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Title: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: NWR_Neal on June 28, 2010, 04:01:20 PM
While Reggie Fils-Aime said differently on late night TV, the company line is that the 3D portable will launch before March
   31, 2011http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/23570

Nintendo is standing firm on their original release window for the 3DS, which was before the end of the current fiscal
year, despite the fact that Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime teased a specific time frame of "next year" on
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week.

"Nintendo 3DS is schedule to launch by the end of Nintendo's current fiscal
year, which runs through March 31, 2011," said Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo of America's senior director of Corporate Communications.

Fils-Aime
could have been correct in his slip of the tongue, but Nintendo of America is not ready to fully admit that the system isn't
launching in North America until 2011.

Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: NWR_Neal on June 28, 2010, 04:09:41 PM
Unlike Kotaku, we can name our source!

Also, testing on-site talkback. I like it. :)
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 28, 2010, 04:22:53 PM
Quote from: NWR_Neal on June 28, 2010, 04:09:41 PM
Unlike Kotaku, we can name our source!

Also, testing on-site talkback. I like it. :)


Did NWR just call out Kotaku?

Site Warz!?
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: Mop it up on June 28, 2010, 06:21:34 PM
Reggie meant the next calendar year, didn't he? So he could be right that it launches next year, but still in Nintendo's current fiscal year.
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: NWR_Neal on June 28, 2010, 06:37:41 PM
Quote from: Mop it up on June 28, 2010, 06:21:34 PM
Reggie meant the next calendar year, didn't he? So he could be right that it launches next year, but still in Nintendo's current fiscal year.

Well, he might not be wrong, but Nintendo isn't backing up his "next year" comment. That's the important part of this.
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 28, 2010, 07:11:46 PM
I think Nintendo just wanted to avoid people thinking it would be released next summer or later.
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: RABicle on June 29, 2010, 04:24:23 AM
But... the current fiscal year ends tomorrow...
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: TJ Spyke on June 29, 2010, 11:43:29 AM
No, Nintendo's fiscal year ends March 31, which Nintendo themselves said in the first post of this thread.

And before you say anything, different companies have different dates for their fiscal years.
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: Pale on June 29, 2010, 12:25:16 PM
I still hold that the absolute best case scenario for this is March '11... and I think it's going to get delayed beyond that to the following holiday.
Title: Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Current Fiscal Year Release for 3DS
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 29, 2010, 12:53:50 PM
No way. A Japanese retailer is already listing it for release this holiday (along with PSP-4000) and Japan needs to re-invigorate hardware and software sales. It's likely that it won't release in 2010 in the US, but Japan is ripe for a hardware refresh.