I look forward to all of these games. September 1st will be MINE!

(My, never seen so many articles for a single console price cut in my life!)

Well, that's because it comes with a lot more than just a price cut. But yes - it's probably going to be the price-cut with the biggest influence we've ever seen.

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... Any advice? 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.

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?

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... Any advice? 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. 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?

By the end of 2011, Nintendo will provide Ambassadors with 10 Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. These include games like Yoshi's Island™: Super Mario™ Advance 3, Mario Kart™: Super Circuit, Metroid™ Fusion, WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Mario vs. Donkey Kong™. These games will be available exclusively to Ambassadors, and Nintendo currently has no plans to make these 10 games available to the general public on the Nintendo 3DS in the future.

Works out great for me. I thought the 3DS was worth the money when I paid $250 for it. I own most of the GBA games that I want and I don't really care for the Gamboy games but it still works out pretty sweet. We can have access to some great Gameboy Advance games without the cartridges and we get to play them on the superior 3DS hardware. I won't have to break out my DS Phat or DS Lite anymore.

PLEASE let the original Golden Suns be included in this or future downloads!

That goes down as the most unexpected announcement from Nintendo ever from my point of view. Fair enough 3DS isnt doing brilliantly but that is one huge price drop. And then to not only give some games away but to give away that many! The early adopters are the people most likely to buy those games in the first place so they're going to loose some money in digital sales.

I'm more than happy, some of the best GBA titles for free? Great!

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... Any advice? 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. 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?

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. 

I just realized 3DS could receive a complete port of Wario Ware Twisted - probably not among those ten GBA games, though.
Man that would be awesome!
Also how about a Kirby Tilt n' Tumble sequel? or would that be better suited to Wii U due to the distance between the screens?

thetonestarr said: 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... Any advice? 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 $250 handheld has been dropped so drastically and so soon after release. That's spoken as one of those early adopters. On their statement, Nintendo pointed that the games will be available to every 3DS user later, but the Ambassadors will get them earlier and free, to compensate the sudden and enormous price difference.  My only doubt is, how can we tell we are ambassadors already? will we get some kind of badge or at least some visual difference? By the end of 2011, Nintendo will provide Ambassadors with 10 Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. These include games like Yoshi's Island™: Super Mario™ Advance 3, Mario Kart™: Super Circuit, Metroid™ Fusion, WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Mario vs. Donkey Kong™. These games will be available exclusively to Ambassadors, and Nintendo currently has no plans to make these 10 games available to the general public on the Nintendo 3DS in the future.

And one more thing to consider (if we can trust IGN): The NES games will later be updated with new functions. The IGN article mentions "additional features such as multiplayer". So it's not just already existing code, these are enhanced versions of NES games. And Nintendo will surely price them higher than simple remakes.