In an interview conducted yesterday David Yarnton comments on the 3DS price, launch day titles, battery life and much more.

During yesterday's 3DS event in Amsterdam Eurogamer sat down to chat to Nintendo UK's General Manager David Yarnton and Mr. Yarnton answered some questions that have been plaguing fans for some time.

One big question that rose from yesterday's conference is "why was a price not given?" While we have reported on Mr. Yarnton already defending the price in the Eurogamer interview he states that retailers often set their own price and while they can recommend a price they cannot enforce one.

While Nintendo announced 25 titles would be available during the "launch window", between the console's launch date on March 25th and early June, they did not explicitly claim what would be available on March 25th itself. Mr. Yarnton explains that this is because some third party developers are still finalising details and with the console coming out in each territory within four weeks worldwide it is a difficult launch in this regard. However, he did state that a list of launch party software is "imminent".

Many fans are upset about the 3DS, like the DSi, being region locked. Mr. Yarnton suggests that are a number of reasons for this such as downloadable content, varying ratings systems and the fact many electronic products are region locked. Unfortunately, unlike the PS3, all games will be region locked on the 3DS.

With the 3DS launch being so close to other territories and with the DS and Wii famously being out of stock for the best part of two years gamers are, unsurprisingly, concerned about stock levels. Mr. Yarnton states that while they cannot claim at the moment whether fans should be concerned they are doing their absolute best to meet demands.

Another key issue for fans is the console's battery life. When it was announced recently that it will be "between 3 and 5 hours" some fans were very upset. Mr. Yarnton claims "if you have the 3D, Wi-Fi and other functions off it's longer than five hours", which should please some fans. However, he did not go into more details about how long it would last with these options switched off and just reminded fans that you shouldn't play for extensive periods and can recharge the battery when you are not playing it.

The interview also covered many more topics and it is well worth a read.