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Nintendo 3DS Online Presentation this Friday

Posted Oct 19, 2011 at 3:00PM EST by

Listed in: News Tags: Satoru Iwata

The Nintendo 3DS got off to a rocky start, with far less demand from players than the company expected. After a pretty big price drop (and a few good title releases), the console finally started to get a little traction from the industry – but not much. The 3DS still sits on the edge of failure, with the upcoming holiday season likely deciding the fate of the system.

Hoping to build buzz for the system and address player concerns, Nintendo has scheduled a live online presentation for Friday, October 21st. It will occur at 8pm Japan time – 12-14 hours ahead of North America, depending on your time zone (7am Eastern time).

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Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo, is currently slated to host the event and viewers can expect to learn about the new 3DS firmware. Also on the table is the upcoming Mario Kart 7, though it’s unclear exactly what will or won’t be discussed. While you can certainly watch clips from the presentation later in the day (while you’re pretending to work), if you want to stream it live you’ll be able to pick it up on Ustream and Nico Nico Live.

The new 3DS firmware update is supposed to feature an updated version of the handheld’s Mii Plaza function in addition to giving gamers access to the 3DS’s 3D camera so they can make their own 3D videos. There will also be some minor tweaks and fixes to the system, but nothing major as the 3DS hasn’t really suffered from hacks and exploits. As always, think twice before upgrading your system if you use a flash card or homebrew software – you never know when it might get patched up.

It’s currently scheduled for November, but we may get an official date this Friday.

Are you still on the fence about the 3DS, or are you ready to take the 3D plunge?

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Im a Nintendo fanboy and even I think the 3DS sucks dick. I don't care about stupid ass Mii plaza! Just start making some damn games! All the casuals moved to the iPhone and I doubt some stupid ass Mii update will bring them back! The least Nintendo can do at this point is add Super Nintendo games to the damn Virtual Console

# Woah. — Tykam993 2011-10-19 18:24

I feel like every time I visit the Eshop, there's at least one new virtual console game. The system, despite a few... structural problems (squeaky buttons, one circle pad, same crappy camera) it's actually a really great handheld. It's problem is the lack of software, which will soon be fixed with SM3DL, MK7, and KI:U.
I wouldn't say it sucks now and I don't think I will.

# RE: Nintendo 3DS Online Presentation this Friday — MikeFoster 2011-10-20 12:14

I'd love to get a 3DS, but I'm waiting for the second generation. I'm sure it will be much improved and there will be plenty of titles from which to choose.

# RE: RE: Nintendo 3DS Online Presentation this Friday — 8675309 2011-10-20 15:39

doubt they rush into it yet as i assume their on the hook for a set amount of units to be manufactured(es pecially now with the price reduction). so modifing it now would be a waste of resources but if they do i hope the stop using a glossy finish

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