In 5 Hours Only 2 Nintendo 3DS’s Sold

Today at work I only saw 2 people buy 3DS's. It's launch day, I expected the store to actually have a line up of people waiting to buy Nintendo's latest device.

[badboy808]

A ds with Gimped 3D.

[RedDead]

And good graphics. The graphic upgrade alone would make me call this a next gen handheld. Unfortunately for the 3DS. The PSP2 about the same upgrade from Psp1 as the Ps2 is to the Ps3 so i'll be getting that, it also doesn;t help that the 3ds linup is almost noting but remastered games from the past. Still thought the 3DS beats out last gens graphics easily.

[Brian5247]

I would disagree about the graphics upgrade being equivalent to PSP ---> NGP.

[Wenis]

Well I'm just holding off on buying it until Animal Crossing or Mario Kart is released, whichever comes first.

[Arnon]

Right, and somehow the NGP line-up that's filled with downgraded versions of Uncharted, Resistance, Killzone, Little Big Planet (already on PSP), and WipEout is different?

I'm not sure how a new Kid Icarus, Paper Mario 3D, Super Mario 3D, Mario Kart 3D, Ocarina of Time 3D, Dream Trigger, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Super Monkey Ball, Animal Crossing and Rayman 3D is somehow a bad list of games.

I love new tech, and will pick up the NGP as well, but so far it's line-up isn't justifying it's price tag, which by the way is more than the system it's getting it's games from.

[Rumor]

"kotaku-like"

#winning

[NewMonday]

It's just the 3DS launch lineup that is meh. As for me, I will buy it with the English version of devil survivor 2, that’s my system seller.

As for NGP, we are yet to see significant 3rd party games, it's just too early.

[sinncross]

In what ways are those games downgraded?

Perhaps LBP2 (not the first as you casually menion) and Wipeout since they are ports but the other games you mentioned are completely brand new games in the IP's.

Most of the games you announced for the 3DS are just ports of existing games but with 3D being the core ddition to them.

Im not going to aruge that one is better then the other, but your fleeting comment about the supposed NGP lineup is fallicious.

[Infernostew]

@newmonday

Devil survivor 2 is not a 3ds game, it's for regular ds. The 1st devil survivor game is just a rerelease of the first with 3rd support.

[Army_of_Darkness]

I think the biggest flaw nintendo made with the 3DS is that it looks exactly like the DS, not to mention the name of it sounds nearly identical to each other?!! casual gamers and parents are not gonna really notice the difference. they're just gonna think that its just a nintendo DS with 3D effects and a higher price tag that I doubt they wanna pay for.

[nveenio]

What if the average sold in every Gamestop was 2 every 5 hours for the first week? There would be nearly 500,000 units sold in the first week alone.

That's not too shabby.

[nveenio]

I completely agree. I was talking to my nephew (who is age 11) a couple weekends ago about his DS. I said, "Did you know they're making a DS with 3D?" He said, "No." So he doesn't even know about it. Unless the packaging is drastically different, he won't even notice it in the store.

[HappyGaming]

Well a friend of mine in college let me use his today.

The 3d effect is cool and the camera is awesome. But the game that was on it the one with the dogs sucked so much that I couldn't be bothered to play with it to see if my eyes would hurt after 15 minutes like they say.

[shadow2797]

Personally, I think the problem is that Nintendo didn't put a release date in their TV spots. I've seen quite a few of them, but not one of them mentioned a release date, or any real information at all.

It's Nintendo, their products are never DOA. (well, rarely anyway -- VirtualBoy *shudder*)

[NeoBasch]

Devil Survivor is the only game managing to hold my interest out of the line up thus far... Well that and Kid Icarus of course, but that's beside the point. DS not only a 3D remake, but it will feature full voice-over (which is what I'm looking forward to the most), and the new 8th day scenario. It almost completely retires the original DS version.

I wish they'd develop DS2 concurrently. That way we could get the 3DS version sooner. I'd like to see a 3D version of Strange Journey as well. I'd think it would lend itself well to the format, what with the 1st person perspective and forma search. It's a game that could also benefit from voice acting and probably even some more music.

[Shok]

If you think the 3DS is that simple, yo need to seriously red up on it. The system is packed with so many features it's ridiculous.

