The New Nintendo 3DS may be a while away is most territories, but it's enjoying its first week since release in Japan. We suspect that the substantial range of Kisekae faceplates are selling rather well, too, and Nintendo's already lining up more designs to supplement the 38 varieties already available.
First of all we have number 39 in the range, which is a Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS design due to arrive on 8th November — this is also available to pre-order for import on sites such as Play-Asia (thanks, Tiny Cartridge):
Nintendo's official website, meanwhile, is advertising the first two of a Kawaii (cute) range; you can see these below.
If you want to know what we think of the New Nintendo 3DS be sure to check out our hardware review, while below is the incredibly colourful and cute commercial that Nintendo released in late September to promote the Kisekai accessories. These faceplates are going to be deadly for bank balances around the world.
[source nintendo.co.jp, via tinycartridge.com]
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I must must MUST get the Kyary design on the right, with the added boo's it's perfect.
Wait, did Kyary Pamyu-Pamyu actually design the Kawaii line of faceplates? If so that's freakin' awesome as hell. (All of my yes. All of it.)
That Smash Bros plate is the first Kisekae plate that made me excited. I hope this one comes to America, or I'm gonna have to ship one over.
That commercial is so bizarre
@ThomasBW84
We'd appreciate if you guys put these faceplates on both the white and black NN3DS IF you ever make your own photo gallery of it. So we would know which faceplates look good on which color. so far, most faceplates looks better on the white NN3DS.
Edit:
I've only seen the faceplates on the white NN3DS so far.
Okay, I expect to see that striped shroom in an upcoming game.
@WaLzgi *awesome
I wanna get the Kyary ones. Both of them actually. I gotta hold off on this though since I need to save money for Smash Wii U and the new 3DS.
The Kawaii one, looks really ugly tbh
Ok that commercial looks awesome!
Goodbye money!
Will these faceplates be region locked? You know what Nintendo are like...
KAWAII DESU! :3
I'll gladly get that Smash Bros faceplate. It has Yoshi on it, so I won't feel as bad replacing my Yoshi 3DS XL with it.
Everyone is going to buy this instead of the Smash bros. 3DS XL
Madness. That commercial is awesome, but Nintendo spends all the time and money, R&D, to add NFC, a 2nd thumbstick, 2 additional Z buttons and faster internals to give us a new 3DS but all Nintendo seems to care about are making an endless supply of the face plates. Just madness.
@Espy - Each region probably has different screw sizes based on metric vs US measurement systems, but Nintendo probably moved the screw holes a bit just to make sure
Nintendo knows how to print money; these will really appeal to the young female demographic the most.
Hmmm, no clue what plates to get... But at for me, I've reached a compromise with my collector self to trade in my Zelda OG 3DS:
I'm going to scan in my 3DS, top and bottom, and make a sort of stencil template on PS so I can spray those designs onto the standard black plates that the NN3DS comes with. Then just apply some glossy clear coat and voila
eyeballs and bones being depicted as cute. Yup, this is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu alright.
@rjejr You guys should embrace the metric system, the world would be a better place and one wouldn't have to buy 2 different kinds of screwdriver!
WANT
Now I want the small new 3DS.
That Smash cover looks crazy good on a white N3DS!
yeah ive never understood this "kawaii" fad going on. im sorry.
Gasp, Little Mac — must have!
Everyone's going on about which face plates to get (and I'll admit, the Smash Bros. one is pretty cool) but I'm getting none. Sorry Nintendo, but if I said it once, I'll say it again: I'm not spending that much money on a console I already own.
If I was getting one, I would get the Smash Bros. face plates, though!
wow the "kawaii" ones are disgusting. Also that female has atrocious fashion sense. Wtf.
@Jahir
Ah dude, I know believe me. I work in metrology and find myself asking my coworkers, on more than one occasion, "Why do we use standard units of twelve inches/foot, 3 feet/yard, 1,760 yards (5,280 ft)/mile... It makes no sense" Imagine a number system where 10 is 12, 100 is 36, and 1000 is 1760 lol. Don't even get me started on the madness that would create with numbers less than one!
Thankfully most of the customers whose parts I measure use Metric. But Harley Davidson parts, nope, those always have to be measured in English. So I'm constantly switching back-and-forth between two measurement systems. It'll screw you up sometimes too. What! That diameter measured 0.1!!! Oh, we're back in metric now, ok. Lots of that
And the New 3DS can't come soon enough- got to get me some of these faceplates! As for these two, I'll take both thank you
@SMEXIZELDAMAN You must not be very familiar with Japanese culture. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is a leading icon of Harajuku fashion. Harajuku is the center of all that is hip, trendy, and fashionable in Japan. Nintendo was wise to capitalize on the following she has, since anything she designs or gives her stamp of approval is sure to sell like hotcakes. Even overseas, there's already an audience clamoring for her work.
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