3DS Games & System Prices Are Going Up Out Of Nowhere

The 3DS can't really be retro, right?
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[@hellspawnrei5392]

The more KZbinrs talk about prices going up, the more the prices will rise.

[@bshays21]

Yup. I always say that when they're making stuff public.

[@HandheldGamer1991]

Sadly that is true and i for the love of god hope they stop i mean even in my old country the prices for nintendo stuff have gone up by 400% thats insane! And my old country is a full on playstation or pc nation.

[@Shadowholocaust]

I doubt a channel that regularly puts out 20 minute fluff pieces like this actually cares

[@SNESDude]

Yep. Self fulfilling prophecy

[@micaylalynn9281]

To a point yeah. But it will also bring in more supply with people realizing they can make a quick buck selling an unused console which should help offset some of the inflation from demand.

[@Lunar_Pendragon]

Man, this just makes me miss the 3DS era so damn much. People will never realise the atmosphere and vibes us Nintendo fans had during those times. 2011 - 2016 era was just perfect for me.

[@ITSAHARDNUGLIFE]

They were great years! Ocarina, 3D Land, Link Between Worlds, even got One Piece Unlimited World Red just because it was cheaper lol. Fantasy Life is indefinitely Ni No Kuni's sibling as I finally got to play that on Switch

[@jssh-o8i]

calling 2015-2016 good times in any respect is so wrong it hurts

[@manaowls]

I'm with you, what an awesome time that was!

[@Reluctant_Hero]

3DS was and is amazing. I was stoked every time I received a street pass back in the “good ole days”.

[@Alphatac]

@Logia SD Well it was the era of Nintendo Directs with Iwata, Trinen and Reggie. It was a different time where Nintendo wasn't soulless game company #78 with their then playful nature

[@nick15684]

Well, to be fair, it is a really nice handheld system, even to this day. More portable than the Switch and has a fantastic library of games, including some of the best remakes Nintendo has ever made. Not to mention you can play the entire lineup of original DS games on it too.

[@deletedkneecaps]

plus with the addition of homebrew which is pretty damn easy to set up, u get an even bigger library of games.

[@aestheticgrip1520]

@@deletedkneecaps the console being more expensive because of having good homebrew defeats the whole point of homebrew

[@yeeoof1995]

and hey, you only need to get a gba to play game boy games, which basically allows you to play almost every handheld nintendo game

[@artmandigitalj7776]

I play my 3ds's more than my switch's still.

[@koboldbiopellet]

and you can close it

[@switchnx]

Nintendo: Stops Selling the 3DS _Nintendo 3DS surges in price_ Nintendo: “Okay, what the actual heck?”

[@Egei]

I'd actually love for them to bring it back🤷‍♂️ Have it be a "second pillar" to the Switch. Make a "Nintendo Portable Pro" which plays Switch games and include backwards compatibility with the 3DS and original DS, and they could just take everyone's money

[@josemanuelruizgonzalez9353]

@@Egei but 3DS games upscaled to 720p would make them look like trash

[@Matanumi]

With manufacturing cracking down with the microchips there's no way they will go back and produce more 3ds Its over- all Nintendo can make money on is keeping the e shop up

[@mistressbayonetta9829]

I hope they just produce more 3DS and sell them at good price many ppl will buy including me

[@teen_raider1199]

There’s a easy way to get free 3ds games without using ur money

[@Blazio]

Of course my favourite system is becoming expensive just as I'm finally old enough to start making money myself to finally buy games for it. Just my luck.

[@sirenstrike4163]

There is luckily sti the digital path

[@Ozma2]

Homebrew.

[@BertleMcGertle]

Get a switch

[@murtymcfly]

@@BertleMcGertle "favourite system"

[@morenoramonvictor]

pirating nintendo games is always okay

[@jackthememer1186]

I think they are still up in price is because people are playing games that haven’t been ported to switch yet.

[@icanhazgoodgame3845]

Maybe. but traditionally ports and digital releases do not grossly effect the price of physical copies. At least for Nintendo consoles.

[@ryebread7905]

I want to play Tomodachi Life on my Switch

[@glutton07]

I'm looking at you #wariowaregold

[@maroonkennedy6213]

Also Covid

[@jackthememer1186]

@@ryebread7905 That would be awesome!

[@Snivy102]

Literally nobody was talking about Metroid Samus Returns when it came out. There was like a bazillion copies at Best Buy when I went to buy it, and then it got a a major price cut because nobody was buying it. Metroid and FZero are franchises that get hyped up soooo much online, but people don't put their money where their mouth is.

[@piranhaplantX]

I mean, that just proves it's a very vocal minority. Which I am apart of, and I buy these games. But I'm not enough to make up for an overstock on this game. Also, it's worth mentioning that a lot of Metroid fans jumped on with the Prime games. So a lot of them aren't as jazzed about the actual metroidvania type games like Samus Returns.

[@LalitoTV]

Honestly, i think one of the main reasons the 3DS has gotten so desirable because of the advances on the homebrew scene

[@damazsta]

Homebrew?

