It is very collectable console, cheapest I've seen it. Was £179.99 on launch a week ago and Shopto and TheHut/zavvi are still selling it at this price.Amazon is selling at £169.99, even better they will remove 20% VAT if buy from outside of UK, plus £8.47 postage fee to Australia, total comes £150.14 ( around $230 AUD)!!! Just ordered one, hopeful can get before Christmas.
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The physical size isn't all that different, the key selling points are the almost double-size screens and longer battery life.
Also Nintendo of Europe is running a deal right now where if you register your 3DS with them online before February, they'll give you a code for one of a selection of downloadable titles for free. More details on the link, just thought it was worth a mention.
Get a Free Game with Your Nintendo 3DS XL
Buy a Nintendo 3DS XL and register your system by Tuesday January 15, and you will receive a code to download a free game from a selection of top titles including Super Mario 3D Land and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. Your game can be claimed anytime using the download code between Tuesday January 1 and Thursday January 31. For full details on how to claim your free game and the terms and conditions, please read this PDF file. Please note, this is a large file and my take time to download.
What are the chances of getting it before Jan 15?
Guaranteed. If you pay about $10 more you will be guaranteed by Christmas.
Not much of a guarantee to me…
Australia
Standard 7 to 10 business days
AmazonGlobal Standard 5 to 10 business days
AmazonGlobal Priority 4 to 6 business days
Well if you order today by standard mail 10 business days is well before Jan 15
If you order by priority 6 business days is before Christmas
I think what 'abc' means is that the delivery dates are more standard guidelines rather than a guarantee policy.
if it is like the original 3ds. the console is region locked and therefore you will not be able to buy or play any Australian games as I learned the hard way after a trip to the US
Nintendo chucks australia in the same region as the uk so no problems playing locally purchased games.
gosh darn it! you're right!! http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/27565/is-the-ninte…
anyone want to buy a US 3ds? lol
can you not just buy US games? I thought at least their prices are cheaper than here, and generally comes out into US market faster?
No, you can't. That's why I bought my 3DS from Amazon US (not XL model, I paid $166 inc delivery).
Game prices are $40 USD, which is actually cheaper than even Ozgameshop.
You misunderstand his question. He was replying to the guy who bought a US console.
Yes he can just buy US games then.
I see, my bad. He didn't quote the guy he was replying to, so I missed that bit.
lolwut, he replied to his post directly, he didn't need to quote anything.
No he didn't… he (slowmo) replied to eudemony.
No, and this is the worst thing about the 3DS. Nintendo keeps taking a step forward then two steps back. There are some games that will never come out here too (Atlus games are especially iffy, they only care about the US).
On the picture says no AC Adapter, how do you charge these ones? Want to get it as a present for my nephew. Does it come with any sort of cable to charge?
It comes with a Pikachu ;)
no.
You can use your AC adapter of DSi or 3DS.
They sell separatly.
If you buy in Oz, a charger is included, but not all countries according to Wikipedia:
"In order to reduce costs Nintendo will not include an AC Adapter with the Japanese and European versions, however an AC Adapter will be included with the North American, Australian and Korean releases."
Picked up a couple of 3DS-XL units from Big W online last week for $188.
"In order to reduce costs"
Not for the customer obviously… Wow. Talk about a way to charge more. A charger is an essential accessory needed for the system. Of course people are going to need one, so to not include would mean people need to spend a little bit extra for it.
I don't get why they think NA, Aust, and Korean owners need it but the rest of the world don't. If it's to cut costs, it should be universal.
I would say the reason we, NA and Korea get a charger would have something to do with our consumer laws not allowing a company to sell a product that is missing core components.
Least, I would think that would the case. Our goverment does look out for our well being after all and never wants us getting screwed over with goods compared to the rest of the world.
Pre ordered one before release date paid express post and I have it in my hands already! Looks great
Good price - Am looking at buying a 3DS XL, but can't bring myself to buy this Pikachu one, ever since I saw this picture - http://www.thetoyzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/pikachu…
gawd darn it.. put some warning in that post! now i'm emotionally scarred for life.
