Today Nintendo held their “3DS Preview Event”. Sadly I did not get an invite, and by the looks of it little was really revealed about the 3DS. What was revealed I’ve collated below:
Launch date: 25th March 2011
Pricing (£) will be set by the retailers:
Expect prices to be around £220 to £230, and expect the prices to sky rocket in the first few weeks due to low stock in the UK. Amazon (and Play) has confirmed they are going to initially sell the 3DS for £219:
25 Launch games:
At launch the 3DS will have 25 games available. This is more than Japan, however, Japan does get the console a whole month before us in the UK. 25 should mean a nice variety of games, which will hopefully show off what the 3DS is capable of.
Black and blue:
The 3DS will be available in 2 colours at launch – Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black. Beats the “clam shell gray” that the DS was limited to at launch. I’d expect a red soon after launch date.
Backwards compatibility:
Laurent Fischer (Nintendo) says the 3DS will be compatible with “nearly” all DS / DSi titles. I guess DS titles that need plug-ins (e.g. Guitar Hero) will not play on the 3DS.
3D TV:
Yep, its looking like Eurosport and Sky TV will be offering some 3D services to the 3DS.
Region Lock:
Erm, neither confirmed nor denied.
So that’s all the information from the preview event. Personally I feel that £220 is a little steep, but then again the Sony PSP launched at a similar price point. However, will gamers pay over £200 for a portable device when the 3 main consoles (Wii, PS3, 360) can be had for the same amount? And how will a new portable device hold its own against the newly developing tablet (iPhone OS / Android OS) and smart phone gaming platforms?
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