Nintendo Announces Three Colourful New Looks for 3DS XL

The Nintendo 3DS XL will be getting three new looks for the holiday season. Nintendo announced the three special-edition Nintendo 3DS XL systems that will be available in limited quantities, including:

• Super Smash Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS XL: These special edition systems go on sale September 19th in honour of the October 3rd launch of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The Red Super Smash Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS XL will be available at EB Games. The Blue Super Smash Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS XL will be available at Future Shop and Best Buy. The cover of the new hardware features a dozen of the game’s characters, including Mario, Link, Samus and Little Mac. The systems will be available for $199.99 each. (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is sold separately.)
• NES Edition Nintendo 3DS XL: This hardware exclusive goes on sale October 10th for $199.99 at retailers across Canada. The hardware is modeled after Nintendo’s iconic NES controller and the box looks like an NES system.
• Persona Q Edition Nintendo 3DS XL: In honour of the November 25th launch of the Atlus role-playing game Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, EB Games will be the exclusive retailer for the Persona Q Edition of the Nintendo 3DS. The design evokes the essence of Persona Q with the Grimoire styling on the front and the new style of character art represented on the back. It will be available for $199.99. (Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is sold separately.)