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Oops, link is correct now. It was actually surprising that with so many activities they also managed to effectively produce and sell that Gizmondo.

The VIC-20 has been (very recently) added, but is listed as Commodore VIC-20.

By the way, there are still a few that can still be added:

- Supervision
- Nintendo Virtual Boy
- Sega Mega CD (now with Mega Drive)
- Atari Jaguar CD
and there are also a number of exotics that were only released in Japan or that were produced in such small quantities that you hardly come across them.

Commodore-16 has also been on the market for a while.

Have you not paid attention Scam.

http://cgi.ebay.com/270769716920?clk_rvr_id=244394315527#ht_500wt_1156

Aaargh, but then I don't check the US site regularly. If you do a search you will normally only get the European.

And I hardly ever look for that Epoch because it is never offered anyway.

Except last week: - / I think there are still those curses if they know this.

Please add the 'Tiger Telematics Gizmondo' to platforms.

Nintendo 3DS: 159 Euro
Nintendo DSi XL: 165 Euro

4 months after the launch, the price drops from 250 to 159 Euro and the 3DS becomes cheaper than the DSi. Nintendo knows how to play with their customers' feet. Next time do as I always did. Wait at least half a year before buying a new console.

And if you wait another half year, the special edition discount packs will come ;-)

Edit:

And again like to add the Tiger Electronics Gizmondo in platforms and the one that Scam indicates above

Yes I think I will finally buy a Wii. Pack with Sport or Wii Kart for 139 Euro, which is cheaper than many second-hand ones. Price may drop with the introduction of the Wii U, but it won't be much anyway.

The PSP Vita may already be included, it will probably appear with the end-of-year celebrations.

Nintendo knows how to play with their customers' feet.

Well, they had their backs to the wall.
He didn't sell enough, and third party developers were increasingly withdrawing.

It was probably this, or take it off the market again in 2012.
That wouldn't have made you happy, right? Now you see that confidence among third party developers is also returning a bit

And early buyers who visited the online store with their 3DS will get 20 free games.
That also softens it all a bit.

Well, they had their backs to the wall.
He didn't sell enough, and third party developers were increasingly withdrawing. It was probably this, or take it off the market again in 2012.

The question is whether he has any future. That 3D effect gives no added value for what I have already seen, I sometimes even find it disturbing.

When I bought it I was unsure between the DSi XL and the 3DS and to be honest I should have bought the DSi XL (bigger screen). I don't need the better hardware and gadgets like the 3D camera because I mainly play tetris-like games on it (the quality of the 3DS screen is admittedly much better than that of the regular DS).

And for the free games you had to be registered a month ago. So too late. Wonder why they kept that timeframe so short.

And for the free games you had to be registered a month ago. So too late. Wonder why they kept that timeframe so short.

Well, not a month ago.
All you had to do was visit the online shop for the price reduction.
They can tell that you had it before the price cut.
Had you never done that?
They can't see it anywhere else.
That this is no longer possible after the price reduction is logical.

So people who didn't go online with their 3DS were out of luck.

That 3D effect gives no added value for what I have already seen, I sometimes even find it disturbing.

Yes, find it more disturbing than fun.
Especially if you play something that makes it hard for you to keep the DS still.
Then the slider immediately goes down for me.

Well, not a month ago.
All you had to do is visit the online shop for the price reduction.
They can tell that you had it before the price cut.
Would you never have done that?

No, never go online, I only use it to play Tetris, Professor Layton and things like Match 3 ;-) Those free games don't really interest me that much. They are old NES and GBA games and I already have most of them, I would rather have my money back ...

I would rather have my money back ...

I hear too, but that is not possible of course.
By the way, the small games you are talking about can be bought the cheapest in the online shop.
There you will also find many more such small games than in the store.
So in that respect it is not such a bad idea to go online with it anyway.

The fact that you occasionally also receive free online things via spotpass is the best part of the 3DS.
That and streetpass.

