"the obvious suspect would be the Wii U's 1.2GHz CPU, a tri-core piece of hardware re-architected from the Wii's Broadway chip, in turn a tweaked, overclocked version of the GameCube's Gekko processor". ..

Ouch. Gamecube old gekko on steroids? Sorry but this sucks

The news here is about the hack. Dont think that anyone really cares about renegade kid. And the hack isn't even around the corner. It happened in ps3 aftter 5 years, it didn't hurt sales. Just make a good game and people will buy it.

Time for a price drop.after the holidays. Maybe even more drastic than 3ds one.

@tealovertoma Yep, ported is the right word mate

If only the prices were affordable...Wii U is way overpriced for specs so old.

Ι like my 3ds as much as the next guy and i bought 2 DS...but after reading this article i want Gameboy 4.with full HD and quad core proccessor!

Unavailable pre-orders is just a sign of tricky and shady marketing strategy from Nintendo. In my opinion. We will found out soon enough when second and third week sales come out.

Now you can play games in another tablet than nexus and ipad...Good thing is that it will have much better controls...The bad thing is that games will cost 60 times more.

@WhiteKnight It should be 1984 but guess what we still use cartridges in 2012. (we shouldn't).

The answer is a) to buy 100 cartridges for 30 euro each..or b) just use ur old DSi to play the games. Games arent available in e-shop anyway

"Masuda explains that the Pokemon franchise is shared between three companies: Game Freak, Creatures, and Nintendo. Masuda says that despite the shared investment, no one forces them to design for a specific console or handheld, so it's up to Game Freak to decide when they want to move to the 3DS. The size of the 3DS user base remains a concern." Good maybe for Gamefreaks money wise, bad for Nintendo, bad for 3ds, bad for the franchise strategically speaking.

You dont have to be an analyst to predict that a price cut iwll come in 1 or 1 1/2 year tops. Vita is a total flop and still Sony refuses the price cut. Nintendo reacted in 3ds and saved it. If it have to be done again for Wii U i wont cry cause multibillionaires like Mr. Iwata, Miyamoto and all other shareholders will make less money for a year.

Too expensive. 30 euro is a far more reasonable price. Prices are just ridicuoulous (PS3 and xbox games too). 20 or 30 dollar max is fair price.

"In terms of profitability...we believe in making money on our hardware". Google Nexus is losing money with every unit sold. Microsoft Surface (notebook/tablet hybrid) will cost something like..200 dollars and you can even use xbox360 controller on it. No they are not game consoles but they look more beautiful than wii u gamepad.
Nintendo is making tons of money from software...and they can afford a year of two of losing money on their consoles. In less than a year Wii U will be at 3ds price but maybe it will be too late till then.

They should get even the DS games in the store. They make people find shelter in piracy

330 British pounds = 412.046176 Euros. The retailers decide the price so expect more than 420 euro for this bundle.... Sorry way too much.

@gamer2000 China? You mean Japan obviously

" That will allow our players, our very loyal Nintendo players, to interact with this IP and great worlds and characters in a new way". Some of our very loyal Nintendo players are sick and itred of Mario and want to try some new ip's maybe?

Who thought the idiotic title? It reminds concentration camps, something much worse than oni. Focus training is better..but concentration training? C'mon

Who needs skyrims, call of duty and Crysis? All people want is a Rayman exclusive (if they are under 10)

The important in DQ10 isn't how much it will sell but if it will mangage to keep the subscribers or not. Its a MMORPG so dont compare it with DQ9 but with Final Fantasy Online.

Well in Europe football is only one...most people dont even know how this game is played.

Well Demon Training is a fine game., I would pay 5 euro for it in 3ds eshop no more than 10 though.

Donkey Kong original edition i hope its the arcade version cause thats the original. I already got gameboy version.

@Wheels2050 There's a mobile app in iphone. You can even play the auction house.

Christian parents are gonna love this...

Gamecube was as powerful as PS2 (maybe more, maybe less). Mario and Zelda and Smash Bros (and even RE4 and Pokemon) and was a complete failure. PS2 had better games. It sold 150 million and Gamecube only 22 even less than Xbox. Wii had the motion controls and the cheapest price in the market. Wii U only got the gamepad. Its not enough if ur older than 15. It needs hardcore 3d party support. Not only new...Rayman.

