This blog will be short and to the point.
Yes, I should have known better than to have hastily and blindly purchased the Nintendo 3DS - at launch. And while this blog is by no means meant to be a self pity rant or a "blame Nintendo" blog it is a thoughtful recollection as to why I bought it knowing full well I shouldn't have. From the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS to its launch I was quite intrigued by the tech and even the 3D gimmick. I allowed the vail of awesomeness and hype to overtake the single most important factor when purchasing any system: Compelling content. Nintendo promised compelling content and failed. I can't blame Nintendo for being a business and quite greedy at that. It is clear that they could have sold it for less and still have made a profit. I really think they rushed the product. Regardless I am to blame for buying it at launch, I confirmed to them that they could sell it at $250. Initially I naively thought that I could resell it for profit *facepalm* and was the reason why I casually walked in to gamestop at launch half expecting that I wouldn't get a copy(at the time I assumed demand would be sky high). To sum this up I don't want to leave the wrong impression. As a handheld collector the 3DS is a welcome edition to my collection. This was the first time I bought a system at launch and I would be lying if I said that it would necessarily be the last. I have however learned to not think in haste and consider the content and price heavily. I don't want this blog to be about morality but in this case "patience IS a virtue". I laugh at my self and chuckle remembering those who said they would wait as long as it took for a reasonable price cut. Well in my opinion we have it, and its been only 5 months after launch. If you somehow got through this blog(thanks!) I would like your perspective on the 3DS price cuts and people who bought it at launch.
edit: I plan on taking Nintendo on their ambassador membership status and downloading the exclusive content. However I have yet to update to the latest update from this week. Does anyone know if the Acekard 2i is compatible with the latest update?
Yes, I should have known better than to have hastily and blindly purchased the Nintendo 3DS - at launch. And while this blog is by no means meant to be a self pity rant or a "blame Nintendo" blog it is a thoughtful recollection as to why I bought it knowing full well I shouldn't have. From the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS to its launch I was quite intrigued by the tech and even the 3D gimmick. I allowed the vail of awesomeness and hype to overtake the single most important factor when purchasing any system: Compelling content. Nintendo promised compelling content and failed. I can't blame Nintendo for being a business and quite greedy at that. It is clear that they could have sold it for less and still have made a profit. I really think they rushed the product. Regardless I am to blame for buying it at launch, I confirmed to them that they could sell it at $250. Initially I naively thought that I could resell it for profit *facepalm* and was the reason why I casually walked in to gamestop at launch half expecting that I wouldn't get a copy(at the time I assumed demand would be sky high). To sum this up I don't want to leave the wrong impression. As a handheld collector the 3DS is a welcome edition to my collection. This was the first time I bought a system at launch and I would be lying if I said that it would necessarily be the last. I have however learned to not think in haste and consider the content and price heavily. I don't want this blog to be about morality but in this case "patience IS a virtue". I laugh at my self and chuckle remembering those who said they would wait as long as it took for a reasonable price cut. Well in my opinion we have it, and its been only 5 months after launch. If you somehow got through this blog(thanks!) I would like your perspective on the 3DS price cuts and people who bought it at launch.
edit: I plan on taking Nintendo on their ambassador membership status and downloading the exclusive content. However I have yet to update to the latest update from this week. Does anyone know if the Acekard 2i is compatible with the latest update?
