Launch Date & Price of Nintendo 3DS Revealed By Nintendo

Around a week back, specs of Nintendo 3DS leaked into the wild, which looked quite impressive. Now, Nintendo has officially revealed the launch date, heart breaking price and final hardware specifications of this little marvel.

Before getting into technical details, watch this first look video of Nintendo 3DS:

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Nintendo 3D Price and Release Date

Nintendo 3DS will be launched in Japan on February 26, while US and UK release is sometime in March 2011. Price of Nintendo 3DS will be ¥25,000 (approx. $300) in Japan, while there are no words on US and Europe prices. The handheld will be shipped in two colors, “Aqua Blue” and

Nintendo 3DS will be shipped with a charger, AC adapter, 3DS stylus, 2GB SD memory card, 6 augmented reality card, and instruction manual. Here are some of the features revealed by Nintendo:

• Dimensions: 134 x 74 x 21, and weighs 230 grams
• Dual 266MHz ARM11 Processors
• Dual screen: 3.53” top screen with 800 x 240 resolution and 3.02” bottom screen with 320 x 240 resolution
• 3 cameras: two 0.3MP outer cameras for 3D images, and one camera inside clamshell
• Wi-Fi
• Stereo speakers
• Headphone jack and mic
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Slide pad
• Parental control
• Backward compatible with Nintendo DSi, DSi XL, and DS games.
• DS games cartridge slot
• Li-ion battery
• 3D effect toggle button

Expect these games to release for Nintendo 3DS:

• Samurai Warrior Chronicles
• Resident Evil Revelations
• Super Street Fighter IV
• Dynasty Warriors Musou
• Ninja Gaiden
• Dead or Alive
• Kingdom Hearts 3D
• Chocobo Racing 3D
• Super Black Bass 3D
• Super Monkey Ball
• Sonic
• Licca-chan 3DS
• Animal Crossing
• Kid Icarus
• Uprising
• Star Fox 64 3D
• Steel Diver
• Nintendogs + Cats
• Mario Cart
• Pilot Wings Resort
• Paper Mario
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Marble Mania
• Deca Sports
• Bomberman
• Gundam
• Super Robot
• Dragonball
• Pac-Man $ Galaga
• Ridge Racer
• Harvest Moon
• Professor Layton & The Mask of the Miracle
• Crash-City GP
• VS-Robo
• Class of Heroes 3D x 3D
• Combat of Giant Dinosaur 3D
• Ghost Recon Tactics
• Splinter Cell 3D
• Driver 3D
• Metal Gear Solid 3DS