Nintendo 3DS - Amazon.co.uk's most preordered console ever!

Unprecedented consumer response sees Nintendo 3DS pre-orders double
Wii Nintendo 3DS is Amazon.co.uk’s most pre-ordered console ever!
Ground-breaking glasses free 3D entertainment system captures the
imagination of the UK


Nintendo UK has today
announced that, with three days to go until launch, pre-orders for the
new glasses free 3D entertainment device, Nintendo 3DS, have more than
doubled those achieved for Wii in 2006.

The news follows last
week’s announcement by online retailer Amazon.co.uk that Nintendo 3DS
has smashed its pre-order record for a games console in the UK.



When Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan on 26 February, 400,000 consoles
sold in the first two days.** More than 1,200 retailers across the UK
are poised to open their doors at midnight on Thursday to satisfy the
demand from eager fans.

HMV’s London flagship store at 150
Oxford Street will be hosting the official UK retail launch event. The
event will include a performance by BRITs Award winner Plan B and the
first official customer purchase. The first 500 games enthusiasts to
purchase the console will be able to claim a free 3DS game of their
choice***.

“The reaction to Nintendo 3DS has exceeded our
wildest expectations,” said David Yarnton, General Manager of Nintendo
UK. “Glasses-free 3D entertainment has truly arrived. It’s almost
certain that the number of Nintendo 3DS consoles sold on Friday will
exceed the number of 3D televisions sold in the whole of 2010.


“Until now 3D has been too expensive, too clumsy and too restricted,”
said David Yarnton. “With Nintendo 3DS it’s mobile. It’s affordable.
It’s glasses-free. And it’s here, now.”