Nintendo 3DS

[DickDalewood]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainZombie

I read that it might be around $229 here in the U.S. due to the yen.

That's definitely reasonable.

[Pared]

Wow, they're missing the holiday season. That's going to be a big blow for Nintendo.

Apple's going to continue to sell ipods this fall and game sales are going to continue to rise for them. I'm sure the suits at Nintendo are not happy with this.

[DickDalewood]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Wow, they're missing the holiday season. That's going to be a big blow for Nintendo. Apple's going to continue to sell ipods this fall and game sales are going to continue to rise for them. I'm sure the suits at Nintendo are not happy with this.

Normally I'd agree, but I just can't shake the feeling of "this is a Nintendo handheld device... nothing could prevent this thing from selling like hot cakes".

We'll see I guess... I certainly don't think a Holiday release would have HURT.

[Pared]

That's what I'm getting at though... it could have had months more to sell like hotcakes.

And holiday season sales are nothing to overlook. All you see are mom and dads buying their kids a DS during this season... Imagine all that being pumped into the 3DS.

Now, a kid has a DS.. what's something that is cool and useful to them as well? An iPod touch...

You're more likely to update your kid's iPod now than their gaming system...

[DickDalewood]

That's probably true. Plus, all these parents will STILL probably buy a DS for Christmas... then suddenly in April the 3DS comes out. I doubt they are going to shell out MORE money for a system when they just bought one for Christmas.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Oh I really doubt parents buy this in droves, considering they just bought their kids the DS-i and then the DS XL. Maybe you all know a lot of parents with a lot of money to burn. But the parents I know not going to drop another $200 on another DS again so soon. I mean the DS XL just came out in April or May right ?

Apples saving grace is that they have ipods at different prices from $75 to $249. With most kids getting the lower end models the most. Far as them not releasing it during the holidays, I don't know, probably couldn't make enough of them fast enough.

[Pared]

I can't speak for anywhere else other than NYC and the tri-state area. No matter what store I've shopped at during the holiday season, some mother/couple has one of Nintendo's consoles in their shopping cart.

[CaptainZombie]

WOW!

RE: Revelations