Retailers: 3DS games priced at $40-50 in US; £33-40 in UK; €50-60 in Europe

Nintendo has refuted our attempts to wrangle 3DS game pricing info so far, but retailer listings may be shedding some light on the subject. We hope you weren't hoping for a standard price point, because it looks like there's some wiggle room. A review of GameStop and Amazon listings reveals 3DS prices of either $39.99 or $49.99 in the US. Meanwhile, Eurogamer reports that UK retailer Game has confirmed the standard software price will be £39.99 in the region, though other UK retailers have prices listed as low as £32.99. Finally, we perused Amazon France and spotted prices of €49.95 and €59.95.

The disparate prices between titles matches up with pricing in Japan, though it is a bit more standardized. We'll keep poking Nintendo for official details.

Source: Eurogamer, GameStop, Amazon France - PilotWings Resort, Amazon France - Nintendogs & Cats, Amazon US - 3DS

Europe's new PEGI game ratings delayed

The Video Standards Council's new and improved and legally enforceable video games rating system was formerly set to launch this April across Europe, but as you could probably tell by our headline (and the strategic use of the word "formerly" earlier in this sentence), it's going to miss that window. UK Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that the new ratings will now be formally approved by July of this year and are expected to roll out after that decision.

"There's been some technical delays to iron out a few kinks," Vaizey explained, "nothing fundamental, nothing serious." An anonymous source clarified the hang-up to GI.biz, claiming, "What goes on the front of the box is fine. It's what goes on the back of the box that's still being discussed." The back of the box?
Source: GamesIndustry

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 European pre-order bonus: T-shirts!

Capcom has revealed the pre-order bonuses for Marvel vs Capcom 3 in Europe. ShopTo and GameStation pre-orderers will snag a comic or a SteelBook edition of the game, respectively, both of which are already part of the North American collector's edition.

Most retailers, however, will be offering some sweet T-shirts. There are seven different shirts, each unique to a different retailer. We're a bit partial to Blockbuster's tee, pictured above. Check out the other shirts in the gallery below.
Source: Capcom

European PSN releases for January 12

It's an eclectic grab bag on this week's European PSN release list, bringing us an odd mix of games such as Germany's Next Top Model (available only in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, natch) Tomb Raider Chronicles and Angry Birds. Rounding out the bizarreness is a Linkin Park track pack for Rock Band 3. Man, the only way that this list could get any diverse is if it included subscriptions of varying lengths to DC Universe Online. Oh, right. It totally does.

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:

(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

PS3 Content

Special Offers (available until Jan. 19)

• UNO (PS3) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
• H.A.W.X. Supremacy Pack (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
• Driver (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.99/€3.59)
• Tales of Monkey Island (was – £13.99/€17.99 now – £7.19/€8.99, available until Jan. 12)

Permanent Price Reductions

• Alien Breed: Impact (now – £7.19/€8.99)
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Tom Clancy's EndWar (now – £7.99/€9.99)
• Prince of Persia: Revelations (now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Splinter Cell Essentials (now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Driver '76 (now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Brothers in Arms: D-Day (now – £11.99/€14.99)

Playable Content

• Faery: Legends of Avalon (£11.99/€14.99)
• Germany's Next Top Model (€9.99)
• PopStars (€9.99)
• DC Universe Online
  * 30 Day Subscription (£9.99/€12.99)
  * 90 Day Subscription (£27.99/€34.99)
  * 180 Day Subscription (£44.99/€64.99)
• Tomb Raider Chronicles (£7.99/€9.99)
• Winter Sports 2011 demo

Add-On Game Content

• ModNation Racers - Jak and Daxter Mod Pack (£1.39/€1.75)
• The Sims 3 – Asian Fusion (£7.99/€9.99)
• Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage – Shin and Thouzer: Original costume and 2 new missions (£4.99/€6.19)
• Super Street Fighter IV – Ultra Shadaloo Pack (£3.19/€3.99)
• Rock Band 3 tracks (continued)
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock tracks (continued)

Rock Band 3 tracks

Linkin Park Pack 01 (£4.99/€7.99) (contains the tracks listed below which are also available separately)

• Crawling (£0.99/€1.49)
• In The End (£0.99/€1.49)
• Numb (£0.99/€1.49)
• Somewhere I Belong (£0.99/€1.49)
• Waiting For The End (£0.99/€1.49)
• What I've Done (£0.99/€1.49)

