Nintendo DSi drops to $100, DSi XL drops to $130 on May 20th By Mat Smith (http://www.engadget.com/editor/mat-smith) (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/writer_rss.gif) (http://www.engadget.com/editor/mat-smith/rss.xml) posted May 10th 2012 2:15PM (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_icon_pr.gif)(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dsi-xl-hands-on-rm-eng1.jpg) (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/nintendo-dsi-dsixl-price-drop-may-20/)Three-dimensional gaming not your thing (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nintendo-3ds-review/)? Then Nintendo's latest price drop might just grab you. It's cast an eye over the rest of its portable gaming family and decided to cut the cost on both the DSi (http://www.engadget.com/tag/DSi/) (down to $100) and the hulking DSi XL (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/26/nintendo-dsi-xl-review/) (dropped to $130). These new prices will kick off on May 20th -- exactly the same day as this purple mess (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/nintendo-3ds-turning-purple-on-may-20th/).
I may actually get one now that the price is this low.
There are more DS games coming out, you know.
Not at all...not at all. It's fucking hideous. The top screen goes all the way down to the hinge, with a huge gap above it, screens have different aspect ratios, the top sticks out further than the bottom when closed, beveled edges, little square hole for the notification LED, different colored bezel around the cartridge slot. It really looks like a huge step backwards as far as body design is concerned. The top of the bottom half is the only part that looks good...aside from the square power button and the stupid SELECT/HOME/START keys. I don't know...it probably looks even worse because I have the stupid teal one.I have the Zelda edition 3DS, while my younger brother has the Flame Red unit, and they both look really nice. The Zelda version is especially nice, since it has gold trim wherever there's silver on a regular unit, in addition to having a nicer looking color gradient on the layers.
It's still a rad little handheld though.
Not at all...not at all. It's fucking hideous.While I wouldn't go as far as to call it "hideous," I agree with the sentiment that it's definitely a step backwards, especially compared to the DSi. Personally, I find the DSi to be the pinnacle of Nintendo's body design thus far.
I have a Nintendo 3DS that I got at the system's launch. There is nothing actually wrong with the system, other than I have always hated that I purchased the Aqua Blue system. I see that those are now discontinued (so it seems I'm not the only person that doesn't like the color or regrets buying one in that color)...what are the chances I can send it in to you and you can send me a black one (or even Zelda Edition) in return? Looking forward to your response.
Thank you,
Brandon Booth
Hello Brandon,
Thanks for contacting us. We appreciate your interest in getting another color of the Nintendo 3DS. I know this may not be what you're wanting to hear, Nintendo doesn’t sell products directly to the public, nor do we have a exchange program, so we soul be unable to exchange your system for another color.
However, certain retailers will offer to take your current system and put its value towards the purchase of a Nintendo 3DS. Just so you know, Nintendo is not involved with such offers, either directly or indirectly.
If that’s what you’re planning to do, and you have downloaded content through the Nintendo eShop, here's some information you need to know. With the latest system update, we’ve added the ability to transfer content from one Nintendo 3DS to another. Data is transferred via local wireless communication which requires having both systems present to complete the transfer.
All content downloaded via the eShop on both systems (DSiWare, Ambassador games and status, 3DS Downloadable software, etc) will be combined together onto the target system. This is the only way to transfer content between systems.
In regard to the available system colors, it may interest you to know that the Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS has not been discontinued, this system is still being shipped and sold at retailers here in North America.
That being said, I want to thank you for taking the time to write to us with your feedback regarding the Aqua Blue color Nintendo 3DS. I can certainly understand your thoughts on this matter and want you to know how much we appreciate you sending them in. I also want to assure you that your comments will be added to our records and made available for other departments at the company to use as they see fit.
Sincerely,
Jessica Smith
Nintendo of America Inc.
I'm amazed at how stupid the 3DS actually looks, it looks like a prototype.
Ehh, I think the design was deliberate. You don't have to rush something for it to be bad. Like I said above, I don't think the 3DS is hideous. It's just worse than DSi/DSi XL.
Maybe you are right and they deliberately designed it to be ugly and unappealing so that people would be more inclined to buy the revision a couple years later and then Nintendo can have more sales? [/size] That would be genius if that's true...
