Pokemon X and Y with a limited edition 3DS bundle??

[SUP3RN0VA]

As I'm well aware, North America and Europe are receiving, if not already received, a limited edition Pikachu 3DS XL.

This makes me wonder how great it would be if Pokemon X and Y were bundled with a Limited Edition 3DS with the games. They could have two different limited edition 3DS', one bundled with Pokemon X and the other with Pokemon Y, although I'd imagine Nintendo would only want to create just one limited edition 3DS, and not go through the trouble of creating two different ones simultaneously.

What do you all think of a limited edition 3DS bundle with the games?? Is it a good idea or not??

 

[AiedailEclipsed]

Something tells me there'll be one.

Really though. Nintendo has a pretty good track record of releasing a system that has some sort of customization based on whatever game is out/coming out. The only two they didn't do this with recently was HGSS and BW2 (according the Bulbapedia, anyway). Either way, I think its pretty safe to say that we'll get some kind of 3DSXL bundle with XY customizations and a copy of the games.

 

[Joshawott]

Nintendo are loving console bundles at the moment. In Europe alone, we've had 3DS XL bundles with Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and are getting one for Fire Emblem Awakening next month. Aside from Fire Emblem though, they've all been standard XL colours (Fire Emblem's being an apology for the two month delay between America and Europe).

Personally, I will be miffed off if they do release limited edition Pokémon 3DS XLs with the game, as I asked for the Pikachu XL for my birthday purely for XY. As we already have a red XL and a blue XY, I can see them bundling a pre-installed copy of X with a blue 3DS XL and a pre-installed copy of Y with a red 3DS XL.

 

[AiedailEclipsed]

Nintendo are loving console bundles at the moment. In Europe alone, we've had 3DS XL bundles with Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and are getting one for Fire Emblem Awakening next month. Aside from Fire Emblem though, they've all been standard XL colours (Fire Emblem's being an apology for the two month delay between America and Europe).

Personally, I will be miffed off if they do release limited edition Pokémon 3DS XLs with the game, as I asked for the Pikachu XL for my birthday purely for XY. As we already have a red XL and a blue XY, I can see them bundling a pre-installed copy of X with a blue 3DS XL and a pre-installed copy of Y with a red 3DS XL.

Huh. That'd be interesting. Is that how they do 3DS bundles? Preinstall the game? No cartridge or box? :c That's a little depressing. I'd probably buy the bundle for the system and go by the actual game.

 

[Joshawott]

Nintendo are loving console bundles at the moment. In Europe alone, we've had 3DS XL bundles with Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and are getting one for Fire Emblem Awakening next month. Aside from Fire Emblem though, they've all been standard XL colours (Fire Emblem's being an apology for the two month delay between America and Europe).

Personally, I will be miffed off if they do release limited edition Pokémon 3DS XLs with the game, as I asked for the Pikachu XL for my birthday purely for XY. As we already have a red XL and a blue XY, I can see them bundling a pre-installed copy of X with a blue 3DS XL and a pre-installed copy of Y with a red 3DS XL.

Huh. That'd be interesting. Is that how they do 3DS bundles? Preinstall the game? No cartridge or box? :c That's a little depressing. I'd probably buy the bundle for the system and go by the actual game.

That is how they're doing bundles these days. The Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U bundle comes with the game in a box due to the limited storage capacity on the Wii U, but the Monster Hunter 1 has the actual game pre-installed.

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

My original thoughts were that Europe and North America may get slightly annoyed with a Pokemon X and Y bundle after already getting the Pikachu 3DS, although I do not think it will be too much of a problem, as anyone who bought the Pikachu 3DS would not need the bundle 3DS, unless they were really liked it and were willing to spend the money.

Lately, they have been releasing bundles with the games pre installed on the 3DS, I believe they did that with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. I personally hope they will have a hard copy with the bundle though. I prefer the hard copies, although they both have their advantages.

If they do have a bundle with a pre-installed game, I'd need to enjoy the aesthetics of the limited edition Bundle quite a lot in order to consider getting one. I'd be more willing to get the bundle with a hard copy.

 

[Kyuuketsuki]

That's why I'm holding off buying a 3DS XL. I have a DS Lite with Dialga and Palkia, and it's the most wonderful thing ever. It makes the Pikachu 3DS XL look like something a spasming child drew. I fully plan on spending all the money I have saved for a 3DS XL with Xerneas on it, and if Yveltal is there, then he's just a bonus. I already have a 3DS, but I want to trade with myself...

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

If the bundle comes only with the standard colours and is bundled with a pre-installed game, then I'll probably buy a new 3DS and the game separately, unless the bundle is a lot cheaper than buying the two alone.