[@Chemical_Symphony]

@@damazsta 3ds is moddable to be a bad ass little thing

[@kaiba5271]

Most of the games on my 3ds are put on their through FBI and CIA’s

[@jesusgz]

definitely, literally takes less than a minute for me to get any game i want installed on my hacked 3ds.

[@voltrainer]

Yeah makes sense. Both mine are modded XD

[@bryanautumn8899]

I feel like these are good intentioned videos that are meant to inform people of a problem, but the only thing they actually accomplish is a bit of panic and people who don't really value their 3DS collection to take one look at what they don't play and say "hmmm yes I do think I will become part of this problem and turn an obscene profit."

[@silvermoon2608]

More people selling old games does not make the problem worse. If anything it would help because market competition incentivizes lower prices.

[@nyahnyahson523]

@@silvermoon2608 I think they mean that people will buy 3DS games solely for the stonks. They don't "value their collection" as in they will purposefully buy 3DS games now just to scalp them later.

[@UmatsuObossa]

@@nyahnyahson523 He couldn't mean they would BUY...buying doesn't "turn an obscene profit".

[@UmatsuObossa]

More people selling their games would make prices DROP. Games become expensive as they get harder to find.

[@joshuahuizing1142]

Right. People are being forced to spend money. They have nothing to do with the decision.

[@brady9592]

Idk, the age of waiting for things to age and go down in price a bit is all but gone for physical items

[@sawkchalk6966]

A combo of scalping and people trying to play the second hand market really has ruined the fun

[@brady9592]

@SunnySeeds I hear that

[@markwebster4996]

A good lesson is whenever a console is discontinued, buy one discounted. Also buy up any clearanced games

[@JaneD980]

So true. Did this with the 2ds xl and now seeing the crazy prices for the same system and games i got for dirt cheap not even a year ago is pure insanity.

[@bregowine]

^ Do this. Wait a few months. Profit

[@emees9292]

3DS is really easy to put custom firmware on now. You can digitally back up your physical library and emulate every Nintendo console up to N64 on it. I love the console for that reason, and I'm actually into the 3D effect, which you can't emulate on other hardware.

[@Andrew-ww1hz]

The 3D effect is much better on the *new models since they have face tracking… the older ones, not so much

[@tezzie_]

pog pfp

[@ArtemisWasHere]

Doubt that’s the reason, hm the vast majority of people are unwilling or do not know that you can hack consoles

[@caster8351]

Mario and Luigi in the thumbnail made me cry a little……RIP Alphadream…..

[@Lunar_Pendragon]

FR man

[@uneducatedgamer8881]

Alphadream is alive and well.

[@jerryprice9573]

@@uneducatedgamer8881 cap

[@uneducatedgamer8881]

@@jerryprice9573 I'm not wearing a cap.

[@saihiko9967]

What is Alphadream?

[@FatalityPWN]

3ds games and prices have been getting higher and higher ever since Nintendo finally discontinued it. It isn't a Metroid thing, though Samus Returns is slowly rising in price little by little due to the surge in the revival of getting a brand new meteoid game.

[@ethankim9161]

Definitely agree with the “played a franchise for the first time on switch and now gonna go back to older games” factor. In my hype for bravely default 2, I played 1 and second prior to that release. I actually bought dq8 literally today after playing 11 last year (first dq game).

[@Lappelduvideify]

You are in for a treat! A much harder, tougher, more elegant treat, but a treat nonetheless.

[@Gabriel_Cook]

I've bought like 5 3DSs in the last year. Still want a 2DS.

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

i think the reason as to why the 3ds prices are going up is because the playerbase who played it at launch is getting nostalgic for these games and want to replay them all over again

[@MeneerEnMevrouwTrein]

That is exactly the reasons why I bought some 3DS games last month.

[@pacopapa02]

Ok Scott the woz jk it's a good reason tho

[@MeneerEnMevrouwTrein]

I've also have been buying a bunch of chibi robo zip lash copys to throw in the toilet.

[@ianfink2751]

@@MeneerEnMevrouwTrein That game blows.

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

The 3DS still has an eshop so if physical is too expensive try that instead.

[@crispymattastic]

it does? I thought it got shutdown.

[@_cityjunk]

Unfortunately the 3DS has such a small memory card it's tough to have space for digital games

[@maroonkennedy6213]

@@crispymattastic Nope, not yet

[@jackjensensplaythroughsrev49]

There is another problem. Even if you buy digital, you can run out of space very quickly. Each 1st party Nintendo game is like 6,000 blocks. Plus, have you seen other game storages? Persona Q2 is 22,000 Blocks and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is nearly 30,000! I have a 32GB Card for my 3DS and I’m already starting to run low.

[@ianfink2751]

But titles are being ripped off the eshop, so I dont think it'll last for much longer, also for me personally, I'd rather go physical for most games and only buy games digitally if they are too expensive physically or are digital only.

