there has been alot of rumored realease dates for the 3ds even the the big guy himself reggie said on the jmmy fallon show that it will be realeased next year it was found out that it was not true could it possibly come out this holiday or are they waiting for a special occasion and which region will get it first?

they'll announce it when they announce it. in the meantime, there's a EU date thread and a NA date thread which may interest you, as well as a price thread if you'd like to speculate there too. :3