What was the point of the "New" 3DS?

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padib said:

MikeRox said:

It is more expensive to get a library of the more desirable titles for 3DS than it is for Vita. While the retail price of a 2DS is a good note lower than the Vita, for the Vita retail price you get software included.

If you go to the actual proper 3DS systems, in Europe at least, they tend to cost more than Vitas (even the original model was selling for around the same as a Vita bundle with memory card and game mega pack until the N3DS hit). And that is before factoring in how much cheaper games are to buy on the Vita (most of the main Vita titles such as Uncharted, Little Big Planet, Persona 4, Gravity Rush, WipeOut and the likes will set you back around £15 each, the big 3DS titles are generally always £30).

Overall I'd say the Vita is the cheaper of the 2 handheld systems to acquire a decent software library for, even completely disregarding factors such as PS+. Of course, if it's Mario and Luigi you're after, this is a completely m00t point though. I'm also not getting involved in the build quality side as how a system "feels" is pretty subjective too just like people have preferences for different game pads.

Good for you because I think it's very subjective also, and it wasn't defined at all. Did he mean aesthetics or actual resistance to breakage? Because far as I know Nintendo consoles and accessories are known to not break easily, since they are often designed for kids.

For the rest I agree, but when the 3DS got a price cut at launch, and most of the time through its lifetime despite a few cases in Europe possibly, it was cheaper and if you waited a bit games got cheaper, but I'll agree that in terms of games the Vita is less expensive. Nintendo games are indeed overpriced.

And that is pretty much what I was talking about the whole time Being a 3DS gamer is more expensive than being a Vita gamer (at least in Europe) and I just can't accept and support such a policy, when I can clearly see they invest less to charge me more. The console itself is just the start of the investment. I'm not saying it's a bad console, just that Nintendo is ripping people off, cause the system is overpriced for what it offers and Sony gives me more bang for buck. I like the 3DS and want to buy one, but with the current pricing policy I'd rather stick to Vita and put the 3DS money into getting a PS4 or NX