Poll: Will you buy the 3DS at launch?

Share your perspective. Keep it thoughtful, welcoming and on topic.

1. I'd have to say "no". It's not that I'm not interested in the system (which i am), but rather the feeling that in a few years time we'll be seeing an improved 3DS Lite/i/XL/SP/Micro/etc. either at the same price as this, or at a lower one. That, and by then there will be a lot more on the market for the system too, making it easier to buy for it.

2. I already have 2 pre-ordered, $175 total down. I'll pay the remaining $325 + tax with my tax refund next month.

3. I'm a no. I think I'll wait for a revision or at least a special edition 3DS that is a nicer color than 90's teal or boring black.

   I can't get past sticker shock. I'm still stuck in a handhelds are cheap mentality. Viscerally this price point is as shocking as the $600 PS3 even if it isn't that big of an increase.

4. I'd love to buy the 3DS at launch, but $250 is a pretty steep price point. Add to that the fact that the technology hasn't quite proved itself yet and the killer app may not be out… Well, I think I'll be waiting a little while.

5. Yes, I can't wait! T-67 days, and counting… Especially considering that there are no more new games coming out for the original DS that I want, I'll be getting an Aqua 3DS on day one. I'm really looking forward to taking my own 3D pictures, checking out the augmented reality, and just the really good-looking graphics from the system overall.

6. If I have the money & one is available then yes. The price is actually cheaper then I expected. Any ideas of the CAN price?

7. Definately a yes for me. 🙂 $250 may be a bit much, but I recently preordered mine through my local Gamestop as soon as I heard they were taking preorders. I did not preorder my Wii when I t lauched and as a result paid the consequences for it. I had Twilight Princess on launch day and coudl not acquire or even find a Wii right away. Oh, the torture!! I had the game but not the system to play it on. Nice to look at the box adn froth at the mouth, NOT!!! Honestly, the price does not matter that much. The Wii launched at $250. It is also the price of the PSP when that stupid worthless portable. Launched. The difference is that I am sure 3DS is So much more powerful than PSP. Plus, 3DS is in 3D, PSP is not.

   So I told meself I woudl not let history repeat itself so I went ahead was smart and preodered this sucker. THERE WILL BE SHORTAGES PEOPLE!! PREORDER THIS THING AS SOON AS YOU CAN. 🙂 I will get Nintendogs +Cats with Launch . Also looking forward to Kid Icarus. I got the original DS at launch adn will definately get this.

8. 3DS wil completely dimolish Sony out of the portable space for good. THERE IS NO PSP2!!! Sony is stupid nowadays and they never learn.

9. Even if by chance there is a PSP2 and it happens to be in 3D as well,, it is all about the games. Nintendo makes so much more interesting, innovative games than Sony does.

10. Nintendo is KING of portable gaming and they always will be.

11. Preordered and I have the money saved up. Yes.

12. Well, of course. It's pretty expensive, ($250?) But I really want Animal crossing and Mario Kart. I hope that they lower the price, but if not, I'll still get it.

13. Too expensive and crap battery life means I wait til the second revision.

14. I'm not sure, I really want it, but there will be a better cheaper one in a year or so. Or might wait till another colour. If I get it now, it'll just be sitting there anyway, to busy to enjoy epic games 🙁

15. Zzzzzzz… Wake me up when they drop the price to $150.

16. Honestly, I would love to have the system, but from what I've seen, there aren't very many launch titles that seem interesting enough for me to buy it when I have a perfectly good DSi that can hold me over until new games come out that I want. That said, I'm really liking what I hear about the system and I'm excited for when I DO get it!

17. I've got mine preordered, but I'm on the rocks on what launch titles I'll actually buy…

18. Even though the 3DS is a little much but I have already sold my DSi for the 3DS and now finally got the price/date of the release now I know how much I need before the release…

19. I want to say yes, but can't really justify paying $250 for a handheld. I ripped the Sony fanboys for paying $250 for the PSP years back. I am, unfortunately, going to have to wait until there is a price drop unless it gets purchased as a gift. Too tough of an economy for anything higher than $199.
    Sincerely,
    One Sad Nintendo Fanboy

20. Not to sure at the moment. I will def. buy one at some point but that price point is a killer. I would be all over it if it was $199.

