Nintendo will 'reward' early 3DS owners

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Already bought a Nintendo 3DS? Heard about the $80 price cut? Freaking the hell out? Nintendo will give you free games for your loyalty.

Nintendo is going to give everybody who bought a 3DS prior to the price cut announcement the opportunity to download a collection of 10 NES games for free before they hit the eShop. They'll also be giving out ten Game Boy Advance titles, including Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Mario vs. Donkey Kong, before the end of the year. These GBA games are currently expected to be exclusive to early adopters or, as Nintendo calls them, "Ambassadors."

This is all well and good but I don't think these old games make up for the $80 you just got screwed over.

Nintendo 3DS gets a massive price drop

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Not much of a surprise really but for it to drop this much so soon is still a bit astounding. Nintendo has instituted one of the swiftest and deepest price cuts for a handheld in recent memory.

The glasses free 3D handheld only went on sale earlier this year costing around $249.99, but as of August 12, 2011, the price will be slashed all the way down to $169.99.

For anyone who was on the fence about buying a Nintendo 3DS, this is a huge motivation to buy now. We are giving shoppers every incentive to pick up a Nintendo 3DS, from an amazing new price to a rapid-fire succession of great games.

says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.

Via [Kotaku]