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Everybody that's just saying, "lolz, y wuld da 3DS b releesd wen da DS iz stil duin gud?" has a terrible argument.

It's called keeping up your brand name and staying ahead of the competition. The DS will ALWAYS sell best so long as the same four other gaming machines are out there. THIS WON'T CHANGE. But the times comes when your tech is too old to do what you want with it. Miyamoto himself said that a big part of when new consoles are created and released is because he has new ideas that can't be done on the current hardware. And Nintendo is first and foremost a gaming company, so they have to ALWAYS stay on top of the game. Now that they're kings of the world again, they have to try - HARD - to keep it that way. They need to keep their stock prices up, they need to keep their brand name's reputation up, and they need to make sure the competition doesn't release and get a foothold on the next generation before they do. Since Sony and Apple are fighting fiercely for the handheld gaming market, Nintendo has to make sure that people know their product is best for the job, and they have to ensure people choose them first and foremost.

With all of that said, "selling well" is not and cannot be a good argument. It makes obvious sense that they'd release when they are. You don't always want to wait until someone else has made the jump before you. Nintendo learned this two generations in a row.



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