[CheapyD]

According to a trusted source, Walmart will be dropping the price of the Nintendo 3DS on August 9th, 3 days before the official drop takes effect. This means savvy shoppers will be able to get the new low price and the 20 free downloadable games available as a reward to early adopters of the 3DS. Just connect to the Nintendo eShop at least once before 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 11 to qualify for the free games.

Edited by CheapyD, 05 August 2011 - 04:29 AM.

[cRodz]

Get the new $169.99 price and the 20 free downloadable games.

A trusted source gave me the news.

So you are hanging out with Yakuza?

[Wario64]

Sounds good, no price matching funny business needed. Well, unless you buy a 3DS now.

[Wario64]

How long will this last?

Until Nintendo drops the price again

[NeoGutsman]

Nice! I really didn't want to deal with the whole price guarantee thing at other retailers.

[ShockandAww]

How long will this last?

The $169.99 will be the new retail price and the free games will be available as long as you login to the eshop by Aug 12th I think it is.

Cheapy you have another disgruntled trader apparently.

[Moonlk]

I hope this is true. Cause I was on the fence..now I fell off.

[Lord_Kefka]

Very interesting. I wonder how Nintendo will react to this? I mean, you get both the price and the early adopter games.

[akalboy]

No hassle of price matching? This may push me to buy it now instead of Black Friday...

[thisboywillbreak]

So you can buy it at Wal-Mart from the 9th-11th for the lower price and get the games, but after the 12th starts, it's just the price?

Correct. Though I would think you have until 11:59 to get the free games, but it hasn't really been clarified which games will be available when.

[FISSIONMAILEDGF]

Correct, if you buy before August 12th you'll only get the price reduction.

[Sharkey1337]

Figures this gets announced today after I bought one earlier at Best Buy, ugh, would've preferred avoiding the price guarantee charade.

[Grecaun]

Me too Sharkey. Oh well.

[TraBuch]

I find it somewhat odd that Nintendo is gonna be selling the DSi XL and the 3DS for the exact same price. Anyone think the DSi XL drops anytime soon?

[anbu-black-ops]

I think I'm gonna bite on this one now. Thanks OP. Since the Vita has been delayed, this looks like a good time to pick this up and play Zelda and RE. Looks like Walmart won over Amazon on this one imo. Let's see how Amazon will react. hehehe.

[Rollett]

I will wait for some one to make sure this works before i rush out and buy one...

[mickleohb]

I wasn't planning on buying a 3DS any time soon, but this is very tempting...

[gotdott]

damn i wish i lived near a walmart

[GreenSpark]

There goes my plan on waiting until Black Friday! Guess i'll finally get to play my opened copy of Zelda come Tuesday:bouncy:

[codeblue]

I will wait for some one to make sure this works before i rush out and buy one...

Make sure what works?

If you're talking about the free games, that won't be up until September anyway.

[R0tatioNz]

Yo screw bb pm - woooot!

[jay_remedy]

Ahhh, do I buy it or wait for the next model? Decisions, decisions.

[IFlyRC80]

I bought one at BB the day of the price drop being announced. I hope this will be advertised so I can PM earlier than the 12th. I'm not nervous at all about BB honoring their policy but the sooner I can get it adjusted the sooner I'll quit thinking about it.

[6er]

dang....wouldnt have wasted my time at bb if I'd known earlier

[6er]

Make sure what works?

If you're talking about the free games, that won't be up until September anyway.

he means the drop actually happened at WM on the 9th

[crzyjoeguy]

hmmmm there is a walmart about 5 mins from me (walking) so i guess ill be going there on the 9th. thanks cheapy!

[rperez1025]

damn i wish i lived near a walmart

Now, that's something you don't see very often.

Anyways, I hope the DSi gets a price drop pretty soon (be nice if the DS lite did as well).

[buckythekat]

might price match at Best Buy in order to get reward zone points still