Gaming No 3DS in Europe until 2011?

[SkotUK]

Oh, well look at that, another release date rumor! Things are really heating up as we near September 29th when all the juicy details will be revealed. Fellow YouTuber 626b sent me the following message, in reference to the above image:

" It’s a screenshot from the Dutch Nintendo website. As you can see at the botom right it says that the release date of Paper Mario is the 25th of March 2011. This has already been deleted by Nintendo, but it was online for a couple of days. Because in Japan Paper Mario will be a launch title many Europeans believe that the 3DS will come to Europe in 2011. What do you think? "

I don’t think this indicates that the 3DS will be released in North America or Japan in 2011 (a mid-November release still seems likely in those regions), but for the Europeans out there, this could mean you’ll be waiting a tad longer for the 3DS. Now, as always, this is a rumor, and unfortunately the page displayed in the original screenshot is no longer online (as pointed out in the above message) so it can’t be verified.

Source: http://nintendo3dsblog.com/nintendos-dutch...h-of-march-2011

I'm really hoping this is fake. I was getting my hopes on the 3DS being released before xmas this year

 

[Berthenk]

I was right in my predictions once again...

 

[Midna]

Umm... Why are we assuming that Paper Mario is a launch title?

 

[SkotUK]

Well, it's rumoured to be. Obviously nothing's set in stone.

http://aussie-gamer.com/is-paper-mario-3ds-coming-this-year/

 

[Jamstruth]

Makes no sense for them financially. You've got a new product and you're launching it this year in 2 locales (Japan and North America) in time for the Christmas rush which will aid the launch sales. Why would you then decide not to release it in another locale that same year to get even more money? I know we have more languages than the rest but come on.

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

Makes no sense for them financially. You've got a new product and you're launching it this year in 2 locales (Japan and North America) in time for the Christmas rush which will aid the launch sales. Why would you then decide not to release it in another locale that same year to get even more money? I know we have more languages than the rest but come on.

This. Why not release it in time for christmas (AND MY BIRTHDAY

) where you bound to get much more sales.

 

[Clookster]

@Jamstruth: Because they're introducing the new colours of the DSiXL just in a few weeks in Europe. And there are some Triple-A-Games we're waiting for. It makes sense to me. They need to sell all this stuff first.

 

[Ritsuki]

So, this rumor is based on a rumor, based on another rumor in a japanese newspaper, based on a twitter message ? Sorry if I'm bit skeptical.

 

[dice]

Considering the type of game that Paper Mario is (RPG), I wouldn't have assumed that it'd be translated in time for Christmas (if the system's even released by then).

 

[Seraph]

Makes no sense for them financially. You've got a new product and you're launching it this year in 2 locales (Japan and North America) in time for the Christmas rush which will aid the launch sales. Why would you then decide not to release it in another locale that same year to get even more money? I know we have more languages than the rest but come on.

Ehh...well you also have to think of the localization of the games. But is this a surprise? They did this with the DS. And the reason just seems like the reason this has happened in the past with games/systems from all/most companies. (localization and a bit more than just that)

 

[Delta517]

I want the 3DS for christmas, not after.

Well, its only a rumour. 10 more days and we will know.

 

[Midna]

Even though I'm Canadian, I'll still be really pissed if Nintendo does this. Even more pissed if it has region locking in addition.

 

[Nepeta]

Considering the type of game that Paper Mario is (RPG), I wouldn't have assumed that it'd be translated in time for Christmas (if the system's even released by then).

This. PM probably just won't be a launch game in Europe.

 

[Giga_Gaia]

Who said the 3DS would be released anywhere this year? Nintendo didn't confirm anything at all. The only thing they said was before the fiscal year end and this ends on March 31st.

They will announce the release date on September 29.

 

[scrtmstr]

If this turns out to be true, I might pass and get something else instead. If it's going to be released in 2011, money really won't be an issue.

 

[Okami Wolfen]

Even tho I'm American, I do hate that Europeans always get things late. That's why I never complain when Europe gets something before America.

 

[MADKATZ99]

Interesting, I like that guys theory of it not being a launch title for Europe due to translation of the text, but my guess is it's going to be similar to the DS back in 2004.

NA November 21, 2004
JP December 2, 2004
TW December 13, 2004
KOR December 29, 2004
AUS February 24, 2005
EU March 11, 2005
CH July 23, 2005

If that's anything to go by, then it looks like I've still got about 5 more months to wait

 

[FireGrey]

It seems they are just trying to cover up that it will come out in November, they're just trying to confuse us.

 

[dxblord3ds]

this release date was posted directly after Nintendo conference (E3 2010)

so there is some hope

 

[dxblord3ds]

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