Nintendo 3DS: Why ¥25,000 Is Not $300

[Meta_Fish]

Read this. I just want people to shut up about the 3DS being too expensive because we really don't know how much it's going to be. Signs are pointing to $250, not $300.

Yeah yeah yeah that's fifty more than the Wii. The Wii is a four year old console. xd  

[MaverickDrifter]

Wasn't it orignally 300?

But cool, 3DS price is pretty reasonable.  

[Meta_Fish]

That's the translated yen price, but when games come over they often change prices because of differences in economies and what companies know people will and won't pay for things. Did you read it at all? xd  

[[Kegan]]

I have atleast 300 dollars.

If I end up squandering my money on vidya games.. .that's like 1 game.

Oh nooooo!!!  

[You Silly Wanker]

Well, the 3DS IS a portable 3d ds which much better graphics and better auto, or some other thing, and your asking for a lower price. It doesn't seem reasonable, but still.  

[Walamanchee]

The original DS was 15,000 yen which translates to 170 dollars.

Yet MYSTERIOUSLY it cost 150 dollars.  

[Waynebrizzle]

Raui

The original DS was 15,000 yen which translates to 170 dollars.

Yet MYSTERIOUSLY it cost 150 dollars.

some kind of witch craft goes on here

are you guys telling me that the directly translated japanese price isn't necessarily what the thing will end up costing in NA ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  

[Trenn Flashkill]

It'll cost $562. You heard it here first.  

[Waynebrizzle]

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It'll cost $562. You heard it here first.

And seventy-nine cents.  

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Waynebrizzle

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It'll cost $562. You heard it here first.

And seventy-nine cents.

And you must correctly guess the color of my underpants. Only then may you purchase the 3DS.  

[Waynebrizzle]

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Waynebrizzle

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It'll cost $562. You heard it here first.

And seventy-nine cents.

And you must correctly guess the color of my underpants. Only then may you purchase the 3DS.

Trick question; you are wearing none.  

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Waynebrizzle

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Waynebrizzle

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It'll cost $562. You heard it here first.

And seventy-nine cents.

And you must correctly guess the color of my underpants. Only then may you purchase the 3DS.

Trick question; you are wearing none.

It's a double trick question; the underpants in question aren't necessarily the ones I'm wearing.  

[Waynebrizzle]

DAMMIT. No 3DS for me.

Welp, guess I'll see you guys at the Super Wii launch.  

[Allegro]

five hundred and ninety nine us dollars  

[Rich Old Man]

$250?! Little much...But knowing Nintendo it's probably worth it. I mean, when the Wii came out you could NEVER find one. All the stores were sold out and you would gladly pay $250 if you found one. I really hope it doesn't come down to that when the 3DS comes out.