[badz149]

I'll give it that but compared to NGP, eh...not so much!

I know this is not a comparison article or such and I'm not a Ninty fan but aside from 3D, what other things 3DS is capable of that was not on the PSP?

[Greycat_James]

@badz149

Augmented Reality, built in games at launch, cheaper games in a better storage medium, built in SD card rather than a Sony designed card that's useless in most devices, built in gyroscope, built in microphone on the first gen model, somehow better battery life (or at least equal), plays DS games, better analogue control, touch screen...

Not sure what else but clearly that's not enough for most people...

[Shok]

17 ignorant people who bash a system they no nothing about.

@badz149

The NGP may be CAPABLE of the 3DS's other features, but it doesn't actually HAVE those features, so in the end it doesn't matter.

[NiKK_419]

the psp2 has all the features of the 3ds (excluding 3d of course) and more, and delivers them with better quality, the psp2 is just an all around better device, but the 3ds would be good for people who love nintendo i guess, but still, you can't compare them really, i mean come on, the resolution is only barely more than the original DS, it's not even as high as the original psp and it's supposed to be a next gen handheld? i don't think so, the hardware sucks, the software may be ok, but without good hardware, it doesn't matter

@shok
the psp2 is not only CAPABLE of the 3ds' other features but it does DOES HAVE those features, so in the end, it does matter

[NLGSean]

NIKK said "i don't think so, the hardware sucks, the software may be ok, but without good hardware, it doesn't matter "

LOL are you serious? Hardware is what matters? Wii's 86 Million systems sold world wide and DS's 146 million systems sold world wide say HELLO... Both make Nintendo a profit and both are still stomping the Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP respectively....

It is all about software... If hardware was the case then I guess the Lynx destroyed the GameBoy and the Atari Jaguar destroyed the Playstation and N64...

Also, I love these people that compare 2 systems that they never even played...

[Theyellowflash30]

The original DS can run SSF4 on it?

[Otheros00]

And PSP graphics with extra features like normal mapping and a $100+ mark up to the price.

[princejb134]

im waiting for the remake of the 3ds which i know nintendo will do i a year or 2
in the meantime ill get the ngp when it is released

[n4f]

but sony will do the same thing will you wait for it?

[DigitalHorror81]

NGP will be awesome. Wait and see.

[princejb134]

nope i wont wait cause i have alot of faith in sony hardware to last 5+ years without any problems

[Trunkz]

Just for the record for some people to know - Zellers is a store thats much much less then Walmart and are mostly put in areas where the people aren't so.. wealthy.. (and the items are far less then Walmarts as well) so it's natural to only see a few copies sold from a Zellers.

I was at a Bestbuy and they were selling like hotcakes ( I got a Black one, I was surprised to see everyone grabbing the blue one) and Street Fighter was almost sold out in seconds I saw all these hands constantly grabbing copies so i grabbed one also lol Also the first 25 customers that got a 3DS got a free Nintendo shirt and lots of mario characters on it.

Anyway, you can't base the selling point of the 3DS on a crappy Zellers. You'll probably complain when Zellers only sells 1 NGP, but sells well at places like BestBuy, Walmart and Gamestop

[pat_11_5]

Not all Zellers locations are in poor neighborhoods and their product selection is similar to Wal-Marts (although most Zellers stores are much smaller than Wal-mart).

My point is I've seen line ups in front of the store before for system launches and I was shocked that there wasn't one. I was even more shocked to see that it only sold 2 copies.

[Trunkz]

@Pat

Did you know that many of the Zellers will be converted into Target's (yes, the american store) except the Zellers that are doing very well? Thats how bad Zellers has been doing.

[DeleteThisxx]

Clearly badboy808 hasn't played Rayman 3D or checked out the crayons floating around the activity log. Hell, I doubt you even played the console. This is FAR from "gimped" 3D

[Karlnag3]

How the hell do you even have "gimped" 3D anyway?! XD It's either 3D or it isn't...

[strifeblade]

the 3ds as as powerful as the wii

[pain777pas]

I'd be playing the 3DS right now. However at the last minute I said I really need to want it or it is going to just collect dust. I played SSF4 on the big screen and I don't want compromises of any sort graphically so I'll pass. Zelda will get me to cough up the bread for this bad boy. Love the tech but the games are really lack lustre. Mario was at the DS launch so this is inexcusable. Kid Icarus was the flagship at the E3 press conference so this is ridiculous. Bring out one of the heavy hitters Nintendo and I bring home my Onyx 3DS in a hot second.

