2DS down to £99 at some UK retailers

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Nintendo's brand-new 2DS handheld, which launched alongside Pokemon X/Y earlier this month, is already about £10 cheaper at certain retailers in the United Kingdom. Originally priced at £109.99, the svelte little device can now be had online for £99 from Amazon UK and Tesco Direct.

A couple of brick and mortar installations are also on the discount train, with Sainsbury's matching Amazon's price drop and Argos running its own £99 bundle promotion from tomorrow through October 26, MCVUK reports.

It's important to note that this is not an official price drop from Nintendo, but rather a bunch of British retailers taking a proactive stance on pricing ahead of the imminent holiday shopping season. Regardless, £10 works out to about $400,000 at today's imaginary exchange rates, so it's still worth doing.

Posted: Oct 23, 2013 12:40 pm
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/22/2ds-down-to-99-at-some-uk-retailers/

Comments

-CPPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

I really don't see how the 2DS will ever be successful....

BigRedMachinePosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

I really don't understand the 2DS :/ Also that seems slightly expensive to me.

MSXPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

I can see in next few years Nintendo going under there sales are terrible.

Third_EyePosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

Gws I think they should just give up with DS's..

Not at all man. The current generation of the DS, or simply the 3DS generation, is blowing up because of Pokemon X and Y. There's more games for 3DS that spark interest in me than there are for Wii-U, and it's a whole lot cheaper than playing on a Wii-U. Handheld also means you can take it anywhere lmao. Nintendo isn't getting far with the Wii-U, but the 3DS is just starting to roll.

-StrivePosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

Gws I think they should just give up with DS's..

ahaha yeah i know right! :P

MaggardoPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

Still a bit expensive for me! Also, they should make the screen fold-able!

TywinPosted: Wed. Oct 23, 2013

That is still $160 American dollars which is way more than what i'm willing to spend on a handheld gaming device.