[@TamaraGirodie]

I love this conversation so much! Always great to hear a chat with fellow DS lovers. For me the DS has an interesting history as it is the console I grew up with, not GBA or anything like that. My first console was a Pink DS Lite and I loved that thing. Of course with not game-friendly parents the games I had were Big Brain Academy (underrated game) and Nintendogs. I do carefully took care of that console that GameStop was impressed when I finally traded it in for a Pink DSi. During high school and college I didn’t have much money, and was not able to afford a 3DS, and couldn’t play those games. When I finally got a 2DSXL, I fell in love with the series once more, and Street Pass helped me feel more connected in my lonely college days. Nowadays, I do have a bit more cash but am having trouble finding games I’ve always wanted to try. I finally scrapped up enough to collect all the Professor Layton games, my favorite series, and am playing through them one by one. My only regret is not purchasing more games when I was younger (though, can it be a regret if I didn’t have the means anyways?). The game I am hunting now, which I have lost all hope for is Ghost Trick. I fell in love with the demo but never could afford it. Now I never will… but it is still on my watchlist, and I will keep hunting! I digress. Great convo guys, can’t wait to hear more! I especially love the retro content 🧡

[@lauralulu4444]

I also started out with a light pink DS lite with Nintendogs for Christmas when I was a kid and I’ve loved the DS line ever since

[@deadchannel2837]

happy hunting to you! and if you truly cannot find a copy of ghost trick - the home brew and custom firmware scene will hook you right up. sthetix’s KZbin channel is wonderful. you’d want to look at his videos on ds games, which include different ways such as forwarding or twilight menu.

[@KOOPAS1234]

Me when I find my New Nintendo 3DS XL and is still charged. "*You’re still as beautiful as the day I lost you*"

[@user-tw4lt3po6v]

Can we please start doing streetpass again

[@lauralulu4444]

I miss street pass so much ;0; I’ve started carrying my 2DS xl and leaving it in sleep mode for this reason. Haven’t gotten any street passes yet :(

[@user-tw4lt3po6v]

@@lauralulu4444 same I’ve been taking mine everywhere but I’m not getting streetpasses even living in a major city I’m sad

[@lauralulu4444]

@@user-tw4lt3po6v I live not far from a big city and I live near major highways and I still don’t get anything anymore :( I use to get them all the time. I loved seeing all the different Mii’s and the games people were playing and stuff.

[@lauralulu4444]

@xXTenma'sShadowXx same for me too! I would also have mine in my bag in high school back in like 2016 and 2017 and I would get street passes all the time! I would also bring it to conventions to get them too. It was like a street pass gold mine at conventions. I hope street passes can become common again but I doubt it :(

[@anniemouse3853]

It was always a fun treat to see what kind of people you came across, I'd even pass people by in the car! I miss those days, I don't think they can make anything quite like that again

[@LegatoSkyheart]

Well, It's not exactly surging out of "nowhere" it's a 10 year old system with a lot of games that didn't see many print runs.

[@ReyZar666]

i have been collecting 3d system for a long time now,.. and i feel like ppl are just starting to realize about how collectible the 3ds

[@LegatoSkyheart]

@@ReyZar666 yeah this is kind of the same situation we got with the GameCube about a several years ago.

[@ReyZar666]

@@LegatoSkyheart i wouldnt compare the 3ds to the gamecube since the gc was competing with the ps2 back in the days,.. the 3ds have the whole portable market for him self so a lot of games specially the popular are easy to find BUT the limited edition system are slowly claiming,.. everything gamecube related is hard to find and ofc expensive

[@LegatoSkyheart]

@@ReyZar666 The GameCube competing with the PS2 is irrelevant to what I said. GameCube collecting started seeing a rise a couple of years ago to this same degree and the point GameCube games started seeing a price hike was at or around 10 years after the system had launched. So yeah it's not all surprising to start seeing 3DS games go up in price right now especially when some of these games haven't been in print for years.

[@switchnx]

Thumbnail: Jibanyan: Exists Luigi: What the- WHAT _IS_ THAT THING!?

[@rabbitboi7095]

loveee jibanyan its the reason i clicked on this video

[@ILuvBayonetta]

@@rabbitboi7095 me too XD

[@Kanata_Satou]

The 3DS Yo-kai Watch games are such gems,the franchise did not deserve to fail as badly as it did over here

[@jebaited5815]

True the Game only failed cause everyone was just saying Pokémon clone and ignoring this masterpiece of a series

[@StraightEdgeSieghart]

Remember Yokai Watch actually beat Pokemon during the 3DS era.

[@vorkheftruck]

i once had a night mare from terror time, so i dislike the game at first. over the years i starting enjoying the series more

[@GhostlyNerd31]

Sounds about right, good thing I’m still collecting 3ds stuff

[@jamesdean556]

same

[@ianfink2751]

I'm starting to collect 3ds stuff and have made miraculous progress, I bought Super Mario 3d Land......

[@gabrielredeye-desposito5686]

Same here I’m trying to buy all my 3ds games from my friend’s

[@chan13153]

I broke the top screen of my new 3ds XL recently. I'm so mad and now they are so expensive.

[@ianfink2751]

@@chan13153 I'm a little curious so I hope you don't mind me asking how you broke it?

