Japanese news outlet Nikkei (via Andriasang) has put a number on the nation’s early adoption rate for Nintendo’s new, steroscopic handheld: According to their report, Nintendo shipped 400,000 3DS units to Japanese retailers, which managed to just about sell out during its first 24 hours of availability. Who would have thought that there’d be more than 400,000 tech-savvy Nintendo acolytes that lived in Japan? (Us. We would have thought that. As would everyone else.)
If you didn’t manage to grab one of the elusive, endangered handhelds, you’ll get a second chance soon. According to Andriasang, a number of Japanese tech retailers reportedly received another shipment of 3DS this morning. Which … probably already sold out by now. Hey, maybe you’ll be able to get down on the third shipment! Let’s keep hope alive, shall we?
Nikkei: All 400,000 Japanese 3DS units sold out, more on the way originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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