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Rumor: Popular German newspaper shares 3DS launch details for Japan/Europe

September 26th, 2010 Posted in 3DS, Posted by Valay, Rumors

Oy vey. It’s time for yet another rumor surrounding the 3DS. Today’s edition of the German newspaper Bild claims to have information about the release date of the upcoming portable in Europe/Japan, as well as details regarding pricing and launch titles.

Bild states that the 3DS will arrive on November 11 in Japan this year, but sometime in the first quarter of 2011 in Europe. Mario Kart 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle were listed as launch titles in the newspaper. There was one additional detail Bild shared – it will supposedly cost 200 euros.

Even though you should most definitely take this rumor with a big grain of salt, there are a few things that should be noted. Bild is the best-selling newspaper in Europe, and they’ve apparently secured news prior to announcements. In 2005, when Satoru Iwata was set to unveil the Wii’s controller for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show, Bild was told about it two days before Nintendo’s president delivered his speech. So I suppose you could say Bild has a bit more credibility than your average newspaper, but I’m still not quite sure what to make of this rumor. Fortunately, it’ll only be three more days until we start hearing official information about the 3DS.

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  1. 21 Responses to “Rumor: Popular German newspaper shares 3DS launch details for Japan/Europe”

  2. By Extreme-Brah on Sep 26, 2010

    $269.00 WTF NINTENDO!!

  3. By bob on Sep 26, 2010

    someone kill me if the 3ds is next year

  4. By NekoKnight on Sep 26, 2010

    A “big” grain of salt, Valay? ^_^

  5. By Tim on Sep 26, 2010

    Well, in this case it isn’t a huge and important article about the 3DS that wants to reveal anything, but only a very tiny part of a 3D special in the newspaper written by a single editor, the “Tech-freak”, to inform the average user that the device actually exists. I don’t think he knows anything we don’t.

    Additionally he says that the 3DS will “probably” arrive in Europe in early 2011, so he doesn’t present his opinion as a fact. However I don’t know where he might have gotten this Nov. 11 thing from.

  6. By lepolohuevo on Sep 26, 2010

    Apparently you don’t know much about the game industry… When it comes to price, no matter how their value, the number stays the same from € to $.
    Example: Here are the price of console as of right now:
    PS3: $299, 299€
    Wii: $199, 199€
    250Go 360S: $249, €249

    Conclusion: the price of the 3DS will be $200.

  7. By dagstar84 on Sep 26, 2010

    well… as someone from germany I can tell you, even if it is the most selling paper here in europe, you would never use “credibility” and “bild” in the same sentence!!!

  8. By Extreme-Brah on Sep 26, 2010

    Check Google brah :3

    http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=200+euros#hl=en&safe=off&ei=YJGfTPS4OsSBlAfT-e3sAg&sa=X&oi=currency_onebox&ct=currency_onebox_convert&resnum=1&ved=0CBkQ6wgwAA&q=200+EUR+to+USD&fp=b45b22459401ebe6

  9. By xino on Sep 26, 2010

    lepolohuevo,
    I’m afraid you don’t know much about the gaming industry.

    I can’t convert dollas to euro or euro to dollas.
    But:
    ps3- $299, £199
    wii- $199, £99

  10. By Bobm on Sep 26, 2010

    lepolohuevo is correct, you others are either through ignorance or on purpose presenting things otherwise.
    Black Wii sports resort bundle, Amazon US: $199 , Amazon Germany: 192 Euros. http://www.amazon.de/Nintendo-Wii-Sports-Resort-Pak/dp/B002TLTBM6

    PS3 Slim 120GB – Amazon US: $299, Amazon Germany: 299 Euros. http://www.amazon.de/PlayStation-Konsole-inkl-Wireless-Controller/dp/B003L771LA

  11. By thomas on Sep 26, 2010

    Agreed with Bobm and lepopohuevo… sorry Xino, but it’s you who doesn’t know how the gaming industry works. Us in Europe always get screwed over and €200 means it’s gonna sell for around $200.

    I honestly think this leak sounds about right.

  12. By Extreme-Brah on Sep 26, 2010

    So Google is wrong? :O
    I really didn’t know thats how Euro’s work. lol
    So now all we need to know is, how much the 3DS games cost.

  13. By Bobm on Sep 26, 2010

    Extreme-Brah, Google is correct regarding the Euro-Dollar conversion rate, it’s the assumption that the price in the US for the handheld will be the price in Europe converted from Euros to Dollars that is incorrect. In the video game industry (at least up till now), that is not the way pricing works.
    As to whether the price quoted will really be the price, we will hopefully know in a few days. How much the games will cost is anyone’s guess – my guess is either the same as DS games or $5 more.

  14. By DoubleG on Sep 26, 2010

    Dont trust this bullshit. It calls the 3DS a “Gameboy with 3D display”.
    And the Nov. 11th. launch date for Japan is from Engadget.com. They misunderstood the twitter account of the merchandise-guy. He said Nov.20th for the japan launch.
    Proof:
    Engadget’s Nov.11th. article:
    http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/12/rumor-pegs-nintendo-3ds-for-november-11th-in-japan/
    Original twitter:
    http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/photos/nintendo_3ds_november_20th.jpg

    So: BULLSHIT

  15. By (b'-')b on Sep 26, 2010

    If they’re saying that Layton and the Mask of Miracle is a Japanese 3DS Launch title, that’d be fine. However, since Mask of Miracle is the 5th game in the series, and Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (3rd game) JUST came out to the states, and the 4th game hasn’t been outside of Japan, then if they’re saying that Mask of Miracle is a launch for every place, then I wouldn’t believe this…

  16. By JoshZTP on Sep 26, 2010

    You guys are a bunch of idiots; there’s a reason why I stay out of comment sections like this… & I hate rumors with a passion! But when September 29th does get here & Nintendo just says “2011″ for a “NA 3DS release”; that’s when I’ll say “I TOLD YOU SO!!!”

  17. By Extreme-Brah on Sep 26, 2010

    If you hate it,why come here to read them?
    Plus no one said the 3DS was coming out this year for NA..I guess your the idiot after all huh? lol

  18. By NMiyamotoStar on Sep 26, 2010

    xino you were using Pounds, not Euro.

  19. By JoshZTP2 on Sep 27, 2010

    Thing is I’m not gonna bother reading everyone’s stupid comments! And people have been blowing this whole 3DS release stuff way out of proportion! People don’t understand the meaning of patience! It’ll be in 2011; so don’t go crying to me if I’m the one who’s been right the whole time! I’m not here to start an argument! I for one am staying out of it!

  20. By thomas on Sep 27, 2010

    Wow, get off your high horse already.

    Or is it fun talking down on everyone else? You must have a lot of friends.

  21. By Dan on Sep 27, 2010

    Now way this is true, at least in terms of launch titles, which brings the credibility of the entire article into question.

    We know from the horses outh that OOT is extremely early in the develompent cycle, and the same could probably be said for Mario Kart!

    So how they could be lauch titles is beyond me!

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