[@Soup3dBlast]

I picked up a 3ds very cheap a few months ago, feels real good

[@brady9592]

I did too, slightly anxious about this day coming

[@thenintendogamer1542]

Bought all the big hits for me. Missing 5-10 but got a good 15-20 of the ones I wanted really cheap at gamestop. Printed out my own casing Gamestop had a deal 4 games 14.99 and under for 30$. I think its still there but only 3 games for 30$

[@ianfink2751]

@@thenintendogamer1542 Do they come with their cases?

[@elblazemonkey1]

@@ianfink2751 They probably don't, GameStops would purposefully throw out 3DS cases to save on space.

[@ianfink2751]

@@elblazemonkey1 😖 mmmmmm I need the cases

[@willwilson6643]

I snapped up all the limited edition 3DS consoles and physical games I wanted in the last year so I’m relieved to have missed this peak. The consoles never dipped in price much but games were going for an absolute bargain. I still have a couple left to get so I may have to get them before the prices here soar. Great video as always guys. Love the new content

[@microsofttechsupport3622]

I just want Gameboy Advance games on switch :(

[@oeurves_d-oriel]

Shit, I still want GBA games on my OG 3DS. I want justice

[@Chris-iq5pr]

Keep dreaming. Just hack it

[@THEODSTKING117]

I rlly don’t understand why they locked some of them behind that stupider ambassador program

[@realone3602]

@@oeurves_d-oriel I have over 400 gba games on my 3ds XL. It is modded 128gb by the way 😁

[@oeurves_d-oriel]

@@realone3602 True, modding's always possible. Have a DSi XL with some DS games and they look absolutely crisp👌🏽. But, again, it would be so much more lucrative to have them officially available on the platform I'd want it on.

[@IcyXzavien]

I remember looking at some 2DS xl’s on amazon earlier this year and they were more expensive than a Nintendo Switch.

[@HandheldGamer1991]

Just shows that people are beyond stupid....

[@Gaspe19]

@@HandheldGamer1991 yeah its pathetic

[@anonneymous9949]

@@Gaspe19 well... they know whats up. 3DS can easily be hacked and the games will be "free". Switch is barebone and the hack cost as much as the console. Hence the jacked up price for 3DS.

[@kryzethx]

200 bucks for a console that can play literally EVERY Pokemon game, excluding LGPE and SwSh? All for absolutely no additional cost? Not to mention being able to trade with my existing N3DS. Not to mention the thousands of other games available from the DS and 3DS era? Seems worth it to me. Although I already have a Switch anyways, so it wasn't really an either/or proposition lol.

[@ohheyguyswhatsup8985]

@@kryzethx yea the switch sucks compared to the 3ds

[@patrickramseyart]

Frankly, I'm just happy to see Jibanyan in a thumbnail again. I miss Yo-Kai Watch so much, but it doesn't seem likely that the Switch games will get localized...

[@ThatT-guy9405]

I just bought yo kai watch 4 ++ on switch and its really fun.

[@lizard.y]

Yo Kai Watch 4 was confirmed for switch localized, but that was in 2019 and theres still nothing

[@rokmare]

Level 5 no longer has a office in the states so all localization need to be thru a third party or most likely Nintendo.

[@thejummyjum6207]

I’m honestly shocked that a device that i bought 8 years ago at around $200 is fetching around $400 online

[@denimchicken104]

When the 3DS was relevant, I always wanted to get so many games, but I didn’t want to be glued to a tiny handheld. Now that it’s old, I’ve had the inclination to pick one up cheap and see if I can find a handful of great games at a low price…nope. Everything has been priced sky high… oh well.

[@JoJoboiWav]

You DON'T realize how hard I relate to this comment

[@escapetherace1943]

same but I bought one anyway plenty of decent to good condition "new" 3ds xl's for sale for 140 dollars or so, look at your local facebook market.

[@artico777]

@@escapetherace1943 fr, I found a 2ds with a bunch of games pre installed dlike Mario kart pokémon omega ruby with its box and charger for $70

[@riccccccardo]

I’ve had a 3ds for years 🤣

[@xa5785]

JIBANYAN ACKNOWLEDGED LET'S GOOOOO

[@squidboi27]

@@XenoDelta212 it really is

[@manaowls]

I love Yokai Watch! Still hope that one day it'll come back to the west.

[@xa5785]

@@manaowls I want YW4 localized so bad

[@Jester946]

@@XenoDelta212 Snack World was localized.

[@victini6266]

I still play blasters on occasion, it’s probably my favorite yo Kai watch game in the series. Love all of their games so much though 😌

[@kramerkocina4915]

Just realized my 3ds was an ambassador, thanks.

[@ElNegus9985]

@Cyber Console wolf Homebrew 3ds + vita ftw!

[@diamondarrow4567]

@Cyber Console wolf steelhax still works?

[@I_was_a_Bullfrog]

I got mine early on before the price cut but mine was never an ambassador for some reason

[@kryzethx]

@Cyber Console wolf I think it's easier to just use browserhax. The "steel diver" method should have already been patched? Or it's just less efficient. The 3ds hacks page says it's "outdated"

[@kryzethx]

@Cyber Console wolf Uh, what? That is simply not true. If you go to the 3ds hacks website, the instructions for hacking any 3DS with the latest firmware requires browserhax (or at least is strongly recommended) It definitely works, because I literally just did it last week with a New 2DS. Unless the term "browserhax" only applies to one specific method of patching the 3DS through the web browser? I would think that putting some files on an SD card and opening a browser link would be infinitely simpler than whatever is required for Steel Diver or Flipnote Studio?

