New Nintendo 3DS XL launch date set for February 13

 

By Sonya Davidson

Ready for an upgrade? Nintendo announced that the New Nintendo 3DS XL system will launch in Canada on February 13...Just in time for Valentine's Day! New Nintendo 3DS XL offers a number of new enhancements designed to offer the smoothest and most engrossing portable gaming possible. New Nintendo 3DS XL features a wider range of controls with the addition of a C Stick and ZL/ZR buttons, super-stable 3D via face-tracking technology and built-in NFC functionality that allows for communication with amiibo figures.

All of the new features of New Nintendo 3DS XL make it the ideal way to experience upcoming portable games like The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., as well as all other existing Nintendo 3DS software. The system also enhances certain games like Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with amiibo functionality, faster processing speeds and more control options when compared to the Nintendo 3DS system.

In addition to the standard hardware in New Red and New Black, two other New Nintendo 3DS XL designs will be available at launch. A New Nintendo 3DS XL featuring artwork inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, as well as, a New Nintendo 3DS XL based on Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate -- which will have the game pre-installed (available exclusively at EB Games in Canada). The three stand-alone New Nintendo 3DS XL models and the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate bundle will all be available on February 13.

In addition to the New Nintendo 3DS XL news, Nintendo also revealed the February 13 launch date of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, a new game in the Fire Emblem series, a line of amiibo featuring classic characters from the Super Mario series, the arrival of amiibo compatibility in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and many details about upcoming Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games, including Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Splatoon, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse and Mario Party 10.

To view the Nintendo Direct video in its entirety, and some other highlights revealed, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

“We are only a couple of weeks into 2015, and Nintendo is already starting the year off with a bang,” said Pierre-Paul Trepanier, senior director and general manager. “With New Nintendo 3DS XL coming very soon and an enormous library of exclusive Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games launching throughout the coming months, it has never been a better time to be a Nintendo fan.”