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New Nintendo 3DS: $288 at KMart ($10 Cheaper Than Anywhere Else!) Sale Starts Thurs

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New Nintendo 3DS: $288 at KMart ($10 Cheaper Than Anywhere Else!) Sale Starts Thurs
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Store Repcataloguecentral on 28/03/2011 - 10:08 inc.cataloguecentral.com.au (1455 clicks)
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3D screen an touch screen, charging cradle, AC adaptor, 3DS stylus, SD memory card, 6 AR cards and pre-installed software. Includes Face Raiders, Augment Reality (AR) games, Mii Maker to create characters, Nintendo 3DS sound and Nintendo 3DS camera for taking and viewing 3D photos.

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  • jash on 28/03/2011 - 10:38

    great price. Thanks

  • Timski on 28/03/2011 - 11:13
    -2

    I just don't know how sold I am on a 3DS… I think it's the woeful battery life that kills it.

    • CarbonTwelve on 28/03/2011 - 11:37
      -4

      I see so many people saying this, but really, how often will you want to use the console for more than 3 hours without being in range of a power point to charge it?

      • ozhunter on 28/03/2011 - 11:57
        +2

        I think alot of people will frequently use it for more than 3 hours without access to a power point, even then it would just be annoying to have to always have it plugged in when at home.

        • djkizz on 28/03/2011 - 12:43

          Can't you turn off the 3D part of the 3DS? And if so, wouldn't that give you longer battery life?

        • Tilduke on 28/03/2011 - 18:55
          +1

          Disabling 3D only pushes that up to 5 hours max.

      • bratgirl on 28/03/2011 - 14:23
        +1

        Hmm, I probably wouldn't but I know my son sometimes uses his DS lite for that many hours a day without being near a charger. Not for 3hrs in a row of course, but over the course of a day it would add up to more than that. More than once he has come home with the battery light blinking red.

        The 3DS though, has a lot more features to use up the battery. Between playing games, the street pass thingy, AR cards, 3D video, Internet, music and other things it would use up a large chunk of battery I would think. (full list of features here: http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/built-in-software/)

        • Tilduke on 28/03/2011 - 19:00

          Good point. Forgot about that. Street pass sounds really awesome but it will kill battery life even further. Apparently it hardly lasts a day on standby when using it.

      • Tilduke on 28/03/2011 - 18:58

        I always use mine away from a powerpoint. Really, why would I want a portable console I have to use tethered to a wall?

        I have high capacity external batteries for my phone and netbook which will keep this thing running for days at a time so it's not too much of an issue.. even though it compromises portability slightly.

    • manbearpig on 28/03/2011 - 13:13
      +2

      What's holding me back from buying one is that I know Nintendo will most definitely bring out a revised version late next year or early 2013 as they did with the DS. Aesthetically, the 3DS IMO could be better. It's a bit bulky and the 3D slider looks a bit out of place. Still looks like a prototype, reminiscent of the original DS.

      I can imagine Nintendo bringing out the '3DS Lite' - thinner, lighter, longer battery life with the 3D slider repositioned.

      • KLoNe on 28/03/2011 - 13:42
        +4

        Errr… APPLE do this EVERY 12 MONTHS with ALL of their products! And people PRAISE them; wait in lines for hours before the store open! You should be happy that they try to better their hardware.

        • manbearpig on 28/03/2011 - 14:49
          +5

          Yeah Apple do the same thing. Hence why I have yet to buy an Apple product. Only foolish drones with too much money to waste would praise them and line up at launch to buy gen 1, knowing that they WILL be doing the same thing with gen 2 the following year.

          I'm not saying that buying the 3DS is stupid if there will be a new one next year. I'm just saying that if it was a little more aesthetically pleasing, and if the battery life was longer, it would be a lot easier to decide. At the moment though, I'm not sure if I can justify purchasing one now, if I know that these drawbacks will be rectified in the next version.

          It's kind of like how I never bothered purchasing the original DS because it was fat and ugly, but once the DS Lite came out, I bought it straight away since it was how the system was meant to be.

      • MHLoppy on 28/03/2011 - 18:33
        +1

        Well, release dates:

        Original DS: 2005
        DS Lite (Ahh, let's make it smaller!): 2006
        DSi: 2009
        DSi XL (Ahh, how about we do exactly the opposite of what we did before!): 2010
        3DS: 2011

        Maybe they're making an attempt to do what they intended to do with the DSi, but perhaps they didn't have the tech or time? (and maybe at the same time adding even more things)

  • wonderboy on 28/03/2011 - 12:23
    +1

    But you can get the Big W deal 3DS+Game+accessory kit for $295.20 with the $20 off coupon and 10% paypal cashback or $279.54 with 5% staff discount

    • ugoagogo on 28/03/2011 - 12:35
      +3

      I havnt looked but this sounds like hard work

  • phoenix17 on 28/03/2011 - 12:44
    -7

    I'd wait till Wednesday, as Catchoftheday are apparently having the new 3DS for $199. (along with several other products, sale item changes each hour. Items and time they are going on sale will be announced the day before)

    Source: Advertisement while randomly browsing the CoTD website over the weekend.

    • Trance N Dance on 28/03/2011 - 12:50
      +5

      CotD = Crash of the Day

      You'd be lucky to grab the extremely limited number of NDS 3D's for that price when this crashaton goes live.

      • cameldownunder on 28/03/2011 - 12:56
        +2

        And then wait to get the 3DS. By the time you have it, its price will be below 199$ anyway :-(

    • GerrardLFC on 28/03/2011 - 12:51
      +1

      Oh yes another Crash Of the Day sale to waste peoples time.

    • Tilduke on 28/03/2011 - 19:03
      +2

      If you think they are a) going to have a decent amount of stock at that price b) going to keep their servers up you are dreaming.
      The 3DS is just a ploy to draw people to the site so they buy other crap.

  • morpheu on 28/03/2011 - 14:45
    +1

    CotD = Crap-a-thon of the decade??? haha!
    i'll be sure to miss it, but do i look forward to the crying/bitchin/whinging afterwards….

  • cyrax83 on 28/03/2011 - 14:53

    Cotd worst site ever? I think so !!

  • KenDiaMoi on 28/03/2011 - 15:21

    CoTD is not a bad site, what do you expect when they are selling 3ds for $199, of course there will be traffic.

    • Tilduke on 28/03/2011 - 19:04

      Yeah, not bad.. terrible.

    • SydStrand on 28/03/2011 - 19:19

      It's not just 'traffic' though.

      COTD uses the 3DS as a loss leader, the very fact people here, whirlpool etc are twittering about the upcoming 3DS 'deal' means they get more eyeballs on their screen alone. They know their server will crash, it's not a truly legitimate sale.

      • NiteMice on 28/03/2011 - 20:54

        Quoted from their website about the sale:
        "We have made our best efforts to bolster our server infrastructure, but we cannot guarantee 100% up-time – if you think that a few server crashes will be upsetting, we recommend you give this event a miss and join us for the Catchathon on Thursday!"

    • issh on 28/03/2011 - 21:09

      spam
      ozb members report please

      • MHLoppy on 28/03/2011 - 22:10

        1 report is enough.. patience young one.. patience :P

  • Sage on 29/03/2011 - 11:13
    -1

    Can someone clean up these comments please?
    They don't seem to be related to the deal, it's just "3DS is bad, CoTD is bad".

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