A report in the popular German newspaper Bild suggests that the Nintendo 3DS handheld, which will be offering gamers a chance to play three dimensional video games without using the familiar glasses, will have a launch date of November 11 in Japan and will have a price equivalent to 200 Euro.

The Bild report also talks about the device arriving in Europe in the spring of next year.

Mario Kart 3D, Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle are said to be the launch titles that Nintendo will be offering to attract gamers to the new platform.

Previous rumors coming from a peripheral maker named Factory Keys mentioned the launch date of the Nintendo 3DS as being November 20.

Clearer details will be known later during this week as Nintendo goes ahead with a public press conference where the pricing details for the 3DS will be confirmed and the Japanese launch date will be set in stone.

As for North America and Europe Nintendo has already stated that the new gaming platform will be launched before the end of the 2011 financial year, which means prior to March 31 of next year.

The Nintendo 3DS could be a revolution in mobile gaming, with its impact similar to that of the motion tracking Nintendo Wii on home consoles, with Microsoft and Sony taking a few years to mount a response.

Recent reports suggest that the hardware of the device is not cutting edge or extremely powerful, with the main processor being the one that also powers initial iPhone model and the Zune HD.

But if Nintendo can really deliver on 3D gaming, and reports from Gamescom and E3 suggests that it can, and if the price is close to that of the original DS on launch the 3DS has a chance of dominating the mobile gaming market for the foreseeable future.

WTC: Kyo not making things happen

I bought my phat for an amazing amount of RM1000...
But I'd throw in anything to get this baby..
Augment cards are SICK!! How'd they do that?

I hope the games are just about a DS cart price.. Or not

guys...dont get 3DS just yet...
got texas instruments OMAP4 phones coming out next year...just google and youtube for it.

it can do all the 3DS can do better, and its a phone
stereoscopic 3D?
dual screen interface?
all same features.

20mp camera, 1ghz processor, full hd, multi OS compatible, among others

if 3DS is analogized by the console counter part, its a Wii
and the OMAP4 phone is PS3/360

OMAP4 is mobile phone and handheld gaming on one device.
only advantage of 3DS over OMAP4 is nintendo exclusive titles, and OMAP4 maybe available only q3-q4 2011.
currently NOKIA and LG got their hands on the chip...other company sure will follow suit later.

LOL@nightshade_nova 

kenal gao gao from everyone...

NOKIA's BEST EPIC PHAIL... NGAGE! nuff said.