While Nintendo neglected to name an official suggested retail price for the 3DS this afternoon at its Amsterdam press conference, HMV has suggested it'll cost £229.99.
"From what I've seen so far, basic console price: £229.99," the retailer said on Twitter.
3DS is set for launch in the UK on March 25, two days ahead of the US, where the system will retail for $249.99.
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52 comments so far...
slick loose on 19 Jan '11 said:
Don't you mean $250 for the yanks?
EDIT: That's better
Bryanee1983 on 19 Jan '11 said:
£219.99 @ play
£229.99@ Game
kawiiPoPs on 19 Jan '11 said:
PLAY.COM. £219
Trevor_Compton on 19 Jan '11 said:
Okay they announced a US$249 now lets add another 50 for vat and convert it to ££...I get £187.80509 so why over £200 by so much?
kawiiPoPs on 19 Jan '11 said:
PLAY.COM. £219 GAME £229
a.d on 19 Jan '11 said:
Do you guy's not know that Americans use $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Acheron51 on 19 Jan '11 said:
Well you see, they gotta ship it to us. So they gotta pay for the boat, and the bananas that the boat captain eats, plus a bunch of other really neat stuff.
slatters on 19 Jan '11 said:
If someone undercuts to £200 then we'll talk shop but £230 you can shove it. And to think i'd been saving £20 worth of game loyalty points for this. When the US get it for £160 equivalent, this is daylight robbery. I blame the Tories.
Chucksy on 19 Jan '11 said:
$250 is £156 at the moment. Even with VAT etc, how the f''k are we ending up at £229? That's a third of the price more.
kawiiPoPs on 19 Jan '11 said:
So $249 = around £155 but we pay £229 how the hell does that work? Do americans pay tax on that $249?
Phillips on 19 Jan '11 said:
I've got £130 in HMV gift cards to be used...to find an extra £100 in the next two months hopefully shouldn't be too difficult.
Please, HMV, don't screw us over with this price! Stick to it!
Black Mantis on 19 Jan '11 said:
Americans will pay tax on top of the retail price. Hawaii has a sales tax of around 5%, which is the highest out of all states.
Don Diablo on 19 Jan '11 said:
249.99 USD = 156.50 GBP (at current exchange rates)
£156.50 + 20% (VAT) = £187.80
£229.99 - £187.80 = £42.19!!!!
We pay about £42 for nothing. Absolutely nothing.
WHAT. THE. HELL.
Trevor_Compton on 19 Jan '11 said:
Okay they announced a US$249 now lets add another 50 for vat and convert it to ££...I get £187.80509 so why over £200 by so much?
Well you see, they gotta ship it to us. So they gotta pay for the boat, and the bananas that the boat captain eats, plus a bunch of other really neat stuff.
Yeah the same old crap but lets see:-
7,195mi. Los Angeles to Hong Kong
6,438mi. Los Angeles to Shanghai
6,945mi. New York to the most western border of China.
5,173mi. Los Angeles to the most eastern border of China
4,349mi. Seattle to the most eastern border of China
2,606mi. Adak, Alaska to the most eastern border of China
Source(s):
http://www.geobytes.com/default.htm
then to the EU via answer.com
The total distance from U.K to China is 4,927 miles.
This is equivalent to 7,930 kilometers or 4,282 nautical miles.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Distance_from ... z1BUrnTgxV
so they cant even use this argument although I do get what your saying. Total p**s take. Maybe they should stop paying Egypt money to use the Seuz
Scage on 19 Jan '11 said:
slatters -
1.Blame Labour for the economy...
2.The US price with Tax is closer to £180- 190. In the US tax is applied only on point of purchase.
My sisters in the US at the moment. With postage and hassle, I think £230 is the easier option.
Nintendo consoles do not come down in price easily (except the N64, but that was a different era of Nintendo) that said, this is the most expensive Nintendo hardwarse since the N64.
Acheron51 on 19 Jan '11 said:
Actually I was just being sarcastic. It costs more here because people will pay more here.
Scage on 19 Jan '11 said:
i think you'll find thats wrong. In California its 8-10 per cent and will be 10 per cent on the 3DS.
cjw101 on 19 Jan '11 said:
£230?
Bwaaaaa-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaa!
Sorry Nintendo, not a chance...
bloodbathrich on 19 Jan '11 said:
ah man...saw it comming but was thinking it was going to be nearer 250...but north of 200 for a hand held is just a bit too much for me
stickyfiddle on 19 Jan '11 said:
So it's the price of a PS3 to play N64 games I've already played through a million times and give myself a headache?
Am I missing something? I love Starfox and Ocarina, but I don't want to pay THAT MUCH to play them again
Terribly_Mauled on 19 Jan '11 said:
I'll wait for the Jailbreak
originalbadboy on 19 Jan '11 said:
Don't forget it doesn't come with a game .. .so your looking at more like £260 in reality ....
I'm out at that price
palancas7 on 19 Jan '11 said:
RRP: £199.99
price: £194.99
http://www.gamegears.co.uk/ds-dsi-c7/ds ... 6ab0630f6e
originalbadboy on 19 Jan '11 said:
My counter agrument to that would be blame the Tories for lack of investment in the 80's and 90s. Labour had to spend money cos the tories gave it all to the rich people. And then recession ... so bad timing really.
Oh the current 'government' are not exactly doing a great job either!
