First 3DS shipment in Japan to be 400,000 units, says retailer

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed last week that 1.5 million 3DS units will be shipped to Japan by the end of March. How much product will be available on launch day, though?

Well, a retailer is under the impression that the number will be around 400,000 units. This is quite a low figure, all things considered. The retailer believes consumers should pre-order when the program begins on January 20th due to the small shipment. It would probably be best to do the same in North America and Europe, too. Only 2.5 million 3DS units will be shipped outside of Japan, which means that the US, UK, and plenty of other territories will be forced to share the inventory.

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