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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:06AM locolukah said

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O_o Why did I buy a 3DS this summer????

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:18AM Uberdave said

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@locolukah

An excellent question. Why DID you buy a 3ds?
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:57AM thisredengine said

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@Uberdave Because I knew there would some games in the distant future that would justify the purchase of the device.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:24AM Shadow Hog said

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@thisredengine
That'd be why I bought one at launch, yeah. Looks like the games in question are finally getting around to coming out, too, particularly the new Mario game.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 2:26PM (Unverified) said

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@locolukah sucks to be you thank god i waited. Zelda Bundle here i come
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 2:52PM locolukah said

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@(Unverified)

*shakes fist*
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:08AM (Unverified) said

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So beautiful... I will have one!

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:10AM (Unverified) said

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Birthday is on the 28th. Who wants to buy me a present?

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:58AM thisredengine said

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@(Unverified) I can buy you a Coffee Crisp and snail mail for you if you pay the shipping.
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Posted: Nov 25th 2011 1:45AM Solar Jetman said

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@thisredengine Are those peanut-free?
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:16AM Mandarusuke said

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That's an amazing looking 3DS. Wish I wasn't a sucker and bought one on release! Well, lesson learned.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:17AM wqerty said

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I’m going to wait for a proper golden 3DS and buy it, not this black one with some stickers and a game I already own.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:25AM foxhound said

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@wqerty
Ask the SDF to Wii on it.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 5:39PM blahblah55 said

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@wqerty
Funny thing is, I've seen this SAME EXACT comment elsewhere (not on joystiq). And I agree with the person who commented on your last one:
When has Nintendo ever released two Zelda-based limited editions of a console in a generation??

This is the only one you're gonna' get.
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Posted: Nov 23rd 2011 6:21PM megamanfan92 said

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@blahblah55
Nintendolife?
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Posted: Nov 25th 2011 1:51AM Solar Jetman said

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@wqerty Like the Wiimote, the golden 3DS will contain no actual precious metals. Sorry.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:25AM jocaju said

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I'm still gonna wait for the revised unit (Lite?) with 2 analogs.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:31AM NPTran23 said

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I can't wait for the revision! I'm getting this beautiful thing and no one can stop me!

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:50AM Marissa said

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@NPTran23

This. This is me, also.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 8:12PM adv2k169 said

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@NPTran23 see you in 2013 . Nintendo waits 2 + years before revisions/updates , it's not apple with yearly tweaks. Don't believe me go look at history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS

Game Boy Color: 1998
GBA: 2001
GBA SP: 2003
GBA Micro: 2005
DS : 2004
DS Lite: 2006
DSi: 2009
3DS: 2011

3DS version 2: 2013

More colors will release in 2012, and Nintendo will let it sell further and 2012 holiday season and 2013 come the start of the year it will have a new version. Maybe 2012 for Japan, but 2013 for sure everywhere else
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:50AM marklyndongarcia said

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i think i just found a christmas gift for my undeserving brother

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:59AM thisredengine said

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@marklyndongarcia Why would you refer to yourself as an "undeserving brother"?
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 10:58AM Faceless Troll said

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Can't they wait until after I get my holiday bonus? There had better be bundles left in January.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:00AM thisredengine said

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@Faceless Troll If you need to wait for a holiday bonus to purchase a $200.00 device, then you probably need a better job, a credit card or learn how to budget better.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:09AM silver001 said

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@thisredengine Yes because you obviously know his current situation.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:09AM baby sea tuna said

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@Faceless Troll

Yeah, you can get a job being a professional asshole like this ^ guy. It pays pretty well, from what I hear.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:13AM Faceless Troll said

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@thisredengine I need to plan better around the possibility of a special edition release that might or might not happen? Someone needs to get off that high horse.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:58AM jph89 said

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@thisredengine

I'm in college and work 4 days a week, and even though I COULD afford to buy it, It would probably be the least productive thing I could do with my money right now. Car payments, cell phone, cable, rent, food, etc... all come first, plus with the holidays and what not, I'm gonna be spending big money soon anyway.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 12:41PM Suichimo said

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@Faceless Troll

GameStop has them for 100, 120, and 130 if you have a XL, i, or Lite to trade in, respectively.

Definitely a good deal.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 1:40PM Faceless Troll said

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@Suichimo If my DS screen wasn't scratched to hell (thanks a lot, Elite Beat Agents) I'd go the trade-in route.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 5:42PM blahblah55 said

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@Faceless Troll
Shoulda' invested in those screen protectors.
...the good ones, not those weird thick ones that blocks out the touch controls for some reason.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:08AM Milf Biggenson said

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Here is the reason anyone on this board wants this bundle:

Imagination: A One Act Play

Hot Girl: Say, is that a Zelda 3DS? You've got one? OMG! I love Zelda and by axiom of transitive property, I therefore love you. You are so awesome!!

