3DS Preorders

[TheClash603]

I went and plopped down my $50 at Gamestop today for a 3DS.  I don't know how many they will be taking, so if you are looking to get a 3DS, I recommend heading over there soon.

New Kid Icarus is going to be the best thing ever...  or make me sad.

[turbogrfxfan]

id like to see what kid ic looks like but im not getting a 3ds

[BlueBMW]

What was the final price on the 3DS?  I thought it was like $250 or something, which if that's true, I think its a little bit overpriced to get at launch.   I'll wait til it gets a bit cheaper.

[TheClash603]

No final price announced.  Probably just a Gamestop ploy with Nintendo...  they will announce the system as $10,000 and no refunds on the preorders.  Nintendo and Gamestop split the $50 50-50 all the way to the bank.

[Duo_R]

They estimate between 250 and 300. I just got the black Friday Dsi bundle (orange) and debating if i should return it and get the 3DS. Not sure what u guys think?

[Arkhan]

They estimate between 250 and 300. I just got the black Friday Dsi bundle (orange) and debating if i should return it and get the 3DS. Not sure what u guys think?

return it, that Orange one is ass ugly.

[Duo_R]

I like the color......but the point was the fact that 3ds is around the corner.

[SignOfZeta]

There is usually some reason to keep old Nintendo hardware around, even if that reason isn't immediately obvious. I still have all my GBAs and DSs (except the first GBA, which sucked) because none of them are totally better than any other. The DSiXL is really nice, but its also too f*cking big. Only the OG and Lite will let you play Metroid Pinball and Space Invaders Extreme with the rumble pack, the GBA Micro does't work with the eReader, etc. At this point you can get a DSi compatible flash cart for $8, where as there won't be one for a while for the 3DS.

I think the orange is really cool.

I don't really feel motivated to buy a 3DS right now. Partially its the price, but also I'm not too fired up about the launch games. I get one eventually though, and I'm sure I'll love it.

[Duo_R]

yeah your right Zeta, I actually have the following Nintendo Handhelds:

Gameboy Advance (afterburner modded) <-- great for my 2-year old
Gameboy Advance SP - NES Classic Edition
Gameboy DS Lite
Gameboy DSi (Orange)

And I really can't come to selling the older versions. I have the R4 for the DS Lite, anyone know which flash cart is the one to get for DSi?

Back on topic - I don't think I will get 3DS at launch, but I know I will get it at some point. I think I will do what I do every time Nintendo launches a new handheld, I will scoop up some deals on the prior generation and enjoy cheap games for a while.

[SignOfZeta]

For DSi I have a TTDSi and an AceKard and even between them there are still game that won't work. I never got Last Window to run. Generally I just pay for my games out of laziness since pirating shit it too much f*cking work. For retail games you have to constantly stay on top of firmware releases and buy new cards when the old ones stop being supported, etc. For home brew and emulators...generally as long as your card will boot, it will run any homebrew.

I spent 4 hours last night trying (and eventually succeeding in) pirating a game I've owned for years and have finished twice; Super Robot Wars J (GBA). Now with English patch! I use an M3LiteMicroSD, BTW. The last thing I ran on this card with Mother 3, which I also own and had finished before. God bless fan translators.

[nectarsis]

Preorders without a set price=FAIL.  Launch lineup looks meh as a whole, estimated price is just to high IMO...def going to wait quiet awhile.

[Necromancer]

I could give a shit about it right now, but even if I was interested I'd wait.  You just know that Nintendo will whip out a 3DS Lite with a better screen, improved battery life, etc. a year or so down the road, just in time for it to have a decent sized library of good games to pick from.

[TheClash603]

I could give a shit about it right now, but even if I was interested I'd wait.  You just know that Nintendo will whip out a 3DS Lite with a better screen, improved battery life, etc. a year or so down the road, just in time for it to have a decent sized library of good games to pick from.

By that point Pit will have blown his load on me in 3D a hundred times.  I can't wait for that!

[Duo_R]

ok since I already had a DS and just bought a DSi, someone tell me that was a dipshit move....was it?

[ParanoiaDragon]

Yeah I'm gonna wait for atleast the 2nd model of 3DS, partially cuz of the price, but, partially just knowing Nintendo's portable history of improving things once a year.  However, there are atleast 3 games for it that I want, Bonk, FF7 Before Crisis, & Mega Man Legends 3.  If anything, I might buy those right when they come out & just hang on to them....though, for all I know, Square will release an even better version of Before Crisis for the PSP2, so, maybe I'll wait.