[OhMyGandhi]

I'll wait for the inevitable "3DS Lite or 3DSi"
not to say that console iterations are a bad thing, just that they will happen, and usually in good time.

I have had both a psp and a ds, (traded back and forth between the two) and can honestly say that I am not that much of a "handheld" gamer.

That being said, the NGP intrigues me as it's not only extremely powerful, but Sony has, more than anyone, learned from their mistakes from their older portable.

hell, designers were probably dragged kicking and screaming into a room with a large round table, and forced at gun point to implement a second analog "stick" for the new device.

I am nonetheless, excited to see where both handhelds go.

[phantomexe]

i went with friends to pick it up last night at midnight. i'm more shocked then i expected.

[badz149]

"shocked" in a good way or another?

[lepolohuevo]

I was shocked in a bad way. I pre-ordered my 3DS in december of 2010 so I don't repeat the mistake of not pre-ordering the Wii, which I still couldn't get my hands on 5 months after release.

On the midnight launch (at my local GameStop), only 5 people showed up not including me. So much for that.

Again there's the fact that the Wii was released in the holiday season and that the economy went to total shit in 2011, but I'm still happy to have it. I don't see how the lack of people at a GameStop is going to ruin my enjoyment of my new console :/

[badz149]

ok, that was a shock due to the launch event. I was wondering what phantomexe was shocked about

[phantomexe]

It looked better then i expected but i only seen 2 games on it.

[pat_11_5]

I was just surprised that there wasn't anyone lined up.

[HolyOrangeCows]

I'm surprised we haven't seen a "3DS sells out in US" article yet. I'm assuming that it hasn't, considering the big three are always on top of announcing that sort of thing as soon as possible.

US reception to the 3DS seems quite lukewarm. It hasn't sold out (If it had, we definitely would have heard it), not a single game with 85+ metascore (with only 3 past the "Mixed or Average" range, not that much advertisement or media buzz....

If I had shares in Nintendo, I'd be worried. Where are you, infallible Nintendo? Where?!? Seriously, though, not selling out within 24 hours is never a good sign; unless they just shipped out half a billion consoles to start. And I doubt it. New consoles always sell incredibly quickly with the right marketing.

[zag]

I think the problem is 2 fold.

All the people who wanted a nDS of some kind have bought one already.

All the people who want to upgrade or might like one don't have the spare cash to spend on one anymore or just can't justify the cash towards one.

[Mohdunknown]

Why launch on a Sunday? Why do big nintendo releases launch on Sunday?

[pat_11_5]

Sunday is a really weird day to launch, I wonder why Nintendo did that.

[badz149]

who knows

[Coogi]

Which is why it should be on a Friday or Saturday...not a Sunday.

[badz149]

maybe because I live in a different place. here, Sunday has the largest crowd.

[pat_11_5]

The huge non-existent weekend crowd? If you want to target the weekend crowd launch on a friday night.

[Liefx]

They're trying to get people to buy one when they are in a hungover stupor.

[doG_beLIEfs]

Nintendo ALWAYS launches new hardware in the USA on Sunday.

[femshep]

there major games as well

[zag]

well it's way easier to get to a shop on a non-working day than a work day.

[IrieMars]

I was under the impression that it was on Sunday so they can have launch events the night before and no one would miss it because of having to work the next day. So much for that. I was alarmed that I was still able to Pre-order one at 5pm (on the west) the day before. However I didn't, just can't dish out that much cash for a system I would almost never use. But that's just me.

[TheIneffableBob]

It's a traditional Japanese thing. I think it's the day where parents don't have work so they can go to the launch events too.

[disturbing_flame]

Perhaps people want a console with a good autonomy & games.

They are just waiting that if they are smart.

[lepolohuevo]

So assuming that, almost nobody bought a PSP.

[disturbing_flame]

It is the case if you look closer to the sells of PSP at the depart.
Except in Japan it wasn't the console of this gen.

[dragon82]

Except the PSP has sold more units than both the PS3 and 360. Sure sounds like a failure to me. :P

[lepolohuevo]

@dragon82

We're talking about launch here, pal.

