Nintendo is dropping the price of the 3DS on August 12 from $249.99 to $169.99. It’ll be less than five months after the system was released in North America, so Nintendo has a plan to make it up to early adopters by giving them 20 free downloadable games.
In order to qualify for the free games, you need to connect to the eShop by the end of August 11 to become a 3DS Ambassador. Some people have spoken about buying a 3DS before then, connecting to the eShop, and then price matching the system after it goes down in price. This way, they can pay $170 for the system but still get the free games — ten of which are Game Boy Advance games Nintendo claims it doesn’t have any plans to sell on the eShop.
According to Cheap Ass Gamer, there might be a much easier way to go about getting the best of both worlds. Walmart is reportedly going to begin offering the new $169.99 price next Tuesday, August 9. Assuming you pick one up in time, you’d have the chance to upgrade to the latest firmware and connect to the eShop, qualifying you for the free NES and GBA games.