[@inceldestroyer1069]

I knew this was going to happen and bought like 10 games last summer! So happy I did! Theres so many hidden gems like Yokai Watch, Story of Seasons, Azure Striker Gunvolt, and Dragon Quest VII and VIII!

[@cm_0011]

Just started getting back into my 3DS again, missed it so much. The homebrew scene has helped so much. Scalpers do suck but videos like this won't make anything worse, everything is being scalped these days because pandemic and people suck. Also the digital 3ds eshop is still up, so just buy them digital at retail price if that's the worry.

[@Karss]

All my fellow Homebrewers know about CIA files to get any game they want🌚

[@joshuareveles]

@@Karss 🤫

[@leeartlee915]

It’s not scalpers, it’s resellers. 90% of people who are selling on eBay and Amazon are a little group of folks who go around your communities, pick up stuff for reasonable prices, and then flip it online. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos is getting richer off these folks backs and they are happily doing it. I no longer buy anything from those sites because of resellers. They are garbage people and don’t even know it.

[@Core_shock67]

pov you come back after nintendo is shutting down the 3DS and wii U eshops

[@leeartlee915]

@@Core_shock67 This sucks really hard. I don’t know of another way to hack your Wii U other than the DS game exploit.

[@randomgecko4637]

What really sucks is that my 3DS XL just stopped working recently, so this definitely isn't good news lol.

[@DavidDumbedDown]

@Cyber Console wolf nice try scammer

[@dashady1367]

@@DavidDumbedDown no

[@xChrisue]

@Cyber Console wolf im trying to find a cheap 3ds but nobody is selling one!!

[@I_was_a_Bullfrog]

If it's just the battery, I believe the Switch pro controller uses the same one and they may sell the batteries on My Nintendo

[@randomgecko4637]

@Cyber Console wolf Thanks for the tip!

[@squidboi27]

Yo-Kai Watch 3 is one of the best games ever and is my most-played game on my 3ds

[@main_tak_becus6689]

Hold my Fantasy Life 😉

[@kini6016]

YES!

[@DylanXW3]

Me too !

[@aidetund6263]

Still have yet to play 3, plan on getting it physically. The first one is my favorite 3ds game and Yo Kai Watch is so underrated anywhere except Japan

[@squidboi27]

@@aidetund6263 I think 3 is kinda rare physically, but good luck finding an affordable copy on the internet

[@ExperiencersInternational]

I honestly want one, mainly just to play ACNL and Tomodachi Life since eShop is closing

[@audiem.7353]

I have an OG 3DS that I bought on day one, so I have the Ambassador's Program games. I bought a New 3DS XL Solgaleo and Lunala in early 2019 and I grabbed a purple 2DS XL when it was on sale in a local store early last year because the prices were already climbing up. As for games, it's been hard to buy physical games when I started looking earlier this year. I bought a few that had prices close to normal store prices, but I grabbed several games on sale on the 3DS eShop. Capcom puts the Ace Attorney games on sale every now and then, and Atlus had a big sale a few weeks ago as well. I go check every once in a while and I also check on Facebook markerplace for games. I am not planning on selling any of my consoles or my games. The only reason why I grabbed a 2DS XL was because the prices were already climbing and if my 3DS XL broke, I would have another one on hand. At the moment, I jump between my 3DS, my Switch and my PS Vita. I love my 3DS so much. I would love to buy a New 3DS (non XL) but I could buy a third of a PS5 for that price.... or half of a PS4.

[@UltraHylia]

I'd been trying to sell Metroid Other M for ages. The second Metroid Dread was announced someone bought it.

[@BLScoop5]

Oh wow! Hope you got a good price for it cause the buyer is gonna release they'd been suckered! 😂

[@Alias_Anybody]

Expect it to reappear for 3x the price.

[@escapetherace1943]

LMAO!

[@manaowls]

The 3DS is one of the best consoles of all time. What a great system with amazing and unique features as well as awesome games that you only can play there.

[@steveH384]

this is exactly what made me buy one a few months ago

[@main_tak_becus6689]

3D effect is unique. I never had experienced 3D before 3DS. Now I mostly play games with 3D on. Superb experience!

[@KaibaSeto.]

The 3DS game library is full of crap and a couple gems...fortunately Twilight Menu ++ is a thing

[@misspikapika7972]

Not even the switch has half the stuff that thing had. For one, themes!! And so many good librarby of games as well

[@iSupermanCKi]

I just picked up a 2DS for $20. It's my 3rd 3DS device. My other 2 are collectible [Black New 3DS with Pikachu plates and Pikachu 3DS XL] and they're mint so I don't take them out anymore. I just hacked the 2DS and added hundreds of games from NES all the way up to the 3DS. It's great that modding the system makes it region free. I used to have a 3DS LL for Japanese games, but importing games was expensive.

[@broken1394]

Always been a DS 3DS fan - still my favourite system. Have 500+ games and a good few systems. I'm glad to hear the games are getting recognition.

