Majora's Mask New 3DS XL- who else got one?

[larryinc64]

I'm not the biggest fan of OOT, a good game for a first but not without many flaws. I really liked MM, way better bosses, and great story. Not a big fan of the 3 day then reset thing, but has some cool bits that use it. I have not played enough of WW TP, SS, or ALTTP, the NES games aged badly but are fun, loved ALBW on 3DS.

[ShaggyB]

I've never understood why everyone is always jizzing their pants over OoT and MM... These 2 games to me were the worst two Zelda games ever made and continued to be bad with every 3D style of game they made afterward. I know it's all a matter of opinion but come on. We all know the titles started sucking after A Link to the Past.

OoT and MM were still really good games, WW was on the border, NGC version of TP was still OK, SS I have not played (yet I own 2 copies ).

I never liked MM. Playing through it one more time on 3ds.... but I too own SS and have never played it. got halfway through TP and halfway through WW. Last one I beat was LBW. Before that was OoT. Own them all though

[tiamaxwell]

To everyone who got a copy of the 3DS or the collectors edition game, I hate you. I also hate Nintendo for not making enough. I don't understand. Nintendo gets no benefit from not meeting demand. They make no additional money from scalped resales. </rant>

I did manage to get just the game though. Almost done with it. Some changes are great, others are wtf worthy. I feel the bosses have been dumbed down and challenges made easier. The song of double time has been improved to be amazing.

I like most zelda titles. only two I didn't care for were zelda 2 and twilight princess.

[Velmeran]

For anyone who got the CE Guide, is your spine rounder than previous CE guides?
Can't tell on mine if it's just the plastic is wrapped to tight, or if the spine is a little rounder than the other guides -- which are pretty flat.

[oatmeal flavor]

I agree the binding does not seem as high quality as in previous guides. 

[Velmeran]

I agree the binding does not seem as high quality as in previous guides. 

Hmm well on one hand, glad to know it's not just my copy, on the other stinks that it's not just my copy.

I just got back from picking up my MM N3DSXL (pre-ordered from BB, had it shipped to my parents house (10 minutes from mine) because my Dad works out the house now, so he's always there) but I've got another question now, for anyone else who got it, is there anytype of seal on it? Opened it up from the BB package (a stupid barely padded envelope) and there isn't a seal on either end of the box.

I may be misremembering but I swore the ALBW 3DSXL and the Zelda 25th Anniversary/OoT editions version was sealed.

[Megatron]

I don't think A Link Between Worlds was sealed...I don't have my box in front of me, but I remember thinking it was odd.  OoT was definitely sealed.

I also got a red version and a Monster Hunter New 3ds xl and none of them have seals so...Nintendo gettin' cheap.  Personally I'm ok with it, as it doesn't wreck the box.

[wiggy]

To everyone who got a copy of the 3DS or the collectors edition game, I hate you. I also hate Nintendo for not making enough. I don't understand. Nintendo gets no benefit from not meeting demand. They make no additional money from scalped resales. </rant>

I did manage to get just the game though. Almost done with it. Some changes are great, others are wtf worthy. I feel the bosses have been dumbed down and challenges made easier. The song of double time has been improved to be amazing.

I like most zelda titles. only two I didn't care for were zelda 2 and twilight princess.

Limiting things creates demand. Then the next time some "rare" Uhmeebos come out or whatever they shovel on to us in "limited" quantities, people are chomping at the bit for it. Oldest marketing trick in the book. As long as they can keep on rolling out "limited" items, then the cash flow will continue to be FAR from limited.

It's not like they're an orange stand that's sold out of oranges. They've always got something else coming.

[larryinc64]

Limiting things creates demand. Then the next time some "rare" Uhmeebos come out or whatever they shovel on to us in "limited" quantities, people are chomping at the bit for it. Oldest marketing trick in the book. As long as they can keep on rolling out "limited" items, then the cash flow will continue to be FAR from limited.

Yes, there are some people who bought a Marth because he was rare, at the same time I know a ton of people who wanted the Skull Kid figure, or Little Mac and Villager Amiibos regardless of them being rare or limited. They got the hype going, but nothing to fill it other than scalpers. They would make FAR more money making more because they would sell more. Hype for Amiibos is not helping DK, Peach and Yoshi, who many stores are now putting on clearance. People want many of the characters because they want the character, hype may contribute but it only does so much when there are no more to sell.

