It is now the most eagerly awaited piece of consumer electronics on the face of the planet but are remaining tight-lipped on when the will arrive, for now.

The Japanese gaming giant has said that they will be putting the end to all the speculation about the arrival of the 3DS on the 29th of September.

Most analysts including Wedbush Morgan's believe that the 3DS will be priced at around 250 USD when it launches.

Nintendo's Yashuhiro Minigawa gave the news to business news outlet Bloomberg.

By Ewan Aiton