Thanks OP, Havent touched my 3ds ever since the XL came out - wanting to finish OoT on a bigger 3D Screen. Decent Price for a limited edition console :)
do u think we can get the free download game with this? Or they will detect we are in Australia and it won't work?!
change your eShop region to Europe?
I didn't even need a 3DS till I saw Pikachu.
Impulse bought! Been waiting for the white 3DS to be on sale…. BUT THIS ONE HAS PIKACHU!!!!!!!!!
Will Aussie chargers work with this one?
yes
nostalgia… the pikachu colour gameboy.
This looks tempting but I think i'm going to wait for the 4DS.
The fourth dimension will give you a headache. Seriously.
Anyone recommend must have games? Besides Mario land and Mario kart?
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Great games those are.
resident evil is pretty good. (revelations, not mercenaries.)
Would have bought this in a heartbeat had the whole thing been yellow instead of just the top and bottom on the outside. I don't like the white part at the hinge and when you open it it's white :/ Oh well, that's my opinion though, pretty sure a lot of you guys will like it :)
Awesome bought this plus the $20 dollar amazon uk credit for the hd 598's brought it down to approx $200.
$20 credit?
yeah - the sennheiser HD 598's listed earlier had a promo; 20 pound credit towards next purchase @ Amazon UK.
Damn it. I just bought the white one 2 days ago
The 3DS' cameras look like Pikachu's nipples (even if they are a bit high): http://tiny.cc/cooapw
o_O
Well, that put me off…but….PIKACHU!!!
Ordering with Priority Express to AU (Before Xmas delivery - 20-21st Dec) makes it around $260. Same price as local (with download game) :)
Well, I caved in and bought one. Has anyone received theirs already? Mine won't be coming until early Jan.
Damn, I preordered one from game a couple months ago for about 290AUD and got it yesterday but I kind of wish I had waited. Oh well, now I can go get the free game :)
Can you let us know if you were successful with the free game when it said "registration open to Europe only"?
Yeah, I'm curious to know if it works as well. I'm still waiting out on mine.
Mine arrived today, only had the cheapest shipping. Really nice looking!! Happy :)
Mine arrived today too with the dearest shipping as I wanted it before Xmas. On the parcel says "UPS Saver" lol ripped off. Of more concern was the "authority to leave article on premises without p.o.d. signature". The courier just left it on the porch when no one was home was sitting there all day :S
Guys don't forget to claim your free game if you have bought any of these 3DS XL's.
Register it on http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/club_nintendo/product_re… with your included code and after you have created your account and logged in there will be a big banner saying "claim your free game". Go through the prompts to select your chosen game and you will be emailed a code which can be used from today.
Then go to the 3DS and change your region to United Kingdom. After this eShop will show the European eShop. Redeem your download code and the game you selected will download.
I can confirm this works on my 3DS - even though I bought the 3DS XL so the download code is hardware independant. However if you ever want to download the game again (eg. if it was deleted) you will need to change your region and go back to the EU eShop (for instance if your usual eShop is AU).
I got my Pikachu 3DS XL on the 31st and immediately signed up for that free game thing. Followed all the prompts and now I'm just waiting for the downloadable code of Super Mario 3D Land to be emailed to me. They said it'd be available from Jan 1 so I'm assuming it'll be a bit later for us Aussies.
Also can you change your eShop region and 3DS region back to Australia after I make the download for my free game?
It took a few days for the code to be emailed to me. I downloaded it in the afternoon of Jan 1.
Yes you can change the eShop region back to AU. Funny thing is your downloaded title is listed in the AU eShop even after changing back. So i'm guessing the download code could work even in the AU eShop.
I also did a system transfer 3DS -> 3DSXL after download and everything migrated 100% :D
Apparently Amazon.Uk does not ship this to Australia anymore can anyone confirm this ?
What I really don't get is who the XL is aimed at. Are there people who think the 3DS is too small? Would they want a tablet sized 3DS if it were available?