Special Pokemon themed 3DS XL consoles will be coming to Europe and North America on September 27.
Nintendo had already announced that Japan would be getting twoPokemon themed 3DS XL systems, in blue and gold colours. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has now confirmed in a recent Pokemon Direct broadcast that Europe and North America will both be getting two special edition systems too. There will be some differences - whereas in Japan the two designs will be blue and gold, in the west the designs will be blue and red.
The Japanese systems will also be launching on October 12, thePokemon X & Y global release date, with a digital copy of Pokemon X or Y included. The western versions, meanwhile, will be launching on September 27 with no game included.
During the Pokemon Direct broadcast, Nintendo also announcedPokemon Bank, a paid service allowing players to store up to 3000 Pokemon online.