[disturbing_flame]

Oh you are really comparing PSP sells to PS3 and 360 ?
I mean seriously ?

Compare it to the sells of the DS.
Everyone knows that the PSP did a good score, it is just that the console is not the leader of the market, very far from that in fact.

Anyway, Nintendo said recently that the 3DS was the fastest port console they sell on the market, now everyone is waiting for NPD.

[Kon]

Not what i expected. Well, we'll still have one hope: NGP

[femshep]

NGP will destroy this hands down....i dont care too much for ps3 games being superimposed on the ngp screen but the one NGP game i have seen looked amazing

[Redgehammer]

Destroy in the same way the PSP did?

[Rob946]

Im a fan of Sony and Nintendo and I can say right now that I highly doubt the NGP will destroy this. The 3DS will end up selling much more then the NGP because it will be cheaper.

[na-no-nai]

I got myself a 3ds today. didnt want to wait in line so i came a lil later to pick it up. Love it, thought it was pretty awesome. I dont really know the fuss about putting the 3d to max, cuz it didnt hurt my eyes at all

[bumnut]

It hurt my eyes and I found the viewing angle to be really poor. Im fine using 3D with glasses though, not sure why.

[KeiKei]

my bestbuy was sold out, dont know wtf this blogger is talking about

[Octo1]

Just because YOUR Best Buy is sold out does not mean all Best Buy would be sold out or indicate a trend that all stores should be sold out.It's like past Kinect articles saying that "ITS SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE!" Last time I checked one store or even a City does not mean "everywhere".
Why is it hard to believe that his particular location did not sell out or sell 3DS quickly?

[Neo Nugget]

Just because the blogger's store did not sell out of 3DS's, doesn't mean it didn't sell at all anywhere else.

See, both ways.

[Octo1]

@ Neo Nugget
Yes but you he also is not making the assumption that just because his store did not sell as many or sell the 3DS as quickly that other stores are doing the same.If anything his blog is more about how surprised that it did not sell as quick or it did not sell out.

[smashman98]

Nintendo... you so CRAAAAZAAAAYYY

[Goldenarmz]

guess who guess who guess whos back

[Alpha_Gamer]

It varies by store and area.

I went to Gamestop with my buddy last night who was buying one and there were a decent amount of people there.

[JonnyBigBoss]

It looks like a downgrade to the DS. The NGP looks like a way better buy.

[aviator189]

Wait, you think it's a downgrade to the DS??
You should definitely read up on it and see some vids or have your eyes checked.

[Theyellowflash30]

@aviator189 dude jleack is a troll. How can a system that has a ds built plus new games be a downgrade. Its technically impossible.

[Dagobert]

Brah, I agree that shit's a downgrade.

[Neo Nugget]

/facepalm

[Buho]

The NGP IS the better buy, especially if it's priced around $250-300. Nintendo's time is up. It's time for a new king. I have ZERO interest in the 3DS, and I never will. The NGP will be revolutionary!

[elpresador]

I havent owned a nin console since snes but to heqr u say that, um, didnt a lot say the same.thing about the original psp and, well, 140 or so mil ds sysrems later an how many psps sold? I doubt nin will loose the handhold market anytime soon if ever

[Rob946]

I don't get it how is it a downgrade?, you sound like a fanboy

[Neko_Mega]

Went to Wal-Mart to get some food and they had 3DS's pack in their cases.

[Dagobert]

You know I was surprised that a lot of people didn't buy it today at the place I work. Hell, we had a big stack of them and after 7 hours that stack was still the same size. We only sold a few and we're right near the mall too.

[StarScream4Ever]

The only places that was sold out in my area was the local Target. Gamestops and Wal-mart are still stocked full.

So can we consider it a launch disappointment?

[Octo1]

Way too early to claim that. Maybe if you were to compare it to past Nintendo hardware launches it could be.Until we get a comparison data for DS sold on launch day vs the 3DS we will not know.
I`m not planning on picking up a 3DS but if I was I would wait for the 3DSi,Lite,XL.The $250 tag may also be deterring some from picking it up and opting to wait for a price drop or a sweet bundle deal of some sort.
With all that being said THIS IS Nintendo and it even though it may be a slow start, I can`t see the 3DS not printing money for Nintendo.

