Game Fans Line in Japan for Nintendo 3DS Launch
Game Fans Line in Japan for Nintendo 3DS Launch
Posted 02/28/2011 at 6:02am
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Nintendo's 3DS handheld console is a hit, at least in Japan where customers waited in line to purchase the next-generation game player, Bloomberg reports. There were around 2,000 anxious gamers waiting outside Yodobashi Camera Co.'s store in Akihabara, Tokyo, all wanting to get their mitts on the console that had sold-out on preorder and at other electronics stores. Fans had begun lining up 10PM the night before it went on sale.
"I already have the previous DS and PSP, but the 3DS graphics are so vivid and deep that I just had to buy it," said Sachiyo Suma, a 21-year-old system engineer. "I can't wait to go home and play."
The 3DS console will go on sale in Europe on March 25th and then in the U.S. on March 27, Obviously Nintendo's hoping for a similar reception in both markets, where the console will sell for $250.
"The success will hinge on whether they can capture core gamer audience and whether they can maintain the friendly disposition of third-party developers," said Etsuko Tamura, a Tokyo-based analyst at Mizuho Investors.
Are you planning on picking up a 3DS when it goes on sale next month?
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igoka
February 28, 2011 at 11:48am
Wow ! There are some suckers who are gonna pay 250$ for a gimmick ?
ProtoJMB
February 28, 2011 at 11:12am
I have mine reserved @ Target cause I get a 5 dollar gift card, PLUS I get discounts for working there. This will be the first time since the Super Nintendo I am geting a system @ launch.
Blues22475
February 28, 2011 at 8:39am
I say no. Why? I can't really afford 250 bucks right now given the financial situation I am. Now if it went for 150 or below I would have jumped at it (regardless of my own financial situation). The graphics actually really impress me for a hand-held system (although PSP's graphics aren't something to sneeze at either).
I am really psyched about the games that are coming out for this system. I will, depending on the situation at hand, will get Megaman Legends 3 as the first game on this system when I buy it (as I have been waiting for that game for ages).
krash3x
February 28, 2011 at 6:29am
I just reserved one about a week ago and I'm excited about it. The launch games suck though. Its a lot like the release of the psp and the first ds, just maybe one good game worth getting. The thing that bothers me though is that its that expensive and doesn't have glass screens. I hate screen protectors. If it has zelda or metroid on it, I'm going to buy it. I could really care less about it being "3D". As long as it doesnt have the Doom 2 like graphics I wont have any regrets.
Caboose
February 28, 2011 at 9:41am
I call troll/spam/crap on your post. Your first sentence is that you recieved it a week ago and you're excited, you then towards the end of your post you mention that if it has Zelda or Metroid you'll buy it. Well, which is it?
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