Daar vind je ook veel meer van dat soort kleine spelletjes dan in de winkel.
Dus wat dat betreft is het niet zo'n gek idee om er toch maar eens mee online te gaan.

Ik zal het eens proberen, maar voor games heb ik die nog altijd liefst echt fysiek, ze kosten ook niet veel (voor soft zoals Office, Antivir etc kan het mij uiteraard niet schelen). 

Voor wat betreft de 3DS: momenteel verkopen ze hem met verlies. Het zou mij niet verwonderen moesten ze gewoon de stock aan het uitverkopen zijn en dat er binnen een paar maand een 'Improved 3DS' op de markt komt waar een aantal gizmo's (zoals de 3D camera) weggelaten zijn.

En wie weet wordt de 'originele' 3DS een collector's item (grapje, er zijn er al meer dan 3 miljoen van verkocht).

PS: dat is toch echt raar. Hier spreekt men van 830,000 customers en hier zijn er 3,500,000 verkocht.

There you will also find many more such small games than in the store.
So in that respect it's not such a bad idea to go online with it.

I'll give it a try, but for games I still prefer to have them really physical, they don't cost much (for soft like Office, Antivir etc I obviously don't care).

As for the 3DS, they're currently selling it at a loss. I wouldn't be surprised if they were just selling out stock and that an 'Improved 3DS' will be released within a few months where a number of gizmos (such as the 3D camera) have been omitted.

And who knows, the 'original' 3DS will become a collector's item (joke, more than 3 million have already been sold).

PS: that's really weird. Here they speak of 830,000 customers and here 3,500,000 have been sold.

PS: dat is toch echt raar. Hier spreekt men van 830,000 customers en hier zijn er 3,500,000 verkocht.

Het eerste getal is alleen de VS, het tweede wereldwijd.

De meest betrouwbare gratis verkoopcijfers voor zowel hard als software staan op deze site. 
Zij zeggen dat er op dit moment 4,382,866 zijn verkocht.

Lang niet zo betrouwbaar als de organisaties die deze info verkopen aan beleggers, maar ze zitten meestal redelijk in de buurt.

Het zou mij niet verwonderen moesten ze gewoon de stock aan het uitverkopen zijn en dat er binnen een paar maand een 'Improved 3DS' op de markt komt waar een aantal gizmo's (zoals de 3D camera) weggelaten zijn

Daar gaat een nogal bizar gerucht over rond, afkomstig van een site die het vaker bij het rechte eind had.

Zij waren bijvoorbeeld de eerste die de WII-U onthulde, en wisten ook de naam vita en de specs daarvan als eerste naar buiten te brengen.

PS: that's really weird. Here they speak of 830,000 customers and here 3,500,000 have been sold.

The first number is US only, the second worldwide.

The most reliable free sales figures for both hardware and software can be found on this site .
They say 4,382,866 have been sold to date.

Not nearly as reliable as the organizations that sell this info to investors, but they're usually pretty close.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were just selling out stock and that an 'Improved 3DS' will be released within a few months where a number of gizmos (such as the 3D camera) have been omitted

There's a rather bizarre rumor about that, coming from a site that's been right more than once.

For example, they were the first to unveil the WII-U, and were also the first to reveal the name vita and its specs.

The most reliable free sales figures for both hard and software are on this site .

Yes, sales are booming (3.6 million comes from Nintendo's financial report ) and rightly so, you get a console that will likely be replaced by an inferior version soon. My advice is to buy!

There is a rather bizarre rumor about this , coming from a site that was more often right.

Not that bizarre, 3DS cheaper than DSi XL is bizarre ;-)

The rumor has now been confirmed .

Chances are the new version will have the 2 extra buttons built in, and the early buyers will be stuck with this ugly case if they want to be able to play the future games too.

My advice is to buy!

I would say, wait for the new model.

Chances are the new version will have the 2 extra buttons built in, and the early buyers will be stuck with this ugly case if they want to be able to play the future games too.

