3DS arrives in Japan - tons of photos

The 3DS has finally been released in Japan. Check out a ton of photos from the launch.

[boogeyman999]

Those lucky Japanese

[-Mezzo-]

Why do they get all the Nintendo Stuff Before Us. Damn :D

[klado]

...Isn´t nintendo a japanese company?...

[Wenis]

Why do so many people in Japan were face masks. Is the air quality really that bad there (can't possibly be any worse than L.A. yet I see nobody wearing facemasks there) or are a lot of them just paranoid.

[Studio-YaMi]

No,they have the flu,educate yourself bro!

In Japan,when you are sick (mainly having the Flu) you are required to wear a Face mask so you don't infect other people around you,and that my funny smart friend is how it should be.

You don't want to get someones else disease,do you now?

[HOSe]

paranoia strikes deep

[flyingmunky]

That is interesting, I never knew that.

While it would certainly help the elderly(which from what I understand is a good chunk of the population) I would have to wonder what that does to younger people though.

After all, getting over a cold gives your body immunities to sickness later in life. Limited exposure early on could cause a lot of harm later on if you get sick and don't have the antibodies to fight it off. It is still a good policy though in my opinion, even if it looks a little odd out on the street.

[Lf_sIcKmAn]

Its done that way to prevent outbreaks... the amount of people in japan is staggering... you dont want a national wide flu there...

[Knushwood Butt]

It's not required; it's courteous.

[Theonik]

When cities are as densely populated as some Japanese cities are i would damn well expect it to be the case.

[Studio-YaMi]

@ Knushwood Butt
well put,I didn't know how to explain it properly because English is not my first language.

[Neo Nugget]

Can't wait till the US release ^_^

[nevin1]

Late Februrary?

What an odd time frame for a new video game hardware release.

[Masterchef2007]

That sure was under the radar. Expect a ton of articles when its released in Europe and the US.