Today you can pick up a black Nintendo 3DS for the same price as a DSi XL cost this time last year.
3DS prices have reached a new low in the UK. Amazon.co.uk have started selling the Cosmic Black 3DS for under £160. Confusingly the black version is £10 cheaper than the blue. It seems likely that this is a temporary mistake and that prices will soon be matched. The question is; which price will they stick with?
Cosmos black Nintendo 3DS going cheap – Any takers?
The figure of £159.99 is significant because the console is now as cheap as the DSi XL was this time last year. The DSi XL was essentially an upgraded version of a budget console from 2004. It’s quite unexpected that the relatively high spec 3DS should match last-gen pricing just 2 months after launch.
The Wii remained at £179.99 for years. The DSi XL itself has only dropped by £20 since launch, despite being superseded. Yet the 3DS price has dropped by £40 in just two months, or £70 if you count the original pre-order price.
Is this a sign that retailers are struggling to sell 3DS consoles? We already know that Nintendo failed to reach its initial launch target, selling 400,000 fewer units than predicted.
A cheap 3DS is good news for anyone who plans to buy one soon, but such a drop can make for depressing reading to those who splashed out in the last two months.
Most loyal Nintendo fans will tell you that the disappointing range of launch titles are the cause of the sluggish start. However, with Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries and Metal Gear Solid 3 arriving soon, along with the fact that Mario hasn’t made his 3D debut yet, things are likely to pick up in the near future.
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