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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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Nintendo has already confirmed that the 3DS launch date and price will be announced this Wednesday. More information about the handheld in general will be shared, and the press will be able to try out titles for a few hours. But could there be a surprise on the way as well? Jonathan Ross, who will be hosting the Amsterdam conference, posted the following on his Twitter account yesterday:

“A few other faves coming as well – plus a few unexpected revivals!! Can say no more, sorry.”

Also worth noting, when a fan said he is happy there will be a surprise and that he hopes Metroid will be at the event, Ross responded by saying, “I think you’re going to be pleased then…”

A NeoGAF member who will be attending the event posted the following nugget as well:

“Yup. Expect something cool out of the NYC/Amsterdam thing. From what I’ve been told, it will be shared between digital distributed stuff and physical.”

So, it looks as though there will be at least one new announcement for the 3DS at the conference. Wednesday just got a little more interesting!

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01. / 01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 133.562 / 3.983.469 (-53%)
02. / 02. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} – 66.551 / 704.856 (-38%)
03. / 03. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 53.144 / 1.730.035 (-48%)
04. / 06. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 45.590 / 5.012.327 (-21%)
05. / 05. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {2010.11.25} – 40.123 / 534.061 (-31%)
06. / 07. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09} – 37.237 / 419.524 (-30%)
07. / 10. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.16} – 30.128 / 318.878 (-30%)
08. / 00. [NDS] SaGa 3: Jikuu no Hasha – Shadow or Light (Square Enix) {2011.01.06} – 27.344 / NEW
09. / 09. [PSP] The 3rd Birthday (Square Enix) {2010.12.22} – 27.279 / 212.861 (-40%)
10. / 14. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} – 24.888 / 4.202.472 (-5%)
11. / 11. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} – 23.020 / 246.774 (-40%)
12. / 15. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} – 21.230 / 3.130.795 (-16%)
13. / 08. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16} – 20.968 / 359.382 (-54%)
14. / 04. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.23} – 20.768 / 320.562 (-67%)
15. / 12. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {2010.12.02} – 20.325 / 281.925 (-32%)
16. / 13. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {2010.11.11} – 19.406 / 296.905 (-31%)
17. / 23. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} – 17.128 / 2.222.943
18. / 16. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {2010.10.21} – 17.077 / 820.530 (-26%)
19. / 18. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {2010.11.18} – 16.551 / 255.277 (-18%)
20. / 19. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.02} – 15.381 / 155.670 (-15%)

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Dead Space 2 – 9.0
LittleBigPlanet 2 – 9.5
Gran Turismo 5 – 9.0
Dead Rising 2: Case West – 8.0
Lost in Shadow – 7.5
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – 6.0
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded – 6.75

Thanks to Chestah for the tip!

It’s been awhile, but it looks like we’ll finally be seeing this game in North America soon.

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DSiWare

1. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
2. Flipnote Studio
3. Nintendo DSi Browser
4. Photo Dojo
5. GO Series Defense Wars
6. Tetris Party Live
7. Academy: Tic-Tac-Toe
8. Arcade Bowling
9. Army Defender
10. Arcade Hoops Basketball
11. Extreme Hangman
12. Music on: Electric Guitar
13. Dr. Mario Express
14. Absolute Brick Breaker
15. My Exotic Farm
16. Aura-Aura Climber
17. Absolute Chess
18. Crash-Course Domo
19. Cave Story
20. G.G. Series Z-ONE

WiiWare

1. Frogger Returns
2. Heavy Fire: Special Operations
3. Tetris Party
4. Dr. Mario Online Rx
5. Fluidity
6. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
7. Pokemon Rumble
8. Family Go-Kart Racing
9. UNO
10. Deer Captor
11. Sneezies
12. My Pokemon Ranch
13. JellyCar 2
14. Adventure on Lost Island – Hidden Object Game
15. Family Games
16. Reel Fishing Challenge II
17. Max & The Magic Marker
18. Bejeweled 2
19. World of Goo
20. Cave Story

VC

1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario World
4. Mario Party 2
5. Super Mario Bros. 2
6. Donkey Kong Country
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. Pac-Man
9. Super Mario 64
10. Mario Kart 64
11. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
12. Donkey Kong
13. Punch-Out!!
14. Kirby’s Adventure
15. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Super Smash Bros.
17. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
18. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19. Galaga
20. Tecmo Bowl