Australian Release Date And Pricing For 3DS XL Revealed…

30 responses to “Australian Release Date And Pricing For 3DS XL Revealed…”

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   Madd

   June 22, 2012 at 6:08 pm

   do we get an AC adaptor?

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   Zap

   June 22, 2012 at 6:12 pm

   Do you know how much they’re charging for chargers?

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      JellyArrow

      June 22, 2012 at 6:55 pm

      Japanese aren’t getting charges, but Americans are. Along with a memory card.

      I really hope they we get a charger, it is insane not to provide one.

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         Ogre

         June 22, 2012 at 7:29 pm

         All this talk of no chargers worries me. Shouldn’t these devices charge with a micro USB plug by now?

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            JellyArrow

            June 22, 2012 at 11:27 pm

            In a perfect world, yes. Unfortunately, companies insist on making their own proprietary plugs, docks, ports, adapters, etc.

            Do we know how DS games are going to look on this new handheld? Now, the 3DS has to add black bars or stretch the image out to make it fit. I hope we can get better quality images.

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            alinos

            June 22, 2012 at 11:36 pm

            Indeed. Infact every device including the precious Iphone should. But there is money to be made in making proprietary chargers and the like.

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   JellyArrow

   June 22, 2012 at 6:14 pm

   Finally. Hard to go back to playing my 3DS after playing my Vita. The screen looks damn near tiny by comparison.

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4. 

   Azza

   June 22, 2012 at 6:14 pm

   Does this mean the standard 3DS will become cheaper?

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      plmko

      June 23, 2012 at 8:22 pm

      Unlikely, since this isn’t designed to replace the existing model.

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   diaglyph

   June 22, 2012 at 6:16 pm

   Same colours as Euro? Red/Blue/Silver??

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6. 

   Lobo

   June 22, 2012 at 6:17 pm

   Thats a decent price. Especially if I trade my current 3DS towards the XL.

   The date isn’t that bad either, I wouldn’t exactly call the 3DSXL a “must have” that needs to come out right this minute.

   Still mildly surprised they didn’t put in another Thumbstick. As a lefty it would be handy if I ever had to use stick and stylus at the same time. But it’s no big deal.

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      Mase

      June 22, 2012 at 7:31 pm

      I was going to skip buying this till I remembered I could trade in my current 3DS (after resetting it to factory settings)

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   Cameron Standring

   June 22, 2012 at 6:27 pm

   I mostly like it, but the lack of a 2nd Circle Pad combined with the incompatibility with the CPP is just ridiculous. Call me when Nyko releases a larger version of this: http://www.nyko.com/products/product-detail/?name=Power+Grip+Pro

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8. 

   cinimod

   June 22, 2012 at 6:32 pm

   $249 RRP?? That’s really not bad. I presume JB will knock that down another 20 bucks or so. As I was reading the article, I thought the bad news was gonna bed the price, like $LeftKidney sort of price.

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   Powalen

   June 22, 2012 at 6:36 pm

   I’ll get one eventually but not on launch. I’ve got my 3DS for now so I’ll hold out to see if they release any better colours/special editions

   (A little sad they got rid of the tiered ‘layered cake’ design of the 3DS, I loved that)

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10. 

    Stevorooni

    June 22, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    On one hand I’m glad they didn’t put in a 2nd circle pad because then they’re not splitting their customer base. On the other hand it seems stupid that they wouldn’t make such an obvious addition.

    Oh well, at least I don’t feel the need to buy it.

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    Max

    June 22, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Isn’t that still the SRP for the original 3DS?

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       Ruen

       June 22, 2012 at 7:19 pm

       according to EB games. . . yes.

       However EB Games and other retailers usually have a deal going where you get a free game included

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          Max

          June 22, 2012 at 8:41 pm

          Oh, I know it’s not the price anyone actually pays for it. It just seems odd to have the original model 3DS and the 3DS XL have the same SRP, when in every other territory it’s more expensive than the original.

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             Ruen

             June 22, 2012 at 11:37 pm

             Probably because I think they know they’d have a hard time trying to justify it given the fact I would assume Australia/New Zealand have the highest price for the 3DS out of any of the 4 regions.

             There is an 80 dollar difference between the price of the 3DS here and the 3DS in the US, that discrepency will go down to about $50 with the 3DS XL, it still might not seem fair considering the Australian dollar is worth more than it’s US counterpart, but it’s a lot more explainable that an $80 difference, or anything above that for that matter.

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    Stephen

    June 22, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    Any idea on whether this one is region locked? I have an American 3DS…so those games wouldn’t work if i got an australian XL

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       Riavan

       June 23, 2012 at 12:39 pm

       It will be region locked.

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13. 

    Michael Barnes

    June 22, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    Whoa, I was expecting $299. Not bad Nintendo, not bad. That is the current 3DS RRP is it, no? Maybe that means it will go down to $229 or $199.

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    Meat Ninja

    June 22, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Ninty, why you no 2nd thumb stick?

    On the bright side, might pick up the original model now, seeing as they’re going for a song.

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    1. 

       Curry Ninja

       June 23, 2012 at 12:03 pm

       Let me draw it for you : http://i.imgur.com/tXsyG.jpg

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15. 

    Baktiar

    June 22, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    I’m actually surprised by the pricing.

    In America the XL is $30 more (RRP) than normal… maybe Nintendo felt some slack for us

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16. 

    Squall Leonhart

    June 27, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    one of the guys at my local eb has already seen the package contents of the europe/au 3DS XL, and apparently there is a USB charge cable instead of the AC adapter.

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    1. 

       Caane

       July 6, 2012 at 5:28 am

       The news ive been waiting for.

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       Pok’emon master

       September 10, 2012 at 6:31 pm

       U sure checked all over the internet and its an ac?!?

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17. 

    blade

    July 9, 2012 at 5:39 am

    f**k that waiting till august i’ll be importing mine from amazon UK on July 28th!

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