[shuuwai]

The reason my friends and I didn't bother getting one was because of the game line-up wasn't that great. In addition, there's the black screen of death with texts, I'll get one this summer. To be blunt i hope 3DS comes out with a newer version with and better game line-up to boot in the summer.

[resistance100]

It doesn't appear to be a massive launch. Especially here in the UK . (heck retailers are still discounting it, i've ordered one for RR for £200).

Still i suspect this will sell like the DS, slow to start with but pick up rapidly through word of mouth and people actually trying the 3D for themselves.

[Greycat_James]

I got mine with Amazon for £187. It's only really a problem because Nintendo didn't really set an RRP over here because a while ago when they did that they got sued by someone. Can't remember the exact details though...

[Otheros00]

Nintendo love you guys soo much that they are making you pay a $100+ mark up on the 3ds with retarded 3D.
I have tried the so called revolutionary glassless 3D on handhelds. Guess what it's horrible. Hurts my eyes after a few minutes. I got a headache for 1 hour. I can watch crosseyed 3D and don't get any headache if that matters.

[Greycat_James]

It doesn't. It uses a different 3D method.

[alcapwn180]

We sold tons at my store. Over 14 I wanna say. It was a good day.

[Octo1]

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[R-one-oh-seven]

The original Gameboy is still the best handheld ever. Tetris and Dr. Mario destroys any other handheld game.

[Bathyj]

Oh well. I think Nintendo needs to come down a peg or two anyway.

[Fatal Blow]

I think its because people have bought the ipad 2 this month and they dont have spare cash for a 3ds right now the ipad and 3ds came out on the same day in the uk

[nevin1]

the 3DS looks so much like the DS visually that an average worker/parent/child wouldn't know the difference. I also never seen any advertising.

core gamers are not impressed with the software lineup.

[IrieMars]

I agree. Now that you mention it. If you are not in the "know" you might think it's just a slightly updated version of the DS instead of a whole new handheld. If I didn't know better I would never have looked twice at it, kinda like the DS XL.

[Masterchef2007]

I agree in terms of looks. It looks like a DS with a wider top screen and a circle pad slapped on. So some parents may get confused.

LOL imagine if a child asks for the 3DS and his parent get him a regular DS telling him that they both play the same games.

[Greycat_James]

This is true. A lot of people think it's just another small step up like DS to DS Lite when it's really not.

The other problem is that Nintendo were discounting the DSiXL heavily a few months before the 3DS came out. As soon as the 3DS was announced I started seeing cheaper DSiXLs so anyone who hadn't already bought a DS, bought that one and now thinks it's too soon for a new one.

[gypsygib]

I'm from Canada and the fact the only two sold in 5 hrs isn't some indication of consumers lack of interest in 3DS, it's simply demonstrates that no one wants to buy their videogames from Zellers because Zellers sucks for electronics.

Which is why Target bought it out. Very few people go to Zellers to satisfy their gaming needs, it's probably the same people that buy games from Shoppers Drug Mart.

[pat_11_5]

I don't think Target is exactly a hot bed of gaming excellence either. Zellers has the exact same game selection as any big box department store. The company wasn't bought out by Target - Target only purchased leases for the Zellers' retail locations

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

i dont mean to sound like a hater but good, im glad they sold only 2 in 5 hours...nintendo gets so much praise for nothing

[Masterchef2007]

The price is affecting the sales of the console. So i can imagine that in some places it wont sell out. However this wont stop it from being number 1 in the market because the handheld is aimed at casuals and we know how they like Nintendo consoles.

[MetalNCarnet]

I think everyone here is being fickle. This is going to be a gradual incline of a launch. What's going to sell this system is word of mouth. Friends are going to show it to friends and the friends are going to be amazed and buy one themselves and so on. You have to hold it in your hand and experience it to really know what it's like. Videos can't do this thing justice at all. Give it time.

I've been showing my 3DS to friends and relatives all day and two of which played with it and bought one themselves a few hours later. So far, nothing but wows from everyone that's held it. Wasn't expecting that much of a response. Especially from my Aunt and Mother who hate video games on principle. I couldn't get the augmented reality cards away from them. LOL

[Optical_Matrix]

I'm getting tired of all the haters. Please stop hating on the 3DS. You just sound broke and jealous. Had mine since thursday and the experience is great.