This presentation gives an example for a retail price of $49.99.
Retail price - $49.99 per unit.
Wholesale price - $32 per unit.
Retailers get approximately $17 per unit.
Here the retailer is getting 35% of the retail price.
The wholesale price is 64% of the retail price.
Source: Neil Robinson. ATI Research.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/723896.html

Well its not true, but they did a better job than the real thing. Nintendo should hire them to design the next 3ds version.

Thats just PR bs. Does Brain Training still got a place in the age of ios and android? Thats the question. And if it does maybe its more suitable for 3ds eshop?

@James 3ds cost exactly the same money as ipod touch where you can play these games for 0,99 cents.

@SanderEvers In what universe is 30 euro (10 times more) a good price for the exact same games that cost less than 3 euro (3x0,99cents) in iphone?

Each game cost 0,99 cents in iphone so why 3ds owners have to pay more than three euro? Anything more than this is a rip-off. Also the 3ds version will be slightly inferior cause of the controls. Angry Birds is a showcase for multitouch controls. The stylus is less accurate than the finger. Cases like this just proves that "hardcore" gaming consoles are milking their customers.

The games are expensive and not 50 times better than 0,99 ones. 3ds need some new decent RPG's. Can't Square bring Final Fantasy-O to 3ds? Or a new game. Pokemon, Persona, Golden Sun, a new FF, DQ something?

Lets see last-gen graphics+the portable gamepad. 250 euro is a fair price. Anything above that=failure.

There's nothing i would like more. The problem is that Golden SUn 3 was a commercial failure, specially in Europe. Golden Sun: The Broken Seal is Final Fantasy for GBA (with some pokemon like creatures). So yeah please bring it on.

Yeah true. I rarely use the 3d effect. It makes my eyes hurt. So my niece's. The dual screen isn't really needed! So many would much prefer a PS VITA with 3ds software. Why they dont join forces? Dont they see that the price of software is ridiculous? And still Nintendo doesn't really understand why they fail big in Europe.Its better deal to buy 50 ipod touch or ipad games to your kids than one 3ds game. .

Its on the stores in Europe. Wonder if its an upgrade or we should wait another year to get it.

Is the guy knocking the door the real Mario?

Its more a publicity stunt. But they are cute.They seem sincere enough so best of luck to them.

Why, why, why on DS? Gameboy Advance is still alive and kicking! I dont think that the game developers took full advantage of its true technical capabilites till now

Nintendo's biggest hit in last 20 years was Pokemon. It even sells more than Mario (with some exceptions). That wasn't Miyamoto's baby. Miyamoto only gave us Nintendogs. Nice commercial move but not something for core gamers. Pikmin was ok but lets face it a commercial failure. (i want a pikmin 3ds though). And age is always a factor. I mean Rolling Stones (the rock band) are still great at their 70's but nobody expects a great new album from them.

Great idea how nobody see it coming? A 2d Mario title. Wonder how it will turn out. It will surely sell loads. I cross my fingers for a Pokemon RPG announcement now. Never a dull moment with Nintendo.

If the gameplay is better and more fun than world of warcraft (something extremely dificult) then i would pay montlhy fees for new Dragon Quest.

Let's be honest. I like Toriyama's design but the graphic engine looks dated even compared to 7 year old games. This is Guild Wars at 2005...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgyS_-HiD54
Still its the gameplay that matters. Hope its great.

Probably the 3ds will be some Dragon Quest Monster spin off... I love my Wii but i hope Dragon Quest X (or XI?) will come to 3ds.

English subs>dub. I hope for a new Final Fantasy rpg (not tap-tap game) or Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter or all of the above. Persona 4 port is coming to Vita (although its just a ps2 port) .

The 3ds got a war to fight ahead. Lets hope Mario Kart and Land will do their "magic" once again. But thats not enough. Can't wait for the new announcement.

Rumor and speculation: Dragon Quest X is moving to 3ds (from Wii). Expect world first screenshots and video game footage.