NEW YORK—After its February launch in Japan, Nintendo Co.’s new hand-held system went on sale in the United States on March 26, retailing for $250.
The system lets users experience 3-D without wearing special glasses, according to the company. Nintendo has said that it also plans to introduce Netflix-streamed 3-D movies by summer 2011.
“The 3-D display is amazing in its own right, but just as compelling are the new forms of game play it delivers, and the groundbreaking ways it will connect players to new content … and each other,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo held a special press event in New York at the Best Buy store in Union Square on Saturday.
While the hand-held console has made headlines, analysts don’t expect it to be a hot sell until the technology is more proven. “With an estimated 1.9 million units shipped into the NA/EU channel, I wouldn’t anticipate any stock-outs,” EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich said in an interview with IndustryGamers.
According to technology research firm HIS iSuppli, which performed a teardown analysis of the 3DS system, the components totaled around $100. The most expensive component of the system was the 3-D glasses-free display, which is made by Sharp and costs $34.
But the 3DS system may be receiving a lukewarm response in Japan, its home market. Several Japanese blogs are reporting that an abundance of used Nintendo 3DS systems are popping up in Japan.
The system lets users experience 3-D without wearing special glasses, according to the company. Nintendo has said that it also plans to introduce Netflix-streamed 3-D movies by summer 2011.
“The 3-D display is amazing in its own right, but just as compelling are the new forms of game play it delivers, and the groundbreaking ways it will connect players to new content … and each other,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo held a special press event in New York at the Best Buy store in Union Square on Saturday.
While the hand-held console has made headlines, analysts don’t expect it to be a hot sell until the technology is more proven. “With an estimated 1.9 million units shipped into the NA/EU channel, I wouldn’t anticipate any stock-outs,” EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich said in an interview with IndustryGamers.
According to technology research firm HIS iSuppli, which performed a teardown analysis of the 3DS system, the components totaled around $100. The most expensive component of the system was the 3-D glasses-free display, which is made by Sharp and costs $34.
But the 3DS system may be receiving a lukewarm response in Japan, its home market. Several Japanese blogs are reporting that an abundance of used Nintendo 3DS systems are popping up in Japan.
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