A 3DS peripheral maker possibly spills the beans.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/24015
A Twitter post by a former employee or contractor for the Keys Factory, a peripheral company in Japan, revealed that the company is releasing 11 3DS peripherals on November 20. Once that tweet became more public, the tweet and the account behind it were removed.
Usually, peripheral makers release products on the launch day or week of a new system, so if the tweet was correct, the 3DS will most likely be launching in Japan on or around November 20.
November 20 is also the release date for Kinect in Japan.
Nintendo is hosting a press conference in Japan on September 29 that will most likely reveal the system's Japanese release date and price. It is unknown if information about the system's release in other regions will be revealed at this event as well.
So if 3DS does hit in Japan this year, which NWR staffer called it?
So if 3DS does hit in Japan this year, which NWR staffer called it?
Everyone?
I have a couple of concerns, was it even verified that the Twitter account belonged to somebody who worked for Keys Factory? Twitter is full of fake accounts, I could go and set up a Twitter account and claim to work for Datel and say that we are releasing our first 3DS accessories on October 16, then delete it after a couple of hours to make it seem real (and that I was forced to delete it by my bosses).
Whatever happened to portables being region-free because, you know, people travel around the world? I feel like we're going backwards here. I imagine it's an anti-piracy measure, possibly even forced by whatever new key management scheme they've cooked up, but it really sucks. It's one thing to have different online stores for different regions. It's another to say I can't buy and play a (physical) game for my portable while on my vacation in Europe.
Whatever happened to portables being region-free because, you know, people travel around the world? I feel like we're going backwards here. I imagine it's an anti-piracy measure, possibly even forced by whatever new key management scheme they've cooked up, but it really sucks. It's one thing to have different online stores for different regions. It's another to say I can't buy and play a (physical) game for my portable while on my vacation in Europe.I don't see how it could possibly be legitimately for anti-piracy.
There is a good possibility that Nintendo will go the route of Apple and make the 3DS unable to be opened by the consumer, which means no screews to open it up and you have to send it into Nintendo to open it up for repairs. They will do the same with the wii 2.Nintendo had been using non-standard screws for years, so that wouldn't really be new. You weren't supposed to be able to open it up already, aside from the battery. And you can't replace batteries on PS3 controllers either.
