Maaaannnnnn. I came here for deals. Broodwars can't even post a deal without a dig at Nintendo. C'mon! Moreover, his facts aren't even right making the whole thing even more unforgivable. I remember when the New 3DS launched as I went to a Gamestop that morning in the hopes of getting UncleBob a limited edition Majora's Mask game. While there, people were trading in their old 3DS's for a New 3DS. (Like a bunch of suckers! Keep your old 3DS's and streetpass yourself. Duh!) While standing in line, I had to listen to the clerks give a few customers the whole spiel on how Gamestop was allowing them two days to hold on to their old 3DS systems to do the system transfer and then hand over the system. I have a feeling it is a case of Gamestop employees just not being trained or knowing company policy. (It wouldn't be the first time someone has come across an uninformed Gamestop employee.) It often seems that different Gamestop stores do different things due to however the store is being run and how much they are keeping up with the company's directions.
If you still want to complain about the power cord not being included, go for it but the world moved on after Feb. 14, 2015 and no one talks about it anymore because, surprise, it was never as big a deal as the outraged internet tried to make it out to be. I'm not sure I ever weighed in on the whole Absent AC Adapter Armageddon Apocalypse but the way I see it is like this. The original 3DS cost $250.00 and came with the adapter. The New 3DS is $200. Let's say you also buy a high priced $15.00 adapter. That means it is still $35.00 less than when the original 3DS launched. And there are sales and offers for the system from time to time so you could potentially save even more. It's a new more powerful system and it has been released at a lower cost than what an older less powerful system was released at. That's actually a step in the right direction.
But, someone might say, Nintendo sells the regular 3DS and 3DS XL at $170 and it comes with an adapter. Why are they so special? A couple reasons. One, they are made with older technology and with its mass production, the costs should be lower so that including the adapter is no big deal. Second, they are obsolete compared to the New 3DS. But there's only one exclusive New 3DS game, you say. Irrelevant. If you don't own a 3DS and were to buy a system, there is no reason to buy an old 3DS. The New 3DS is faster, better designed and has additional features that the old 3DS lacks. The only reason I ever hear is that some people like the smaller screens of a regular 3DS. While I have noticed a bit of a sharper look with the regular 3DS when comparing the two, I've still ended up being perfectly fine with the New 3DS's screen and use it regularly now while I haven't even played the regular 3DS for a couple months. With the New 3DS being the better choice to buy, why not give the old 3DS systems some sort of advantage by including the AC Adapter? Now it has a feature the New 3DS doesn't have. It's not much but apparently it is enough for some and may just help sell a few more of those older systems yet.
Now let's get some real deals in here.
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