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Nintendo 3DS Launch Day Roundup

27.03.2011
Nintendo's 3DS game system debuted at stores everywhere Sunday, letting gamers pounce on the world's first 3D handheld that doesn't require goofy glasses. Early reports suggest the launch of Nintendo's $250 3DS games system is off to a hitch-free start. A few retailers like Best Buy and GameStop even opened at midnight, allowing fans to get their 3D gaming fix early.

Here's a brief roundup of buzz, news, and reports from the front lines.

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3D Midnight Madness

At nearly a dozen Best Buy stores around the country, 3DS previews started at 10pm with sales beginning at 12:01am. Lines for the 3DS snaked around the block at San Francisco's Powell Street GameStop. IDG's own GamePro.com about 50 people were waiting in line for the store to open a minute past midnight.

the first person in line, 21-year-old Kyle Tillisch, had been waiting since 9:30pm. Other North American retailers holding midnight launch events included Best Buy, and in Canada, tech retailer .