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Nintendo 3DS Price Drops to $169.99
REDMOND, Wash.--(July 28, in the year of our Lord 2011)--
Nintendo of America today announced plans to drop the suggested
retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DS™ system to $169.99 in
the United States, as new games based on some of the world’s
most beloved video game franchises head to the system. The new
price, down from the suggested launch price of $249.99 and
effective Aug. 12, makes an outstanding value even better and
sets up a strong Christmas season for the system.
“For anyone who was on the fence about buying a Nintendo 3DS,
this is a huge motivation to buy now,” said Nintendo of America
President Reggie Fils-Aime. “We are giving shoppers every
incentive to pick up a Nintendo 3DS, from an amazing new price
to a rapid-fire succession of great games.”
Nintendo 3DS has the strongest software lineup of any video game
system this holiday season and the new price now opens up the
glasses-free 3D experience to many more consumers. Building on
the popularity of The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D,
which launched June 19, the upcoming game calendar is a Who’s
Who of iconic video game franchises. Star Fox 64™ 3D arrives on
Sept. 9, followed by Super Mario™ 3D Land in November, Mario
Kart™ 7 in December and Kid Icarus™: Uprising during the holiday
season.
In addition to great games, Nintendo 3DS has a host of
attractive features* that make it the must-have video game
system this season:
The new
Nintendo Video™ service automatically delivers short 3D
videos from the worlds of music, comedy, animation and
Hollywood.
A free application allows Netflix members with unlimited
streaming plans to instantly watch TV episodes and movies
streaming from Netflix.
The
Nintendo eShop is a digital store for Nintendo 3DS owners
that provides access to a wide variety of downloadable content,
such as original 3D software, classic games that have been
re-mastered in 3D called 3D Classics, Game Boy™ and Game Boy
Color “Virtual Console” games in their original 2D glory, and
more than 350 Nintendo DSiWare™ games. Visitors can also view
video game trailers, screen shots and product information for
games, including those available at retail locations.
Since Nintendo 3DS launched in the United States on March 27,
more than 830,000 people in the U.S. alone have purchased one to
enjoy 3D visuals without the need for special glasses. These
Nintendo 3DS owners represent some of Nintendo’s most loyal
customers, and Nintendo is rewarding them for getting in on the
action early with 20 free downloadable games from the Nintendo
eShop.
These free games are available to anyone who owns a Nintendo 3DS
system and uses a wireless broadband Internet signal to connect
to the Nintendo eShop at least once before 11:59 p.m. Eastern
time on Aug. 11. These users will automatically be registered in
the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. The program contains two
elements:
Starting Sept. 1, Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors will be able to
download 10 NES™ Virtual Console™ games at no charge and before
they are available in the Nintendo eShop to the general public.
These games, including Super Mario Bros.™, Donkey Kong Jr.™,
Balloon Fight™, Ice Climber™ and The Legend of Zelda™, are
slated to become paid downloadable games, but Ambassadors get
them early for free. Once the paid versions of the games are
posted to the Nintendo eShop later in the year, the updated
versions will be available to Ambassadors for download at no
cost.
By the end of 2011, Nintendo will provide Ambassadors with 10
Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. These include games like
Yoshi’s Island™: Super Mario™ Advance 3, Mario Kart™: Super
Circuit, Metroid™ Fusion, WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and
Mario vs. Donkey Kong™. These games will be available
exclusively to Ambassadors, and Nintendo currently has no plans
to make these 10 games available to the general public on the
Nintendo 3DS in the future.
More details about this program will be announced in the future.
Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let
adults manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
*Some features require a broadband Internet connection.