[@omegawario7479]

I’ve been meaning to get Samus returns again (sold it a couple years ago), then I saw the ebay prices shooting up and snagged a brand new copy off Amazon for 45 bucks yesterday.

[@svtv_9615]

Same

[@danielsimmich1858]

I’m just glad that I own basically every 3DS game that I really want, the only ones left are ones that I can live without and are more novelties or vague interest (Ever Oasis is the only one that comes to mind)

[@fancysquirrel8825]

Oh my god Ever Oasis is my favorite game if you haven’t played it yet I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT ITS AMAZING AND I LOVE THE GAME AND ITS STORYLINE IS SO GOOD

[@jacobbench9402]

I just started bravely default on the 3Ds after I LOVED 2. can’t wait to play this and bravely second!

[@lukesi2389]

Don't look at spoilers for bravely default

[@joshuayammer1994]

I haven’t had a 3ds since like 2013 and recently picked up a 3ds xl, it’s awesome I forgot how great they are. Wanted a new xl but they’re pricey…. Really picked it up for the e shop to download games on sd’s… gonna start trying to find old ds/3ds games for fun they’re everywhere

[@Arcktick69]

Yo-kai watch 3 has always been ridiculously expensive in the west, they only made around 2000-3000 physical copies so the price for a physical one was sent through the roof almost immediately

[@Poever]

NOA really didn’t want to touch Yokai Watch anymore by that point, so they must have put out the bare minimum print run to fulfill an obligation to Level-5

[@kazoorion7993]

@@Poever Really shitty move from NOA.

[@misspikapika7972]

Lol i remember how rare it was i had to pre-order mine and luckly i still have my physical copy. Never finished yet but i want to get back into it again

[@ChrisCa1601]

I still have my 3DS XL. I got it about a year or two after that model launched.

[@brandyandnahdia]

My 3DS is still my favourite system even though I own a switch lite. I live to scour my local flea market for games to add to my perfect collection. I still have many games I still wish to play on the system and although it wasn’t for everybody, I adore the 3D feature. I miss the street pass and all the fun video features. Anybody remember Dinosaur office?? RAWR

[@Helzuz]

I just bought few months ago a new 2ds xl which came with few great games for only 100 euros. Also few weeks ago I was just scrolling through my local electronics store and found that they had a couple of copies of some 3ds games and I got them for really cheap brand new. I was so lucky that i did found those just before these prices going up

[@GreenSkyDill]

This is interesting. As I found this video, I’m playing Samus Returns on my 3DS after not having touched it in over a year and a half 😅

[@jeffn1215]

Scalping should be outlawed

[@WaketheSheeple]

It’s just the power of Nostalgia, the 3DS was a heavy hitter and has an amazing library f games not even including the eShop titles and VC. My 3DS xl is a literal portable arcade. 30+ games downloaded from VC alone, and I’ll be adding whatever I can before the eShop sales stop on that system.

[@Kritigri]

This video prompted me to dig out my 3DS and give it some love. Restarting Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and keeping an eye on some eShop prices. Very surprised to find Ocarina of Time 3D and Link Between Worlds are both permanently £16 now! Thanks for this video, guys.

[@shirox11]

Thankfully my 2 3ds’s still work great. Retro gaming is always gonna be very expensive. So always hang on to your retro games. You never know when that sudden desire top play one will hit you. As soon as the 3ds was discontinued I knew prices would start to going up.

[@indigo_sirgaming]

So what's next, are 3ds users gonna have to start paying for online too?

[@epicgamer6968]

That would be a nightmare

[@azharfaturohman4940]

@@epicgamer6968 you have no idea how monster hunter community still alive even today on 3ds.

[@epicgamer6968]

True I heard about that

[@azharfaturohman4940]

@Cyber Console wolf 3ds online play service is free

[@KaibaSeto.]

@Cyber Console wolf Steel what now?

[@mikaelawaye2242]

its true. i just bought myself a new 3ds xl over the weekend. a major games library and a must have for collectors. plus its fun to play and my kid loves/has loved her 3ds

[@orangeoctober.]

I bought a 3DS XL last March, and it was an awesome purchase. There are a ton of great 3DS and DS games to play on it, plus it is very easy to softmod to play SNES/Genesis/GBA on it (have had very few issues with these games on an old version 3DS). I definitely recommend it whether you want to softmod it or not.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I remember when I first got my 3DS and being disappointed that I couldn’t get the GBA games, heck I wish the 3DS came with a GBA adapter to let us play GBA games considering it does have a GBA mode as seen with the ambassadors program.

[@mspeter97]

You know, you can hack the console

[@tardigrade9343]

@@mspeter97 Ding ding ding. And THIS is the answer why those systems are getting sold right now.

[@LinkNinjaMaster]

Thanks to homebrew, I currently have tons more GBA games on my 3DS than actual 3DS games, both physical and digital.

[@LinkNinjaMaster]

Still, I would have been absolutely willing to pay for GBA games if they had sold them in the system. I guess Nintendo just didn't want to sell them because they couldn't add actual Virtual Console characteristics to them, since those games ran from the NDS hardware inside the 3DS, which basically was GBA hardware as well.

