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radishhead on 26 July 2010

I didn't buy the Nintendo DS at launch - I didn't have any money, and I had to wait until 2 Christmas's after it came out to get one. I understand however, that the DS would have been very difficult to find when it first came out, and this is the base idea around this thread.

Do you think that the 3DS will be harder to find than the DS when it comes out (upon launch comparison for both consoles); if so, how long would it be until someone could go into a shop and buy one without having to worry about shortages?

I made this topic because I didn't buy DS at launch, and I wondered how long I'd have to wait to buy a 3DS if I didn't pre-order.

I live in England btw, if that makes any difference to the availability of the 3DS.



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Galaki on 26 July 2010

Let's assume the 3DS will sell for $200.

Buy 2 on launch. Sell 1 for $400.



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jlauro on 26 July 2010

If you preorder it shouldn't be hard to get.



megaman79 on 26 July 2010

I preordered.

And you know what, i might buy two now. lol



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radishhead on 26 July 2010

Thanks



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Mr Khan on 26 July 2010

DS was easy to find, either that or i got really lucky. I just walked in to my local GameStop on Black Friday 2004, asked for a DS and Super Mario 64 DS, got 'em, and had them hidden until Christmas

 

3DS might be more frontloaded, but i still imagine it'll be easier than the Wii was in its early run.



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mysticwolf on 26 July 2010

I don't think it will be too hard to get.



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kopstudent89 on 26 July 2010

Now the Wii was hard to find, it was crazy back then. And i fully expect the 3DS to be that way. 



O-D-C on 26 July 2010

Ill just pre-order mine



I like Bacon on 27 July 2010

I think the 3DS will be sold out just like the Wii was. Maybe not for that long though, since the handheld should be easier and faster to produce copies. But, the DS Lite was way more sold out than the DS Phat wasn't it?