Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo 3DS will be launch on February 26th, 2011 in Japan for 25000 Yen (approximately $300), and will launch in March in the U.S. and Europe.

Pricing for the U.S. and Europe has not been announced.



Mentioned Features:
-Comes with a 2 GB SD card.
-Comes with charging cradle.
-3DS Virtual Console for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and maybe Game Boy Advance titles.
-3DS online service will sell Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Classic Games in 3D, DSiWare, and 3DS (ware?) titles.
-Always on passive Tag Mode that can do data exchange, even for games not being played.
-Japanese launch colors are Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black.
-Home button brings up an ingame menu enabling users to browse the web, turn Wi-Fi on/off and modify other settings without exiting.
-"Mii Studio" Application: Take a picture of yourself and have it auto converted into a Mii.
- "AR Games" Application: Built in augmented reality games (comes with six paper cards for these).
-"Nintendo 3DS Cameras" Application: The 3DS can automatically merge two photos into a single image. I'm assuming this is also for taking pictures.
-"Nintendo 3DS Sound" Application: Unsure, guessing something like Mario Paint.
-"Chance Encounter Mii Plaza" Application: I'm assuming this is a place for Miis to hang out that you've picked up from tag mode and/or QR codes.
-"Book" Application: Maybe an ebook reader?
-3DSWare games can be moved from one 3DS to another, and some DSiWare games can be moved to the 3DS as well.
-Is compatible with Wifine if you live in Japan.

Cosmos Black:


Aqua Blue:

My pants is wet.

Any word on starting price?

I'm so for the Aqua Blue. We better get that color here.

So, anybody else willing to bet that not all of those features mentioned come standard?

Well, prices in other countries are usually considerably higher than in America (most $60 games cost around $80 in Japan), and the Wii was 25000 Yen when it released in Japan. I'm guessing between $199 and $249.

Dumb prices. Why does everything's price gotta end in a 9 in the US?