Big in Japan August 8-14: Monster Hunter and Pokemon spin-offs

Sega soccer title and Kirby game bumped down by latest Capcom and Nintendo titles; 3DS sales shoot back up due to price cut.

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Five Reasons To Sell Your Nintendo DS

Yesterday, we listed four reasons why hanging on to your Nintendo DS is a smart idea, from the handful of quality games arriving this fall to playing Game Boy Advance titles via DS Lite. Even we chose to keep our DSi XLs because of the system’s two 4.2-inch (and glorious) screens.

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Analysis: How’d The 3DS Do At $250?

[As part of his monthly analysis of NPD results, Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews examines how the Nintendo 3DS performed at retail through its last full month at its original $250 price point.] There were only three days left in the NPD Group reporting period when Nintendo announced it would cut the price of the Nintendo 3DS handheld from $250 to $170, effective on 12 August 2011. Consequently …

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3DS Deals Surface Today

Several stores are offering trade-in credit toward the purchase of Nintendo’s 3D gaming console.

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3DS now on the High Street for £115

Today’s the day when Nintendo hopes that thousands of consumers who have until now been sitting on the fence over 3DS will finally buy the handheld. That’s because as of today the device has had a significant cut in trade price. But as is always the way with a big gaming launch, there’s big savings to be made for those who shop around. Head and shoulders ahead of the opposition in terms of raw …

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Want a Nintendo 3DS for $70?

As Nintendo’s official 3DS price cut inches closer, retailers are beginning to hype up sales and discounts they’ll be offering at the same time…

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GameStop Offers $99 3DS Deal Just in Time to Miss Ambassador Loophole

If $170 is still too expensive for you to splurge on a Nintendo 3DS, GameStop has a $99 sales offer for their PowerUp Rewards Pro members, provided you’re ready to hand over your old DS.

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Fixing the Nintendo 3DS

Let’s be honest — the 3DS has seen better days. It is struggling because Nintendo made a bunch of mistakes at launch including a lack of killer games, a high price, and a weak marketing campaign…

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Huge drop in Japanese 3DS sales isn’t slowed by free games

Following last Thursday’s announcement that the 3DS’s price will be reduced by a third, sales of the handheld have also dropped. Last week, Nintendo sold only 16,415 3DS systems in Japan, or about half of what it sold in the same market the week before (31,826).

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Nintendo 3DS Japanese sales drop 50 percent after price cut

Since Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced an $80 price cut on the Nintendo 3DS–a handheld gaming system only four months old–he has continually apologized to gamers and promised to give free games to early adopters of the system. We’re beginning to understand why. Japanese sales of the 3DS in the week following the price cut dropped by about 50 percent, from 31,826 to 16,415.

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