Announced at Pok?mon Day Chile 2013
Nintendo has been very selfish, hoarding all those lovely special edition 3DS models in Japan and not even giving Americans a goddamn black XL. But every once in a while, Nintendo will surprise us with an act of kindness that makes you say, “Those chuckleheads ain’t half bad!”
This past Saturday, January 19, fans heldPokémon Day Chile 2013in Santiago, Chile. Despite being entirely fan-conceived, it received the blessing ofJVLat, Nintendo’s distributor in the region. As a show of support, a few surprisePokémonannouncements were made, including a couple of localMeloettadistribution events, a South AmericanPokémontourney, and the arrival of the special editionPikachu 3DS XLin the West.
A pre-order listing for the new machine is already up in Chilean stores likeZmart Games, with a tentative release date of March 31. What does this mean for us further north? Apparently the Nintendo hardware sold in Chile is identical to what is sold here, English text and all. Why would Nintendo manufacture US devices if it wasn’talsoplanning on selling them in the US?
[viaNeoGAF]
