At the end of it all, you paid $80 more for 20 free games. Is it worth it?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/blog/27291
I'm sure a lot of us are still just looking at the computer screen confused as the 3DS is dropping in price from $250, a price known to be high, to $170, which is likely lower than anyone would think it would've been at launch. But let's look at the value of the 20 free games available for those who bought the system and took it online before August 11.
On September 1, 10 NES games will be available for Ambassadors. If we say the going rate for NES games is $5 (the price of them on the Wii Shop Channel), then that is a $50 value. We're already more than halfway to the $80 drop.
Later in the year, 10 Game Boy Advance games will be available for Ambassadors. We have no precedent set for GBA games on downloadable stores, but let's, for the sake of argument, say they will be $8 each. That's an $80 value.
So, you 3DS Ambassadors will receive approximately $130 in games for free for buying the system early and for $80 more than other people. Boo-yah.
Though, some of those games might not be worth it, so let's look at the games that are confirmed to be a part of this program:
NES/Famicom Virtual Console titles will include:
- Super Mario Bros. - A classic
- Donkey Kong Jr. - Decent, worth getting for free
- Balloon Fight - Joust but by Iwata, so cool I guess.
- Ice Climber - They're in Smash Bros., so I'd say it's worth getting for free for the hell of it.
- The Legend of Zelda - Excellent!
Game Boy Advance Virtual Console titles will include:
- Yoshi's Island:Super Mario Advance 3 - One of the greatest SNES games
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit - An underrated entry in the Mario Kart series
- Metroid Fusion - A great Metroid game
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! - One of the premier GBA games
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong - The sequel to the lovely DK '94
Now, I'll be blunt here: I can't wait to get my free stuff. As a fan/consumer, this is the greatest news ever. Almost makes me forget that the Wii is basically dead, we're missing out on three Japanese RPGs, and most non-Nintendo-made 3DS games are getting delayed until 2012. Almost.
Unlike Pale, I've only played 3 of those games, and DK Jr. only through the stupid e-reader, so I'm psyched, especially for Fusion.I actually own Fusion and I'm psyched to get Fusion. Especially if they allow saved state on GBA games.
Some of those games, like Yoshi's Island, could be re-released as 3D Classics, so I'll wait before immediately buying some of them.
Considering the 3D Classics program was for NES games, that was not gonna happen. Not to mention that Nintendo said they have no plans to sell the GBA games to the general public, they will be exclusive to the early adopters.Actually, the E3 3D Classics Collection demo included some SNES games, including Yoshi's Island.
Kind of odd that you are trying to compensate (very nice of them indeed) for being an early adopter but why are the games for the Wii and not the 3DS? Guess the assumption is everyone owns a Wii but I would think they would want to push people using the 3DS.
Or did I miss something and these are all coming to the 3ds? I mean I already bought the legend of zelda VC for the 3ds. Kind of confused as to where some of these games are going.
Looking over this list, I'm a little annoyed that 3DS "Ambassadors" will get Yoshi's Island via the GBA Port, but we still don't have the original game on the Wii Virtual Console...and probably won't ever because Nintendo will want people to buy the 3DS version.I don't think it's specifically that reason. No Super FX games have appeared on the Wii Virtual Console. I don't know why that is though, considering homebrew emulators have done it for over a decade.
No Super FX games have appeared on the Wii Virtual Console. I don't know why that is though, considering homebrew emulators have done it for over a decade.I imagine it is because it would take a little extra work to emulate the Super FX chip, and we all know how Nintendo is when it comes to extra work. They will either wait until they have nothing else to release before they put in the effort, or they figure that the amount of work isn't worth it just to put up a handful of titles.
The best deal in town will be at Canadian WalMarts, this weekend only.
For some reason, WalMart Canada will be selling the 3DS for $198, this weekend only. Sure, it's not the $170 that will drop August 12 but if you buy now, you can get in on the very valuable Ambassador Program.
I already have a 3DS ... but none of my 3 kids do...yet
...hmmmm...
. The ten yet to be revealed are likely to be mostly games I own as well, since I'm a Nintendo fan and therefore I own most of their games. I'd much rather have gotten some eShop credit, and not $80 but rather even $40 would have been much better for me than what they are offering.
Can i play devil's advocate and point out none of these games are free: you've already effectively paid money for them, and will simply pay no more at the point of receiving them.
Can i play devil's advocate and point out none of these games are free: you've already effectively paid money for them, and will simply pay no more at the point of receiving them.
With Nintendo, all I have to do is go to the eshop once. Easy peezy.
Can I play the voice of reason here and play the middle ground.
Yes, the games are free and Nintendo doesn't owe them to anyone, but Nintendo is only giving these games to people that they feel over-payed for the 3DS. That effectively means that they are attempting to make up the difference in cost of a really early and very significant price drop for early adopters by paying them back in "free" games.
It's as if you already paid for them even if you never expected them.
I bought mine based on the upcoming games, which wasn't a good idea obviously. That's why I feel a little slighted, since I haven't been using it to play anything I couldn't have with a DS. I didn't anticipate a price drop but I also didn't realize just how poor sales really were; I knew they were slow but I thought it had at least reached one million. Though it was kind of an impulse purchase and that means it was dangerous anyway since I didn't think about it for very long. I had planned to buy a DS Lite but then I started thinking about it and it seemed a little strange if I was just going to buy a 3DS in six months, so I justified the high 3DS price by considering it two systems in one. Now, I could have gotten a DS Lite and a 3DS for only $20 more than just a 3DS, so it didn't work out for me.If you bought both new you Saved $8.00 with your purchase compared to a DSLite + 3DS combo. Unless they drop the price of the DSLite as well. Plus you have had earlier access to DSiWare and the eShop. Not to mention the little nice features the 3DS has.
Oh well, I learned my lesson.
If you bought both new you Saved $8.00 with your purchase compared to a DSLite + 3DS combo.DS Lite is $100, 3DS is $250, so there's a $20 difference between 3DS = DS Lite ($270) and the old 3DS price ($250). Though I did get it through Amazon and got a $25 credit, so I guess I could look at it costing $225.
Did you have fun? That's all that matters. Even if you played mostly DS games, did you have fun? I had fun with my DSi and I only started putting significant amount of time into Contra 4 about a week or so ago. I unlocked Sheena from Contra: Hard Corps which took roughly 587 hours, 291 of which was spent weeping.I s'pose that's how I should be looking at it instead of in terms of dollars and cents. After all, everything goes down in price eventually so it's all about if the entertainment was worth the price paid rather than getting the lowest possible price. So far, I've replayed an old favourite in a new form (Super Mario 64 DS), got to try out a previously Japan-only title (Dragon Quest V), finally got to play a sequel to my favourite GBA game (Mario and Luigi Partners in Time), and played way too much Pokémon (Pokémon Platinum). I have a few other games I haven't started yet, so there's more where that came from. It isn't like it's something I haven't used so I guess I shouldn't be thinking about what I could have saved if I waited. And who knows, it was mentioned that they could be enhancing the free games they are offering, so maybe they'll add something to make them worth playing again.
...When I bought mine Panzer Dragoon and Nights into Dreams. Ironically I totally forgot about those and never picked those games up.
What the **** was I thinking when I bought a Sega Saturn? Way to lose.
