Pre-Orders Open For NES, Persona Q and Smash Bros. 3DS XL Models in North America

@SockoMario we were right about the blue smash 3DS =w=

I really do like the NES interior design, unfortunately as various users have pointed out already the shell leaves much to be desired; looking suspiciously like a tacky decal. Yeah there's a coolness aspect to it, but overall it's a fail.

Now that Smash Bros. model on the other hand...

Quite pointless to the well informed. Great for those that will be ticked when they find out months later there is a re-design.

This is pointless with the NEW 3DS on the way...also it's silly that the outside doesn't look like the NES console itself, while the inside should look more like an NES controller imo

@bofis is right. Why would anyone be buying these with a new 3DS on the way?

The NES one is such a disappointment and missed oppurtunity. It should look exactly like the NES GBA: http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120709001702/dragonball/images/3/3c/GBA_SP_NES_Style.jpg

And make it a New 3DS as well. Then it'd be absolutely flawless.

The box looks like the NES console while the 3DS itself just has a controller slapped on the front. WHY. They should have designed it just like the NES-styled GBA SP. I dig the red buttons though.

As I was typing this, IxC posted essentially the same thing, but I think it's worth stating twice in a row.

My little brother want the NES one. But I'm gonna hold off until the "new" systems arrive in the US.

I would rather have the Persona one than the New 3DS, to be honest.

The Smash and NES ones are up on EBGames now (Canadian Gamestop outlet), but the Persona Q one is still missing. According to reddit, EBGames will be getting the Persona Q one in very limited supply.

I'll wait for the New 3DS version of the Red Smash version.

@ekreig the epicness of that GiF

Even thogh I have the LoZ XL, I will happily trade it in for the Persona XL. Already put my deposit down on it at Gamestop.

Honestly, I can't understand why so many people are bashing Nintendo over the announcement of these LEs and saying they will hold off for the New 3DS models. We have no concrete date for the release in the West outside of 2015... I think it's silly to be so uppity about it.

Yes, Nintendo made a horrible decision not releasing them here this year for the Holiday season as these would certainly generate money along with Pokemon and Smash Bros 3DS... However, as we all know their main focus will be the Wii U. Why force parents/fans to have to choose (lets be honest, most people cannot or will not buy both). Yeah, any parent or fan not in the know will be salty once the new ones come out, but hey companies can't please everyone...

I, for one, have no problem keeping an original XL (the Persona one when it comes out), importing a New LL (that epic MH4G bundle) AND still buying one of the New XLs when they come to the US.

And let's also be honest... A LOT of us believed we'd be shafted on LE systems (so many in the US were praying for the Smash systems) as many of us outside of Japan do not get even remotely close to the number of special editions they get. SMTIV XL? Haha... Not happening, said Nintendo. FE:A XL? Nope! Long story short, we all have complained about limited editions being reserved mostly for Japan, and now that they are here, everyone is thumbing their noses at them saying, "Well, it's not the NEW 3DS models, so no dice!" It is for reasons like this we barely get LEs as is (well, one of the reasons anyway...)

All I'm saying is, when the new ones come out (short of the changeable plates on the small system) there will more than likely not be an LE for a while unless they surprise us with that MH4G system (highly unlikely but I have an inkling these systems will be out when MH4U comes out next year so who knows...) or some special colors for the XLs

(Note: This is just my personal opinions/observations and in no way intended to be rude toward others.)

I wish they had a NEW 3DS XL NES version.

I wish they had a NEW 3DS XL SMASH BROS version

I don't buy special systems. I seem to buy only black systems. I will buy the new 3ds next year but I will probably get the small one.

I want the Persona one sooo bad! I'll buy it before I get a New 3DS because my day-one 3DS circle pad is falling off.

Hmmm...
Nintendo put more thought into the NES edition's box than it did in the actual 3DS.
Looks like an Etsy decal on the front with... absolutely nothing going on inside.

Why is it when I get a 3ds xl, the all black one, which I love, do they have to show me this? I want one! Love the retro style.

@Captain_Gonru
And that is perfectly fine. Like I said, we all know Nintendo made a bit of a blunder by not releasing the new models this year outside of Japan. But honestly, aside from the NES-themed XL, I can't see the point of releasing the LEs coming out later. Smash might make sense given its C-stick enhancement is a part of the game for quick smash. However, the Persona one especially seems lie it would be a poor choice to carry over for the next model given that has no enhancements that require the additional buttons, or faster processor. Just like I have no doubt whatsoever we will also see some form of Pokemon themed system (if we don't color me truly shocked given the hype and constant bugging from fans for the remakes in the first place...).

