3DS goes Flame Red in North America September 9
by JC Fletcher
on Aug 10th 2011 11:00AM

We can't be as cynical about Nintendo trying to boost hardware sales, just by releasing a new color, when the company's already taken such
drastic measures with the 3DS. But it
is releasing a new color too. On September 9, concurrent with
Star Fox 64, Nintendo will release the "Flame Red" 3DS system in North America. It will, of course, be sold at the new $169.99 price point alongside the existing "Aqua Blue" and "Cosmo Black" systems.
This color variant was originally released on
July 14 in Japan, as the "Flare Red" system. Regardless of the name, we think you get the idea. It's a 3DS and it's red.
Nintendo's press release also teases another eight Ubisoft 3DS releases by the end of the calendar year. That list includes possible standouts like
Driver: Renegade, and, according to GameStop's upcoming games list, standard Ubifare like a 3DS version of
Imagine: Fashion Designer.