The Nintendo 3DS comes out this Sunday, and that means gamers will be wanting to trade in their old, busted Nintendo DS for a spiffed-out new system. But where can you get the best trade in deal? Read on, and we'll give you an idea of how to trade your old DS in for a Nintendo 3DS.
GameStop has a tremendous deal: According to the company's website, the retailer is offering $50 worth of trade-in value for a DS Lite, $75 for a DSi, and a heaping $100 for a DSi XL. So if you hand in a DSi XL, you're basically getting a 3DS for only $149. Gamestop is also offering $300, online-only bundles which include a 3DS case and a game (either Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition or Samurai Warriors Chronicles).
More trade-in deals are under the "Read More" tag.
Amazon.com: is offering up a gift card worth offering $50 for a DS Lite, $75 for a DSi, and $100 for a DSi XL. You can use that money to pre-order anything from the retailer, not just a 3DS, which is, in a word, rad. Finally, I can trade my DS for a coffee-table book about post-surrealism!
Toys R Us is offering "up-to" $75 bucks trade-in value on a Nintendo DS, but how close to that $75 you'll get will be determined at the store, based on the condition of your machine and the model. My guess would be you'll be getting significantly less money than $75, should you stop by Toys R. On the other hand, they're offering a launch-day twofer deal: Buy a game, get the second for half-price. Provided you can find two good games for the thing, this might be the deal to pick. (Hint: PilotWings and Zelda.)
K-Mart: K's deal might be the thing for you if you don't happen to already own a DS (or you don't want to trade it in.) They're not offering any value on trade-ins, but they are offering $25 off the price of a Nintendo 3DS launch title.
Target:Target's trade-in gaming partner, NextWorth, is currently offering $20 for a DS, $30 for a DS Lite, $45 for a DSi and $60 for a DS XL. Of course, all this is contingent somewhat on the quality and wear of the unit. Don't be bringing in a DS with a cracked apart hinge and expecting full value.
Have you guys heard of any deals I've missed? If so, let me know in our comment section below.
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bullroarer
personally i think 50$ is an ok deal
uoodc
i have a classic ds in good condition, anywhere i could trade it in to get good money off?
Spybreak
Call my stupid but I'd rather hold on to my DS Lite, (which has a protective case, screen and skin) and have it just as my DS gaming system or a local multiplayer system. Seriously 50 bucks is not enough for me, I'd rather just pay the 50 bucks and keep my beloved DS Lite.
NelsonDemifur
Well I have a working DS Lite and a Classic DS with a cracked top screen. Even if i were going to sell one or the other, I'd have to fix the screen on the classic first. Plus i'm not going out there on Lauch Day because I don't have the money, time, nor enough pepper spray to deal with some of the fans. But if, scratch that, WHEN I get mine I'm aiming for a red one if possible
the_gamester_of_triskelion
You can only get an Aqua blue and a Cosmo black 3DS currently, but they are porbably going to release it soon.
candle
where can i get a red 3ds? i want one so bad
the_gamester_of_triskelion
I received my list within the last week. So each game is going to be 39.99, or about $40 a pop, unless I list a different price next to the game. Just so you now, I am not going to put up the launch day games, because everyone knows what they are.
4/11
Rabbids travel in time
Tom clancy's splinter cell
Dream trigger
5/11
Thor god of thunder $34.99
Pinball hall of fame williams edition $29.99
Dual pin sports
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
Spongebob Suigglepants
Balloon pop 2 $19.99
Dead or alive dimensions
Cartoon network: punch time explosions
6/11
Anglers club: ultimate bass fishing
Legend of Zelda: ocarina of time
James noir's hollywood crimes
Pac-Man & galaga dimensions
Transformers: dark of the moon
Shin megami tensei: devil surv. over
7/11
Resident evil: mercenaries
8/11
Mario kart
Animal crossing
Paper Mario
Kid icarus: uprising
9/11
Pet zombies in 3d
Face kart: photo finish
and lastly,
Skylanders spyro's adventure pack $59.99
Hope this helps everyone. If you still need a list of launch day titles, and if you can get enough people to beg me, I just might post them up also!
Signing off,
Me...
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cwhas2godhands
and right now, somewhere in New Jersey, someone is digging a giant hole.
CyberSzabo
Trade-ins are a scam and so is the bundle 3DS=$250 Street Fighter=$40 but the bundle is $300? We pay an extra $10 for the lols? Gamestop is a geedy whore
the_gamester_of_triskelion
I don't have my list on hand, but I can get it soon.
the_gamester_of_triskelion
Sorry, Zelda is not actually a launch title. (Don't tell me I don't know what I am talking about) Because When at gamestop, they gave me a complete list of all of the launch title games, including the rest of the games for a year. Sadly, Zelda is coming out in September.
the_gamester_of_triskelion
I recently traded in a butt-load of stuff at gamestop to pre-order a 3DS. They will give you $50-Ds lite, $75-Dsi, and $100-DsiXL. My Ds lite had a broken hinge, I had it for a couple years, so they took off $10. So if the hinge is broken, you will only get a small paycut. Anyways, I got $130 and pre-ordered a Aqua Blue 3DS! W00T! Hope this helps!
XzeusX
What? Zelda is a Launch Title?
beatter
I got $85 for my DSi off eBay, probably the best way to go :D
illegal_charmander
I'm so going to get that......but what about Flipnote Studio?I'll haft to rethink this.
SlayerIssac
so my super-glued back together broken hinge of a DSLite wont qualify? darn...
bigbowser101
Cool to read about the other trade in deals, but Gamestop had info about their trade in deals for about a month now... where were you then?
permanent_nirvana
What about trading in a Wii?
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