To be honest, I was going to write this post in Spanish, given that this one is a matter not concerning the US, but visiting Gamespot and not speaking English is what you'd call misplaced. Besides, it's good to let other people know other things that happen around the world.

So, the topic at hand, the 3DS. Honestly, I was quite excited when it was announced. Right now I'm not very sure. You see, I've always had Nintendo consoles as far as I remember, all the way back to SNES, except for Virtual Boy, but needless to say, we all know how that ended.

Anyway the thing is, I'm not sure how will the 3DS will fare, especially here, as the song would say, south of the border. For one thing, price tag. Yeah, I know the "usual" retail price is US $250, yet somehow here it's around $6,000. To put things in perspective, for that money you can buy a PS3. My Xbox cost around $6,200 local currency, which included the S model, Forza Motorsport 3, Alan Wake available for download, a 250 GB hard drive and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. So right now a 3DS is insanely overpriced.

Also, yeah, it's 3D, and yet I can't get off the feeling that it's just a gimmick. Apparently the only thing that does is give you a headache and drain battery faster. Yeah, I know other portable consoles last about that or less. Heck, my PSP lasts about 3 hours, but as a friend pointed, Nintendo portable consoles historically have always excelled in that particular matter.

Also the games. There are good titles coming like Resident Evil, both of them, Street Fighter IV, Paper Mario and Metal Gear Solid 3. But that right there is my problem, most of them are labeled "coming soon". Launch titles don't seem like much to be honest.

As a long Nintendo follower, I'd like to see the 3DS become a great success, then again I am no fanboy, and to be honest I'm not sure this is a great idea.

So, you, my probably non-existing readers, what do you think?