Breaking news live from the (admittedly a little bit dull) Nintendo 3DS event in Amsterdam; the UK launch date for the 3DS has been confirmed for 25th March, with the price ‘up to the retailer’… The console will be $249 in the States, and several European retailers have said ‘250€’.
Nintendo also confirmed a relationship with Sky 3D, Aardman and Eurosport, which will provide 3D content directly to the console, and showed off Street Pass, which will enable easy, automatic sharing of data whilst your 3DS is on standby as you meet other users.
In addition, the 3DS will also only use one Friend Code, which is per console, not per game, thankfully.
We’re there at the conference, and we’ll be bringing you our hands on impression of the 3DS and all the games we can grab from Nintendo’s sweaty hands in the next day or so.
In the meantime let us know what you think.
[Update] Unconfirmed reports are quoting HMV’s price at £229.99.
Hur4d
I think Play have it at £219 atm?
BIGAL-1992
He’s right: http://www.play.com/Games/DS/4-/15572510/Nintendo-3DS-Console-Black/Product.html?searchstring=3DS&searchtype=gameall&searchsource=0&urlrefer=search&strefer=gameall&searchfilters=s%7b3DS%7d%2bc%7b362%7d%2b&cur=257 . Do yourselves a favour if you’re not in the UK and you’re looking at it; DON’T see how much in euros it is.
jayjay119
Dear got that price in Euros is attrocious, I’m pretty sure it’d be cheaper to fly to the UK and back to buy one.
Tuffcub
*looks anyway* Good lord.
kivi95
AHH MY EYES IT HURTS!!! DAMN if that is the price in Sweden it will be like 3000kr=£280
AdmiringWorm
@kivi95; the prices I’ve seen so far in Sweden would suggest the price tag will be a little under 3000 SEK.
Currently Webhallen.se is selling it for 2795 SEK + shipping.
tonyyeb
Yup: http://www.play.com/Games/DS/-/4659/3926/-/15476775/Nintendo-3DS-Console-Blue/Product.html?searchtype=genre
Hur4d
Although that could just be the VAT difference with them being Jersey based
shields_t
Tax dodgers!
mrfodder
Yeah. I think they can sell stuff into UK sans VAT, but anywhere else in Europe demands a VAT charge. Makes them fairly pointless for me.
jayjay119
Too rich for my vote, that’s written it off as anything of an impulse buy at launch for me. I think I’ll wait to see what the PSP2 is offering before I buy anything. I mean it’s more expensive than the Wii for cryin out loud!
tonyyeb
I doubt PSP2 will be much cheaper. But I too am going to see what is on offer before buying.
jayjay119
No but the PSP2 sounds like a little powerhouse. There are some good titles for the 3DS so I’m just seeing if it will be worth hanging on for the PSP2 or splurging on the 3DS in March really. Both will be expensive, it’s unavoidable. I think Sony will be aiming for the same mark of 200-230 pounds though.
kjkg
Think ill wait and see the PSP2 price and then buy that irrespective :P
gazzagb
Still too much imo. Will see how this compares to the PSP2 though…
BIGAL-1992
HMV – £229.99 : http://hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=5235 .
Charmed_Fanatic
too much for me
Charmed_Fanatic
GAME: http://www.game.co.uk/search.aspx?s=Nintendo+3DS+Console&cm_mmc=twitter-_-Digital-_-3DSconsoles-_-Link
£229.99
Tuffcub
So for £219 you can get a 3D enabled 3DS.. or a 3D enabled PS3.
Hmm..
tonyyeb
Think you forgot the non-portable 3D enabled TV to go with your non-portable PS3.
Tuffcub
No because a titchy screen is not a TV, it’s an enhanced casio watch.
KeRaSh
Oh the burn. :P
Charmed_Fanatic
OR 21,900 1p sweets
Tuffcub
Let the price wars begin!! http://www.gamegears.co.uk/search/3ds – £194
Mike
We should let the retailers fight it out ’til the death! Then we shall steal the 3DS’s from the dead corpses of the retailers.
This plan cannot fail.
kivi95
looks like here in Sweden the cheapest price will be £235