Nintendo 3DS Release Date and Price announced

[AranhaHunter]

- February 26th, 2011 in Japan for 25000 Yen (~ $300), March in the U.S. and Europe.

Features:

-Comes with a 2 GB SD card.
-Comes with charging cradle.
-3DS Virtual Console for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and maybe Game Boy Advance titles.
-3DS online service will sell Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Classic Games in 3D, DSiWare, and 3DS (ware?) titles.
-Always on passive Tag Mode that can do data exchange, even for games not being played.
-Japanese launch colors are Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black.
-Home button brings up an ingame menu enabling users to browse the web, turn Wi-Fi on/off and modify other settings without exiting.
-"Mii Studio" Application: Take a picture of yourself and have it auto converted into a Mii.
- "AR Games" Application: Built in augmented reality games (comes with six paper cards for these).
-"Nintendo 3DS Cameras" Application: The 3DS can automatically merge two photos into a single image. I'm assuming this is also for taking pictures.
-"Nintendo 3DS Sound" Application: Unsure, guessing something like Mario Paint.
-"Chance Encounter Mii Plaza" Application: I'm assuming this is a place for Miis to hang out that you've picked up from tag mode and/or QR codes.
-"Book" Application: Maybe an ebook reader?
-3DSWare games can be moved from one 3DS to another, and some DSiWare games can be moved to the 3DS as well.
-Is compatible with Wifine if you live in Japan.

Courtesy of Nirolak from GAF.

[seigneur_rayden]

It sounds promising. Hopefully somebody will buy that for me as a gift.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by seigneur_rayden

It sounds promising. Hopefully somebody will buy that for me as a gift.

Hopefully they'll buy it for me, too!

Crazy that the thing is going for 300 bones. I can't justify that price for my handheld gaming uses, although I'm sure it's worth it to the right demographic.

[RAZGRIZ-1]

I'll probably pick this up once the price comes down. Hopefully this pushes Sony to make the PSP2 amazing.

[YoungE8080]

As usual, I'm going to wait a few years until all the good games are out to get this gem. Will be looking forward to the gradual price cuts.

[Kino-Chan fan]

Wonder if just as there are other companies in the VC for the Wii, there will be titles for GameGear and WonderSwan on the Portable Console.

[seanjacksmile]

February 26th, 2011 in Japan for 25000 Yen (~ $300)?I can't believe my eye.!

[Hammie]

I wonder if Nintendo will ever support anything other than WEP for wifi. My kids cannot play any mutli player games over wi-fi connect since you need an AP that is configured as WEP and I refuse to put one on my network at home.

[Mavrick]

Here's the line-up and pricing courtesy of Famitsu:

* Battle of the Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (¥5,040)
* Nintendogs+Cats (¥4,800)
* Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (¥5,980)
* Puzzle Bobble 3D (¥4,980)
* Ridge Racer 3D (¥6,090)
* Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (¥4,800)
* Samurai Warriors: Chronicle (¥6,090)
* Winning Eleven Soccer 3D (¥5,800)

The 3DS launches in Japan on 26th February where it will cost 25,000 yen (£193 / €233).

UK and US pricing and launch details anounced Jan 19th. It is also confirmed to be region locked

[Mavrick]

I made a thread with everything there is to know about 3ds including Pictures of the final design and box art aswell as the japanese launch titles and screen shot comparisons between PES on 3ds vs psp and wii. You name it its HERE!