Its Now the 28th of july and Nintendo have finally released thier larger screened 3DS Console called the 3DS XL in Europe or 3DS LL in Japan. Our friends in the USA will have to wait till Mid August.



The 3DS XL features a 4.88 inch stereoscopic 3D top screen, which is quite a bit bigger than the 3DS's 3.53 inch screen. The bottom screen measures 4.18inch bottom screen, compared to 3.02 inches on the 3DS. Battery life will be anything from 3 and a half hours to 6 and a half hours. Also you now have a 4GB Memory Card instead of the 2GB card bundled with the 3DS:

The release colours are Blue/Black, Red/Black and Silver/Black, Nintendo also demoed a transparent 3DS XL :


The New 3DS XL also features the least reflective handheld screen in Nintendo history, and that's thanks to an additionalanti-glare treatment that's been applied to its LCD screens, Reflectivity on the Nintendo 3DS was about 12%, but its been decreased now to about 3%.

Those of you looking to buy a 3DS XL can see from the following sites theres already a battle for the lowest priced console:

Heres the UK Prices:






Heres the Euro Prices:

Amazon Germany its retailing for 199 Euros
Amazon France is selling the 3ds XL for 184 Euros
Amazon Spain the price is 188 Euros
Amazon Italy are selling it for 188 Euros