Today Nintendo revealed a new Pikachu themed Nintendo 3DS XL. Here is the PR:

• Pikachu Yellow Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL: On Feb. 24, an electrifying new design for the New Nintendo 3DS XL hardware will hit store shelves. The colorful yellow system sports a charming drawing of popular Pokémon Pikachu on the cover and will be available at a suggested retail price of $199.99.

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Nintendo also announced the release date for the upcoming Mario Sports Superstars for the 3DS, releasing March 24th.

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Here's Ninty:

Mario Sports Superstars: The action-packed game launches on March 24 and offers five full-featured sports like Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Baseball and, for the first time in a Mario sports game, Horse Racing. Each sport stars Mario and his friends (and enemies!) from the Mushroom Kingdom and can be played in local or online multiplayer modes. (Players must own the game and a Nintendo 3DS system to compete in multiplayer mode.)
New Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards: By tapping one of these new amiibo character cards while playing Mario Sports Superstars, players will get a variety of fun bonuses. The Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards can be purchased in blind packs of five at a suggested retail price of $4.99 each, starting on March 24. For a limited time, the Mario Sports Superstars game will include one amiibo card packed in.

Source: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[BORTZ]

Pikachu has a lot of appeal especially for me. I grew up playing Yellow. While I don't mind the OG rby, do you think we will see a red/blue remake before the 3DS is up? I find the notion highly unlikey, but one I like to entertain.
I know we got a remake back in 2004 so I am sure this isn't high on game freak's adjenda list. And I know we already have the Gameboy releases of rby on the eshop. And I also know that we have X/Y, AS/OR, and S/M. So I am being greedy when I ask this, but I would love to see the OG Kanto region in 3D. Especially since S/M focus on the original pokes a lot.

Anyways, I bring this up because of the popularity of Pikachu. Seriously, 2 special edition 3DSs, both solely pikachu flavored. Since we got Leaf Green and Fire Red about 11 years ago, I thought it would be cool if they gave us a Water Blue and Electric Yellow. All far fetched, but fun to imagine.

 

[Imacaredformy2ds]

Pikachu has a lot of appeal especially for me. I grew up playing Yellow. While I don't mind the OG rby, do you think we will see a red/blue remake before the 3DS is up? I find the notion highly unlikey, but one I like to entertain.
I know we got a remake back in 2004 so I am sure this isn't high on game freak's adjenda list. And I know we already have the Gameboy releases of rby on the eshop. And I also know that we have X/Y, AS/OR, and S/M. So I am being greedy when I ask this, but I would love to see the OG Kanto region in 3D. Especially since S/M focus on the original pokes a lot.

Anyways, I bring this up because of the popularity of Pikachu. Seriously, 2 special edition 3DSs, both solely pikachu flavored. Since we got Leaf Green and Fire Red about 11 years ago, I thought it would be cool if they gave us a Water Blue and Electric Yellow. All far fetched, but fun to imagine.

They'll fuck it up. BAD. Don't you remember how easy XY and ORAS were?

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

do you think we will see a red/blue remake before the 3DS is up?

That would be amazing. Pokémon Blue was my first Pokémon game ever and I loved it so Nintendo remaking it would surely bring back a lot of old fans that haven't played Pokémon in years or just because it's Blue/Red.

Now, while I have a 3DS nitpicky collection I currently don't own a single Pokémon game because I've not gotten around playing those but if Pokémon Blue for 3DS becomes a reality I'll pre-order the hell outta that.

The Pokéy games I have on my list are:

• Pokémon: Omega Ruby
• Pokémon: Sun
• Pokémon: Y

But I'm not sure about any of those, still. If I do find them for prices I deem reasonable I'll get them anyway.

 

[leon315]

NINTENDO!! SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MOOOHNEEY

 

[Deleted member 408979]

it looks...Not to be rude,i dont like it.Yellow is too much of a saturating color.Especially a bright yellow like that. And yellow on yellow? I'd get tired of looking at it too quickly.

I've been thinking of getting a new ds so i could start collecting consoles...


...But i dont got that much money,dollars are expensive.

Also,bricking a new3ds is more likely,isnt it? And i almost bricked my old... (BUT HEY I DIDNT!!!)

I'd probably get the galaxy one..

Or the monster hunter one?

...Maybe i'd just send it to get a paintjob...

It'd be more emotionally special for me that way owo

 

[DeslotlCL]

Nice. Another game to pirate buy.

 

[needhelp3ds]

*sigh*
*unzips wallet*

pants*
EDIT: oshit I didn't expect this to get a like!

 

[c4p0]

Why would you get this with switch around the corner?

 

[DeslotlCL]

Why would you get this with switch around the corner?

maybe because the switch doesn't and will never have the 3ds library.

 

[c4p0]

maybe because the switch doesn't and will never have the 3ds library.

If you cared that much about the 3ds library you already own the 3ds at this point.

 

[DeslotlCL]

If you cared that much about the 3ds library you already own the 3ds at this point.

Yeah, a lot of people already do, but not all the world does.

 

[Pokem]

Might get.

 

[KingVamp]

People may just get this instead because it is cheaper.

 

[elBenyo]

If you cared that much about the 3ds library you already own the 3ds at this point.

I have an O3DSxl and a N3DSxl, and I still want a 2DS so I can play longer, even though I carry a USB battery for that. My O3DS has a capture card so it lives on a shelf and never moves. I do everything to it through FTP. New models keep my interest because XLs can't swap face-plates like LLs.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

I will not buy, until I have an Lucario N3DSXL Skinned bundle.

 

[zoogie]

Ah,that's a nice design! It will be firmware <= 11.2!

 

[doughmay]

I wish it was a standard nn3ds the XL is to much for my tiny hands

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[Deleted User]

Wait, I thought they already made a Pika design 3DS? This does look different though.

Game also looks neat

 

[aos10]

that N3DS was available in saudi arabia 4 months ago,and yes
it's NA console too.

 

[needhelp3ds]

I wish a new 3ds would actually come with at least an charger or a game, jeez.