That's strange, because this was posted in the announcement thread:
What's the deal with the two SKUs then?
oh, lmao. might be australian only then.
Majora's Mask New 3DS LE does not include game or Adapter in USA
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oh, lmao. might be australian only then.
Somewhat loosely related but I just got an email saying that my Majora's Mask collectors edition game from amazon will be around on the 17th... I almost always get release date shipping from them by default because of Prime. Wonder if they are just getting it later than expected or something...
I'd love to know what you think the price difference would be if the adapter was included.
Why stop there then? I already have a stylus or two or three or forty. Why put that in there? I already know how to use a 3DS, why include the manual?
Dastardly Jerks
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Discount? Don't be entitled. More like they aren't jumping the price up by $15 [/metaphorically].
When I bought a 3DS, I didn't have any other DS product. I bought the charger separately.
What am I being selfish about, exactly?
Different. Nobody can ever give any more detail than that.
I'd like to know this as well. I asked in the thread about the bundle but never did get a reply. Are all models adapterless?
Are you serious, dude? Expecting an AC adapter is being entitled?
You've gotta be trolling.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Expecting a Discount is entitled. As opposed to not realising that they'd put the price up instead.
Expecting an AC charger is definitely not. I expected an AC charger when I bought mine, didn't get one, bought one and thought nothing of it.
We're at the point now with Nintendo where expecting to be able to charge our new handheld is born from a sense of entitlement.
Yes, it would appear that all new 3DSes, be it regular or XL, ships without an adapter in every region of the world.
Forearm Star
Member
Wait.. The console doesn't come with a charger? Am I reading this right? Does it also run on batteries?
Edited*
Was def going to get one but not sure if this is a deal breaker with no game, and no charger?! (I hope I'm just reading this wrong)
Edited*
Was def going to get one but not sure if this is a deal breaker with no game, and no charger?! (I hope I'm just reading this wrong)
If it makes you feel any better, no one can support it anymore
since it seems to have sold out
Steve Youngblood
Member
Not that I care to do apples to apples comparisons here, but I think the bigger issue with the Vita was not that it didn't come with a memory card, but that the memory format was a ridiculously expensive proprietary format.
Boy, that is some real shit right there. Maybe Gamestop will let me trade mine in without an adapter...hm. I know a friend who has a few, so I can get one from him.
You read it correctly. No charger. But I'm sure if you look between the cushions of your couch you'll find a few.
Have you ever bought a flashlight?
I'm not defending the decision, but it isnt so unusual.
Hopefully Nintendo moves to use USB 3.1 and Type-C connectors for future products, since it seems that the adapter is a bit of a headache for them.
Dastardly Jerks
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As above, expecting a Discount for a charger not being present is entitled. The expectation is that the RRP of the unit with the charger will go up.
And if you're the sort of person who passionately cares about Nintendo, then chances are you've already bought a DS product in the past decade, and ergo already have a charger.
If you don't, you spend $15 (AUD, mind you) and buy one separately.
Ooooh Warhammer 40k came 38k years too early in this harsh dystopian world of ours.
TheSlySoul
Member
Think so, like new 3DS only supporting microSD doesn't bother me. Sony should have made the Vita work with micoSD card because the size is no different.
Edit: Also microSD cards come with a SD card converter, so it is better to buy it outright.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
The fact that you think since you already have a charger and are set that nobody else should have qualms with buying it separately when it is literally required for the system to work correctly, haha. I don't really want to argue about something so nonsensical with you, either.
(Maybe look up the definition of selfish.)
finalflame
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You can replace the battery on a flashlight with new batteries pretty easily. You cannot easily replace the battery in the 3DS. You need the adapter to charge it.
I kind of understand the mentality of people most likely already having a charger, but not including it is major bullshit. Pretty much every other major electronic device that has a rechargeable battery comes with the damn charger.
Forearm Star
Member
Granted
But to be fair both are stupid, and any who was mad about one not coming in the box should also be outraged here.
Apologies for bringing outside nonsense to the table.
Dastardly Jerks
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I... didn't already have a charger? Did you not read that part? I bought a new 3DS as my first DS hardware and purchased a charger separately.
The only difference is that adding another item to my shopping cart and paying $15 AUD isn't exactly The Great Depression that everybody is making it out to be.
