Nintendo 3DS Release Date and Price Revealed!

[Tyeforce]

<big>The Nintendo 3DS will be released on <big>February 26, 2011</big> in Japan, and in <big>March 2011</big> in North America and Europe, and it will cost <big>￥25,000</big>.</big> (￥25,000 = about $300, but it will likely cost less than that over here. Probably around $250.)

The system will come in two colors; Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black.

Additionally, Miis are confirmed for the 3DS. There will be a Mii Studio, which makes the creation of Miis even simpler, such as a feature that lets you take a picture of your face and turn it into a Mii. You will also be able to transfer Miis over Tag Mode, and you can even save them as QR codes to an SD card an upload them to websites.

You can press the system's Home button to access the various features of the system at any time, even in mid game.

Not only can the 3DS take instant 3D pictures, it can also merge two faces together.

The 3DS will come with a free 2GB SD card.

There will be a Virtual Console for Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, and you can even play select titles in 3D! Also, the 3DS will support transferring of DSiWare, 3DSWare, and Virtual Console games between systems.

There is a feature that automatically downloads new rankings, ghost data, free software, notices from Nintendo and more, all through Wi-Fi. Free 3D videos will be distributed daily with this feature.

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Also, unrelated to the 3DS, Nintendo has confirmed the Wii Remote Plus, which are new Wii Remotes that have Wii Motion Plus built in.

More info: http://ds.ign.com/articles/112/1124149p1.html

 

[Bulerias]

￥25,000 almost = $300. Yikes!

 

[Colour Bandit]

The system will come in two colors; Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black

There will be a Virtual Console for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games, and you can even play them in 3D!

Damn, I wanted the red one! Guess I'll have to go for black... unless they release the red one in the UK.
Yay Game Boy Virtual console!! I can play pokemon emerald in 3D!

 

[Micah]

It's way too expensive for me but the system itself sounds pretty cool.

 

[Tyeforce]

￥25,000 almost = $300. Yikes!

Actually, it will probably be more like $230-$250 over here.

 

[Thunder]

No link or source?

 

[Micah]

No ]It's been confirmed by IGN and a few other big gaming sites.

 

[Tyeforce]

No ]http://ds.ign.com/articles/112/1124149p1.html

 

[Conor]

That virtual console for the Gameboys has got me excited now.

 

[Jas0n]

￥25,000 almost = $300. Yikes!

Actually, it will probably be more like $230-$250 over here.

Why would it be less? Surely it makes more sense that, if anything, it's more expensive?

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Hot damn, Pokemon Yellow in 3D!

 

[Pear]

$250-300 for a handheld?
Ah hell nah.

 

[«Jack»]

I love how it's taken them this long to start producing the WiiMotePlus.
Shouldn't that really have been a part of the original design, or at least have been released at the same time as the add-on?

 

[-Aaron]

Still no Purple? No thanks.
Plus, I can't wait until this gets pirate-able.

 

[Yokie]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I can't wait.

 

[Tyeforce]

￥25,000 almost = $300. Yikes!

Actually, it will probably be more like $230-$250 over here.

Why would it be less? Surely it makes more sense that, if anything, it's more expensive?

Nintendo systems are always more expensive in Japan than they are over here. Take the DSi XL, for example. Its price at launch in Japan was ￥25,000, which is about $236, but it sold for $189.99 here, not $236. Expect a similar situation with the 3DS.

And even a $250 may sound a bit too pricy to some people, but remember what this system is capable of. It has very high specs for a portable game system, too. Not to mention that it comes with a free 2GB SD card and a charging cradle. All that more than justifies the price of the system. Look at it this way; you're going to get a LOT more out of the 3DS at its launch than the Wii, for around the same price.

 

[Conor]

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[Jas0n]

￥25,000 almost = $300. Yikes!

Actually, it will probably be more like $230-$250 over here.

Why would it be less? Surely it makes more sense that, if anything, it's more expensive?

Nintendo systems are always more expensive in Japan than they are over here. Take the DSi XL, for example. Its price at launch in Japan was ￥25,000, which is about $236, but it sold for $189.99 here, not $236. Expect a similar situation with the 3DS.

And even a $250 may sound a bit too pricy to some people, but remember what this system is capable of. It has very high specs for a portable game system, too. Not to mention that it comes with a free 2GB SD card and a charging cradle. All that more than justifies the price of the system. Look at it this way; you're going to get a LOT more out of the 3DS at its launch than the Wii, for around the same price.

Heh, how strange. Wonder why the prices drop in the US.

I still don't think I'll buy a 3DS though, they seem a bit gimmicky to me.

 

[Rawburt]

Hmm, handy, probably get one after the first upgrade.

 

[Tyeforce]

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Why would it be less? Surely it makes more sense that, if anything, it's more expensive?

Nintendo systems are always more expensive in Japan than they are over here. Take the DSi XL, for example. Its price at launch in Japan was ￥25,000, which is about $236, but it sold for $189.99 here, not $236. Expect a similar situation with the 3DS.

And even a $250 may sound a bit too pricy to some people, but remember what this system is capable of. It has very high specs for a portable game system, too. Not to mention that it comes with a free 2GB SD card and a charging cradle. All that more than justifies the price of the system. Look at it this way; you're going to get a LOT more out of the 3DS at its launch than the Wii, for around the same price.

Heh, how strange. Wonder why the prices drop in the US.

I still don't think I'll buy a 3DS though, they seem a bit gimmicky to me.

I think it has something to do with currency exchange rate or something... I dunno.

And I'm *censored.3.0*ing sick of hearing that word!! What the hell is "gimmicky" about the 3DS?! I can understand to an extent why people called motion control a gimmick (though it's not), but what about the 3DS is a gimmick?! And if there is a gimmick, in what way is it bad?! People seriously misuse that word way too much nowadays.