Price drop coming for Nintendo DSi and DSi XL
From the archive: published Aug 30, 2010, 16 years ago. Details may have changed since.
From September 12th, Nintendo will slash the prices of the Nintendo DSi and DSi XL in North America.
Following on from a price drop in Japan and Europe, the DSi will be dropped to $149.99, and the monstrously proportioned DSi XL to $169.99 – that’s a $20 cut from each. You should already own some version of the Nintendo DS, because it’s an awesome little console with some majestic games. If you do have a DS of some description, I would resist this. And here’s why:
Seventeen days after the price drop, on September 29th, somebody from Nintendo will stand on a stage and tell us what they expect us to pay for a Nintendo 3DS. They’ll also tell us when we’ll get the 3DS, which has already been guaranteed a release in all major regions before March 31st, 2011.
Call me Mr. McCynicalPants, but I’m going to hold out for my shiny new 3DS, rather than grab a handheld which will be old news six months after purchase.