The build quality is some of the best and sleekest Nintendo has ever put onto market. The 3D effect is great and can feel really comfortable with the slider adjusted to your liking. Despite what people keep saying, I'd take this 3D over the shit that I've tried on consoles and at the cinema. The use of depth is more more appealing and makes much more sense with videogames imo. Before you bash it, try the AR Cards and honestly tell me that the technology isn't impressive, especially inside a handheld console.

The reactions I've got from everyone I've shown has been 'WOW' and a look of shock as to how the 3D effect is being done. Not one person has walked away unimpressed. You haters sound so bitter its crazy.
Online is nearly console standard with the exception of luxuries such as game invites and voice chat but who knows, that could be patched in later. I have Super Street Fighter IV for it and the online works great, the graphics are fantastic and it feels really nice to play.

Only real gripe with the 3DS is the battery life but then again, with 3D off and Wi-Fi off, the battery could probably easily last a good 6-8 hours I reckon. And also the software is lacking. The launch line up is terrible but the groundwork is there and I see a bright future for the machine. Will definitely keep me entertained until NGP arrives and beyond. The amount of haters on this site if truly disgusting. But I forgot its cool to hate on Nintendo just because they're doing better than Sony and Microsoft -_- (Don't accuse me of being a Nintendo fanboy. My comment history says otherwise)

Now the reason I think it isn't selling as well as it should is a mixture of the audience and price. Nintendo has relied on the average consumers lack of tendency to do proper research into things beyond advertising and asking store clerks to sell the Wii and DS to the mass market. They've released 4 iterations of the DS, 3 of which is close succession over the past 4 or so years. To the average consumer, unless Nintendo really drills it into their head that this is a completely new console, your average consumer will just assume its a DS Original with a 3D screen, not knowing it has better graphics, console like online play etc. So in that respect Nintendo's business strategy is biting them in the butt. But we'll see. As with the first DS, and any new system really, its us core gamers that will pad out the systems primary install base and flock to buy it at launch.

[galgor]

People are waiting for the 3DS Lite & for the system to have a good lineup of games.

Maybe.

[StanSmith]

Firstly why the hell are people assuming there will be a 3DS lite? How much smaller can the 3DS get? The DS lite was released due to the complaints of the size and build quality of the original DS. Seen as the 3DS does not have that issue, there won't be a 3DS lite.

Secondly, what is with the NGP/Sony fanboys in every 3DS article on this site? 95% of you have never even touched a 3DS yet you are so keen to slam it and claim the NGP will destroy it. Fact is the NGP will only been released in japan this year. We know hardly anything about the NGP yet you're already claiming victory like a bunch of Graphics Whores. No third parties have even said they have games being developed for it and alls we know about is the titles from Sony. That doesn't look great to me however it is still too early to tell. Also it won't ever have PS3 like graphics. Why? Because Sony overhype everything. Remember when they said that the PS2 would have Toy Story level of Graphics and Animation? It didn't! Remember the PSP would have PS2 graphics? It never did!

So judging by past history and the fact that we currently know very little about the NGP at this point, it would be very foolish to claim it as the better console. With no third party support at this time and the Devs claiming they can easily port PS3 games to NGP, In my opinion we could have another lackluster console like the PSP!

[kramun]

The fanboys flock to any article that is negative towards Nintendo. They love it, they're like flies around shit. Nevermind the fact that one guys experience of the launch is a tiny part of the overall story, it doesn't matter. It's an excuse to tell everyone that Nintendo is going to fail, and they love to do that.

When a positive article filled with hard facts turns up they will mostly stay away, with a few die hards posting about how the ngp is better and they will be waiting for that. Like we even care.

[tweet75]

these days most of the 3ds were preordered. I bet amazon is going to outsell everyone 3 to 1 because of the deals they were offering. I hardly ever go to a store anymore to buy games. I mostly just use amazon because they have the best offers usually and cheap or free shipping.

[gumgum99]

Grasping straws much?

Because an article cited "one store" having only 2 sold so far suddenly spells failure for Nintendo?

Really?

