im also from Australia and just seeing those odds make me so angry i didnt just go for peach that would be the less likely picked also Nintendo Australia only getting 50 copies of each makes me even more dissapointed.
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Mario, Princess Peach & Toad Nintendo 3DS Editions coming (European CN only)
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friskykillface
Banned
oh NoA , you continue to hurt me 
i would have taken the peach one too B^)
i would have taken the peach one too B^)
Azure Dream
Member
LamerDeluxe
Member
Didn't find any, I suppose it is just like the regular pink 3DS and the Toad one like the white 3DS.
150 total
I guess that puts the global total at 2050 of each type
It's not so bad, guys. NoA may not have given us a (pretty damn good) chance to win one of a bunch of highly exclusive 3DS systems, but they did give us an (unknown) chance to win 300 coins!
Pretty good, right?
LamerDeluxe
Member
I wonder which version will turn out to be the least common, should not all of them have been won. Seems like a lot of people went for the Peach one because everyone wanted the Toad one, maybe Toad will now become super rare :^D
Going by your estimation of 10,000 entries for that design, with 50 to be won and three entries, you have a 1/67 (1.5%) chance of winning.
1 / ( ( 10,000 entries ÷ 50 prizes to be won ) ÷ 3 chances )
Conrad Link
Member
I really wanted to win a Peach one for my GF, she would have gone nuts.
Had 3+1 entries but NZ/Aus had so few to begin with I guess it was always gonna be tough.
Had 3+1 entries but NZ/Aus had so few to begin with I guess it was always gonna be tough.
Data Elemental
Member
Nah, can't be. The Peach strategy seems to have paid off. I don't think we anybody who claimed to have chosen a Peach one in EU and didn't get it, while we have multiple occurrences of people who chose Toad and didn't get one. This indicates that the number of entries for the Peach 3DS was lower overall.
Alternate hypothesis: Nobody who failed to get a Peach 3DS specified which type they wanted and there are a lot of these people. It was just the most popularly selected one and hence has the highest number of reported winners here. Seems less likely though.
Maybe I should go back and do some counting.
I really wanted to win a Peach one for my GF, she would have gone nuts.
Had 3+1 entries but NZ/Aus had so few to begin with I guess it was always gonna be tough.
One 3DS for every 237,000 Australasians
One 3DS for every 246,000 Europeans
Australasians had the better odds, but only slightly. They clearly designed it to be roughly even.
Edit: For reference, there was one 3DS for every 40,000 Japanese people
Box of Bunnies
Banned
I really wanted to win a Peach one for my GF, she would have gone nuts.
Had 3+1 entries but NZ/Aus had so few to begin with I guess it was always gonna be tough.
Australian drawing is in April.
Data Elemental
Member
Okay, some stats.
Winners: 18
People who didn't win: 23-29 (Tried to only count people who conveyed that they participated.)
Peach: 7 winners
Toad: 4 winners (+2 who tried without success)
Mario: 3 winners
Unspecified: 4 winners
That's 0.6% of the exclusive EU 3DSes going to GAF members so far.
Winners: 18
People who didn't win: 23-29 (Tried to only count people who conveyed that they participated.)
Peach: 7 winners
Toad: 4 winners (+2 who tried without success)
Mario: 3 winners
Unspecified: 4 winners
That's 0.6% of the exclusive EU 3DSes going to GAF members so far.
Conrad Link
Member
I knew there was a reason I didn't get the email!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:O
Shamrock7r
Member
Am I the only one seeing these designs as kind of sketchy? It looks like your flipping open Mario's pants, or lifting up Peach's dress.... No thanks.
No wonder Peach was most popular with gaf
Those odds look better than I thought (considering 10,000 entries sounds ridiculously high anyway), but still, even a 1 in 50 shot is really just very unlikely :,(
This Peach one sold for $305.00:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PINK-PRINCESS-PEACH-NINTENDO-3DS-System-CHOTTO-PEACH-JAPAN-ONLY-LIMITED-EDITION-/170795663874?pt=Video_Games&hash=item27c4370202
Would never sell mine for that little.
LamerDeluxe
Member
I completely agree, the seller should probably have set a (better) minimum value.
:0 so many GAF victoriesI'm in the UK, and I won Toad!
And. I'm going to bloody well use it!
Notorious_Roy
Member
Toad winner here, from Holland. \o/
I have a question for the other winners.
Are you planning to make this your primary 3DS, or are you planning to leave it pristine like some sort of precious collectible?
