Nintendo 3DS business/general talk *spin-off feat. 3DS as a P.I. in New Orleans

there's the NPD numbers

June: 143k
July: Less than 114k
August: 235k (price cut on the 12th, although there were promos leading into the official cut)
Sept: 260k

I have no idea about any titles or anything, but I guess Oct NPD will give you an idea if the price cut has any momentum. It should be interesting to see how it fairs over the holiday where the DS often moved millions in the past.

 

Mario land 3ds is getting pretty good reviews. Could it be a killer app or is Mario too tired a franchise nowadays?

 

It'll have a good holiday along with titles like Mario.

But tens of millions of smart phones and tablets will be sold during the same time frame, much of it to people who might have bought a 3DS 5 years ago.

 

I just got it. It's pretty killer, surprisingly. (Starts out deceptively simple yet addictive, then you get to a certain point and it's all out hardcore platforming.) Not only best use of 3D, but best execution of 3D (since camera stays relatively focused on Mario).

Mario Kart 7 is sure to sell a lot. The multiplayer modes alone look enticing.

 

3DS About to Cross Three Million Mark, Mario Kart Sells 420,000 Units
http://andriasang.com/comz7n/3ds_sales/

 

When did they have to cut prices on the DS?

 

If you meant the 3DS, it's because the sales of the 3DS was stagnating, and it wasn't looking good for Nintendo. Looking back, I think the price cut was in the right moment.

 

No I meant when did the DS first get its price cut? Probably not within the first year as the 3DS has had to?

 

DS launched at $150, and dropped to $130 a year later. I'm sure if DS launched at $250 like 3DS it wouldn't have struggled perhaps to the point Nintendo had to do a similar emergency price drop.

 

PSA: 3DS firmware update is live
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/06/psa-3ds-firmware-update-is-live/

 

Nintendo, Boingo bring free airport WiFi to 3DS, commuter rage to slightly dip
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/09/nintendo-boingo-bring-free-airport-wifi-to-3ds-commuter-rage-t/

 

3DS Slide Pad Expansion: 480 Hours of Play on One Battery
http://andriasang.com/comz90/slide_pad_480_hours/

 

Not only I find it a bit too awful, I'm also disappointed with the fact that the expansion doesn't work as a secondary battery for the 3DS that charges the main one (like the Nyko's Power Pack +), rather than something that'll suck its own power.

Nintendo's hardware department can't seem to score a positive goal anywhere, lately.

 

Nintendo 3DS GBA Ambassador line-up revealed internationally
http://www.shacknews.com/article/71568/nintendo-3ds-gba-ambassador-line-up

 

Nice. I always wanted to play The Minish Cap.

Still, once I'm done with Resident Evil Revelations I'll probably just sell the damn thing. Should soften the Vita's blow on my wallet quite a bit.

I also wouldn't be surprised if the Vita gets Revelations at a later date. This is Capcom after all, and the game should transition fairly well too.

 

The Ambassador GBA games are up on the North American store, but it looks like the servers are getting hammered. I tried to download F-zero and it just errored out. I'll try again in a week or so.

 

3DS sold 350,321 last week in Japan (773,422 for the month) and 795,000 last month in the US.

 

Monster Hunter 3G Tops One Million Shipments
http://andriasang.com/comzfy/monhan3g_shipments/

 

Fix Your Zelda Save File with the Zelda Data Restoration Channel
http://andriasang.com/comzfs/zelda_restore_channel/

Free 3DS Spot Pass Diary Program Available Today
http://andriasang.com/comzfq/3ds_diary/

 

Screenshots of Nintendo's free 3DS messaging app:
http://andriasang.com/comzga/swap_note_screens/