I know my store would like to have a word with that consensus some are pulling here. ;)

[soren]

not all stores do well mostly the smaller ones some r next 2 walmarts and other big box stores the 3ds is amazeing i canf say its better then psp2 cus i havent tried1 but if those 2 anologs bring only or mainly shooters other games wont sell on it so that would make me not get it cus den ppl wont make other games look at ps3 4 instence noting sells more then 400,000 sept shooters folklore prb sold 300 copys

[AWBrawler]

301 cause I got a copy late january :)

[Shani]

I m pretty sure that there is hype for this device but its not like ds or any other remodeled ds. And all the news about 3d is hurting is hurting the sales.

[KillerPwned]

I`ll get one sometime my friend is getting one so i can try that out first. But i am getting the NGP at launch.

I bet all around the world these are selling really well.

[Prcko]

they waiting for new PSP!

[user9841288]

come on guys everyone knows my opinions are better and more valid. Don't make me use caps and angry rants to prove it...

[plb]

I'm not sure why everyone throws specs around when talking about the 3DS. Since when has Nintendo ever been about the hardware, it's always been about the games which make it so popular. Just sayin...

[wingman32x]

Lack of solid advertizing and a similar form factor is a bad combination for casuals. It sounds crazy, but I think they thought this was just another redesign. And I can't really blame them, either. If I had no knowledge of the thing I would have similar thoughts.

Another thing to consider is time of launch. March is a bad time to launch a new system. It's where system and game sales start to level off after the usual holiday spike. That's why 95% of console launches happen in fall. That's the time where the masses buy their video games.

So combine those two factors and you can see why certain stores wouldn't exactly sell out in 5 minutes.

[hamsterfist]

The 3DS is dead.

[Stealth20k]

its already outsold the wii and original ds.

And walmart? seriously

[AWBrawler]

(looks at 3DS in hand)
seems alive and well to me. I understand you all have preferences, but just because you like one, doesn't mean you have to hate the other.

[NLGSean]

Don't even bother my brother... most of these people on here are hardcore fanboys... so its pointless to try and talk sense...

As for me, I am loving the hell out of my 3DS... Its your loss people... Who said you have to be chained to one system and one company...

Down with fanboyism...

[g5bay]

They waiting for NGP: Nintendo Got Pawn

[kuroukage]

lol @ nintendo's new gimmick and the fanboi sheepie that wasted money on it

[DNAbro]

I swear this place is full of way to many sony drones. The 3DS started at 250$ just like the PSP Go. Unlike the PSP Go it is actually a worthwhile investment. This thing is selling no matter what you want to believe.

[PirateThom]

And everyone complained the PSP Go was overpriced.... not sure what you're getting at.

[spektical]

too expensive is the problem.

[josephayal]

5 hours $500 woww! Nice sales nintendo, congrats!!

[mikejarroy]

I went to Gamestop and Play N Trade the day before of the iaunch, and for my surprise they were still offering to preorder the 3DS. I thought they would be out of stock already. The next day I went to Bestbuy and saw a lonely 3DS at the distance for demo, people were just walking by it unnoticed. I picked up the 3DS to test it, Pilot Wings Resort was the game to demo. The 3D efect was very good, but at 3 minutes of gaming I felt my eyes were starting to hurt a bit, I turn the 3D slider down to comfort my eyes, but the discomfort was still there, turning into a mild headache. I was very exited when the 3DS was first announced, but after seeing it, I realized that maybe I should wait till summer for Nintendo's big titles. Maybe...

[AWBrawler]

I must be super man cos i keep 3D on all the time, unless messing with the options and i haven't got not one eye or head ache. Either I am lucky, or there are a lot of liars on here.

[NLGSean]

Wow, maybe I should write a "I live in the middle of nowhere in the Florida panhandle and the local GameStop sold 35 3DS units in one hour on Sunday... and while I was there today three people came in to ask if they had any 3DS systems in stock" article because that's what happened the last 48 hours...

Who are you people kidding, this system is going to sell like crazy. Anybody thinking otherw3ise is delusional...

[Neo Nugget]

People who bought 3DS's yesterday are going to show the system off to a lot of people. Those people might buy one, then show some of THEIR friends the 3DS, and so on.

Word of mouth is going to drive sales for the 3DS up like crazy come November, and you all know it.

[Relientk77]

In my opinion for $250 its not worth it