Official Nintendo 3DS Thread

[Benstamania]

Glad I waited. I still say this is the price they should have launched it as. Watch it fly off of shelves now.

 

[WolfCypher]

I'm 99% sure the games are only going to be Nintendo owned (so no Mega Man 2; Capcom).

 

[Travesty]

I'm 99% sure the games are only going to be Nintendo owned (so no Mega Man 2; Capcom).

That makes sense. Maybe they'll have Mario 3, Metroid, and some other ones. I was actually hoping to get Metroid in 3D, but it seems Nintendo really dropped the ball on the 3D remakes, in that they'll only do 6-7 total.

 

[Soapy]

Capcom really should have waited another week before they decided whether or not to cancel Mega Man.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I think I'm going to get the 3DS for the free GBA games. I have no interest in the NES games since I already have most of them on my Wii, but those GBA games: must have.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Also Nintendo would be stupid not to offer Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, and Wario Land 4.

 

[WolfCypher]

But that's the problem, there are just too many damn good GBA games, 10's not enough. Shock me with Golden Sun!

 

[Havok83]

Oh wow, but the PSP outsold the 3DS 2:1. Im pretty sure these numbers scared Nintendo

http://psp.ign.com/articles/118/1184785p1.html

 

[Travesty]

Oh wow, but the PSP outsold the 3DS 2:1. Im pretty sure these numbers scared Nintendo

http://psp.ign.com/articles/118/1184785p1.html

I've had my PSP for some time now, and I never play it. The only games I liked were Mega Man Maverick Hunters(Mega Man X remake), and Mega Man Powered Up(Mega Man 1 remake). Oh, and I also liked God of War. The PSP has some pretty impressive graphics for a handheld, but it just doesn't have many games. Maybe I'll dust it off and play some MMX on it later tonight if I can remember.

 

[KALEL114]

Nin got a bit cocky this time around IMO. They didn't need to charge $250 for it in the first place, because they cost so little to make ($100). I still think they should have released it closer to the holidays so that the launch line up would be more appealing. The Vita price was the last straw and they had to do something drastic like this. I wonder if this will push up or delay the inevitable lite version?

 

[Havok83]

I think that will depend on sales within the next year. If they dont pick up they might release a new version sooner than later

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Nintendo should've done this from the start... this is exactly why I didn't even try to get one at launch. If they hurry up and get Super Mario and Mario Kart out, they won't have to try to bribe people to buy 3DS.

Really though this is simultaneously a f*** you and a 'thanks for being a Nintendo fan'... people that waited can't even buy the VC games? How stupid is that? That should be a bonus incentive for EVERYONE to make up for that fact that they only have one game out worth buying.

 

[WolfCypher]

Oh wow, but the PSP outsold the 3DS 2:1. Im pretty sure these numbers scared Nintendo

http://psp.ign.com/articles/118/1184785p1.html

Well, the PSP has been around for a full system's lifespan, while the 3DS has only been out since March. By now, the PSP finally has some noteworthy games (it has been out long enough) while the 3DS had NOTHING worth buying during its intial launch...and the following months, too.

 

[StrainedEyes]

If Nintendo can get their **** together by the time they do a redesign; release a number of good games (preferably no more N64 remakes) and make the eShop worthwhile, I'll be more than happy to consider another handheld.

All they really need to do to make the system a success is release a new Pokemon game for it.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I hope the 20 free games can apply to GB/C games. Honestly, I have no interest in NES games and I imagine most of the good GBA games I will already own. I'd much rather have Link's Awakening on my 3DS since I've never beaten it.

 

[StrainedEyes]

I hope the 20 free games can apply to GB/C games. Honestly, I have no interest in NES games and I imagine most of the good GBA games I will already own. I'd much rather have Link's Awakening on my 3DS since I've never beaten it.

The press release clearly states the free games are 10 NES games and 10 GBA games.

 

[DIRECTOR]

shoot, they better give us something for the early 3DS buyers, 20 games sounds good, for nostalgic sake i guess

 

[Donut]

Microsoft & Sony could learn from this when they launch their next System. Have Games people want & not just Kinect & Move games

 

[Havok83]

Microsoft & Sony could learn from this when they launch their next System. Have Games people want & not just Kinect & Move games

Nintendo didnt have games people wanted when they launched this console. Thats one of the big reasons why they had to drop the price bc it wasnt selling with the software it currently has to offer

 

[StrainedEyes]

Nintendo Stock Drops 20% and One Man Loses $500 Million

"We plan to show something new at next year’s E3, though typical gamers are not demanding high specs. The people who speak about the “next generation” are people who don’t know games."

"If the DS succeeds, we will rise to heaven, but if it fails we will sink to hell."

"Gamers don’t just want beautiful graphics, sounds and epic stories."

"We cannot guarantee interesting and fun games just by using better technology and increasing the functions of the machines."

I'm not sure how many of you remember former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, the hard ass who used run operations at Nintendo, and the man responsible for all of the above quotes, but he's having a bad day.

How come? Well, Bloomberg estimates Yamauchi, Nintendo's largest individual shareholder, lost more than $500 million.

Nintendo stock fell as much as 21% in response to Nintendo's first quarterly loss ever, a combined storm of plunging Wii sales and sluggish adoption of 3DS, resulting in Yamauchi's financial dip.

$500 million isn't a drop in the bucket for Yamauchi, but as a man thought to be worth roughly $4.6 billion, it's not the end of the world. Such a sharp drop represents lost confidence in Nintendo.

Nintendo's initial response has been to drop the price of 3DS from $249.99 to $169.99, starting August 12.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/nintendo-stock-drops-20-and-one-man-loses-500-million/3535/

Iwata taking 50% pay cut over 3DS performance

Nintendo is dropping the price of the 3DS next month. In addition, the company has announced plans to institute a price cut on president Satoru Iwata. At a conference in Tokyo, Iwata told investors that he was taking responsibility for the 3DS's slow sales, along with a 50 percent reduction in pay as a result.

Iwata's last annual compensation was ¥137 million, or $1.8 million (including salary and performance-based "variable compensation"). He didn't announce specifics of the cut, but we can expect both the base salary and the bonus to be lower, since lower performance is the whole reason for this exercise. Other "representative directors," including Senior Managing Directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinji Hatano, will take 30 percent pay cuts, and other execs will lose 20 percent off their salaries.

Analyst David Gibson tweeted from the conference that Nintendo cited a missed opportunity to cut the GameCube's price as motivation to jump on the 3DS price cut.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/29/iwata-taking-50-pay-cut-over-3ds-performance/

 

[Travesty]

Yikes, he's taking a 50% pay reduction. Wow.

 

[spidey-dude]

he hasnt actually lost it though as he still has the shares and they will probably bounce back

 

[Benstamania]

I have to admit... I'm still a bit afraid of buying a 3DS. I bet some at Nintendo HQ are screaming "VIRTUAL BOY!" through the halls.

Maybe it will pick up (I hope so) but I'll wait until Mario 3D Land hits before grab one.

 

[Travesty]

I have to admit... I'm still a bit afraid of buying a 3DS. I bet some at Nintendo HQ are screaming "VIRTUAL BOY!" through the halls.

Maybe it will pick up (I hope so) but I'll wait until Mario 3D Land hits before grab one.

I had a Virtual Boy. I loved Mario Tennis and Wario World.

 

[Benstamania]

ha, me too... and those were the two games I had for it. I also had some form of Robot boxing game that was damn near impossible to beat.