Sega Toys dates and prices for his R2-D2 Homestar Planetarium (which shows the death star)

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Back in June of Sega Toys Japan teased Homestar R2-D2, a fully functional Planetarium, which is formed in the form of a robot from Star Wars. Today, the company price ($ 91) to Planetarium and release date (15 September). Scaled replica designs about 10 000 stars on the ceiling in your living room, and as a bonus, it shows the location of the death star, too (see below).

R2-D2 Planetarium uses 1W white led as a light source, works for three hours on four AAA batteries and is 21 cm in height. It has some projection 1.5-2.3 m/4.9-7.5 ft and projection of 1.8 m/5.9 ft circumference.

Here is a planetarium, showing death star:

If you are interested, but live outside Japan, the Japan Trend Shop (website in English) began listing the Planetarium today for pre-order for the same price as in Japan (again, $ 91). They send it anywhere and say that the little guy comes with instructions in English.

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After the fall of the prices of Japan: Nintendo sells 215 K 3DS units in 7 days

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Nintendo has sparked a surge in the world of video games, when he announced the price slash the 3DS in Japan, the United States and other countries at 30-40% (depending on country) – only a few months after the system went on sale.

And now we have the first equipment sales numbers from Japan, and it looks like casual gaming on social networks, increase freemium and all these apps for free/inexpensive Smartphone made consumers more price sensitive in recent years.

According to the video game magazine publisher Enterbrain Nintendo managed to sell a whopping 215 000 units 3DS 8 and 14 August. Price drop (from 25 000 yen to 15 000 yen) entered into force on 11 August (but quite a few shops in Japan actually taken several days earlier).

For comparison: Nintendo's Japan shipped more than 350 000 units a week after launch (and approximately 200 000 a week afterwards), means falling prices caused a sort of second beginning in that country to the system (in may, for example, only 109 000 3DS were sold on the domestic market).

A total of 1.5 million 3DS systems were sold in Japan so far.

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Early 3DS falling prices at Wal-Mart can afford savings plus Ambassador benefits

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Nintendo recently insight, own slow start 3DS, slashing prices and wages. Compensate for the valoprovoda early adopters, Nintendo also said that whoever bought 3DS before falling prices visits (12 August) would be eligible to receive 20 free virtual console games. But what if I told you that you could get 3DS to new price and get 20 free games?

You'll probably tell me that it is too good to be true. And it can be. But the "trusted source" said on cheap ass gamer that Wal-Mart will make the price drop effective earlier to 9. If you were to buy it there, and then enter the store up to 12 — 3DS, you have the best of both worlds.

There is no way to be sure it's for real so far makes Wal-Mart ad or 9 going around, but if you think about picking up the console with the new price, consider dropping by Wal-Mart or calling 9 for validation. We'll definitely keep this coming Tuesday. I hope Nintendo does not know about it.

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