Xenoblade Chronicles, MH4G/U, Smash Bros and Final Fantasy Explorers are the only games so far listed to take advantage of the new systems features, so I personally think it really not as big a deal for the LEs to be released regardless of them not being the new models. I won't be surprised though if a Smash one is released next year. I mean, even Japan is getting the Smash LE as a new model but it will be at least a month after they are initially released anyway in Japan and ttwo months after Smash has released there

Boy, they sure seem to be hyping Ultimate Nes Remix.

I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yet New 3DS comes first. My XL's can squeeze a few more months before the New is out (the small one better come with a NES faceplate...)

@ekreig Dude, I want a plain black one. I am going to endup SSB bundle. Not that it's anything to complain about. I did really want a plain black one. It just seemed to be the best to get the bundle financially.

I know ot seems weird, but we haven't seen what an actual model looks like. It could look pretty good in real life.

Anybody else think the inside of the NES model looks just like the original DS phat?

It makes sense to hold off on the new 3DS until after Christmas so the Wii U doesnt become an afterthought this holiday, but why release the SSB models w/o the game? At least give people an incentive to buy the old model by making it cheaper. 3DS XL has never had a price cut in its life, even with SSB and a new Pokemon it was probably going to need a price cut this holiday to sell well. If you want it for Pokemon you probably bought a 3DS for X and Y. And if you really need SSB on a handheld you probably also own one as well. And now with the new 3DS models coming out wheres the incentive to buy the old ones? I guees the designs are it, huh?

I don't get the design of the NES one. Why couldn't they just put the front and back system design like how they did with the box instead of just putting the controller sticker in the front?

Even the persona one looks better than this.

EEEEEHHHHHH... With the "new" models I have to hold off on the Persona Q model

The red Smash 3DS XL here in GameStop Italy is 229€. WTF. I expected 199€ at most since it's1$:1€ most of the time. I'd wait for the new 3DS or wait for another 149€ sale from other retail stores.

Edit:
Also I just check Bayonetta First Print the other day and it was not available. Now pre-orders are already out of stock. -.- I guess it means I'd go digital.

This seems kind of pointless if in 6 months they release "the new 3ds" in America and Europe. Good for collectors though I guess

So no Europe release?

P.S NEW NAME

I'd have totally thown a fit if I didn't know the New 3DS is on its way... Europe is so unloved... Do we suck THAT much?

No EU model because we're getting the newer model in the same design next year!

That is a really cheap and tacky looking themed system.

I mean it really doesn't capture the look and feel of the classic NES controller well at all:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/NES-controller.jpg

The d-pad should be all black. The buttons should be red, not pink, and the letters shouldn't be in a different colour to the button unless they're printed off the buttons like on the original controller. The sticker on the front looks terrible. The system isn't even the right colour in general...

This honestly looks like a fake Photoshop mock-up made by some talentless noob in their bedroom.

@IxC

Yes; that's far more like it.

Be grateful guys. I wanted the Persona Q one so bad but I don't live in the US.... I'm still crying since the announcement.

What about my design (that I already made 2 years ago!) of the 3DS NES version? I made it when it just came out and Nintendo was making "3D Classic" games.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/Nintendo-3DS-NES-Edition/3727119

@Exalian I would've wanted your design. This actual design, eh, not so much.

Start and Select should be black =-o

Whats the point of buying one of these with the new 3ds coming out soon

well I'm definitely confused On here it says it's coming out October 10th, on ebgames.ca it saids September 30th So is the official date October 10th for all of North America, or is Canada getting it earlier on September 30th? >> http://www.ebgames.ca/3DS/Games/718465/nintendo-3ds-xl-nes-edition.

While all of these are neat and classy (ah, if I my NES-style GBA SP hadn't been yanked...), but I've already the red X/Y XL, and there's the New 3DS XL to look to. But damn, if the Persona Q one ain't a spiffy little prop.

http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-treehouse-first-look-at-the-nes-and-smash-bros-3ds-xl-systems/

Check out this link to actually see the new 3DS XL systems that are coming out. Many people have commented that the quality looked inferior but this video pretty much disproves that. The NES model is not a sticker or some low crap like that. It looks to have a high resolution image with a glossy finish. The smash ones look incredible and I love the colour of the blue one. It's sharp! I wasn't going to order one before but I may reconsider now. A side from low quality comments, many people have said "i'm waiting for the new 3DS XL, Nintendo is dumb". At first, I agreed with this but now I'm starting to wonder if the new 3DS XL could be as long as holiday 2015. Why else would Nintendo put sooooo much effort into these new 3DS XL systems (Smash, NES, Persona) if their new model was being so close to them? I now think these items are the lead up to a huge 2014 holiday season for Nintendo and the newer models are actually quite far away. It would potentially give Nintendo new hardware and a Zelda game as a their headliners for holiday 2015. If you are only skipping these systems because you want a new model, you may want to re-consider if you have the cash.

@ekreig One of the best witnesses in the game. So over the top.