Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[3DS holiday bundle includes red 3DS, pre-loaded Mario 3D Land]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/19/3ds-holiday-bundle-includes-red-3ds-pre-loaded-mario-3d-land/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/19/3ds-holiday-bundle-includes-red-3ds-pre-loaded-mario-3d-land/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/19/3ds-holiday-bundle-includes-red-3ds-pre-loaded-mario-3d-land/#comments 3DS Black Friday bundleNintendo isn't making too big a deal out of Black Friday. Its special holiday 3DS bundle, out Nov. 23, is almost exactly identical to the Mario 3DS bundle from last year! It comes with the same Flame Red 3DS, and the same game (the truly worthwhile Super Mario 3D Land).

The only differences are that Mario is now pre-installed rather than bundled as a cartridge, and the MSRP is $170 instead of $200. Those are both good changes. However, it seems incredibly, conspicuously odd to put this 3DS bundle forward as the holiday deal now that the 3DS XL is out - as is a newer Mario game.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsblack-friday-2012bundleflame-redholiday-2012nintendosuper-mario-3dsuper-mario-3d-landsuper-mario-land-3dMon, 19 Nov 2012 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[3DS goes Flame Red in North America September 9]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/10/3ds-goes-flame-red-in-north-america-september-9/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/10/3ds-goes-flame-red-in-north-america-september-9/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/10/3ds-goes-flame-red-in-north-america-september-9/#comments 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.

Gallery: Nintendo 3DS (Flame Red)

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