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These days, the lead up to a major gaming hardware launch tends to drag out ponderously over a matter of months. To track the progress of these slow information roll-outs, I've begun classifying their status using a military-style ranking I call the LAUNCHCON system. Here's how it works:
- LAUNCHCON Level 5: The hardware is first announced.
- LAUNCHCON Level 4: The hardware is publicly demonstrated for the first time.
- LAUNCHCON Level 3: The date for the hardware's launch detail announcement is announced.
- LAUNCHCON Level 2: The hardware launch details are announced.
- LAUNCHCON Level 1: The hardware is launched.
For the Nintendo 3DS, we started at LAUNCHCON-5 back in March, then upgraded to LAUNCHCON-4 when the system was demonstrated at E3 in June. Well today we've finally been upgraded to LAUNCHCON-3, as a Nintendo spokesman told Bloomberg Japan that the company will reveal the launch date and price for the system on Sept. 29.
We already know LAUNCHCON-1 will come sometime before the end of March 2011, but we won't be able to start a precise countdown until we reach LAUNCHCON-2 status in T-minus-62 days. Until then, men, AT EASE!
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