All Information For You
Tesco confirms Nintendo 3DS price error on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:22:51 +0000
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:20 PM on 15th February 2011
Tesco has withdrawn its offer of the new Nintendo 3DS for £157.60 – £40 cheaper than anywhere else.
After putting the Aqua Blue model on the Tesco Direct website at a lower price than anyone else, the supermarket giant later admitted there had been a ‘pricing error’.
Consumer technology websites advised customers to get in there early and make a pre-order before the 3DS becomes available in Europe on March 25, but the offer was pulled by Tesco by the end of the day.
What it DID say: The price offer of £157.60 was soon withdrawn and customers who ordered the Nintendo 3DS were contacted for refunds
The 3DS will become available in Europe on March 25, therefore there is still plenty of time for other retailers to offer more competitive prices, however I very much doubt that prices will get much cheaper than this.
Tesco said in a statement: ‘We have contacted the small number of customers affected to apologise and offer them a full refund.’
When Tesco reset the price at £197, Amazon followed suit. Argos currently has the new console listed at £219.99, and Asda at £199
Tesco’s terms and conditions state: ‘If, by mistake, we have under priced an item, we will not be liable to supply that item to you at the stated price, provided that we notify you before we despatch the item to you.
‘In those circumstances, we will notify the correct price to you so you can decide whether or not you wish to order the item at that price. If you decide not to order the item, we will give you a full refund on any amount already paid for that item in accordance with our refund policy in section 7 below.’
Eagerly awaited: The Nintendo 3DS is released in Europe next month
The price of the Nintendo 3DS has been a controversial topic since Nintendo announced it was up to shops to determine what they would sell it for.
Most retailers set it at £230 at the time, although £200 is the going rate at many shops.
The Nintendo 3DS represents a major breakthrough as unlike the latest 3D televisions and cinema screens, it offers 3D images of both games and films without the need for special glasses.
But the launch of the long-awaited 3D version of Nintendo’s best-selling DS games console was slightly overshadowed by a health warning.
The Japanese computer giant has said children under the age of six should not use the device in 3D mode as it may harm their eyesight.
The 3DS is vital for the future of Nintendo, which disappointed many children around the world after it was unable to launch the product in time for Christmas.
The failure to go on sale in the crucial trading period wiped tens of millions of pounds off the company’s stock market value.
Home | Mail Online
