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Title: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: NWR_Neal on March 27, 2011, 12:09:10 AM

The clock has struck midnight on the East Coast. 3DS has hit America.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/25864

3D is now in the palm of your hand as Nintendo's newest handheld, the 3DS, is in stores now. Alongside the system, there are 16 launch games, including three from Nintendo.

At Nintendo's grand launch event in New York City, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime reiterated the May eShop-enabling system update and riled up the crowd.

Send in your launch pictures/stories/videos to 3DS-at-nintendoworldreport.com.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: nhaines on March 27, 2011, 12:48:53 AM

Sure, but I'm at the Best Buy in West Hollywood right now, waiting in line. I'm number 6!

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: TurdFurgy on March 27, 2011, 01:15:45 AM

I have to wait until 12 tomorrow for my mall to open.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: NintendoFanboy on March 27, 2011, 01:25:36 AM

So i passed buy a Gamestop 3 mins after midnight, saw happy people leaving with boxes.
 i hope my wife was smart enough to preorder, its my anniversary present, or not if she didnt preorder, ill find out before noon sunday.
 
i should have preordered one anyway.   :(

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: nhaines on March 27, 2011, 01:28:33 AM

Yay, I won some awesome Capcom shot glasses!

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 27, 2011, 01:51:44 AM

I preordered at GameStop and got mine at midnight. I bought five games with it; I'm not sure where the people saying the launch lineup sucks are coming from.

I was worried going in that I wouldn't be able to see the 3D since I have some eye issues and had never seen anything in 3D before, but I can, and it's awesome.

I manipulated my sleep schedule so that I woke up late yesterday afternoon so I could stay up all night playing 3DS, and I'm having a lot of fun with it so far.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: ShyGuy on March 27, 2011, 02:14:50 AM

Did Nintendo come out with a new system? Thanks for the heads up.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: NWR_Neal on March 27, 2011, 02:47:09 AM

Quote from: ShyGuy on March 27, 2011, 02:14:50 AM

Did Nintendo come out with a new system? Thanks for the heads up.

Anytime.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: KDR_11k on March 27, 2011, 04:54:19 AM

Over here you can just walk into a store and find huge piles of 3DS, if it's like that in the US you won't need to worry about not having a preorder.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: TalesOfFan on March 27, 2011, 07:57:14 AM

I'm getting ready right now to leave for my Gamestop's 9 a.m. opening. I have one preordered, so no worries.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: UltraClayton on March 27, 2011, 08:04:50 AM

Leaving now to Kmart. I don't have one preordered, but I picked up DS Phat and DSi both on launch day; no lines. I was the first customer actually.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: TGM on March 27, 2011, 12:42:49 PM

I pre-ordered the 3DS and Street Fighter on Amazon, which sort-of defeats the purpose of pre-ordering... :( It should arrive this Thursday.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: NintendoFanboy on March 27, 2011, 01:30:47 PM

not as cool as free swag. but as usual with portables in my area
i walked into toys r us about noon with no preorder and got one of the
10 blk 3DS's or 4 blue.
 i got a blk 2 games for 30 each and screen protector.
in my area portable gaming isnt big, at least at launch.

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: KDR_11k on March 27, 2011, 02:21:42 PM

I picked the cyan one (there's no way THAT is blue). With the finish on the lid the color looks nicer than a black one.

Games are 45€ here (guess they had to increase the price from the DS in some way), compared to 40€ for Wii and DS games. A few of the games even went for 50€, I paid 48€ for Samurai Warriors Chronicles. Then again games were 60€ at the Wii launch and later dialed down to 40€ (first party) to 50€ (third party).

Title: Re: 3DS Now Available in North America
Post by: motang on March 28, 2011, 11:08:59 AM

Played it all day yesterday, the system is awesome! SSF IV 3D is literally the definitive launch title for the system IMHO.