I'm hoping they will go the extra mile and create a new limited edition 3DS with the bundle, or hold off releasing the Pikachu 3DS here in Australia until the games are released, and bundle it with the Pikachu 3DS.

 

[Joshawott]

My original thoughts were that Europe and North America may get slightly annoyed with a Pokemon X and Y bundle after already getting the Pikachu 3DS, although I do not think it will be too much of a problem, as anyone who bought the Pikachu 3DS would not need the bundle 3DS, unless they were really liked it and were willing to spend the money.

Lately, they have been releasing bundles with the games pre installed on the 3DS, I believe they did that with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. I personally hope they will have a hard copy with the bundle though. I prefer the hard copies, although they both have their advantages.

If they do have a bundle with a pre-installed game, I'd need to enjoy the aesthetics of the limited edition Bundle quite a lot in order to consider getting one. I'd be more willing to get the bundle with a hard copy.

It's more to the point that people would have purchased the XLs as Pokémon fans, then another set comes out that they might like more, but they'd feel like they were suckered in by the Pikachu XL being limited edition. Maybe they could just rerelease the Pikachu XLs with pre-installed copies of XY.

Every 3DS XL bundle has had the games as pre-installed as opposed to a physical copy, so if there are bundles, they will most likely be pre-installed.

If the bundle comes only with the standard colours and is bundled with a pre-installed game, then I'll probably buy a new 3DS and the game seperately, unless the bundle is a lot cheaper than buying the two alone.

That's generally the point with bundles. For comparison, on GAME's website you can buy a Nintendo 3DS XL for £174.99 as well as Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for £39.99. Or, you can buy the 3DS XL bundle for £189.99, which is a total saving of £24.99.

 

[AiedailEclipsed]

Well then. I'll be getting the bundle if it comes (because generally the special editions look fucking awesome) and the physical game. I have my Zelda 3DS and I want to be able to play it there too ; - ; *is a special edition 3DS whore*

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

I doubt they will re-release the Pikachu 3DS once it is over. Nintendo doesn't get in the habit of releasing the same limited edition console twice. You may be right in that they'll bundle it with the standard colours, although I'm still hoping they will have a limited edition 3DS bundled with the games.

I agree with you that the games will most likely be pre-installed in a bundle rather than have a hard copy. Although there may be a very slight chance (VERY SLIGHT) that they actually do two kinds of bundles, one with a hard copy of the game, and the other with the game pre-installed. I do not have my hopes up on that though.

That special limited edition 25th anniversary Legend of Zelda 3DS was beautiful. I never ended up getting it though because I hadn't need a second 3DS yet, but it was such a simple, yet gorgeous 3DS.

 

[Kyuuketsuki]

I don't see why the Pikachu 3DS XL's existence nullifies the X&Y potential bundles. Already, they are highly anticipated games of a franchise that causes people to speculate about the next generation immediately after a couple of new games are released. Besides, the Pikachu 3DS XL was released in Japan in 2012, and more than a year will have passed it by when X&Y come out. And the bundle was released in the UK very late into 2012; there is nothing that holds back any X&Y bundles.

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

You could be right, however it's only just been released in North America and I'm not sure many places in Europe have had it long, and having a limited edition Pokemon 3DS being released and then another limited edition Pokemon 3DS being released that is bundled with Pokemon X and Y around 6 months after may make a person or two slightly annoyed. Although the ones that have the Pikachu 3DS don't necessarily need the bundled 3DS unless it is something they really wanted and is willing to spend money on another 3DS.

Australia hasn't received the limited edition Pikachu 3DS yet (typical), so I am hoping Australia may get lucky and have the Pikachu 3DS released and bundled with Pokemon X and Y.

Although, now that I think about it, the fact that they are releasing a limited edition Pokemon 3DS in some parts of the world now may suggest that there are no plans for Nintendo to create a limited edition 3DS to bundle with the games when they're released. I'd say, if they were planning to have a limited edition with the games, they wouldn't release one now. This may suggest that if they do end up bundling the games with a 3DS, they will be standard colour 3DS, opposed to a limited edition 3DS.

 

[Kyuuketsuki]

You could be right, however it's only just been released in North America and I'm not sure many places in Europe have had it long, and having a limited edition Pokemon 3DS being released and then another limited edition Pokemon 3DS being released that is bundled with Pokemon X and Y around 6 months after may make a person or two slightly annoyed. Although the ones that have the Pikachu 3DS don't necessarily need the bundled 3DS unless it is something they really wanted and is willing to spend money on another 3DS.

Australia hasn't received the limited edition Pikachu 3DS yet (typical), so I am hoping Australia may get lucky and have the Pikachu 3DS released and bundled with Pokemon X and Y.

