The new Flare Red color for the Nintendo 3DS will be released in Japan on July 14th.  Last year at E3 they did display a red 3DS but this one is a bit darker then what was shown.  Either way its a very beautiful looking piece of gaming fun.  

Since its debut in Japan on Feb 26th, the Nintendo 3DS has sold 1 Million units.  It only took 13 weeks to get there but it did take longer then its Nintendo DS counterpart which only took 4 weeks to reach that milestone.   We do have to give them credit because they did launch  [ Read More ]

A report from market research firm IHS iSuppli estimates a total bill-of-materials for the device at $100.71. Adding the cost of manufacturing the unit brings the total to $103.25, the firm estimates. Nintendo (NTDOY 33.82, -0.21, -0.62%)   (JP:7974 22,470, +90.00, +0.40%)  launched the 3DS in the U.S. market on Sunday, about a month after  [ Read More ]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Nintendo Co. (7974.OK, NTDOY) said first-day sales for its new handheld game device set a company record, signaling a potential revitalization of the company’s mobile efforts. Nintendo of America did not provide actual sales data, but spokesman Charlie Scibetta said more details about U.S. sales figures will be made available on  [ Read More ]