[@Ckoz2829]

I was a part of the ambassador program and I took one look at Metroid: Fusion and said “meh, I already got it on my GBA.” The battery died in my copy of Fusion and I don’t have a soldering iron to replace it, much less the skill to do so. I’m still kicking myself for not taking FREE games.

[@ironzombi]

I have been a huge fan of the DS and 3DS, got a few spare brand new limited edition 3ds consoles and a lot of games as I want to be able to play these for the next 10-20 years, also the 3ds has a unique feature that makes it very hard to emulate with the full experience, so I expected it to have a chance of being a more expensive console to collect for.

[@nostalgia7465]

you are lucky, im a kid who wore out his 2ds like last year and i have enough money to get another but im tryna find a good price and save

[@JauntyAdventures]

I got a 3ds for the first time in December, mostly for the eShop ones and all the legacy content on it. Playing through the amazing Super Mario Land 2 right now. I grabbed all of the 3d classics because of you guys! They're so good. I suspect it's a trend, the video I made on getting a 3ds in 2020 is consistently my top performer.

[@segaprophet]

I had pretty much finished building up my 3DS collection by 2019, save for a few games.

[@talonsaurn5764]

Yokai Watch 3 was always expensive/hard to get in the states, was watching it for a while, they didn't make to many copies.

[@poesnacks7273]

The 3DS eShop does still have regular sales! I check the 3DS eShop every week or so and in the past year I've been able to scoop up quite a lot of games that had physical prints for quite cheap (Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for $3 CDN, Project Mirai DX for $12, Culdcept Revolt for about $8?). Capcom, Square Enix and Sega tend to discount their games significantly every so often as well as Atlus which is a godsend because physical copies of Atlus games on 3DS (SMT, Persona Q, Etrian Odyssey, etc.) tend to sell for well over MSRP and usually over $100.

[@dannyphantom3591]

E shop closingg

[@simpletooluse5745]

just picked up two 3ds xl consoles with original boxes and 22 games for $25 at a yardsale. pretty stoked about it. tested them and they both work too.

[@MSGSlayer1]

How much is Monster Hunter Generations going for now? I bought it used but complete in case for $10.

[@koopakoot9557]

Knew it was a good idea to get kid icarus earlier this year

[@andyhjortshoj8299]

Monster Hunter Stories is playable on phones if that helps.

[@JohnniePokemonNj]

I been hunting for a 3ds and it took me a couple months to find one cause I wanted to buy in person to see and test it and Craigslist Facebook market place people don’t respond so when I got one it was to get the Zelda games and Pokémon games which I got plus about 50 other games

[@Aelrandir]

A couple of years ago I got a refurbished Majora's Mask New 3DS XL from Gamestop for $120 and it came practically brand new, not a scratch on it. Still works perfectly and has become my main system, glad I bought it when I did. Has all my ambassador stuff on it too. I've noticed game prices rising and have been trying to grab a few that I want too, but there's still plenty I don't have. Being in Japan though, and preferring to collect NA games, it's a bit tough as I'm limited to where I can buy from.

[@Neoxon619]

My old 3DS is broken, maybe I should pick up a replacement now.

[@formarkv]

This video is literally telling you not to

[@liveconcertshortvideos5712]

Glad I didn't sell my original 3ds.

[@l.j.nguyen2586]

Same

[@scotty-smith]

I so wish you three would put out a weekly downloadable podcast!

[@elizabunker3821]

I just bought a new 3DS xl.. I missed my old ds but also wanted to play all the 3DS games I missed out on.

[@studioarentain3960]

Yokai Watch is such a god tier series. Play all of them if you can!

[@ianfink2751]

If you say so, I saw over 10 copies of it rotting at my local 5 Below, but I'll pick one up next time I go, thanks.

[@studioarentain3960]

@@ianfink2751 I recommend 2 or 3! While 1 is great, it definitely isn't the best one. But like I said, its great to play all of them

[@ianfink2751]

@@studioarentain3960 Alright cool, thank you.

[@studioarentain3960]

@Charles FLEMING Right?? I imported the game since I doubt it's coming anytime soon

[@secretshadow9515]

@@studioarentain3960 Okay I plan to get the game some time in the future what's the best way to translate it or learn Japanese to play it.

[@subhadra107]

People are finally noticing that the 'new" 3ds is actually a great console, I have 2 of them.

[@alexenochss]

One thing id like to mention is that if your cool with modding (especially on og 3ds) it opens alot of doors ...you can get basically any gb/c/a nes snes genesis tg16 and more games running on your console (yes snes works on 3ds through emulation but can be made to look like a single vc game)

[@kojimayoshiyuki2728]

Glad I held onto my 7 3ds systems! also got a great ton of games at clearance. trying to not get rid of systems/games, but it does cause a space issue.

[@mochiade]

I love seeing Yo-kai Watch on the thumbnail! It's pretty underrated. I hope 3's price doesn't increase from it's already abnormal price...

[@Commander-peepers]

Yo Kai is why

[@Azure1013]

Why did my 3DS have to break...

