I don't think Apple has anything to do with it. It's like console makers worrying about PCs. Yeah they can play games but it is not their main focus. Same with the Iphone.
I think Nintendo's reasoning for pushing the 3DS so soon is for one, to be the first to get a foothold into the next generation (MS did it with the 360 and it's almost singlehandedly kept them in 2nd over PS3), and two, ambush Sony by being the first to implement 3-D technology for gaming, since Sony is putting a lot of their focus for the future on 3-D. Nintendo wants to take away any possible edge Sony might gain from being one of the companies to pioneer this tech.
Plus, really by the time the 3DS releases, it'll be roughly 7 years since the DS came out, which is ample time for the handheld. Though hardware is still selling strong, it's starting to decline in Japan, only barely outselling the PSP there on a weekly basis, and its software is starting to decline, particularly in the West. Though I think they could have waited one more year, particularly because of the DS XL launching in the West, I could understand why they decided to launch their next handheld in 2011.
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