Okay, you can all go back to talking about soccer games now.
[Thanks, Sean C.!]
3DS to launch in Europe on March 25, £229.99 in UK, €249.99 in Europe
by Justin McElroy 
on Jan 19th 2011 10:13AM
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Okay, you can all go back to talking about soccer games now.
[Thanks, Sean C.!]
Reader Comments (53)
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:15AM liam said
Football*
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 12:39PM maveric101 said
@liam
why do people care so much about this? as long as everyone knows what's being discussed, why does it matter what someone calls it?
the US already has a sport called "football," so we're never to going to stop calling traditional football "soccer." get over it.
besides, the term "soccer" actually originated in the UK, derived from the "soc" in "association football."
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why do people care so much about this? as long as everyone knows what's being discussed, why does it matter what someone calls it?
the US already has a sport called "football," so we're never to going to stop calling traditional football "soccer." get over it.
besides, the term "soccer" actually originated in the UK, derived from the "soc" in "association football."
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 5:31PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@maveric101
Lol @ you caring so much to write a whole wall of an explanation asking why others care so much :D
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Lol @ you caring so much to write a whole wall of an explanation asking why others care so much :D
Posted: Jan 20th 2011 1:04AM liam said
@maveric101 I don't think it's really as big a deal as you might think.
Mostly is provides playful banter between us and you folks in the US!
We do find it amusing that our game literally as all about a round ball and feet, though, whereas yours is a bit further from the obvious meaning the name implies :P
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Mostly is provides playful banter between us and you folks in the US!
We do find it amusing that our game literally as all about a round ball and feet, though, whereas yours is a bit further from the obvious meaning the name implies :P
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:16AM zack11190 said
You know what's crazy? They call that wacky sport of theirs "Football". LOL!
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:18AM dylanspronck said
@zack11190
Yeah we call it football because, well... you kick a ball... with your foot.
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Yeah we call it football because, well... you kick a ball... with your foot.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:41AM Indefinite Implosion said
For those that haven't seen: http://www.saasta.fi/saasta/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/handegg.jpg
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Posted: Jan 19th 2011 11:34AM thomdibblevii said
@dylanspronck actually, no. football is called football originally because it wasn't played on horseback. still, yanks; get it right. it is football.
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Posted: Jan 19th 2011 11:37AM chargen said
For those who haven't seen: http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/soccer-officially-announces-it-is-gay,17603/
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Posted: Jan 19th 2011 12:45PM maveric101 said
@zack11190
dude, shut up. you're making reasonable Americans like me look bad.
Americans will call it "soccer," and the rest of the world will call it "football." that's not going to change (because of the existence of american football). i don't see the problem as long as everyone knows what we're talking about.
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dude, shut up. you're making reasonable Americans like me look bad.
Americans will call it "soccer," and the rest of the world will call it "football." that's not going to change (because of the existence of american football). i don't see the problem as long as everyone knows what we're talking about.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 5:05PM maveric101 said
@zack11190
alright, i didn't notice that the first and third comments on this thread were both by you. i apologize. still, europeans tend to get very but*hurt over the whole soccer/football thing, so imo it's best not to even joke about it.
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alright, i didn't notice that the first and third comments on this thread were both by you. i apologize. still, europeans tend to get very but*hurt over the whole soccer/football thing, so imo it's best not to even joke about it.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 5:41PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
@zack11190
Why?
Jokingly: Because we know it annoys you guys
Seriously: Because thats the actual name, only Americans that don't watch it get it wrong, those that actually have an interest in it from America call it football.
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Why?
Jokingly: Because we know it annoys you guys
Seriously: Because thats the actual name, only Americans that don't watch it get it wrong, those that actually have an interest in it from America call it football.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 5:15PM Marco le Polo said
@zack11190
lolz it doesn't seem like Joystiq has changed since I've been gone.
Good.
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lolz it doesn't seem like Joystiq has changed since I've been gone.
Good.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:16AM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said
"talking about soccer games"
Football. You mean football. It's Europe.
Football. You mean football. It's Europe.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 11:07AM Lucky The Fox said
@Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar
"Football. You mean football. It's not America."
Fix'd.
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"Football. You mean football. It's not America."
Fix'd.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:16AM Foetoid said
They also announced every game trailer we've seen so far for any 3DS game, both RE titles, Pilot Wings, Zelda, Paper Mario, DOA and SF4, all of them will be out before the end of June.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:16AM kazzar said
WOOOO YEAH!!!!!!
