We've known about the 3DS for what seems like ages but now, finally, we have US launch details, courtesy of dueling press events in New York and Amsterdam. The price for Americans is $249.99 and the release date is March 27, while Europeans will get it a few days earlier, on March 25. European pricing, however, will be decided by retailers, which leaves us feeling a little bit unfulfilled.
Nintendo is promising "30+" games to be available in the US during the launch window, more than 25 in Europe, with that window spanning between the actual launches in March and E3 in June. Sadly we're still in the dark regarding which games exactly will be available when the system drops in March. Many games were discussed, including Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, Dead or Alive Dimensions, Rabbids 3D, Resident Evil: Revelations, a new Paper Mario, and an obligatory Madden game too. There are plenty more mentioned in PR below. This is in addition to titles we already knew about, like Pilotwings Resort and Kid Icarus: Uprising. We're also told that remakes of classic GameBoy and GameBoy Color titles will be hitting the Virtual Console.
Meanwhile, European gamers are going to be getting a taste of exclusive 3D video content from a variety of partners, most notable being EuroSport, which will be serve up depth-enabled sports footage to portable consoles. We're also told episodes of Shaun the Sheep, a new series from Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman, will be available as well. For now these deals look Europe-only, but here's to hoping American folks will get something similar.
We have European and American press releases embedded below for your reading enjoyment.
Update: HMV has released its pricing in the UK: £229.99, which if you run it through a currency converter equates to over $100 more than an American unit. Of course, that includes VAT, but still... ouch!
Update 2: Courtesy of our chums at Joystiq we have another UK price -- well, it's the same UK price, this time at Game.co.uk. So, it looks like £229.99 is the going rate in the UK, while Europe is looking at €249.99.Continue reading Nintendo 3DS launches detailed, coming to US March 27 for $249.99, Europe on March 25Nintendo 3DS launches detailed, coming to US March 27 for $249.99, Europe on March 25 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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