The Nintendo 3DS will be launched on 27th March 2011 and priced at $249.99 (US). The 3DS will be available across Europe on 25th March 2011. The price will be determined by the retailer. But most retailers such as Amazon already set the price to €249.99.

The main selling point of the 3DS is of course the glasses-free 3D screen. The 3DS can also take 3D pictures using the built-in dual-camera. It will be available in 2 colors during launch, Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black.

You can now pre-order the 3DS from Amazon and Play-Asia. Click on the link below to pre-order:

• Nintendo 3DS @ Amazon.com
• Nintendo 3DS @ Play-Asia.com

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Microsoft finally revealed the release date of Kinect, previously known as Project Natal. The Kinect will be available on 4th of November 2010. Currently there is no pricing for it, but it is rumored to be USD149. You can pre-order it now at Amazon or Play-Asia.

There will be 15 launch titles for the Kinect. They are:

• Zomba Party
• Game Party: In Motion
• Motionsports
• Kinect Adventures
• The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout
• Kinect Joyride
• Kinect Sports
• Adrenalin Misfits
• Deca Sports Freedom
• Dance Central
• Dance Masters
• Sonic Free Riders
• Kinectimals
• EA Sports Active 2.0
• Your Shape: Fitness Evolved

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Back in March, Nintendo released a press release stating that they’ll unveil the successor of Nintendo DS in E3. And now it is officially revealed! Now we finally know the spec of the 3DS. First, the top screen will be larger and will be 3D-capable. The 3D effects can be viewed without wearing any special glasses. Good for portable 3D-gaming. But the touch screen is not a 3D screen. There is also a “Slide Pad”, which is similar to the analog stick for the PSP. The 3DS also have a 3D camera, which allow you to take 3D photo! The 3D-”ness” or depth can be controlled by a 3D Depth Slider. Currently no pricing and release date. But according to Nintendo, it should be released before the end of their fiscal year, which mean it should be released before 31 March 2011. I guess that the price should be less USD300, but this is not confirmed yet. Hope we’ll get more details by year end. Detailed spec after the jump.

Specification of the 3DS:

Size (when closed):   Approximately 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, 0.8 inches tall.
Weight:    Approximately 227 gram.
Top Screen:    3.53-inch widescreen LCD display, enabling 3D view without the need for special glasses; with 800×240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing).
Touch Screen:    3.02-inch LCD with 320×240 pixel resolution with a touch screen.
Cameras:    One inner camera and two outer cameras with 640×480 (0.3 Mega) pixel resolution.
Wireless Communication:  Can communicate in the 2.4 GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the Internet and allow people to enjoy games with others. Will support IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in
use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the Internet while in sleep mode.
Game Controls:   Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, + Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, “Slide Pad” that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.
Other Input Controls:    3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (can be scaled back or turned off completely depending on the preference of the user), Home button to call system function, Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications (even during game play), Power button. The telescoping stylus is approximately 4 inches when fully extended.
Input/Output:    A port that accepts both Nintendo 3DS game cards and game cards for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems, an SD memory card slot, an AC adapter connector, a charging cradle terminal and a stereo headphone output jack.
Sound:     Stereo speakers positioned to the left and right of the top screen.
Battery:    Lithium ion battery details TBA.
Parental Controls:    Parental controls similar to the Nintendo DSi system will be included.

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Ok… the PSP Go! is now available. And here come the question: should you buy it? The price of the PSP is not cheap, so it can be a hard decision to make. Let’s list out some pro and con of the Go.

Pro:

• Slimmer, Lighther.
• Large Built-in storage space.
• Bluetooth.
• Pause game.

Con:

• More expensive than normal PSP and only $30/RM200 cheaper than the PS3.
• Cannot play UMD games/movies.
• Not compatible with existing accessories (Camera, GPS, etc…) unless you buy another converter.

As you can see from the list above, if you own a PSP, PSP Go! is not a good upgrade for you. All your existing UMD games will become useless since you can’t transfer to the Go. Existing accessories is also not compatible out-of-the-box, you need to get an extra adapter for it (and it is not elegant).

The conclusion is, if you don’t own a PSP now, you can consider the PSP Go if you have the budget (the price of the PSP Go is RM1099 (USD249) while the PS3 Slim is RM1299 (USD299)). If you are tight in budget, the normal PSP is the way to go. If you are a curent PSP owner, the PSP Go! is not a good upgrade unless you have the extra money to spend.

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I can’t believe this… today Nintendo announced another DS! This time, it is the DSi… LL! What’s new in the DSi LL? The screen is larger than the normal DSi… 4.2 inch! In comparison, the size of the PSP screen is 4.3 inch (this is not the PSPgo which have smaller screen) Other than that, the rest of the specs are similar to the normal DSi. The price for this is 20,000 yen and will be available in Japan on 21st November 2009. The LL will be coming to Europe and US in the first quarter of 2010 and will be renamed to DSi XL. No info on availability in other regions.

Why Nintendo is introducing this when it is almost same as the DSi? The main reason is the LL is targeted at older people that can’t see the DSi’s small screen. Engadget have a nice comparison table between the DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite. (translated from the original table)

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Date: 31st October 2009 (Sat)
Venue: One Utama Shopping Mall
Time: 11:00 am

It seems that Sony is offering a limited numbers of PS3 Slim promotion package for the launch event. The promotion package is RM1399 and you get an extra DualShock 3 controller, a game and a free T-Shirt.

[Press Release @ Sony]

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Finally we have more info on the Zune HD. The price of a 16GB Zune HD is $219.99 while the 32GB will be $289.99. The Zune HD will be available on 15th September 2009.

Zune HD spec (not confirmed):

• 3.3″ OLED screen with Multi-touch.
• 480×272 screen resolution.
• Running on Nvidia Tegra.
• HD video output (720p)
• Can play games (like the IPod Touch)
• HD Radio

*Update*
You can pre-order it now! Click the link below:
Zune HD 16 GB
Zune HD 32 GB

[via X-bit labs]

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Pricing and launch date:

• US – $249 – 1st October 2009
• Europe – Euro 249 – 1st October 2009
• Japan – 26,800 yen – 1st November 2009

Specification:

• 3.8-inch Display
• No UMD
• 16GB Flash memory
• Available in Piano Black and Pearl White
• Sliding Display
• Bluetooth (connect to headset/PS3 controller)

I think the price is a bit expensive since the current PSP-3000 core pack is currently selling at $170 at Amazon. [PSP 3000 Core Pack - Black]

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