Comparison Of Nintendo 3ds Price

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The game industry has evolved from the regular and basic handheld video games to three dimensional real time images. Recent addition to the high-end gaming devices is the Nintendo 3DS. This much awaited Nintendo 3DS was first released in Japan, and later in Europe and North America. Though it has a different set of games offered during the launch in varied regions, the basic hardware remains the same despite the regions.

Nintendo 3DS also caused a slight amount of displeasure during its release due to its pricing.
Inflation has caught up everywhere which includes the gaming industry too. It was announced the Nintendo 3DS price in the United States of America would be around $249.99. This means it is costlier than Wii by $50 to $70 and DS which costs $149.99 during its launch. Though the Nintendo 3DS was first launched in Japan and other European Countries, the handheld device United States pricing are far better than the former. You can save about $55 on the Nintendo 3DS when you opt to buy in United States over Japan. The United Kingdom user’s savings are even more, since the pricing in the United Kingdom ...
... depends on the retailers. In other words, the retailers decide the price. Nevertheless, they try to battle and strive to give it for the best possible price. Still, buying in the United States is always a better and cheapest option.

The games that go with the Nintendo 3DS are also costlier in European countries and Japan when compared to the United States. The games available in the United States do not exceed $39.99 while the cheapest rate of the games in Europe is between $48.33 and $64.45. The price of the games available in Japan ranges between $58.79 and $74.59. The price of the high end games such as Zelda or Mario would be higher by $10 in the United States, but would be cheaper compared to Japan and the United Kingdom.

Below are the pricing comparison of the Nintendo 3DS conducted during February and March 2011.

United States

System Price: $249.99
Games (sample):
•Nintendogs + Cats - $39.99
•Samurai Warriors: Chronicles - $39.99
•Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition - $39.99

Japan

System Price: $306.18 or 25,000 yen

Games (sample):
•Nintendogs + Cats and - $58.79 or 4,800 yen
•Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – $58.79 or 4,800 yen

United Kingdom

System Price: Anywhere between $314.24 and $402.87
Games (sample):
•Nintendogs + Cats - $56.39
•Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition - $56.39

Author's bio: Antonio Bristow is an avid 3D technology fan. He writes about 3D TV, 3D cameras, 3D games, gaming consoles like Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS price, PS3 prices etc. Basically he writes everything related to 3D revolution.