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longy999
07-28-2011, 09:24 AM
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Nintendo announced a price cut of the 3DS from $249.99 to $169.99 in the U.S. effective August 12.

Japan will see a price cut from 25,000 yet to 15,000 yen on August 11. Australians will see a cut from AU$349.95 down to AU$250 on August 12. Pricing for Europe has not been announced.

"For anyone who was on the fence about buying a Nintendo 3DS, this is a huge motivation to buy now," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "We are giving shoppers every incentive to pick up a Nintendo 3DS, from an amazing new price to a rapid-fire succession of great games."

If you purchase a 3DS before the price cut date, you will receive 10 free Virtual Console NES and 10 free Gameboy Advance games. Users must connect to the Nintendo eShop at least once before 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 11 in the U.S. They will then be automatically registered in the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program.


The list of NES games include:

Super Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Balloon Fight
Ice Climber
The Legend of Zelda
+5 more


These titles are slated to become paid downloadable games, but Ambassadors get them early for free. "Once the paid versions of the games are posted to the Nintendo eShop later in the year, the updated versions will be available to Ambassadors for download at no cost."

The list of GBA games include:

Yoshi's Island
Super Mario Advance 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Metroid Fusion
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
+4 more


Nintendo says the GBA games will be available exclusively to Ambassadors, and that it "currently has no plans to make these 10 games available to the general public on the Nintendo 3DS in the future."

Serious_M
07-28-2011, 10:51 AM
Always have to wait here in europe LOL

CloudStrife7x
07-28-2011, 04:24 PM
nice info longy, now i may get a 3ds now, but stilll not sure though

pureIso
07-28-2011, 06:00 PM
If they don't cut the price in Europe I will flip out and call Nintendo's EU head office!!!

BrayWyatt
08-11-2011, 03:34 AM
got mine today. i bought the blue one. i have this posted at the blu-ray.com forum as well.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8281/img0417mzy.jpg

saberdragon18
08-11-2011, 03:48 AM
I don't know 170$ plus tax is still a lot. I'll stay with my regular DS for now.

BrayWyatt
08-11-2011, 04:02 AM
cant go wrong with 20 free games. and 10 of them may never be released to the general public.

pureIso
08-11-2011, 09:55 AM
Its €150 I am heading to the shop to get me one today :) hehehehe

BrayWyatt
08-11-2011, 08:02 PM
you got til midnight tonight to qualify for the 20 free games.

pureIso
08-12-2011, 05:01 PM
I think I missed it :( But I finally have a 3DS, its actuyally very good, well street fighter. time to figure out save editing sinced they are stored in the SD Card :)

pureIso
08-12-2011, 06:03 PM
PM me you friend's code or whatever is called so I add anyone one with 3DS

BrayWyatt
08-12-2011, 07:24 PM
I think I missed it :( But I finally have a 3DS, its actuyally very good, well street fighter. time to figure out save editing sinced they are stored in the SD Card :)

the promo ended midnight yesterday.


PM me you friend's code or whatever is called so I add anyone one with 3DS

where do i find the friend code?

pureIso
08-12-2011, 08:33 PM
the promo ended midnight yesterday.
where do i find the friend code?

Click on friends list , then click on your mii and you get your code there (mine is 1118-0399-5057)

BrayWyatt
08-12-2011, 08:51 PM
heres mine.

3437-3216-5761