Nintendo 3DS - Launch announcement

smokingman

Nintendo are having an event in Amsterdam today at 2pm to announce details of the European launch of the 3DS.

Live stream link here

Looking forward to getting my hands on this device on launch day as it looks pretty damn cool from what's released thus far.

There also looks to be a good number of games under development (as released by Nintendo Power magazine below).

So, who's getting one?

* Animal Crossing*
* Asphalt GT
* vAssassin’s Creed Lost Legacy
* Baseball*
* Batman*
* Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike
* BloodRayne: The Shroud
* Bokujyoumonogatari 3D*
* Bomberman*
* A Boy and His Blob
* Carnival Games*
* Cartoon Network*
* Chocobo Racing 3D*
* Contra*
* Crash-City GP
* cubic ninja
* de Blob 2
* Dead or Alive Dimensions
* Deca Sports*
* DJ Hero 3D
* Dragon Ball*
* Dragon Quest*
* Driver Renegade
* Dynasty Warriors*
* Etrian Odyssey*
* Face Racers: Photo Finish
* FIFA Soccer*
* Final Fantasy*
* Frogger*
* Gundam*
* Hollywood ’61*
* Kid Icarus: Uprising
* Kingdom Hearts 3DS*
* Kororinpa*
* Kung Fu Panda Kaboom of Doom
* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
* LEGO*
* Lion’s Pride: Adventures in the Serengeti
* Lovely Lisa 3D
* Madden NFL Football
* Mario Kart*
* Martha Stewart
* Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
* Mega Man Legends 3
* Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
* My Garden
* Naruto Shippuden Action
* Ninja Gaiden*
* Nintendogs + Cats
* Pac-Man & Galaga*
* Paper Mario*
* The Penguins of Madagascar
* PilotWings Resort
* Pro Evolution Soccer*
* Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle*
* Puss N Boots
* Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
* Resident Evil Revelations
* Ridge Racer*
* Saints Row: Drive-By
* Samurai Warriors 3D*
* Shin Megami Tensei*
* Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor*
* Shin Megami Tensei: Persona*
* The Sims 3
* Sonic*
* SpongeBob SquarePants*
* Star Fox 64 3D
* Steel Diver
* Super Monkey Ball*
* Super Robot*
* Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition*
* Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
* VS-robo
* WonderWorld Amusement Park

Dozen Wicked Words

smokingman wrote: »

So, who's getting one?

If I could afford one I definitely would, line up of games looks fantastic, looking forward to the announcement.

smokingman

Wow, Sky3D content contracts made so we'll be able to watch premiership goals in 3D on it!....waiting on the games now...

Retr0gamer

Wish I had the money, looks like a damn good piece of equipment with a great line up. I need a job!

Dozen Wicked Words

VERY strong french accent from Laurent, but still getting the gist of it. Looks as good as I hoped it would be so far, shaun the sheep a bit of an irrelevence.

Here come the game developers........

gouche

Jonathon Ross looks lost on it!:pac:

The_B_Man

loll at Jonathan Ross not understanding the SF bloke, doing the gamepad gestures! Looked like he was in limbo!

smokingman

WANT PES!!

The_B_Man

25th march launch.
Graphics just look the same as the normal DS.

That_Guy

Finally a launch date! The 3DS will be available in Europe from March 25th 2011.

That_Guy

No price announced as of yet.

Princess Peach

The teasing for that date was unreal! Looks awesome though. Not long to wait

TeddyTedson

What did I miss?

Love Wossy :P

CiDeRmAn

Want one!
Ahhh!
And I'm spending the deposit on a Ikea cocktail cab instead!
Bugger!

Not sure about Shaun the Sheep though, rather see some link ups with established studios tbh to see the latest movies in 3D on the system, can't see any Sony owned studios releasing content on the 3DS though, so no Spiderman in 3D for us then...
We will probably have Avatar and the Toy Story movies though, so not so bad.
Remastered Star Wars in 3D would be cool, especially if we don't have a 3D capable TV.

ShaneU

It'll be €250, they could charge €300 and it'd still be sold out everywhere at the end of the year.

cherryghost

ShaneU wrote: »

It'll be €250, they could charge €300 and it'd still be sold out everywhere at the end of the year.

Gamestop are retailing at 270 euro. It's launching at 249 dollars in America. That equates to around 180-190 euro. Where is Gamestop justifying in selling it 80-90 euro above RRP?

I do understand the fluctuation in prices etc, but I was expecting it would sell for about 230ish max

Nollog

Fellows on THE INTERNET think independent retailers will undercut the big guise, given there's no RRP.
I really wish they'd not use Johnathon Woss, as he's hard to understand at the best of times.

Brian017

Pixmania have it for €249

Nollog

and 15 shipping, so still around 270

http://www.asda-entertainment.co.uk/games/consoles/nintendo-3ds-console-cosmic-black-bundle-includes-super-monkey-ball/10308197.html
270ish with a game. Best offer so far.

homolumo

On Play.com it is 307.99......

The_B_Man

Did they have Jonathan Ross as host when they released the Wii??

Coz I'm just thinking, wouldnt it be gas listenin to him tryin to describe the wii "remote"?

spose he'd be calling it the wiimote! :eek:




actually, i wonder did he have anything to do with the marketing!

speedboatchase

Pixmania's price seems to be the most reasonable, Play.com are really taking the piss

Brian017

I don't think Play deliver electronics to Ireland anyway

ShaneU

£200 on shopto

Nollog

ShaneU wrote: »

£200 on shopto

£29 Shipping
http://www.google.ie/search?q=228.25+gbp+to+eur

Motley Crue

Ordered it today with Amazon, pre order price is £202

Also pre ordered Mario Kart 3DS but this might not be launched on release day, and unless MGS gets a worldwide launch release, I'm not sure what will be my first game for the console - SF4?

Nollog

I'd say there'll be a long wait for mario kart and metal gear.
Christmas probably.

Motley Crue

/\/ollog wrote: »

I'd say there'll be a long wait for mario kart and metal gear.
Christmas probably.

I hope not, Mario Kart is available for pre order on Amazon so it looks to be a game they're almost 100% will sell consoles. I would think, or hope, that Mario Kart is one of the launch titles...

Konami has said they want to release Metal Gear worldwide in March/April. The Japanese release date is late March. Time will tell.

Nollog

Nintendo has confirmed their launch titles:
Nintendogs +cats
And pilotwings for the window before e3.

NoA confirmed Zelda 3d and icarus for after e3, and no news of mario kart leads me assume after e3, very late after e3. which usually means christmas.

Cows Go µ

I'll probably pick it up at some point, probably when Kingdom Hearts comes out, I'm already excited about that game so by then I will have to buy it as soon as it comes out and I'll just have to get the 3DS then too. I'll probably just get it in HMV when it does come out, unless somewhere does a good deal