Nintendo has announced over night that the Nintendo 3DS that we all drooled at E3 will be released in Japan on February 26th 2011 at the retail price of 25,00 yen (about $300 USD).

Some nifty facts about the package contents include:
– 2GB SD memory card and 6 AR Cards (used for games with AR technologies).
– The 3DS will support WPA and WPA2 wireless encryption for Wifi
– Battery details TBA

Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that the 3DS will be released in March 2010, but no North American release has been issued yet. Stay tuned!