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Exclusive Charizard 3DS Coming To Japan, Western Gamers Get Snubbed Yet Again

Posted on Friday, October 26 @ 09:23:34 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

3DS XL sales outside of Japan aren't quite as high as Nintendo hoped they would be. While I'm sure much of that can be attributed to the rising popularity of smartphone gaming, I'm sure another attributing factor is color availability. I mean, seriously, even if you weren't particularly interested in any of the games for the system, how could you possibly resist purchasing this sweet new Charizard-styled version?

That's right, the sleek black Charizard-adorned 3DS you see above is very real and will be made available to Japanese gamers, leaving those of us outside the region crying into our pillows. This isn't the first time Nintendo and the Pokémon company have done this to us, having released a similar Pikachu-styled handheld earlier this year.

However, it looks like these bad boys are going to be incredibly rare, as consumers will have to win a lottery for the opportunity to buy the device. Yes, you heard me right: Lucky winners get to pay money for a product. Somehow this makes the whole thing just a bit easier to swallow. 

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  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 9:37 am
    Golden rule: Japan gets everything.
    0 3
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 10:18 am
    I thought the Golden rule was: He who has the gold makes the rules.
    0 2
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
    I'm pretty sure it's "do to women what you want them to do to you". Close to that anyway.
    0 1
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 10:55 am
    yellow? Not orange?
    0 1
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 11:00 am
    Bleh. I am so not into Pokemon in the first place. Japan can keep these things, IMO.
    2 2
  • Guernica
    Guernica
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 11:04 am
    I'm just waiting for a zelda themed 3ds xl so I can upgrade from my normal hand cramping 3ds.
    0 2
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
    Freaking bullshiznit. Japan gets everything.
    0 2
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Oct 26th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
    Yeah, when do we in Canada get a reactor meltdown?! Damn you Japan!
    0 0

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