That is of course only something from Capcom for the time being, but it is possible that they also put that joystick on the new model. They make the device less expensive by taking all kinds of things out and then adding a button as a cloth for the bleeding, quite possible. But they won't be so dumb to make that extra joystick mandatory for future games, will they? Then the current owners would be really pissed off I think.

For me there are already enough buttons on the current model.

That is of course only something from Capcom for now

I think it is something from Nintendo, which is launched with Monsterhunters.
The site that released the rumor was already talking about the extra button on new models.
Now that the button appears to be a reality, that new model will also be correct.

They make the device less expensive by taking all kinds of things out of it and then add a button as a cloth for the bleeding

Very unlikely that they will get things out of it, although you don't need the 3d camera for any game, so that could indeed be done.
They can also stop adding the memory card by default, but I think that's about it.
That they are now selling it at a loss is unusual for Nintendo, but quite normal when you look at Microsoft and Sony.
In addition, Iwata has already indicated that if they can start making the 3DS in larger quantities, they will not have to commit any more money at all on the new price.

But they wouldn't be so stupid as to make that extra joystick mandatory for future games, would they?

What do you think will happen if there are 30 million with the button by default, and 5 million not, but there is the possibility to expand?
Of course developers will support such a button.

Very unlikely that they will get things out of it, although you don't need the 3d camera for any game, so that could indeed be done.

It remains to be seen of course, but I immediately know 2 things that can be removed: the 3D screen and the gyroscopic motion control .

If they actually add a joystick, then that gyroscopic / accelerometer motion control is completely unnecessary, and an extra joystick is a lot cheaper.

For the 3D screen: I finally bought Zelda today because I wanted to know what the technology can handle. I have not been able to play it a lot, but in the end it is just the N64 game from 1998. The graphics are very nice and the 3D effect is also nice CONDITION you keep the screen in the correct position. As soon as you start working with the gyro control, you can better turn off 3D. So I think that 3D is a gimmick that will go out soon.

But as said, we will see what the future brings

Of course developers will support such a button.

They will probably support him, but making the game unplayable without it is different, then they will step on very sore toes.

Well, wonder if it matters much in terms of cost, to get those things out.
Gyroscopic / accelerometer motion control and 3D is used in current games.
Then you will not just take that out, I think, although I agree that they are in each other's way.
I know from that camera that it causes problems with production, because the 2 lenses have to be exactly aligned.
In terms of games, a 2D camera is enough.

we will see what the future brings

September 13, Nintendo will release " big news " they said.
Chances are it is about the 3DS.

They will probably support him, but making the game unplayable without it is different, then they will step on very sore toes.

There are also more and more Wii games that you cannot play without motion +.
If you buy a Wii now, the motion + is already built into your controller.
You can compare that with this.
And an adjustment like this at the very beginning of the 3DS has much greater consequences for the software still to be developed.

September 13, Nintendo will release " big news " they said.
Chances are that it is about the 3DS

So there is a lot of speculation about that, that's why my guess ;-)

A Mario game! Super Mario Kart 3D?

It is not really a gamble that there will be a Mario game and a Mario Kart game on a Nintendo system.

Not at all if it was announced a year ago, and they were both already playable at E3 ...

I hope they have something better, just a few days before the Tokyo gameshow.
That Monsterhunter is a "big deal" in Japan, similar to Pokémon.
At the time, the game pretty much single-handedly pulled the psp in that country from its grave, and gave it a second wind.
So there is a good chance that the big news has leaked prematurely, and that it already was.

The only question that everyone is wondering about this news is whether there will now be a new model, with extra buttons.

I hope they have something better, just a few days before the Tokyo gameshow

I don't know, if it is Monsterhunter they are unlucky that it has been leaked and as you say, big in Japan, but in Europe that is really not going to break. But yes it could be.

And after 5 months replacing the 3DS, they really can't do that imo

And after 5 months replacing the 3DS, they really can't do that imo

They probably leaked it prematurely on purpose to see how they would respond.

The reactions to a possible new model worldwide are so extremely negative that if Nintendo is planning to do so, they will be scratching their heads by now.

On the 13th they will not avoid it to discuss a possible new model.