January 15th, 2011
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January 15th, 2011
For the UK folk, you can check out Asda Entertainment for your 3DS pre-orders. They’re currently accepting pre-orders for the system and a selection of games.
January 15th, 2011
For a short while, UK website zavvi.com opened their Nintendo 3DS pre-orders, but quickly sold out. Whether more pre-orders will be taken closer to the system’s release is unknown at this point.
January 14th, 2011
Some pictures of Toys R Us reserve slips for the Nintendo 3DS have surfaced. It’s not known when preorders will start, but it can’t be far off now!
January 13th, 2011
If you’re in the UK and interested in getting your preorder in for the Nintendo 3DS, you can try checking out your local GAME/GameStation location. Apparently preorders have already gone live. Good luck!
November 15th, 2010
The websites for EB Games and GameStop have started taking preorders for Madden NFL Football for the Nintendo 3DS. An interesting observation is the release date – they have the game slated for March 15, 2011. Price is $39.99, which is not totally unexpected but definitely at the upper range for a portable title.
September 29th, 2010
Online store play-asia.com has opened up preorders for the Nintendo 3DS just hours after Nintendo’s press conference. No price is listed as of yet, but the February 26, 2011 release date is penciled in.
Here’s the product description from the site:
The Nintendo 3DS is based on a custom Pica200 graphics processor from a Japanese start-up Digital Media Professionals (DMP). It has two screens; the top screen is a 3.53-inch 5:3 3D screen with a resolution of 800×240 pixels (400×240 pixels per eye, WQVGA) that is able to produce a stereoscopic three-dimensional effect without 3D glasses, while the bottom screen is a 3.02-inch 4:3 non-3D touch panel with a resolution of 320×240 pixels (QVGA). The 3DS weighs approximately 8 oz. and, when closed, is 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, and 0.8 inches tall.
The system features several additions to the design of the original DS, including a slider on the side of the device that adjusts the intensity of the 3D effect, a round nub analog input called the “Slide Pad”, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope. In addition, there is an infra-red communicator port situated on the top of the unit.
The 3DS has two cameras on the outside of the device, capable of taking 3D photos and capturing 3D video, as well as a camera positioned above the top screen that faces the player; both cameras have a resolution of 640×480 pixels (0.3 Megapixel). The system also has 3D movie playback capability.
Compatible with both Nintendo DS and DSi games, and a new generation of 3DS games.
September 17th, 2010
GameStop.com is slowly getting ready to start carrying the Nintendo 3DS line of systems, games, and accessories. While their website doesn’t have any products listed yet, they have added a placeholder page where you can sign up to receive news, offers, and updates from the company regarding the 3DS.
This page isn’t listed at all yet on the homepage of gamestop.com, but search for “3DS” and you’ll be redirected to the sign-up page. Could they be getting the 3DS section of their site ready behind the scenes ready to go live once Nintendo makes the system’s date and price official on September 29? I’d say that’s a high probability!
