Nintendo isn't making too big a deal out of Black Friday. Its special holiday 3DS bundle, out Nov. 23, is almost exactly identical to the
Mario 3DS bundle from last year! It comes with the same Flame Red 3DS, and the same game (the truly worthwhile
Super Mario 3D Land).
The only differences are that Mario is now pre-installed rather than bundled as a cartridge, and the MSRP is $170 instead of $200. Those are both good changes. However, it seems incredibly,
conspicuously odd to put this 3DS bundle forward as the holiday deal now that the 3DS XL is out – as is a
newer Mario game.