President Iwata will appreciate the big price cut of "Nintendo 3DS", offering 20 free software

EarlierNintendo has made a drastic price cut of handheld game machine "Nintendo 3DS"I informed you that Mr. Iwata explained about the circumstances on price revisions soon after launching, and expressed my willingness to apologize.

In addition, we will provide 20 free software total to users who purchased Nintendo 3DS before price revision "Nintendo 3DS Ambassador ProgramWe are announcing the implementation of "

Nintendo Co., Ltd. | For everyone who purchased Nintendo 3DS before price revision


According to a special page posted on Nintendo's official website today, president Iwata said, "Nintendo's history in the past did not have anything to do with the fact that Nintendo 3DS has made a significant price cut without half a year since its release "And then"I feel the trust from everyone who supported the Nintendo 3DS for the first time is damaged and I am afraid that I can receive criticism"I said.

Also,"As the situation has changed significantly before the launch of Nintendo 3DS at the present moment and it is judged that there is a high possibility that many customers will not be able to create a future where many customers will enjoy Nintendo 3DSComment on the background that we decided to cut down.

And if software developers and sales people do not have the confidence that "Nintendo 3DS will definitely spread as a successor game machine of Nintendo DS", Nintendo 3DS will spread and software will not be enriched, I explained that I can not make a circle of satisfaction and emphasize the need for price cuts.

The "Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program" will be offered to users who purchased Nintendo 3DS before August 10, and from September 1, 10 titles of NES, including the following titles, will be displayed on the virtual console It is said that it will be distributed free of charge. These titles will be delivered in advance by the end of the year, and even when the official version with additional functions is released, it can be updated free of charge.

Super mario bros
Donkey Kong JR.
Balloon Fight
Iris lima
The Legend of Zelda

In addition, we also decided to distribute 10 virtual console titles of Game Boy Advance including the following titles free of charge within this year. These titles are planned to be distributed only to Ambassador program participants, and it is said that there is no plan to sell in the future as for Nintendo 3DS.

Super Mario Advance 3
Mario Kart Advance
Metroid Fusion
Made in warrior
Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program | Nintendo Co., Ltd.


By the way, I am involved in research and consulting mainly on game businessMedia Creation published soft and hard sales rankings from 11th July to 17th July 2011According to Nintendo 3DS introduced new color "Flare Red" and new software "Star Fox 64 3D", it sells 46,637 units, which is 203% higher than last week.