Rock Band Network tracks

• 'Gasoline' by The Bouncing Souls (£0.59/€0.79)
• 'Let Us Slay' by GWAR (£0.59/€0.79)
• 'Saint Simon' by The Shins (£0.99/€1.49)
• 'Smokahontas' by Attack Attack! (£0.99/€1.49)
• 'White Knuckles' by Okay Go (£0.99/€1.49)

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock tracks

January Mega Pack (£13.99/€17.99) (contains the following tracks which are also available separately)

• '2nd Sucks' By A Day To Remember (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'All I Want' By A Day To Remember (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'Buried Myself Alive' By The Used (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'Closer' By Nine Inch Nails (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'Head Like A Hole' By Nine Inch Nails (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'Rescue Me' By Hawthorne Heights (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'The Downfall Of Us All' By A Day To Remember (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'The Hand That Feeds' By Nine Inch Nails (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'We've Got A Situation Here' By The Damned Things (£1.59/€1.99)
• 'Wings Of A Butterfly' By Him (£1.59/€1.99)

FirstPlay

• FirstPlay Episode 40 (£0.99/€1.20) [Ireland and UK only]

Avatars

• EyePet
  * Looking Back Sitting Pet (£0.20/€0.25)
  * Rapper Pet (£0.20/€0.25)
  * Boxing Pet (£0.20/€0.25)

Themes

• Spare Parts Theme 1
• Top Darts Theme

Premium Themes

• Disruptive Themes
  * Smooth Notes (£1.19/€1.49)
  * Draco: The Return (£1.19/€1.49)
• Thumbstar Themes
  * Shine (£1.59/€1.99)
  * Cube (£1.59/€1.99)
  * Destinations (£1.59/€1.99)

Wallpapers

• Dragon's Lair HD Wallpaper
• Eat Them! Purple Monster Wallpaper
• Eat Them! Red Monster Wallpaper
• Spare Parts Wallpaper 1, 2 & 3

Videos

• Faery: Legends of Avalon Trailer
• Dead Space 2 The Sprawl
• Crazy Taxi Launch Trailer
• Kung-Fu LIVE! Launch Trailer
• Dead Nation Housemarque Trailer
• MotorStorm Apocalypse Developer Diary

PSP Content

Special Offers (available until Jan. 19)

• Blood Bowl (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £9.99/€12.99)
• Pro Cycling 2010: Tour de France (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £13.99/€17.99)
• UNO (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
• Driver (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.99/€3.59)
• Alien Havoc (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)
• Bubble Trubble (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)

Downloadable Games

• Buzz! The Ultimate Music Quiz (£21.99/€26.99)
• Crystal Mines (£11.99/€14.99)
• Crystal Mines demo

Minis

• Angry Birds (£2.49/€2.99)
• Jane's Hotel (£2.49/€2.99)

Add-On Game Content

• Prinny 2 - Asagi Wars Premium Special Ticket (free)

Wallpaper

• Legends of War: Patton's Campaign Wallpaper 4

Digital Comics

• Batman Beyond Vol.1 #1 DC Comics
• Bayou #11 DC Comics
• Cancertown #1-#6 (with audio commentary!) Markosia
• Domo #1 TOKYOPOP
• The Dreaming #10 TOKYOPOP
• Ex Machina #25 DC Comics
• Fables #40 DC Comics
• Flash: Rebirth #6 DC Comics
• Fringe: Tales from the Fringe #2 DC Comics
• Green Lantern Corps Vol.1 #4 DC Comics
• I Luv Halloween #9 TOKYOPOP
• The Indifference Engine #4 Markosia
• Irredeemable #9-15 BOOM! Studios
• Irredeemable Special #1 BOOM! Studios
• Kane & Lynch #4 DC Comics
• Legends of the Dark Crystal #3 TOKYOPOP
• The Night Owls #3 DC Comics
• Planetary #24 DC Comics
• Road #2 DC Comics
• Sandman #17 DC Comics
• Silent Hill: Past Life #2 IDW Publishing
• Star Trek: Khan: Ruling in Hell #3 IDW Publishing
• Star Trek: The Manga #9 TOKYOPOP
• Superman/Batman #44 DC Comics
• Supernatural: Origins #6 DC Comics
• Transformers #14 IDW
• Ultimate Fantastic Four (2003) #12-#16 Marvel
• Undertown #2 TOKYOPOP
• Wonder Woman Vol.3 #16 DC Comics
• X-Force (2008) #1-6 Marvel
• Y: The Last Man #23 DC Comics