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:17AM Dopple Boppler said
Being American this doesn't affect me, but what the hell at that no price announcement? I feel for you trans-Atlantic brothers
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:21AM oO Wallace Oo said
@Dopple Boppler
I believe he said that the retailers have a trade price but it is up to them to set up the actual price point. Or something like that I was too busy watching Wossy's glorious beard
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I believe he said that the retailers have a trade price but it is up to them to set up the actual price point. Or something like that I was too busy watching Wossy's glorious beard
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:26AM Dopple Boppler said
@Dopple Boppler
Yes, I should have been more clear - what the heck at this pricing announcement that seems to be indicative of bad time ahead for errbody
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Yes, I should have been more clear - what the heck at this pricing announcement that seems to be indicative of bad time ahead for errbody
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 1:35PM maemikemae said
Actually if I'm not mistaken the term football was created to differentiate between games played "on foot" as in running as opposed to games played on horseback like polo and fox hunting which were usually played by the rich so it was also a bit of a class distinction. Hence that is why Association Football (soccer), Rugby Football, American Football, and Australian Rules Football are all 4 distinct games that are all often referee to as just football in areas where they are each the most popular.
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Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:20AM WPstart said
It means we're gonna get totally ripped-off with pricing. Retails will set it to about £210-£230.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:37AM SSUK said
@WPstart
$249.99 -> €249.99 -> £210~ + 20% VAT (£42~) = £250
Or, Nintendo could not be complete arses and actually currency convert for once in their existence and do us right:
$249.99 -> €180/190~ -> £150/160~ + 20% VAT (£30~) -> £180~
But let's be honest, Nintendo Europe haven't dropped the price of the DS once, the DS Lite is still £99.99, despite many price cuts in the US and Japan. The DSi landed in US/Japan for the ORIGINAL price of the DS, however they slapped £50 onto the price of the DS Lite for the DSi, even more for the DSi XL. So this shafting with pricing was already well expected. The 3DS needs to be sub-£200 for it so succeed. They're pricing casual gamers out of the equation here, and the DS only thrived once they were on-board last time. If they shaft Europe like this, they've lost a LOT of buyers, especially in a time of economic downturn, especially in markets where we're about to be hit by hard by austerity measures taking place in many European countries, the UK included.
tl;dr: Europe getting shafted again, good luck importing a cheaper American model because they've region locked the thing. Nintendo laughing their way to the bank. Thanks Nintendo, love you lots!
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$249.99 -> €249.99 -> £210~ + 20% VAT (£42~) = £250
Or, Nintendo could not be complete arses and actually currency convert for once in their existence and do us right:
$249.99 -> €180/190~ -> £150/160~ + 20% VAT (£30~) -> £180~
But let's be honest, Nintendo Europe haven't dropped the price of the DS once, the DS Lite is still £99.99, despite many price cuts in the US and Japan. The DSi landed in US/Japan for the ORIGINAL price of the DS, however they slapped £50 onto the price of the DS Lite for the DSi, even more for the DSi XL. So this shafting with pricing was already well expected. The 3DS needs to be sub-£200 for it so succeed. They're pricing casual gamers out of the equation here, and the DS only thrived once they were on-board last time. If they shaft Europe like this, they've lost a LOT of buyers, especially in a time of economic downturn, especially in markets where we're about to be hit by hard by austerity measures taking place in many European countries, the UK included.
tl;dr: Europe getting shafted again, good luck importing a cheaper American model because they've region locked the thing. Nintendo laughing their way to the bank. Thanks Nintendo, love you lots!
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 3:00PM Drakkenfyre said
@SSUK
To be fair, most companies screw you over by simply removing the Euro symbol, and sticking the $ on it.
Even Valve, which does a ton of it's business online, does the same thing.
Is it fair? No. Is Nintendo the only one who does it? No.
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To be fair, most companies screw you over by simply removing the Euro symbol, and sticking the $ on it.
Even Valve, which does a ton of it's business online, does the same thing.
Is it fair? No. Is Nintendo the only one who does it? No.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:22AM mattyapc said
Don't forget US prices are always quoted without tax added on - UK (and Europe I think) always have VAT added in the price.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:31AM Histeria said
@mattyapc Indeed. A direct conversion from the US price would be £156.32 + 20% VAT = £195.40. As such, a fair retail price in the UK would be, say £199.99 (just under a fiver more than the USA).