You: WIN! (Then, in a hushed tone that only the audience can hear, you mouth, "Thanks Nintendo!". Reggie Fils-Aime then floats down from the rafters and taps you with his magic wand and winks at the audience, while a sound effect "TINK" goes off simultaneously. He then floats back up and the couple start doing it on stage.)

Applause. Bow. Roses. Curtain.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:31AM Roxas560 said

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@Milf Biggenson
if this was made into a commercial, i think i'd buy one.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:09AM PICKLEBOY said

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Picking up the 3DS Zelda bundle, cant beat The Ocarina of Time, such a classic

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 11:12AM Mmmmz said

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But will Amazon actually sell it...

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 12:15PM NPTran23 said

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@Mmmmz

Amazon doesn't even sell the 3DS, I doubt they'll have the bundle. But let's hope anyway!
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 5:30PM Mrblonde57 said

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@NPTran23 They aren't selling it because they are likely out of stock and waiting for BF to show they have them. It's likely Amazon will carry this seeing as how they match retailers toe to toe.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 5:47PM blahblah55 said

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@NPTran23
I got my 3DS from Amazon...

But yeah, as Mrblonde57 said: They're out of stock.

...they used to sell Skyward Sword pre-orders at the normal price. But just a few weeks before it released, amazon no longer sold it (was still sold ON amazon, but not BY amazon)... and the company was charging over $100 for it... (or was it $150+?)

Amazon runs out of stock due to their deals... I've saved quite a lot of monies from their +$20 for this purchase deals. Beats the DLC preorders.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 1:01PM DarkSonata said

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come..to..mexico..NOW....

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 1:48PM ReadingRambo said

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College was all about CS. I played every beta that was public. However, source never grew on me even though I played it for a long time. Not because it isn't a good game but because games like BF and MW offer more variety (yes, even MW).

I will be surprised if this is successful but I wish them all the best. Hopefully it IS a good product and give me a reason to go back to CS.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 1:48PM ReadingRambo said

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@ReadingRambo

OOPS wrong thread.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 1:51PM remakeyourself said

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I finally found something that would make me buy a 3DS: the Zelda bundle with Mario land 3DS for 169.99.
Probably won't happen, but after 8 months I can finally put a price to the console.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 2:49PM Yatagarasu said

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Wow, I'm so glad that I purchased my normal 3DS on launch day, at full price, and then Zelda at full price at its release. The only bright spot is that I got the soundtrack that was only available from Club Nintendo for like 2 days and turned around and sold it for $50. Cough. Couple that with the fact that Nintendo is now backing this "can't access certain sites outside the US" law, and they're really pissing me off lately. (I didn't include the words "illegal" or "piracy" because that's a slippery slope; you start banning those sites and then where does it end?) I understand they want to protect their IPs, but going back to the NES age of trying to control every variable isn't a wise idea.

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 5:54PM blahblah55 said

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@Yatagarasu
...a console bundle would have come eventually, and no one was guaranteed that this sexy Zelda 3DS would have even existed in the beginning.

Honestly, other than being a genius move to get 3DS sales flying off the charts on Black Friday - this just seems like a tactic to make up to their investors.

Mind you, selling the 3DS at a later date, and starting with bundles - would've guaranteed extreme success. But not every console release follows that route... or rather, no console release has ever followed the route of releasing a limited edition console bundle.

And also: It ain't just Nintendo backing that up. I understand that it doesn't make it any better - but that news just had everyone at Nintendo's throats.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 4:06PM Hyperion45 said

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No love for Canada?

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 5:16PM MBMBaM fan said

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ugh, I want this, but i'll wait till there are two sticks. Stay strong!

Posted: Nov 21st 2011 6:05PM vinnycthatwhoibe said

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Nintendo released a gold Zelda DS Lite in the USA and a silver Zelda DS Lite in the UK. Does that count?
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Posted: Nov 21st 2011 8:38PM VioletArrows said

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I'm torn. The Zelda one is pretty, but it's also black. That ultra gloss black finish is godawful. Every speck of dust and every fingerprint might as well have a flashing neon light pointing to it. I remember selling my pearl finish white ds for a black ds lite and I regretted it every day up until I traded it for the gold Zelda one I have now. So much better. Only solution I could think of is to get one of those thick, clunky, clear covers. :/

Posted: Nov 23rd 2011 4:58PM YanDaMan said

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Meh, I want that Zelda 3DS, except I own both the game AND a 3DS already. I should've known this would happen, oh well.

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