Nintendo 3DS Release Date Confusion

Reggie made a blooper

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Nintendo 3DS Release Date Confusion
Nintendo of America president appeared on US TV recently, he looked and acted the part of all-round good guy on the Jimmy Fallon chat show. He told the host that the 3DS would be out next year.

According to Kotaku in a weirdly written tale: "According to sources close to company's Japanese headquarters, the Nintendo of America exec made an error when he stated that the Nintendo 3DS would be out next year...

"...Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Nintendo of Japan), however, would still not affirm to our sources that the Nintendo 3DS would be released in North America by this holiday season or not. "

If Reggie is mistaken, then we're confused. Given that Nintendo had already press released that the system would be appearing "during the fiscal year ending March 2011".

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irritant 28 Jun 2010 15:49
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It'll be out around the start of Nov in Japan followed very soon after by the US (in time for the lucrative Thanksgiving holiday). It'll be out in Europe in March next year. As is the case with every Nintendo hardware launch ever.

(probably, I've not really done any research, I'm just working from memory)
deleted 28 Jun 2010 18:29
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I wish it was out for xmas, i have 3 very eager kids + myself wanting one and forking out over £1000.00 on hardware and games is deffo a xmas thing, i dont wanna be doing that in March.

i also liked how he actually asked to keep it, which i`m sure wasn't scripted and hope Reggie would say yes, nice try i would of asked too. lol
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Kirk 29 Jun 2010 15:00
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I don't understand.

He said it will be out next year.

Any time from January 1st to 31st December is next year.

How is saying it's going to be out next year inaccurate when it's supposed to be out everywhere before March?

March is next year too.
DTM 29 Jun 2010 17:29
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Nintendo have brought in every single console of the "DS" range in spring time, so Nintendo ITS TIME TO CHANGE!!!!!!
WE WANT THE 3DS,WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW! WE WANT THE 3DS,WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW! WE WANT THE 3DS,WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW!
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