3DS price dropped to $170

[J T]

Perhaps I'm off base thinking of the 3DS as a sinking ship. The more I think about it, it is kind of a weird mentality for gamers to think of a price drop as a bad thing (those of us that were not early adopters anyway).

[yomomma1]

It is great that they are giving 20 games to early adopters.

But they are just ports of games I already have.

[benderx]

Wow 8 pages on this form. Is it going happen again with the virtual boy ???

[BoringSupreez]

Wow 8 pages on this form. Is it going happen again with the virtual boy ???

No. The 3DS has already done too well to fail as hard as the 3DS. Even in a worst case scenario, the 3DS has gone too far to be remembered as a flop on the scale of the VB. Plus, the 3DS's coffin is far from nailed shut. Nintendo can still right this listing ship if they try hard enough. I mean, just look how far the PS3 has come from 2006. It went from being a super-expensive game barren laughingstock to arguably the best console this generation. It's far too early to write off the 3DS.

[brunoafh]

I like the gimmick of glasses-free 3D. I know a lot of people don't care for it, but I think it's cool. I should be excited about this price drop. While the price drop is somewhat enticing, I feel like I'd be boarding a sinking ship to buy a 3DS now.

You would have been boarding a sinking ship to buy one at launch. To buy one now, is like exploring the wreck of the Titanic under the water.

This... this made me laugh. Very good.

[Xeogred]

lol

Can't wait for the $600 Wii U!

[Bradtemple87]

HA, classic JT

[the7k]

Good ploy, but I'm still not buying it until there are games I want on it. As much as I love Star Fox 64, I don't see reason to buy it again.

Although I do agree, it is too early to completely right the system off. It could rise. I just won't be buying it until it starts rising, regardless of the price.

[Jamisonia]

I like the 3DS. Has nobody played Pilotwings? Its awesome.

[Betamax001]

Wow 8 pages on this form. Is it going happen again with the virtual boy ???

No. The 3DS has already done too well to fail as hard as the 3DS. Even in a worst case scenario, the 3DS has gone too far to be remembered as a flop on the scale of the VB. Plus, the 3DS's coffin is far from nailed shut. Nintendo can still right this listing ship if they try hard enough. I mean, just look how far the PS3 has come from 2006. It went from being a super-expensive game barren laughingstock to arguably the best console this generation. It's far too early to write off the 3DS.

QFT. I was all set to get a 360, then the PS3 Slim came out. Haven't looked back. It has pretty much all the same games as the 360 that I wanted, except the few shmups that got released here But once the 360 gets cheap enough, i'll probably get one anyway. I got the DS first back in 2005, and when the PSP came out it was pretty lousy, but look at it now. I probably play it more than my DS. There is hope for the 3DS yet!