[@tonyoverstill7587]

Look after things better buddy

[@mooster4080]

@@tonyoverstill7587 could have been for a variety of reasons, buddy

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

Love my 2DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL. Missed out on the ambassador program, but enjoy having the ability to play the first 3 Metroid games anywhere, and also the first 8 Zelda games in one spot, also still enjoy New Leaf and Wild World.

[@ShawneeUnion]

Been getting into 3DS recently. Prices were really good and some great RPG games, SMT and Fire Emblem.

[@thenuclearsandwich]

Thank Covid for these insane prices. Believe me I've been watching prices a lot over the past year as I've been trying to catch up on my want list.

[@nostalgia7465]

did you get it? if not just go for it its only gonna get higher

[@atryeu1]

Try the last 3+ years actually, before the pandemic ever started. Over pricing (not just with games but everything) has been a massive issue forever and these giant sites that allow 3rd party sellers not to just stop allowing 3rd party sellers all together to sell on their sites or do something about the overcharging of products. Nintendo is far too expensive to begin with though and you almost never see any of their games drop in price after a year or so like other companies do with their games. Been waiting on a Wii game all these years to come down in price and have yet to see that happen. Not paying $200 for a single video game that will only give me maybe 50hrs or so of play if I'm lucky -_-

[@AWISECROW]

Everything doubled or tripled just like that.

[@A_PROPHET]

The 2ds, 3ds, 3dsXL, 2dsXL have all gone up in price once Nintendo announced they were discontinued making it the endangered species of handhelds

[@steviebarrett]

I have had Metroid Samus Returns on my wish list for a while and was shocked to find it had jumped from about £20 to £35 (and sold out at CEX). I have no issue buying it at full price on the eShop

[@fritzthecat8158]

Nintendo cut off support for 3ds way too early in my opinion. They should still be releasing games for it today but instead they are killing it completely

[@challengerdrakava1198]

I have 10 3ds’s glad I bought second hand systems to collect

[@Nope2479]

Just checked out how much my SNES edition 3dsxl is going for on eBay…holy shit…

[@ehalil101]

I recently bought a 2ds as I wanted to start playing some older 3ds games I missed when they came out, also lockdown made me look for quick, easy games to pick up and put down so the 3ds library was a perfect choice!

[@wesreleases6346]

I’ve been getting back into some of my DS and 3DS games this year. I till have my launch day 3DS. I feel very lucky to have all those ambassador games now. That’s the only way I was able to pay Metroid Fusion. They gave a pretty good selection of free GBA games. The NES ones were okay, but I had a lot of fun with them too as a kid. This year I was about to buy a copy of Samus Returns, which was already $40 used at the cheapest. This was before Dread was announced. I’d hate to see how that’ll go up in the coming months.

[@MartindeBoer2]

I have so many games to play on Switch, never going to find the time to go back. Rather play Remastered versions at normal prices.

[@codymcgrew4015]

Glad I am keeping all my DS’s. I will never sell another Nintendo console again, especially after seeing how expensive it is to get a GameCube and it’s games. Plus, upscaling is also hell.

[@alvallac2171]

*its games (possessive) it's = contraction of "it is/has"

[@joshuareveles]

I got super lucky and found the cosmic new 3ds xl for $120 (it’s going for like $220-300 for the condition it is in). The screens are in great condition and all the buttons work perfectly.

[@hanner18ify]

I loved the video guys, I went on the eshop on my 2ds and I saw really good sales, monster hunter 3 was 4.99, and 4 was 7.99.

[@henrybitz2.072]

I'm glad some japanese versions are really cheap. I went to ebay and I found Smash 3DS mint for only 10€.

[@wesleymyers9103]

Would those work on a North American system/translate into English?

[@henrybitz2.072]

@@wesleymyers9103 nope. If you want to play JP games you have to either mod your console or buy a JP 3DS.

[@MathiasWolfbrok]

Yeah, that reminds me, I need to make my 2DS region-free

[@ChloeCinema]

DS and 3DS game prices have made me think it's time to get into 🏴‍☠️

[@jcchaconjr]

To confirm your comments about 3DS games and certain consoles, there are definitely some games that are definitely tied to console, regardless of the account r registered on them. One example of a 3DS I have is the SNES edition new 3DS XL, which comes with Super Mario Kart. You can reset the console and still be able to re-download it from the eShop. Another is the new 3DS Super Mario 3D Land edition. Also can download the game without being tied to an account. While it’s awesome to see them go up in value, I can’t see myself selling any of them! I have (all in their boxes with all original packaging): The Super Mario White and Black Black Friday editions, the new 3DS Super Mario 3D Land edition, the new 3DS XL Samus edition, standard black new 3DS XL, a refurbed white new 3DS with lilac star face plates, and the 3 Limited Editions 2DS XL’s. - Pokéball, Pikachu, and Legend of Zelda editions.

[@gamerchickvic2396]

I bought my first ever 3ds XL last July and I'm so glad I did. Luckily, I was able to pick up Ocarina of time, majors Mask, link between worlds, Pokemon X and Ultra Sun, LM: Dark Moon, fantasy life, and MH stories physically before the price hike