Rumor: 3DS Japanese launch dated Nov. 11 by German tabloid

by James Ransom-Wiley on Sep 27th 2010 10:27AM

Überpopular German tabloid Bild has put its money on "November 11" as the day the 3DS will launch in Japan. The paper also pegs the European launch for next spring, as anticipated, and prices the system at an estimated €200 ($270). Nintendo of Japan is scheduled to announce the official date and price for its newest handheld this week, on September 29 from Tokyo.

The Bild article [image] also names the 3D version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 3DS and Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle as launch titles. While Bild's November date is at least a popular guess (the DS Phat, DSi and DSi XL all launched in Japan that calendar month), predictably, the newspaper has not outed its sources. (A note from Wikipedia: "The journalistic standards of Bild, or the lack thereof, are the subject of frequent criticism by German intellectuals and media observers.")

The 3DS is expected to launch early next year in North America.

Via: IGN UK, NeoGAF
Source: Bild [image scan]

Tags: 3ds, bild, ds, europe, japan, mario-kart-3ds, mario-kart-7, nintendo, professor-layton-and-the-mask-of-miracle, release-date, the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time

Reader Comments (41)

270 is insane. A new 160gb ps3 is 299. I know it's going to surpass the 200 mark but idk man it's a handheld. Guess that's the price you pay for glassesless 3D.

@Luckyduke24

That's the price I'm paying for portable Ocarina of Time and Paper Mario.

Woot?

@Luckyduke24

It's a little unfair to compare a day-1, outta the gate, price with the current price of a 4 year old piece of hardware. That thing was $600, right? My newest Android cost x2 the 3DS.

@Luckyduke24
Converting the price into dollars doesn't get an accurate price.

€200 is less than what the Wii cost at launch in Europe, so it would be safe to assume that a €200 retail price in Europe would equate to a price of $230ish in the USA.

@Morphix

PSP Go is $199 now ... At walmart anyway.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell

And they STILL can't move that product.

@PersonOfSorts You have a valid point, but when it comes down to the consumer they only care about the bottom line. If they see a handheld the same price as a console/blu-ray player/media center, they're bound to consider the price they have to pay now and not what something cost 4 years ago. If anything, they would be more inclined to buy the PS3 since it did cost $600 at one time and now they can get it for $300.

@Luckyduke24

When you think about it systems Euro prices are usually the same as the USD ones so hopefully $200 3DS!

@Luckyduke24
"...European launch"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Luckyduke24

You're comparing exchange rates directly. In exchange rates, Europe has gotten screwed over long since the introduction of the Euro

200 Euros probably means 200 dollars, possibly even less, even though that bucks the exchange rate entirely.

So I'm guessing a $215 price for here in the U.S...
a) wasn't the N64's initial price around this area?
b)would they really sell it for more than the wii?

@goomba87

Nintendo's prices are asymmetrical to anything other than the product itself. I mean, they're offering Wii for the same price as 360, as little sense as that makes.

Even if it was $270, that's only $20 more than a PSP go.

I'd be more than willing to pay the extra $20 for a 3DS.

This source is full of bull

basically it's taking source from engadget which took source from nintendo 3ds blog. Then through chinese whispers thinks the information is valid. It's misunderstood the Twitter post about 20th November release date.

The N64 was roughly $250 when it launched back in 1996, but they're saying it's $270 for a 3DS? May I believe that when I see it. Hopefully Nintendo will release more info about this alleged launch date.

$270 in Europe sounds like $250 here which isn't bad considering the PSP launched at that price.

I'm interested in this whole 3DS idea, but before I plunk down any cash for one I have to see it in action

@ben linus

A donkey show?

$270 makes this easy to pass up. We already know it's going to be the shitty V1 anyway. Nintendo will roll out a much better model a year later... pricing V1 at $270 makes waiting even easier.

So then from reading this they're just guessing the price and release date,they don't really know anything 'till September 29 and i highly doubt it's going to be almost as much as ps3 knowing Nintendo.

If it's €200 here in Europe it'll be $200 in the US just like every other console and handheld. Sucks to be us.

I'm calling it now, it'll cost $229.99. :-)

@DeeZeee If that's the case, then Wal-Mart will have it for $229.96 Rollback!

$270 is definitely steep. but personally, i'm paying whatever they charge for it. i'm totally in nintendo's pocket with this thing. this is the future. i hope software stays around about current prices. i'll be pissed if i have to pay $50 for a handheld game. and there better be a full pack-in game for that price! (hopefully zelda)

Guys, please stop freaking out thinking it will cost $270, because it won't. All the article is saying is that $270 is the equivalent to €200. You lucky US citizens always get things cheaper than us Europeans. For example, when you guys were freaking out that the PS3 cost $599, we had to pay £425, which was then the equivalent of $850. The 3DS will not cost $270.

@CloudStrife
I know, name the last EU product that cost the exchange rate over here in the US? It will be $220 most likely, but I'll be buying day 1 no matter what they charge.

@Bubbameister33

lol, kinky kelly and the sexy stud

This comes from Bild, you really shouldn't take it very seriously.

I'll be passing at any price above $199. Unless I get a hands on and I'm blown away.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell
199.99, sorry

didnt the DS Phat release worldwide the same date(or around the same date)? I find it hard to believe that it takes them 1/2 a year to make an english version for games/systems.

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We want this now! Kthxbye.

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I'm gonna say the price will be 189.99 the price the dsi xl used to be, because it seems kinda suspicious that Nintendo would cut their dsi prices right before they announced the 3ds price.

$599 USD...

Really though I'll probably wait for the 3ds lite, 3ds ll or the 3dsi. It isn't like Nintendo isn't already planning a 100 different hardware revisions

it's inevitable it seems which makes me question whether i want it right or not.

Price isn't the major factor for me, it's release date. If it comes out before the end of this year, then I stand a chance of getting it as a Christmas gift. Otherwise, I'll have to somehow scrounge up the money for it myself, which is not gonna be fun.

It will be $200-250 in the US then, which is pretty much what I expected.
Not too bad considering the DSi almost reached $200 and it doesn't have half the new tech that 3DS does.

199 or no go. I still like my DS anyway. I'll wait a couple years then maybe i'll get one. Or i might just get a psp.

@ben linus

Do prostitutes play Paper Mario in glasses-less 3D?
I know which one I'd prefer.

I'm guessing $199.99

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Rumor: 3DS Japanese launch dated Nov. 11 by German tabloid

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