Japan goes first in February, with Europe and the US getting the handheld in March
Nintendo's 3DS will not be released in any territory this side of Christmas.
Instead, the format holder has confirmed at a conference in Japan today that the device will roll out globally in late Q1 2011 - and with a price close to £200, as MCV and our retail sources predicted as far back as June.
Japan gets the device first, on February 26th, in blue and black variants.
3DS hits North America and Europe just a matter of weeks later, in March - although specific dates for those territories were not given by Nintendo Japan. Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of America will make their own announcements in due course.
In Japan the 3D handheld will cost ¥25,000 - that works out to around £188. That suggests a price of around £199 for Europe, and $250-$299 in the USA.
This story originally appeared on MCV.
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