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- Happy B-DAY, THE FIX! - NEW 3D-DS COMING, 2011 - Standalone 250GB Hard Drive For 360 - SPECIAL 1-YEAR Giveaway IGN has contacted Nintendo for additional details. We'll update this post when we hear more. Update: Several Japanese news outlets have reported on still unconfirmed features for the device. These include a new joystick, force-feedback, and increases in battery and wireless support. The 3DS will be unveiled, and playable, at this year's E3, according to a Nintendo executive in Japan. We wanted to give the gaming industry a head's up about what to expect from Nintendo at E3, Ken Toyoda, chief spokesman at Nintendo told the New York Times. We'll invite people to play with the new device then.
On March 23, 2010, Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo 3DS.[11] According to industry analysts, the timing of Nintendo's original announcement, which had drawn attention away from the launch of the company's still-new Nintendo DSi XL handheld, was likely intended to preempt impending news leaks about the product by the Japanese press.[34] In April 2010, a picture of a possible development build of the internal components of the 3DS was released as part of a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing by Mitsumi.[35] An analysis of the image showed that it was likely genuine as it featured components known to be used in the Nintendo DS line along with features of the 3DS that had not been announced like a 5:3 top screen, and a control nub similar to those used in Sony PSP systems.[36]
On January 19, 2011, Nintendo held two simultaneous press conferences in Amsterdam and New York City, where they revealed all of the features on the Nintendo 3DS.[43] In North America, the release date was confirmed as March 27, 2011 with a retail price of $249.99. In Europe, a release date was announced for March 25, 2011, though they said that pricing would be up to retailers. Most retailers have priced the handheld between £219.99 and £229.99,[44] though some retailers, such as Amazon, have lowered the price following Sony's announcement of the PSP's successor on January 26, 2011,[45] with some retailers pricing the handheld at around £200 as of February 2011.[46]
The Nintendo 3DS also supports a new messaging system, similar to that of the Wii's Message Board. The service allows users to send and receive messages from their friends on their friends list via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The 3DS will alert the user when they have received a new message via the Notification LED. This service replaces the traditional PictoChat that was seen in previous DS models.[78]
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