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GBA SP price drop soon? $79.99 signs at EB
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FreakyFink
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I can't believe Fry's has been selling the system for the past few months for $84.99. I think that's below retailer cost. I guess Fry's is banking on accessory sales.
At any rate, if this price drop is true, this is a good sign for the Nintendo DS debuting at $150 or less.
At any rate, if this price drop is true, this is a good sign for the Nintendo DS debuting at $150 or less.
Alcibiades
Member
Not sure what to think of this, to be honest, they don't need a price cut, but if it did get one, GBA is going to slaughter PS2 and XBox sales for the rest of the year. It would be a great way to insure Pokemon FiLe's dominance at Christmas over Halo 2 and GT4. I don't think Nintendo should do it, they are still selling like hotcakes, but maybe they are just "in case of price drop" signs, who knows.
Gaming stores have already been told to start pushing the Nintendo DS in time for the holidays, so this price drop scenerio makes perfect sense. It also gives me an opportunity to state once again my position about a 149.95 price point for the NDS. I hope it happens. I think it will.
Kobun Heat
Member
I honestly didn't think Nintendo would ever launch a handheld at higher than $99.99, but I guess when you've got a hugely popular $79.99 system, $99.99 for the DS wouldn't make sense. $149.99 is sounding more right all the time.
FreakyFink
Member
Is the regular GBA still in production?
Alcibiades
Member
CVXFREAK said:
It would help everything:
Pokemon RuSa sales
Pokemon FiLe sales
Gamecube sales (because people will notice the Pokemon franchise extended to GCN with Pokemon Colosseum)
Gamecube software sales because Pokemon will literally be a system seller (as long as it's still true you can use any of the 351 or whatever it is Pokemon from the Advance games in PC).
If this happens, my September-for-Nintendo analyzation may have underestimated the TOTAL DOMINATION that's to come.
That said, I wouldn't get too excited, who knows how accurate these reports of $79.99 signs are, and whether Nintendo actually expects to drop the price...
Crazymoogle
Member
Strangely enough (and I imagine this has probably been mentioned even if I haven't seen it), Nintendo.com's shop also offers Pokemon Box now...
Spiritreaver
Member
Oooh, interesting news, and I wouldn't doubt SP is getting a price drop. I'm with Auron as well, I hope this means DS news is coming very soon. It's a good sign.
Bauer Action Hour
Member
Anyone know the trade-in value of a regular GBA at Gamestop?
The only "deal" I know about from EB is trading in an old GBA plus 3 games to get the SP for $50 (which I already have).
The only "deal" I know about from EB is trading in an old GBA plus 3 games to get the SP for $50 (which I already have).
The Faceless Master
Member
and even at launch, some places had it on sale for $89.99 
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
About time. They should drop the price of the Metroid Prime bundle down to $79.99 as well.
Thursday...what an odd date. I'd expect to see it coincide directly with the Pokemon Titles.
Pokemon+Price Drop = Holy shit. Plus, they can make up for the sales they'll lose to the DS this Christmas in the span of September/October.
That RZone Conference Call should be interesting...I'm more interested in software pricing than hardware at this point. This drop pretty well ensures that Nintendo is going low with the DS...I think 149.99 has suddenly become a maximum.
So, we're looking at $99.99 GBASP and $199.99 Nintendo DS in Canadian Dollars..here's hoping software doesn't start pushing $50, or else I'll be pissed.
Pokemon+Price Drop = Holy shit. Plus, they can make up for the sales they'll lose to the DS this Christmas in the span of September/October.
That RZone Conference Call should be interesting...I'm more interested in software pricing than hardware at this point. This drop pretty well ensures that Nintendo is going low with the DS...I think 149.99 has suddenly become a maximum.
So, we're looking at $99.99 GBASP and $199.99 Nintendo DS in Canadian Dollars..here's hoping software doesn't start pushing $50, or else I'll be pissed.
DJ Demon J
Banned
Kobun Heat said:
Wasn't the original GB over $100 at launch?
FitzOfRage
Member
CVXFREAK said:
Well not exactly. Fry's was selling it for $89.99 last month, and $84.99 more recently. I mean an official price cut probably is on its way, but Fry's has been running their own sales too.
T-1000_Model3
Banned
If the SP drops in price what about the GBA Player then? I don't really care for hand held gaming too much(eye strain)but I would seriously look into a gba player if they were reduced to 20-25 dollars at retail.
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