3DS will launch on February 26 in Japan and March in America and Europe, Nintendo said in a Japanese showcase today.
The price given for it was 25,000 yen for Japan. No price was given for America and Europe.
After introducing the conference by talking about other things like Pokemon Black and White"s success in Japan last week, as well as dating The Last Story for next January, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata got into the meat: 3DS.
Iwata told the audience that for a long time, Nintendo has been pursuing 3D tech with the hope of allowing gamers to move through gaming spaces free at will.
'If you don"t have software that makes use of the 3D display, you cannot show the charms,' he said.
'If there is no expectation for hardware spread, people will not develop software.'
It went on to show screenshots of upcoming games for the console, such as Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid, before showing a promo movie.
The clip featured an augmented reality game, before announcing Miis for 3DS. A Mii creation studio was shown during the presentation.
You can also take a picture of your face and adjust it to turn it into a Mii. You can convert it into a QR code which can go onto an SD card to share with other 3DS system to get your Mii.
Iwata quoted a number of 180 million Miis now made since its debut with the Wii in 2006.
He then introduced something known as the Tag Mode Mii Plaza
Iwata then explained in detail the tag functionality, where all games can communicate together while the console is in sleep mode.
A light on the upper right of the 3DS will tell you if you have passed a nearby 3DS unit and have shared data.
Namco Bandai then took to the stage for Ridge Racer 3D, with the publisher saying it would like to use tag mode for the game.
Yoshinori Ono of Capcom was next to take the stage to show off Street Fighter IV 3DS, where he explained he wanted to make a game where you can fight anywhere.
You"ll also be to use Wi-Fi to receive requests to fight.
Next up was Konami with Love Plus. The guy on stage for the game said he"d like to use tag mode to allow you to tell lies to your girlfriends.
No, we don"t get it neither.
Nintendo will also be selling a 2Gb SD card with the system at launch come February.
Iwata then dropped a proper bomb: Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles will be sold as VC titles. He also said it will sell 'classic games' that are viewable in 3D.
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