3DS Info Press Conference about to start!

[A Black Falcon]

A lot of people were expecting it this year, DJ, and maybe Nintendo was for a while too -- after announcing the February/March release date, they also dropped their expected earning for the year by a lot, as if they'd been planning on having it ready for Christmas, but missed the deadline.


Game Boy Virtual Console is good, finally... it's needed, lots of GB games have dead save batteries and replacing those things aren't easy. Plus if they redo any in 3d it could be interesting...

Thy graphics! Thy graphics! Amazing, and I instantly want almost all the games they just showed. My only question, does the 3DS have TV-Out support built in? The PSP, 2000 model and up (I have the 2000 model) has it, and it's really been a great feature. I play it as a portable on the go, and at home I just plug in the A/V cord and play it on my TV. It beats buying something like a Super Gameboy or Gameboy Player accessory for sure.

1) Nintendo has never had direct TV output from a handheld.

2) The 3d screen couldn't be done on most TVs, which is a good reason really to not even try (even beyond the "the dual screen design also would be a challenge, and the touchpad too, and the microphone, etc" part that the DS also had, and that probably explains why there is no way to easily play DS games on a TV.)

A charging stand included by default? That's been a long time coming! This'll set the stage for everyone else in the industry to play catch-up. It's a lot easier than holding up the charging cable on my night stand with a book when I take the system out and about. Further, it's got a gyroscope and an accelerometer, which means that old motion sensing Gameboy games sold in the store should work perfectly with proper emulation support.

For $300, I'd expect some extras... and hopefully a lower price than that in the US, though I'd probably guess at $250 right now most likely.