[Velmeran]

To everyone who got a copy of the 3DS or the collectors edition game, I hate you. I also hate Nintendo for not making enough. I don't understand. Nintendo gets no benefit from not meeting demand. They make no additional money from scalped resales. </rant>

I did manage to get just the game though. Almost done with it. Some changes are great, others are wtf worthy. I feel the bosses have been dumbed down and challenges made easier. The song of double time has been improved to be amazing.

I like most zelda titles. only two I didn't care for were zelda 2 and twilight princess.

Limiting things creates demand. Then the next time some "rare" Uhmeebos come out or whatever they shovel on to us in "limited" quantities, people are chomping at the bit for it. Oldest marketing trick in the book. As long as they can keep on rolling out "limited" items, then the cash flow will continue to be FAR from limited.

It's not like they're an orange stand that's sold out of oranges. They've always got something else coming.

While I'll agree in the case of Amiibos the scarcity of certain ones has led to an entire craze -- but in the case of the Majora's Mask stuff (be in the LE game or the N3DSXL) the entire thing was handled extremely poorly in the US. It's Zelda, the hype was already there. Couple that the fact that because of the Amiibo situation, people are gobbling anything with some value with the Big N's name on it. NoA vastly underestimated demand for MM, they could have easily added additional units to their production run and still had "limited" quantities and still had sell outs.

Instead, they had sell outs of everything within minutes of going up for sale, which resellers loved, but has left a bad taste in tons of people who may not return as customers.

[Megatron]

I agree with the above posts.  While the Amiibo thing is a little bit different - as creating demand for some Amiibo has thus created a demand for ALL future Amiibo, thus ensuring sales - there is practically no benefit for creating a scarce Zelda console.  The system doesn't come with the game, it was just a way to move the system itself - and looking at sales, that isn't a problem, it never is.  By creating a shortage of Zelda 3dsxl, they have only created interest in something, only to walk away from it.  Honestly, the Amiibo thing I think is intentional, but I don't necessarily think the Zelda thing was.
 
For Skull Kid, Nintendo has done this before.  With Skyward they released a limited edition with a gold wii mote.  For Windwaker HD there was the gamestop exclusive ganondorf figure.  Granted, neither sold out as fast as this, but Nintendo at least has a history for making a limited supply of physical extras. 

For the 3DDS console, this is kind of surprising.  Nintendo has produced Zelda consoles for pretty much every handheld since the GBA, as well as a Wii U console.  Those sell well.  But my guess is that they always over produce these items and eventually the demand dies down.  Hell, I can still find Zelda Wii Us and the occasional Link Between Worlds 3ds at my local Walmart.  Maybe those systems didn't sell as well as Nintendo thought.  So I am hoping that Nintendo just grossly underestimated the selling potential.  Because otherwise limiting a console at LAUNCH just to drive up demand for the other colors seems...risky. 
There is also the possibility that had they not released the Skull Kid figure, this wouldn't have happened.  That sold out so fast and caused such a stir that I wonder if scalpers just jumped on the console bandwagon and hoped the 3dsxl would be just as rare, thus creating a scarcity out of hopes of there being one (if that makes sense)

[larryinc64]

The Wind Waker ones were never rare on launch day, I remember seeing a whole pile f them at my GS, I decided to go with the Wii U edition. Somewhat regretting not getting both.


There are 500 Zelda N3DS on eBay, that was 500 people screwed out of the system. So scalpers are a huge problem with this.

[hoverboots]

For Skull Kid, Nintendo has done this before.  With Skyward they released a limited edition with a gold wii mote.  For Windwaker HD there was the gamestop exclusive ganondorf figure.  Granted, neither sold out as fast as this, but Nintendo at least has a history for making a limited supply of physical extras. 

I was thinking about this as well. I have both, and I don't remember any kind of scuffle to get preorders or shortages.

[Velmeran]

Hmm maybe GS had some in store (I don't do much shopping at GS stores these days, usually just online) but I know online they sold out -- but it took a few weeks, if not a month before they sold out of the LE with the Ganondorf figure.

I'll also agree the scalper's who saw the demand the LE w/Skull Kid was getting, and also how much certain Amiibo were going for definitely decided to jump on the MM N3DSXL bandwagon and didn't help matters.

[oatmeal flavor]

I always figured that pre orders were to gauge demand for a product and the adjust supply accordingly.  Now it seems if you don't pre order you don't get it. This wouldn't even be so bad if the pre order were up long enough for anyone interested to find out about it and get it ordered. I am sick of constantly checking on when things go up for      pre order. Takes all the fun out of it. I hope they at least ship more of the N3ds XL for those that couldn't get one.