TheSlySoul
Member
By your logic you would be ok with the next Nintendo console to come out with 300 dollars and come with no controller. It uses Wiimotes to control. I bet you have many of them lying around.
I am glad the console wars are not changed by your thought pattern.
Forearm Star
Member
Nope. It's proprietary.
skLaFarebear
Member
Apples to oranges. 50 dollars is much different than 10. I can understand the frustration, but at least make accurate comparisons.
Dastardly Jerks
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I don't have any Wiimotes and have never owned a Wii. The new 3DS has been the first Nintendo hardware I've owned since a Super Nintendo in the 90s. If you're trying to insinuate that I'm a Nintendo fanboy, then you might wanna purposefully run that logic train off an unfinished bridge.
Would I be OK with the console being cheaper if it didn't come with controllers? Sure. Provided you could easily purchase them separately for a fair price.
Because, yes, people will already have those controllers already.
I'd rather people have the choice to purchase components they may not necessarily need than be forced to buy them.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
I wasn't talking about your experience, specifically, still going on about yourself eh? The 3DS and 3DSXL both came with chargers if you purchased new, so I don't where you got yours from.
Gonzo The Great
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I think this has the potential to cause a lot of backlash.
Forearm Star
Member
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Sorry, usually when people say "you" when talking to somebody it infers you're referring to the person you're talking to. It's a proper English language thing, don't worry yourself too much about it.
If "people" have already bought a 3DS and 3DSXL then "they" (see what I'm doing here? I'm referring to people that aren't us by using the correct word instead of "you") wouldn't need to buy a charger separately.
They aren't being forced to buy a product that would be more expensive simply so it gave them a piece of hardware they may not need.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
You do realize we're talking about the charger for the system, right? Not everyone has one, which is what I am trying to get across to you. Kind of like speaking to a wall, though.
I think they're being cheap shitheads. My comment about finding adapters in your couch was sarcasm. Nintendo said they're doing this because they know you already have adapters.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
I thought we were talking about the Dodge Charger. My bad.
Read the previous paragraph in that post and relate them, please. Don't just bold out a post and disregard everything else. Selective reading and selective comprehension are doing you incredibly wrong here.
Byron Bluth
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I don't understand.
I have a 3DS XL but I don't plan to have both. I'll be selling it or trading it. Therefore losing my adapter. If you're a new buyer no adapter either.
This is their own cost cutting method so the thing isn't more expensive since it is too expensive already.
I have a 3DS XL but I don't plan to have both. I'll be selling it or trading it. Therefore losing my adapter. If you're a new buyer no adapter either.
This is their own cost cutting method so the thing isn't more expensive since it is too expensive already.
Khaos_Knight
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Hell why even include the 3DS at all since most buyers would already have one. Just sell an empty box.
The flashlight comparison doesn't work in this case. As someone else also stated, you can switch the batteries on the flashlight but you can't switch the batteries on the 3DS.
Included? No. For sale? Yes.
faceless007
Member
Maybe these people are planning to switch out the battery on their 3DS with a new one from the Nintendo store every time it discharges just like they do with a flashlight. That's the only way I can imagine someone thinking that analogy makes sense.
By Buying a charger. Jesus Christ, THINK, THINK!
InfiniteCombo
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I don't care for the game to be included, since the device is the same price as regular editions. No sweat.
But the lack of a charger (and especially the people DEFENDING it) is truly making my head spin. If Sony or Microsoft tried to pull off such a blatantly anti-consumer move, they'd be crucified for it.
But the lack of a charger (and especially the people DEFENDING it) is truly making my head spin. If Sony or Microsoft tried to pull off such a blatantly anti-consumer move, they'd be crucified for it.
Not coming with the game makes a hell of a lot of sense because
Adapter, yeah, that's kind of crappy. I mean, it wouldn't personally affect me, but it's a problem for a lot of other people. Wondering what's going to happen when Nintendo's fantastic supply chain can't keep AC adapters in stock for New 3DS buyers.
Adapter, yeah, that's kind of crappy. I mean, it wouldn't personally affect me, but it's a problem for a lot of other people. Wondering what's going to happen when Nintendo's fantastic supply chain can't keep AC adapters in stock for New 3DS buyers.
Yup.
There are gonna be so many return trips to the stores by parents 2-4 days after purchase. In America this is an incredibly idiotic move