There is no chance at all we’ll get a fair price, though.
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There is no chance at all we’ll get a fair price, though.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:35AM DigitalFortress said
£249 UK
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:36AM Cube said
So far cheapest in UK is £119.99 at Play.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 3:50PM 24hourpartypal said
@VeeDeeVee
Play wants to sell it to me (NL) for 309 EUR, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. They usually have fair prices, but this is not.
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Play wants to sell it to me (NL) for 309 EUR, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. They usually have fair prices, but this is not.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:46AM JONNNathannn said
That's sooner than I expected, actually. Of course I'm interested in the 3DS but I really need to see the effect and hold it before I decide if I'm buying - the DS Lite was very uncomfortable for me to play with.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:46AM mrmobius said
Hopefully Amazon will eventually get it under 200, maybe 199. That 1 at the front has a big advantage over any other price points.
Either way, hopefully I'll be doing well enough to have exams until February 2012, then it is 3DS all the way.
Either way, hopefully I'll be doing well enough to have exams until February 2012, then it is 3DS all the way.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:51AM Foetoid said
More info leaking out via Vooks:
Using a service that will be provided after the hardware’s launch, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL owners will be able to transfer games downloaded from the Nintendo DSi Shop onto their new Nintendo 3DS systems.
The Nintendo eShop, (only available after a firmware update) will offer access to downloadable games, including Nintendo DSiWare and ones specifically made for Nintendo 3DS. Also, just as the Virtual Console service on Wii makes retro games available for download, the Virtual Console games on Nintendo 3DS will be pulled from classic Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. Players will be able to view game videos, download demos for select games and see how other consumers rated the games. The Nintendo eShop will use a cash-based system. Users can either input credit card information in the shop or purchase a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at retail locations.
Excellent! :D
Using a service that will be provided after the hardware’s launch, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL owners will be able to transfer games downloaded from the Nintendo DSi Shop onto their new Nintendo 3DS systems.
The Nintendo eShop, (only available after a firmware update) will offer access to downloadable games, including Nintendo DSiWare and ones specifically made for Nintendo 3DS. Also, just as the Virtual Console service on Wii makes retro games available for download, the Virtual Console games on Nintendo 3DS will be pulled from classic Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. Players will be able to view game videos, download demos for select games and see how other consumers rated the games. The Nintendo eShop will use a cash-based system. Users can either input credit card information in the shop or purchase a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at retail locations.
Excellent! :D
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 10:59AM DokiDokiBawanga said
moar J-RPGs and we have a deal Ninteno. As I'm not interest in any of games offered on release I will wait for a year and see what sort of games will be on system and then maybe buy it.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 11:38AM thomdibblevii said
i'd been really interested in this, but that price point is a joke. not a chance at that price, a ton more than the americans? nintendo have obviousl fallen out of their tree and smacked their heads on every single branch on the way down
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 11:57AM Red Deer said
Not happy with the price... Not happy at all.
They should have announce our RRP's instead of handing them to the stores... In comparison we're being ripped off... Add this to the fact i can't import due to region locking and the situation worsens...
At £156 from direct conversion(USD), and something like £186 (from Yen). I would have imported in a heartbeat.
They should have announce our RRP's instead of handing them to the stores... In comparison we're being ripped off... Add this to the fact i can't import due to region locking and the situation worsens...
At £156 from direct conversion(USD), and something like £186 (from Yen). I would have imported in a heartbeat.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 12:27PM Rakstar1991 said
£230 for a handheld...? Disgusting. Nothing short of disgusting.
I may just have to import, regardless of that crappy region lock.
I may just have to import, regardless of that crappy region lock.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 12:33PM CollymiladPS360 said
Lol, Nintendo you crack me up.
£20 less for this than a PS3? How about you go **** yourselves.
£20 less for this than a PS3? How about you go **** yourselves.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 12:44PM Ncrdrg said
What a rip-off. The same than the U.S., except the Euro is much stronger. What excuse is there for charging it 337 US$ in Europe?! That has to suck for them since all major consoles publishers pull that crap on them.
Posted: Jan 19th 2011 2:24PM Yggdrasiel said
@Ncrdrg Actually if you bothered to do any math, your price before vat is about 280 USD. It isn't that much higher, the tax just makes it look higher.
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