dano said:
greenmedic88 said:
gumby_trucker said:
Wow...
This plus the price cut is the pretty much reason they invented Bad Boys 2 in the first place 
Should I wait or get the free games? Those 10 GBA games are especially tempting... I never could find a copy of Metroid Fusion back in the day...
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Just ask yourself whether those games are worth $80. If not, wait until Aug 12th.
The only advantage to the GBA game deal is that on the 3DS, digital download is the only way you'll be able to play those games. I'd ride the assumption that those games will eventually be available to anyone who wasn't a "3DS Ambassador," contrary to what's been said, and wouldn't let that factor into the decision. It makes no sense to make those ports exclusively and permanently available to the 4 million or so current 3DS owners.
While it's nice that Nintendo is offering this consolaton prize to early 3DS adopters, I also take this as being an attempt to placate anyone who would be reasonably upset that the price of their $250 handheld has been dropped so drastically and so soon after release. That's spoken as one of those early adopters.
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On their statement, Nintendo pointed that the games will be available to every 3DS user later, but the Ambassadors will get them earlier and free, to compensate the sudden and enormous price difference.
My only doubt is, how can we tell we are ambassadors already? will we get some kind of badge or at least some visual difference?
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Your secret Nintendo Ambassador decoder ring is in the mail.
Or not. Their database will have you on record if you've visited the e-shop before 12 August. You get the free downloads and unless they say otherwise, that's all.
The VC games will be available a bit later for new 3DS users. According to Nintendo, the ten GBA games also being given away will not, which while being one way of saying those who paid $250 for their 3DS are "special" doesn't make a whole lot of sense for Nintendo from a business standpoint, assuming there are actually people who would be willing to pay money for those titles down the line.
I expect they'll eventually be available to any 3DS user.
