Nintendo 3DS Australian launch details announced

[Jeremy]

Of course, I'm just being flippant with directness of the relationship between regions and prices.

I just wish people would stop whinging and bitching about the relation between US pricing and us, because it doesn't work like that anymore. Get with the times. Incidentally, we're actually cheaper than Europe at the moment, so it's not all doom and gloom. And importing is easier than ever, so at least you have the choice.
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[pom013]

[aubergine]

I'm finding it to have the opposite of their intended effect. Instead of a gilded egg filled with stardust I'm seeing half a plastic sandwich filled with egg and methane.
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[sobriquet835]

Price point is pretty good, at least better than I was expecting, but I still have to see the thing in action before I work out how much I want it. I think I'll also wait for some sort of bundle deal. Fuck paying $350 and not even getting a game.

[Karai Pantsu]

I, like many others, paid ~$900 for a PS3, and that didn't come with a game. What's your point?
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[Benza]

that you got ripped off?
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[Karai Pantsu]

Buying at release is always a ripoff, and we're talking about a Nintendo product here... you'd be stupid to expect anything else.
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[Benza]

[Esposch]

[Karai Pantsu]

Okay then, why not also complain that it doesn't come with an ice-cream and a handjob...
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[Fetidchimp]

Sounds like the special edition benny hill anniversary 3ds
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[plazma]

^Still a rip-off. It should probably be about 300, even then, it's fairly expensive, but it is an new product, you can't expect it to be cheap.
I can't think of anything new, be it TV's, Kitchen appliances or computers, that starts at an RRP that is a reasonable price. The quicker you want it, the more you'll pay.
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[Gamesta]

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[LeonJ]

Ha, Of course buying a new console at launch is going to be a premium.

Millions of ppl get ripped off by apple everyday. It's business, supply and demand.

$350 is solid for mind. I'm very happy with that price and getting it day one. Hopefully the games (first party anway) remain close to the DS prices.

You guys are all forgetting about inflation as well. If you factor the DS price into that (when it launched), it really doesn't look that bad.

But importing with a Nintendo product (region locked) is certainly a VERY attractive option considering the horror that is the Australian release dates. Problem with that for me is your limited to having to sell the game on ebay/forums instead of using attractive trade deals. Since I don't pirate, unlike a boatload of Nintendo gamers, importing is rather frustrating for me in that sense.
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[aubergine]

In 5 years inflation ain't turning $200 into $350!

The value of tech decreases, except in Nintendoland. The DS is STILL $200, so it's probably the only consumer electronics ever that was worth more at launch than 5 years later: paying $200 for that tech is a gross rip-off.

But it at least fools people into thinking a $350 handheld gamecube in 2011 is a great deal.

$299 would have made sense to me, and I think it will be that by Christmas.
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[Jarrod]

If it sells it wont drop. This is Nintendo. They dont like dropping prices when they're making a ton of money. Unless the 3DS is bomba, or the PSP2 launches at a competitive price, it wont drop by Christmas.

This is the thing with Ninendo systems lately; if they're selling they wont drop. Its one thing to say "Im going to wait 6 - 12 months for the first price drop", but its not really guarentied. If the 3DS launches hard out the gate, and the PSP2 is priced notably higher, I wont be surprised if the Christmas 2011 price is the exact same as launch.

The only thing we'll get are some bundles, maybe.
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[admeister]

That's exactly right. The DS and Wii have certainly taught us that Nintendo consoles are very slow to receive price cuts. The Wii didn't get its first price drop until September of 2009! So, nearly three years of waiting since the console's launch. I wouldn't expect a 3DS price drop until at least this time next year.
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[LeonJ]

No company on the planet would drop a hot item in the first year. Are you nuts? The only way it will be $300 at xmas is if it flops. Is that going to happen? No.

Lately? Nintendo have always been expensive. Hell, I remember my horrified parents shelling out for the NES when I was 7 or something (it was great mind you!). Games back then were $120. $120 20 years ago. That's SOOOO expensive.

Sersiouly, $350 is a reasonable price. From what I have seen it's more powerful then the Gamecube as well. Plus the PSP2 will be at least $600. I think it will be closer to $1k personally here. Sony ain't got no love for the Aussie $ either.
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[Gamesta]

[light487]

Nintendo Australia have failed again. That's a no sale for me. This hurt I feel goes much deeper than this launch alone.. but it drives the dagger deeper in. Nintendo Australia have continued to price gouge and failed to deliver on promises (both in terms of not price gouging and other matters) over the last few years.

I can live without this handheld and once the launch hype has died down it will be like it never happened.
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[waz79]

Buy it from UK/EU/AUS, because it doesn't matter, its the same price basically.

Buy import UK games for $50, and they will inevitably be cheaper than US imports.

Thats what im gonna do.

[waz79]

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