The Nintendo 3DS Thread

Sinny · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:16

Kreeeee said:
3 hours with full 3D, max brightness and wifi is fine. I imagine I'll get double that out of normal use.

Exactly, I always used to have wifi on when I had my DSi but it lasted a lot longer with it off and the backlight on half.

Also regarding piracy on the 3DS, I read a week or so ago that their is a White list for DS games, all they've done is add the name of the cartridge to that whitelist and it works, as far as I know it's only DS games so far and not 3DS.

jrwagh333 · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:06

£207 for Black 3DS & Street Fighter 3D... Good price?

lakitu · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:27

jrwagh333 said:
£207 for Black 3DS & Street Fighter 3D... Good price?

Did you see my earlier post? Offer ends 14th March.

Kreeeee · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:31

jrwagh333 said:
£207 for Black 3DS & Street Fighter 3D... Good price?

And you get 9% quidco discount. It's easily the best price.

Cavallino · 13 Mar 2011 at 20:47

Any people here bought with IWOOT at £167 and claimed the 15% off from TopCashBack? I didnt get the full cashback amount and I am querying it/pushing them about it. Im not optimistic about the cash back.

Is there any grounds for false advertising and all that shizzle here? Or theres no leg to stand on?

Kreeeee · 13 Mar 2011 at 21:15

Nope, the as long as you are offered to cancel then it's kosher. But with cash back they can completely refuse the cashback for any reason and there are no repercussions.

£187 at morrisons btw.

Useful site for prices: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/23135/nintendo-3ds-best-uk-price-deals/

Noxia · 13 Mar 2011 at 21:36

Was tempted by Morrisons but ultimately the petrol to get there would negate hte deal.

Kreeeee · 13 Mar 2011 at 21:43

If you want a game with it Tesco's is a better deal for £188.37 after quidco.

Noxia · 13 Mar 2011 at 21:48

I've done just that. I should have said that on my post lol.

Cavallino · 13 Mar 2011 at 21:51

Well if I did get my 15% with TCB it would work out at a little over £170 with a game...

Have you experienced cancellations for cash back offers in the past Kreeeee?

Kreeeee · 13 Mar 2011 at 22:20

Yeah, specifically with iwoot actually, and a few other less well known companies. Never with O2, Tesco, Play etc.

Sinny · 14 Mar 2011 at 18:59

Just trying to pick a case, I can't really find one I want.

The large expedition bag is too big, the leather case won't hold a lot of games and the official hard cases look like they'll collect dust and stuff at the bottom of my bag.

may just end up going with a cheap case like I had my DSi in that pretty much contained it, didn't get dirty and held quite a few games (5-6).

What case has everyone else ordered?

Noxia · 14 Mar 2011 at 21:08

I understand 3DS will have region locking, will this apply to 3DS games or DS games as well?

Mr_Orange · 15 Mar 2011 at 09:51

I'm in two minds about getting a 3DS. The battery life and region locking killed it for me. Thankfully I've been on a nostalgia trip recently so I've got more than enough gaming to keep me occupied!

K1LLSW1TCH · 15 Mar 2011 at 09:56

Sinny said:
Just trying to pick a case, I can't really find one I want.

The large expedition bag is too big, the leather case won't hold a lot of games and the official hard cases look like they'll collect dust and stuff at the bottom of my bag.

may just end up going with a cheap case like I had my DSi in that pretty much contained it, didn't get dirty and held quite a few games (5-6).

What case has everyone else ordered?

I think you can use DSi cases. This is the one I'm going to get.

sunny007 · 15 Mar 2011 at 10:06

09.2.11: Amazon drops 3DS price to £197.
10.2.11: Zavvi drops 3DS price to £199.95 and throws in a free carry case.
10.2.11: Asda cuts its price to £199 but its £15-off voucher deal has expired.
10.2.11: Toys R Us cuts its price to £196.99.
22.2.11: GAME drops its 3DS price to £196.99
23.3.11: GameStation drops its 3DS price to £196.99
23.3.11: Amazon also drops its 3DS price to £196.99
25.4.11: HMV drops also drops its 3DS price to £196.99.
11.3.11: Morrisons drops its 3DS pre-order price to £187.

Love the price drops

K1LLSW1TCH · 15 Mar 2011 at 10:08

Let's get it to £160 then please!!!

Sinny · 15 Mar 2011 at 16:26

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Let's get it to £160 then please!!!

I think £188 with a game is around about that

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PiKe · 15 Mar 2011 at 16:40

Went in to game and they have a demo unit, seems the 3d effect is ruined if you view it from anywhere other than straight-on?

K1LLSW1TCH · 15 Mar 2011 at 17:12

Sinny said:
I think £188 with a game is around about that .

Oh yeah!

When, if ever, will we see a change in price on electronics like this? After the recent events in Japan I'm thinking maybe the second shipment when it does come is going to be more expensive? Or maybe even a hike in the current price if there is going to be a supply shortage?

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