. It's practically a PS3 to go.

That, and the fanbase is larger for Nintendo.

[Hiro]

The way I see it:
Yes, they're both over priced. The 3DS is practically a handheld Wii plus more features than the Wii had. It should be priced more than $250 here, but Nintendo knew that it needed a reasonable price. With what the PSP2 has to offer, there's no way it'll be under a $399 price tag. It's practically a PS3 to go.

That, and the fanbase is larger for Nintendo.

I there's no way it will cost 399. I'm saying either 299 or 350.

[Classic]

You're fucking retarded to think it will be only $299-$350

[ME##]

Nintendo may have a larger install base for the DS, but how much of it is made up of people with the ability to buy it on their own? 




And Sony could have one terrible card up its sleeve that it doesn't want to mention yet:  [spoiler]Having wireless carries willing to sell it at a subsidy so they can charge consumers who buy it absurd data rates.  It may seem crazy, but it could be a potentially large market for companies brave enough to take Sony up on its offer of a 3G-capable handheld. [/spoiler]

[Classic]

Does it really matter though? Most parents will buy it for their children.
And while the price of the PSP2 hasn't been announced, I can tell you parents will go for Nintendo because it's cheaper.

[Hiro]

You're fucking retarded to think it will be only $299-$350

I believe everyone also said there's no way the 3ds would cost anything under 300

[Classic]

I said $250, fool.


Please tell me how a system that compares to the PS3 will be under $399.

[ME##]

Parents are such pushovers.  The most I had spent for a console was the $125 for my PS3 as a belated birthday present. 

[Hiro]

I said $250, fool.


Please tell me how a system that compares to the PS3 will be under $399.

It isn't really as powerful as a PS3, it just looks like early 360 graphics, and can't pull nearly the same amount of polygons. It is still really powerful though.
I just looked at the specs on it, and I'm sticking by $350.