Nintendo is getting serious about boosting sales, hauling out the big gun – dropping the retail price. Nintendo announced yesterday that five of its best-selling first-party games for the 3DS would be reduced to an MSRP of $30, down from the $40 initial price.
As of April 22, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will see their suggested U.S. prices drop to $30. The first three titles on that list are the three best-selling 3DS games of all time, in order, having each sold more than 2.15 million copies in the U.S. alone. All together, the five games have sold more than 9 million copies in the U.S., either through retail or the Nintendo eShop. The discounts apply to both physical and digital copies of the games.
Source: GamesIndustry International
