Nintendo Drops 3DS Price to $170
With sales of the 3DS far below expectations, Nintendo will slash the price of the handheld system down to $169 – $80 down from the initial price of $249 starting August 12. For current owners of the 3DS, ten NES and ten Game Boy Advance games, twenty total, will be free, given that they use the Nintendo eShop before August 12.
The push in 3DS sales should help to push Nintendo’s slate of triple-A titles including Kid Icarus, Mario Kart, and Super Mario 3DS, all slated for later this year.
Still, the bigger question remains, are dedicated portable gaming consoles still a viable business? With the Playstation Vita release looming, both Nintendo and Sony need to convince gamers in that $170-$250 investment (for just the console itself), while $1 games continue to flood the iOS and Android marketplace.
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