Nintendo 3DS Price Cut

That’s right, starting August 12th you’ll be able to pick up a new 3DS for only $169.99. For many of us who recently bought the 3DS (myself included) this may be a bit upsetting, but you won’t be upest for long:

20 games from the 3DS eshop may not be the same as the $80 price cut, but I certainly think it’s worth more than that. But to sweeten the deal on what Nintendo is calling the ‘Ambassador’ program they’ve also stated that 10 of these games will be exclusive to 3DS owners in the Ambassador program and other games will be released to Ambassadors early.

See a list of games exclusive to the Ambassador program after the jump.

Here’s a list of the eshop games that will be released with special privilages for 3DS Ambassadors.

Games that will come early and free to Ambassadors:
-Super Mario Bros.
-Donkey Kong Jr.
-Balloon Fight
-Ice Climber
–The Legend of Zelda

Games that will be exclusive to Ambassadors for the Gameboy Advance Virtual Console:
-Yoshi’s Island
-Super Mario™ Advance 3
-Mario Kart™: Super Circuit
-Metroid™ Fusion
-WarioWare™, Inc
-Mega Microgame
-Mario vs. Donkey Kong

This will be a great opportunity for people who haven’t picked up the 3DS to get one, and at an amazing price. For those of us who already have a 3DS, if you access the eShop before August 11th you’ll automatically be registered for the Ambassador program which will get you 20 free downloaded games which will included The Legend of Zelda. This is great news to hear for retro Zelda fans and a great opportunity for newer fans to see where the franchise began.

Let us know what you think of the price cut and the Ambassador program in the comments below.

Source: Nintendo
Related: The Legend of Zelda Walkthrough