Still though, we're talking about a franchise that releases two games with minimal differences between them, and a lot of people (like me) buy both of them. Assassin's Creed can't even get away with the spin-offs without being called a ripoff, even though it is a new story and some new mechanics.

 

[Dragonfyre]

Well, I'm hoping for one. Actually, this is why I haven't gotten myself a 3DS yet. Mainly, I'm holding out for a limited ed 3DS, with Xerneas and/or Yveltal on it, but even if that's not the case and they only bundle it with an existing color, I'd buy the bundle for the savings.

I don't see why I can't wait. There isn't a 3DS game I really want to play that gets released before XY.

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

You could be right, however it's only just been released in North America and I'm not sure many places in Europe have had it long, and having a limited edition Pokemon 3DS being released and then another limited edition Pokemon 3DS being released that is bundled with Pokemon X and Y around 6 months after may make a person or two slightly annoyed. Although the ones that have the Pikachu 3DS don't necessarily need the bundled 3DS unless it is something they really wanted and is willing to spend money on another 3DS.

Australia hasn't received the limited edition Pikachu 3DS yet (typical), so I am hoping Australia may get lucky and have the Pikachu 3DS released and bundled with Pokemon X and Y.

Still though, we're talking about a franchise that releases two games with minimal differences between them, and a lot of people (like me) buy both of them. Assassin's Creed can't even get away with the spin-offs without being called a ripoff, even though it is a new story and some new mechanics.

That's true, although 3DS' are a lot more expensive than their games. If I bought the limited edition Pikachu 3DS, it would take one hell of a limited edition to convince me to get another limited edition 3DS. Since I only need a maximum of two handheld consoles for Pokemon trading, I will only need my first 3DS and only one other, so I wouldn't purchase a third 3DS. A new limited edition 3DS bundled with the games may still sell really well though, particularly in places that won't receive the Pikachu 3DS. Still, putting the last paragraph of my last post that i edited in, I do not think they will have another limited edition 3DS.

 

[Kyuuketsuki]

That's true, although 3DS' are a lot more expensive than their games. If I bought the limited edition Pikachu 3DS, it would take one hell of a limited edition to convince me to get another limited edition 3DS. Since I only need a maximum of two handheld consoles for Pokemon trading, I will only need my first 3DS and only one other, so I wouldn't purchase a third 3DS. A new limited edition 3DS bundled with the games may still sell really well though, particularly in places that won't receive the Pikachu 3DS. Still, putting the last paragraph of my last post that i edited in, I do not think they will have another limited edition 3DS.

The Pikachu 3DS XL didn't have any games to promote it, and a Pikachu version of the Gameboy Advance SP was made, and about 6 months later, a Rayquaza version was released. It's not going to be a limiting factor at all, as even the Nintendo DS Lite saw a Pikachu version. He's the mascot of Pokémon, but not of X&Y.

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

That's true, although 3DS' are a lot more expensive than their games. If I bought the limited edition Pikachu 3DS, it would take one hell of a limited edition to convince me to get another limited edition 3DS. Since I only need a maximum of two handheld consoles for Pokemon trading, I will only need my first 3DS and only one other, so I wouldn't purchase a third 3DS. A new limited edition 3DS bundled with the games may still sell really well though, particularly in places that won't receive the Pikachu 3DS. Still, putting the last paragraph of my last post that i edited in, I do not think they will have another limited edition 3DS.

The Pikachu 3DS XL didn't have any games to promote it, and a Pikachu version of the Gameboy Advance SP was made, and about 6 months later, a Rayquaza version was released. It's not going to be a limiting factor at all, as even the Nintendo DS Lite saw a Pikachu version. He's the mascot of Pokémon, but not of X&Y.

Then I guess another limited edition 3DS may be seen by the world. All we can do is wait and see what happens. I would have went with the Pikachu 3DS if it was released here and it looked a little better. It could be a lot worse, but I'm not particularly fond of how Pikachu's design ended up looking on the 3DS.

 

[Kyuuketsuki]

Then I guess another limited edition 3DS may be seen by the world. All we can do is wait and see what happens. I would have went with the Pikachu 3DS if it was released here and it looked a little better. It could be a lot worse, but I'm not particularly fond of how Pikachu's design ended up looking on the 3DS.

That Pikachu looks atrocious; it's one of the reasons why I desperately hope for a Xerneas version.

 

[SUP3RN0VA]

I would love to purchase a limited edition Pikachu 3DS if they made a better looking one. Still, if they ended up bundling that Pikachu with the games here in Australia, I'd consider purchasing it.