Topic: 3DS Launch Lineup, Game Pricing Details Emerge

[NWR_Lindy]

How many titles will the system launch with, and how much will gamers pay for them?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/24670

According to an unsourced report at website Inside Games, the Nintendo 3DS will launch in Japan with a lineup of roughly 10 titles.  The system is set for Japanese release on February 26.

Inside Games also reports a large number of third-party titles in the pipeline, with releases spread out across February and March.  Games will be priced closer to those of the PSP, coming in around the Â¥5,800 mark, with top-end releases possibly reaching Â¥6,800.  By comparison, most DS games are priced at Â¥4,800.

Nintendo World opens to the public on Saturday, and Nintendo will surely reveal more details at the show.

[KDR_11k]

The good news for Europe is that since DS games already cost as much as Wii games here we'll probably not get a price hike.

[LittleIrves]

All of those details become moot once you watch these videos:

http://bit.ly/fKRswx

I like the 2nd and 3rd on the top.

[NWR_insanolord]

Price flexibility is the key. There are games I'd be fine paying $40 for (mainline Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and the like), but there's a lot of stuff that would still need to be $30 or $20. Also, remember that there were developers early in the DS's life (I know EA did it, and I think there were others) that tried to charge $40 for DS games, and they quickly went back down to $30 once they realized people weren't willing to pay that.

[Guitar Smasher]

I wonder if us Canadians will see an increase in prices, considering we already pay $10 more than in the US, and our dollar is now worth more than the USD.

[TJ Spyke]

and our dollar is now worth more than the USD.

By less than a penny. $1 US equals $0.9967 CAN, so they are basically the same.

[Shorty McNostril]

I'm interested to see how much us Aussies will be paying for it.  I'm thinking around the $300-$350 mark.  With games being about $70-90.  I so hope I am wrong though. 

Either way, I won't be getting it at launch.  I've never been a handheld fan, and the fact that there is no launch titles that I am interested in, and the rumored battery life issue.  I will be waiting for the 3DS lite/i.