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Nintendo 3DS Out Sooner Than Expected In Japan

by Matthew Kato on July 29, 2010 at 09:30 AM

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Nintendo has told Bloomberg Japan that it intends to put out the 3DS sometime in the next three months in Japan. Nintendo says that it will announce the exact Japanese release date and price on September 29.

This new timing speeds up the 3DS's anticipated release in Japan by a few months, as some industry analysts like Michael Pachter predicted the 3DS would be out in its native country this spring. Hopefully this means that it's us here in the States who will be getting our hands on the 3DS when the flowers bloom – a time of the year that the company has not been shy about releasing handhelds in North America. The DSi XL came out in March, the DSi came out in April of 09, and the DS Lite in June.

via GameSpot

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by Mray901 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 09:54 AM

YES! I want my 3DS ASAP!!
by Kyledk05 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 10:00 AM

IMMA BE ALL OVER DIS SH*T!!!

Lol jk. I'll probably import one like I did with the original DS since the only colors that ever seem to come out in America are Black, Gray, and, in rare cases, White.

Yes, I care that much about choosing the color of my system.

EDIT: Lol the release date has a release date.
by TheOpethAffinity Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 10:09 AM

I can't wait for the 3DS, but I REALLY can't wait for 3D Ocarina of Time. I'm playing through it on Virtual console (taking a break from Legend of Dragoon) so I won't be rusty when it comes out... even if it will be a while.
by jl11mla6 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:07 AM

I don't plan on buying this 3DS I'm going to wait for a new version to come out 1 or 2 years later. By then the 3DS will cost less and there will be a bigger more varied lineup of software.
by Orlando Villanueva Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:20 AM

why not by christmas? it would save their company from more losses!
by spiderj33 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Awesome, can't wait to play 3DS.
by HOWLRMONK3Y 47 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 12:01 PM

its gonna be awesome
by HOWLRMONK3Y 47 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 12:01 PM

its gonna be awesome................ooppss two comments
by Giga-Gamil Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Well, I can wait. By then there should be a somewhat larger game library when it releases in NA.
by Jeffrey Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 12:54 PM

3DS! now! please! argh!
by slickvicXLII Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 01:09 PM

good to hear its releasing sooner rather than later. I cant wait to get my hands on one of these!!!!!!!
by Kahrooch Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 01:16 PM

I want it before January.....I want it now...
by f00gers Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 02:04 PM

hopefully this will rejuvenate TGS, last year was terrible.
by xghost777 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 02:49 PM

They said for America it would be before the end of March 2011, but hopefully it will come out in time for the holidays.
by xplay92 Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 03:12 PM

Well this is great news, hopefully then the North American release date will release by March of 2011, or earlier.

Either way consider me super excited!
by Tanooki Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 03:33 PM

The sooner the better. Now that I've decided to play OoT again on this thing I'm kind of chomping at the bit to get started.
by Matthew Seeley Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 03:38 PM

Sweet!!! Been waiting for news about this for forever! Can't wait to find out. Hopefully the Japanese cost isn't to high, so we can reap the possible price benefits when it comes stateside XD
by NeoPrime Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 03:44 PM

I'm getting ready to sell my DSi right now! ;)
by Delancey The Mad Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 05:14 PM

With all respect,i have to see to believe before i make a purchase for the 3DS.
by Lydix Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 05:42 PM

That's cool that they're coming out with it earlier than anticipated. Hopefully it won't be too rushed though.