German newspaper claims Nintendo 3DS hits Japan in November

The mobile gaming market has several players and for years the players were the console companies like Nintendo and Sony. With the iPhone and iPod touch becoming more popular, those devices are now taking some of the market from the console makers. The clear leader in mobile gaming has been the Nintendo DS for a long time.



The DS is very important for Nintendo as its best selling console so any update to the machine is a big deal for the gaming firm. The next update for the DS will be the 3DS that we heard about months ago. A launch date of November 20 leaked a while back from a tweet posted by a designer claiming to have made accessories for the 3DS. A German publication is now offering a different launch date for the 3Ds.

According to German newspaper Bild, the 3DS will launch in Japan on November 11. The publication also claims that the 3Ds will land in Europe in the spring of 2011. There is no mention of a release date for the US in the story. Launch titles for the 3DS are claimed to be Mario Kart 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle. Take this rumor with a grain of salt.