Nintendo 3DS Dated, Priced, Colored... Delayed In Europe and US

By SpookSpook81. Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:06:48 PM

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The word is out: Nintendo has set a date and a price tag to their upcoming handheld, the 3DS. However, they also announced that the console would be released at a later date in non-Japanese markets. Bummer.

The company revealed that their newest baby would be out on shelves by February 26th, 2011 and it will carry a heavy price tag: 25,000 Yen (around US$300), so apparently that German tabloid got the date sooooo wrong, but almost got it right on the price. However, the Big N also announced that the console wouldn't be released until about March in Europe and the US.

The console will be released with two versions available at launch: Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black. So the red version is a no-go sad

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Comments

AntonCaptainSeagull Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:18:10 PM

Keep in mind though that the converted Yen to Dollars amount has almost never been equal when launching here, even though in Japan it would cost $300 here it may still be $200

SpookSpook81 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:21:07 PM

Ooooh, let's hope so...

The Last SheikahTheLastSheikah Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:37:17 PM

"Delayed" implies it originally had an earlier release date. Nintendo have never been one for simultaneous worldwide releases.

.edDotEd Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:18:46 PM

I NEED a redesign. I can't bring myself to pay 200-250$ on a Cadillac CTS grilled cheese sandwich Polly Pocket looking system with 5 kinds of buttons, sliders, and a 'gem' polished look.

That aside, I like it a lot.

SpookSpook81 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:44:02 PM

It is 'delayed' because the system was expected to be ready for the Holiday Season...

Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:04:29 PM

Interesting

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:05:17 PM

I wanna know what the CPU is and if it will have a media player... (I know it plays movies, what about songs, a la iTouch)

AntonCaptainSeagull Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:57:59 PM

@ Daniel Hendrycks: It will have an audio player like DSi - maybe an improved version, but at least like DSi

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:02:53 PM

Originally posted by Anton:

@ Daniel Hendrycks: It will have an audio player like DSi - maybe an improved version, but at least like DSi


Thanks!

AntonCaptainSeagull Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:54:56 AM

yeah, hopefully this one will allow playback while it's closed huh?

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:35:12 AM

Originally posted by Anton:

yeah, hopefully this one will allow playback while it's closed huh?


+1

The Last SheikahTheLastSheikah Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:45:20 AM

Originally posted by Spook81:

the system was expected to be ready for the Holiday Season...


No, it was expected by the end of the fiscal year.

$h@wn!shawn3000 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 1:19:38 AM

awesome.......a new game console......... hhmmmm wonder what tha next 1 will look like.......

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