GTCzeero on 19 Jan '11 said:
It took one press conference and suddenly all the anticipation I had for the 3DS is gone. I'm certainly not buying it at launch for that price. Your move, Nintendo.
theholyone on 19 Jan '11 said:
and its not even any good.............gone fishing
drpunk on 19 Jan '11 said:
I'd rather read fanboys bicker than politics chatter.
monty_79 on 19 Jan '11 said:
Have you purchased items from them before? Are they reputable? If so, I think I may go for this one..
slatters on 19 Jan '11 said:
Scage -
Everyone says blame Labour but do you really think it would have been any different if the tories had been in power since the 05 election. The world has and is suffering recession. Not just us and you can't blame Labour for the worlds problems. Jeez I only put that bit in as a joke aswell!
Now...back on topic, Fact is we're still £40 - £50 screwed above the US with tax. Unfair and unjustified. And we all know what Nintendo are like with official price cuts these days....how many official Wii price cuts has there been?
infernoxXx on 19 Jan '11 said:
maybe i will get it after all if gamegearz are a good site. maybe this will encourage price wars. indie shops selling for less than big retailers.
http://www.gamegears.co.uk/search/3ds
Scage on 19 Jan '11 said:
Slatters.
I agree with what you have just said. it would not be too different. I just get annoyed when people want to blame the Tories, usually its ignorant people. I'm sorry for not detecting your humour.
Amazon.fr price is 249 Euros, which comes out at £210. Including our tax, you get around £230. Nintendo are clearly charging Europe more anyway.
palancas7 on 19 Jan '11 said:
I'm actually researching them right now. So far from the user reviews, they seem alright. Only 1 negative (stock issue).
shellster2 on 19 Jan '11 said:
and before the tories in the 80's Labour had screwed the economy forcing Thatcher to say we could only spend what is in our wallets. Not exactly a bad idea. Look at the debt a Labour government have left us in, yet again. They do it every bloody time. As for tories giving all the money to the rich people, are you having a laugh? Ive worked hard for everything I've got.
ahem, anyway, 3DS at £230? Not a chance, I'm out. That is seriously taking the p**s and the retailers are feathering their nests whilst Nintendo give them a free hand by not dishing out a RRP.
theideal on 19 Jan '11 said:
Works out at just under 180 quid after tax here in Vancouver. It's definitely changed my mind about getting one. I'll be picking one up with SSFIV.
Cazy008 on 19 Jan '11 said:
We pay £42 more than the US because we get it 2days earlier, silly
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slatters on 19 Jan '11 said:
Scage -
No problem, my humour can be dry at times.
That's interesting about the game gears site though, looks pretty good and £195 is surely a win for this company.
BLARRG on 19 Jan '11 said:
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BLARRG on 19 Jan '11 said:
looks like im selling a kidney. Problem though, do i wait for a possible bundle or do i preorder now
Balladeer on 19 Jan '11 said:
I'm waiting.
I have no choice (exams and stuff) but I'm waiting.
voodoo341 on 19 Jan '11 said:
To be honest £230 doesn't put me off the 3DS. I'm still really interested in fact. I'd like to try one out first though before placing a pre order.
benedictm on 19 Jan '11 said:
American P{rice doesn't include sales tax but still - i guessed it would be £229.99
What i don;t understand is given their market share being cannibalized by Apple why its more expensive that the cheapest iPod touch
madness...
alan666 on 19 Jan '11 said:
i have got games from them a few times & had no problems at all, the guy is also on twitter & facebook, he does answer questions on twitter sometimes to.
at this price you can get a game for basically nothing compared to the normal rrp although it's still a bit to much maybe
BobbyDeNiro on 19 Jan '11 said:
Was really looking forward to this but with that price I'll have to give a miss. Europe gets it earlier than the Yanks but Nintendo fail to set an example to European retailers and instead let them price what they want. The retailers know there are enough people who will pay that at launch and will get all they can for it. I can see price coming down to £199 by the summer/autumn
enaksan on 19 Jan '11 said:
i have got games from them a few times & had no problems at all, the guy is also on twitter & facebook, he does answer questions on twitter sometimes to.
at this price you can get a game for basically nothing compared to the normal rrp although it's still a bit to much maybe
It certainly is interesting that they are much cheaper, but how come they have a red option for preorder?i thought only blue and black were announced?
BLARRG on 19 Jan '11 said:
ASDA £217.91 WITH SUPER MONKEY BALL http://www.asda-entertainment.co.uk/gam ... 08197.html
Balladeer on 19 Jan '11 said:
That's better, although I'm wary of the Monkey Ball franchise since Banana Blitz! destroyed all love I had for it.
dannyb77 on 19 Jan '11 said:
Can you actually order at this price though as I can only register interest. Watch the price increase when they update the site to take pre orders.
hellodave07 on 19 Jan '11 said:
Thehut.com[b] have listed price of £217.93 Free Delivery!
Also listed is a [b]RED console option but no image shown.
BLARRG on 19 Jan '11 said:
im planning on selling the game anyway so ill get at least £20 for it to go towards another game
lmimmfn on 19 Jan '11 said:
lol, good luck Nintendo, guess theres no recession going on in MarioLand
monty_79 on 20 Jan '11 said:
Exactly. If i get this deal, I will use monkey ball as collateral against SF4.
slick loose on 21 Jan '11 said:
I'm just loving how HMV have knocked 10 quid off because everyone else has!