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| Nintendo 3DS Australian launch details announced by Jarrod |  | | 3DS News: Drum roll please... | | [View Article] |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Aaaaaaaaand bought.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Mmm, $50 less than the expected RRP...
At $400 I was like no way.
At $350, I'll easily fit it on my $480 gift card and have room for a couple of games...
Sold, though I'll prolly regret not importing come the US getting releases months ahead of us, but then the same could be said vice versa, but at least I won't have to wait for shipping and could pricematch and buy games at work...
UK gets same region as us yeah? If so I guess we can still import cheap from UK sites too...
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm well that's one less question I'll have to ask in a couple weeks at the press event.
Still I'm gonna make sure to ask as many things as I can.
Already pre-ordered anyhow. 
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Yeah you can still import from the UK.
I think I'll be importing a few games from ozgameshop.
Now all I have to wait for is a shop to do some bundle with something that I would actually play.
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The regionlocking was a dealbreaker on this one. I still feel their excuse of regionlocking because of online store ratings was feeble (I'm not sure if they've updated that excuse), and I certainly can't afford to buy a Japanese 3DS and an Australian one just so I can still play Japan-only releases. I'm still living in hope that Nintendo will pull their fingers out and make the second generation 3DS region-free, although I guess there's no reason for them to do so if this one sells well. Until that one is announced, I certainly won't be getting a 3DS, and if it does turn out to be regionlocked I'll be importing it from the US since we get screwed over so much on releases here - it's not even just about price anymore.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Jedi_Amara wrote: | | I'm still living in hope that Nintendo will pull their fingers out and make the second generation 3DS region-free |
Hate to break your hopes, but I believe that they can't do that due to contractual obligations to the publishers.
Anyway, who's importing their 3DS? And where from? My US one is pre-ordered and paid off in full. 
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| Esposch wrote: | | Jedi_Amara wrote: | | I'm still living in hope that Nintendo will pull their fingers out and make the second generation 3DS region-free |
Hate to break your hopes, but I believe that they can't do that due to contractual obligations to the publishers. |
That's worse than I thought! Do you have any more information on it? 
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| Esposch wrote: | | Anyway, who's importing their 3DS? And where from? My US one is pre-ordered and paid off in full. |
Mine is pre-ordered at Amazon.
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| Esposch wrote: | | Jedi_Amara wrote: | | I'm still living in hope that Nintendo will pull their fingers out and make the second generation 3DS region-free |
Hate to break your hopes, but I believe that they can't do that due to contractual obligations to the publishers.
Anyway, who's importing their 3DS? And where from? My US one is pre-ordered and paid off in full. |
Where did you preorder yours from?
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Esposch, I'm about to pre order a NA version. I was waiting on the final pricing. $350 is too much especially when the games will most likely be around about the $80 mark.
Who's buying a black one?
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| Jedi_Amara wrote: | | Esposch wrote: | | Jedi_Amara wrote: | | I'm still living in hope that Nintendo will pull their fingers out and make the second generation 3DS region-free |
Hate to break your hopes, but I believe that they can't do that due to contractual obligations to the publishers. |
That's worse than I thought! Do you have any more information on it? |
Nope, but I believe that's a response I got when researching the topic a while back. It was either from NoA support or a random forum. Makes sense if you think about it; the PS3 is region locked for PS1 games after all, despite Sony going region free.
| spyke wrote: | | Where did you preorder yours from? |
Gamestop in Brownsville, Texas.
(Thanks to Baroque/Franco Castaneda, another avid 3DS fan!!)
| pitoui wrote: | Esposch, I'm about to pre order a NA version. I was waiting on the final pricing. $350 is too much especially when the games will most likely be around about the $80 mark.
Who's buying a black one? |
Team Cosmo reporting in.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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Not too bad of a price I guess, I may just pick it up around launch with discounts (staff discount + bonuses) at various places... bringing it down to around $300.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Just got back from the event, amazing night!look forward to the follow up articles
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In regards to the SpotPass, I think what they probably mean is the picking up free Wi-Fi. I'm pretty sure you'll still be able to go online with your own Wi-Fi connection at home to use the eShop and what have you. Or at least you better be able to. Look forward to interviews with NAL on this one. At any rate, I don't see how that would affect SpotPass, which is 3DS to 3DS - ie no servers involved.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:32 am Post subject: |
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Two words. Hot cakes. That is how it will sell.
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They held an event... it's out in less than two months, and they don't even know what the launch games are?
Why not just send an email if all you've got is a price and date? Did they say what colour it will be? Seriously, they said nothing about the eshop?
What a nonevent!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Black and blue for the Aussie launch, same as the rest of the world. Launch titles, I guess, are due to Nintendo still working it out. Im pretty sure the US still hasn't gotten a confirmed launch list either.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:54 am Post subject: |
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It's like buying a car with no wheels. You can have all the features, you just can't use it.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Meh, I'll just get one from work.
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Disgrace! Shameful!
Big fan of Ninty for all they have done for the industry but this is ludicrous!
For many year Aussies have had to pay more due to the weaker AU dollar to the US. Yet we still have to pay more despite being on par for a while.
AU300 would have been a perfect price point considering VAT and all. But a 100 mark up! Plus you will need at least one game, meaning more than AU400 for a handheld! No way!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:11 am Post subject: |
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The US dollar compared to the AU dollar has literally no impact what-so-ever on the pricing of any product ever, especially not on a product coming from Japan.
Its annoying but its a hollow argument. The AU could be worth double the US and it still wouldn't mean shit.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Pricing is determined by Europe these days, not the US. In terms of Nintendo distribution, Australia is lopped in with Europe these days.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:47 am Post subject: |
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Indeed, but it goes deeper than that. Regional pricing is much more about the local dollar's perceived value relative to the local market, as well as its relationship with the parent company (in this case, Yen). It's also about predicting the future of that local market, the dollar, and its perceived value, and again its relativity to the parent company's regional value in the future. Its never as simple as a direct conversion, especially not US->AU, and it never will be (unless we end up with some weird, terrifying unified future currency).
It would be nice if it was, but its not, and that's what importing is for.
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