Effective August 12th, the bomba 3DS will drop from $250 to $169. Early adopters who got raped by the $250 price that connect to the eshop before August 11th will become 3DS ambassadors. They will be able to download 10 free NES VC games on September 1st. Then by the end of the year they will be able to download 10 free GBA VC games which are exclusive to 3DS ambassadors only.

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Damn. That's a crazy price drop. Wonder what the deal is?

Damn. That's a crazy price drop. Wonder what the deal is?

Think its really just low sales.

Damn. That's a crazy price drop. Wonder what the deal is?

No kidding... I think panfoot may be right about low sales.

Opinion Article from wired explains the cut a little more.

at least we get some games out of it.If we already hooked up the system to get excitebike 3d, that counts, right?

3D is a bad gimmick that consumers aren't buying into, whether it's televisions, gaming, or cellular phones.

3D is a bad gimmick that consumers aren't buying into, whether it's televisions, gaming, or cellular phones.

Agreed. I don't like it.

It's more than just 3d though... i rarely use it for that feature.

Even though it is more than 3D, the 3D aspect is the selling point, that is afterall why it's called the 3DS. Otherwise, that's just terrible marketing on Nintendo's part.

thats the way it is for me... My eyes don't do 3d very well. I got it for me wife because she can see 3d just fine, but also the games look better and the streaming capabilities, oh and it's a 3d camera which she wanted and the cheapest I saw last year was like $500

A lot of consumers don't buy into the 3d gimmic but markets seem to keep producing them

I think it's because they're desperate for a new market. Prices of HD televisions are steadily decreasing so they need to develop new technology to push revenue back up. Personally, I find 3D annoying. I saw Avatar in 3D and it just got annoying after the first hour and I would have to take the glasses off for a few minutes several times throughout the movie. I think 3D is cool every once in a while (like a special exhibit at a museum or a 3D ride at an amusement park) but I wouldn't want to use it in everyday life.