21. I think this thing is infinitely better than the PSP. Having said that, $249 is just too much right now. Besides, there aren't any must-have new launch titles anyway. And early adopters always get the shaft (if you lined up for a Wii on launch day, you paid $249 for the console with one game and a normal remote. Now you can get a new Wii bundle for $199 with two games and an enhanced Wii Motion Plus remote).

22. I will not be buying it at launch because the price in the UK is so much higher than anywhere else (40% higher than in the United States!!) This is genuinely shocking, and they should NOT be allowed to get away with this.

23. No. I haven't seen anything that looks like a "killer-app" yet. Plus, I don't have the money. But I'm sure I'll buy one, sooner or later.

24. Dude, I preordered one just after the annoncement of the price + date. That's how psyched I am for this this. Although, the launch lineup is a bit slim, Iwat has said they're spreading releases throughout the year so there's never a draught.

25. Definitely buying this day one. Pre-ordered mine before the price and release date were out. Question for everyone saying they have a perfectly good DSi/Lite with no "great titles" lined up for launch of the 3DS: since the 3DS is backwards compatible, why not just buy it so you have the system on hand when what you do want comes out? I mean, I would rather have the system to be used now with other games of interest than not have the system when really great games do come out. Just saying….

    and @Chelsea
    I don't think comparing launch-day people to REALLY late adopters of the Wii is fare. Of course people who waited THREE YEARS to buy the system didn't get as good a deal, but you know what they did get? Three years of enjoyment while other people just mooched off their friends. Just saying.

26. If I can find $250 then I'll get it.

27. @RisnDevil
    For most, I'm guessing it comes down to the price tag. It's not really cost-effective to buy a system that we're just going to play old games on. It's like buying a DS Lite when it came out, just so you could play your gameboy games on the newest piece of technology. Or a Wii so you could play your Gamecube games. Besides, most of the time, the people who wait are the smartest ones. I for one, never buy systems when they first come out. I give them a few months because normally the manufacturers will change or add something during that time (ie. the early wrist straps on the Wii were too small, so they made them thicker).

28. I'm definitely getting one, but not at launch… I'm thinking more towards next Xmas.

    It's not that I think it is too expensive – I think $250 for a system with two hi-resolution screens, three cameras, and glasses-free 3D plus Wi-Fi capabilities is a pretty good deal. (Compare all that with what the PSP offered at that same price a few years ago!)

    But I have to add to that the price of at least a couple of new 3DS-exclusive games, which look like they are gonna run for around $40 at launch! (Based on rumors and the price of new DS games back when that system launched.) Also, the prices of the games, if not the system, are bound to go down sharply in a few months like they always do, and also I'll be able to pick and choose the better ones once the launch frenzy has died down and more games are on the 3DS roster.

29. Not until 2012. Too many DS games in my backlog right now with several more I want and have yet to buy from 2010 and not counting the ones for release in 2011. And adding in Wii, PS3 and PSP games AND digital release I'm practically set until 2012 anyway.

30. already payed a local game shop 249 euro they try to send 1 day for launch. cant wait , its a nintendo console you know it isnt gonne suck.

31. No I don't think I'll ever do, because I consider myself as Console gamer.

32. I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THE 3DS, Because ALL THE GAMES FOR THE 3DS, SHOULD BE WII GAMES!!! im really pissed @ nintendo for doing that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

33. I think this survey needed an extra option:

    "Yes, I'm going to buy it, but NOT at launch!"

34. wait, SEARCH THE WORD NGP, its a new offically anounced psp that has
    PS3 graphic
    touchscreen front and back
    2 cameras
    call of duty
    gears of war
    LBP
    and other titles
    250

35. There is no doubt that i want a 3ds but i feel that buying it at launch would be a mistake. Considering how quickly new iterations of technology products come out, and when examining just how poor the 3ds specs are (a 3-4 hour play time after a full charge?!??) I wouldnt be surprised if nintendo announces a ds lite-esque revamp of the 3ds by this holiday season. the 3ds is definitely a piece of technology that i want to get my hands on but i feel that buying the console at launch would be followed by a feeling of regret six months later.

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