I really enjoy getting good use of the rare and uncommon gaming items that I've had over the years, and it always seems like a shame to have them boxed and unloved, especially with something like a handheld where others will see it more often.
The profit you might get from reselling hardly seems worth it if you never enjoyed using it.
Are you planning to make this your primary 3DS, or are you planning to leave it pristine like some sort of precious collectible?
I really enjoy getting good use of the rare and uncommon gaming items that I've had over the years, and it always seems like a shame to have them boxed and unloved, especially with something like a handheld where others will see it more often.
The profit you might get from reselling hardly seems worth it if you never enjoyed using it.
I'll continue playing in my regular 3DS. I saw the boxes on Ebay and they seem to no be sealed, so I might watch it outside the box, see if everything is ok, and place it in my collection.
I'm not going to sell. When I was younger I sold a couple of games -- nothing to rare, Skies of Arcadia on GameCube and others like that -- and I regret it. Since I don't sell anyhing related anymore, I have little things like this:
Starwolf_UK
Member
I just hate myself now...Peach entrant who lost (oh did I win lose...) if you even exist, come cheer me up...all I had to do was either buy that copy of steel diver or get over the whole "you're buying games for systems you don't even own" argument...
Somebody said something about a second draw though so maybe that'll be it.
If the Fire Emblem Cobalt Blue 3DS makes it over I'll have no regrets
They'll get rid of them all one way or another. Even if its 15,000 stars lingering on Club Nintendo.
Somebody said something about a second draw though so maybe that'll be it.
give NoA the sloppy seconds
LamerDeluxe
Member
If they have already produced the versions for Europe, seeing as they are sent out in May. It seems only the box and top of the housing are custom. If they did already manufacture them and have some left, a second draw would be a really nice gesture.
Yay! GAF is finally back again!
My wife is going to be using the one I won, she has some DS games already and can play some of mine.
Data Elemental
Member
Toad caught up to Peach a bit. Now it's 8 Peaches and 6 Toads.
From the terms and conditions:
The part about confirmation by email is apparently outdated.ToS said:
I'm not really sure, I don't think I'd ever sell it so never touching and just putting it away it seems kind of like a waste.
I guess whether it becomes my primary 3DS depends on how the system actually looks in person and how the system transfer stuff works, if I can't get all my data and ambassador status across it's pretty much a deal breaker.
Apparently the 3DS data transfer app works pretty well. That might be a deal breaker for me too, come to think of it.
w00pdiw00p
Banned
Did Nintendo fix the upperscreen scratch issue?
If they did, the Mario one is probably going to be my main one
If they did, the Mario one is probably going to be my main one
Azure Phoenix
Member
Maybe someone else can clarify a bit better than I, but my Zelda 3DS started showing noticeable marks after a few weeks - not scatches per se, but certainly enough to suggest the issue has not been eliminated.Did Nintendo fix the upperscreen scratch issue?
If they did, the Mario one is probably going to be my main one
wackojackosnose
Member
I sent in my 04/2012 blue 3DS to be repaired because it was getting minor scratches and got it back over the weekend. It seems they extended the rubber feet of the upper screen to prevent the top screen from touching the bezel of the lower screen so I assume they've fixed the issue. I definitely haven't seen any smudge lines on the top screen at all unlike with my original 3DS.Did Nintendo fix the upperscreen scratch issue?
If they did, the Mario one is probably going to be my main one
LamerDeluxe
Member
Did Nintendo fix the upperscreen scratch issue?
If they did, the Mario one is probably going to be my main one
IIRC they made the little rubber bumpers left and right on the top screen slightly bigger. Maybe I should have my regular 3DS serviced to fix this as it also gets the marks, no scratches yet luckily.
EDIT: Wow, reply avalanche.
Maybe I should do that. Three days of warranty left.
wackojackosnose
Member
It's worth it but only because the repair is free, they fixed the scratches (better for resale value) and they give you an extra year of warranty.
http://www.nintendoservicecentre.co.uk/
They'll even give you a free post label to send it to them.
Great King Bowser
Property of Kaz Harai
Another UK Toad winner here!
Well, the initial winners had to inform Nintendo about their shipping address within 7 days. Maybe some failed to do that, and you were picked as a winner after all, just a bit later?
If so: Congratulations!
Thanks, I just filled out the adress form. Everything looked fine, so maybe I'm really lucky.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Emails have gone out to Australian winners, apparently. I missed out, but someone else on another forum I go to won twice (yes, twice). So that's 2 of the 50 Aussie Peach systems accounted for.