3DS Pricecut; will now cost $170

I don't suppose they actually decided to put a GBA port in the 3DS did they? They really didn't think that one through past the DSLite

 

I got a notification on my 3DS that says the ten free GBA games may be exclusive to the "ambassadors" who were early adopters.

Nintendo has just persuaded me a bit more... X3

 

GAME originally had it for a £250 release price, which was ridiculously greedy. That's what you get for allowing companies to set their own RRP.

To be fair, local GAME retailers are even now selling them for £150, so that's nice in a way.

I can't help but feel that the 3DS was a little rushed and ill-conceived. Motion control, I can deal with. Keeping the system in a rigid position to get its primary effect, I can deal with. Both at the same time, though, doesn't quite work so well.

I sort of regret buying my 3DS, but not because of price, or the price drop... it's mostly because in eight months' time, there WILL be a larger improved screen rerelease with triple the battery life, a 32GB solid state hard drive for downloadables, TV & WiiUmote connectivity for 3DTV one-console multiplayer, and a Kindle-esque perma-Internet connection. A bunch of things that would have made the 3DS the amazing killer console it was meant to be.

In fact, if this happens, I'll be really jelly.