Please check your facts. The DS was being outsold by the GBA for most of 2005; DS did not even outsell it regularly until the 2005 holiday season, and the GBA continued to sell about 1 million per quarter through 2006, and sold another 2 million plus in 2007. I would argue that it was a primary console for Nintendo at least through part of 2006. 2005 can not be argued for GBA not being a primary, as that is the year that the GBA Micro launched. Recall also, that initially, Nintendo did not market the DS as a Game Boy line successor- it was instead another portable gaming option. (We see where that went now, though...)

As for pricing, the DS alone was never $200 in the US. (I'm not aware of any official bundles reaching $200, either, but  will concede it is possible there was one.) Launch price of the first DS was $150, and the highest a system reached was $190 for the XL launch, which is now $170, not $200 as you claim.

Is he a John Lucas alt or something? I remember the Wii was going to sell 250 million minimum and could reach 500 million if it launched in China and India (it has launched there btw, most consoles today do, without getting large sales boosts at all).

300 million is an insane prediction. I think it will sell over 100 million when all is said and done, possibly even close to 120 million but that's it. The market isn't what it used to be, it moves faster and it is diverging and extending into other platforms and formats (handheld gaming, that is) and has zounds of competitors.

When I say DS was Nintendo's primary console in 2005 and onward, I mean it was the system Nintendo was primarily putting it's resources into. This is equivalent to how the PS3 was Sony's Primary home console in 2007, even though PS2 still saw GoW2, and Wii also became the primary home Nintendo console then too.

Yes Nintendo did launch a GBA Micro in 2005, but how well did that sell? I think that was an attempt Nintendo made to make the GBA the cheaper handheld, much like the DS will be when the 3DS comes into picture.

To be honest GBA did see some software support in 2005, but it was old tech. However Nintendo probably did share some of DS's spotlight with the GBA in 2005.

I expect the DS to sell at least on par with the 3DS in 2011 despite that Nintendo is releasing it's last wave of first party software in March. April onward, the attention will be focus'ed on the 3DS, but the DS should still sell well especially since it's half the price.

As for $200, I'm probably wrong. I thought the DS launched at $200, and I bought the electric blue DS so I should remember the price. Did GBA launch at $100 then? $250 is a lot for a 3DS, thats why I don't think it will sell 300 million, but with a couple rpice drops 200 million is possible.

In mainland China there is a video game ban you know that? So if the Wii was launched in China, it's probably remote areas only because Video Games are illegal there. Thats why people play a Vii (Chinese Wii mockery), and thats why CoD or Halo maps never show activity in China, but they do in Japan and South Korea.

Still 300 is unlikely I agree, just pointing out games are illegal in mainland China.

I think the majority of DS's sold are to young children, even multiples to the same family.  I don't think at the $249 price point Nintendo can hope to repeat their success they had with the original DS.

I really don't think brand loyalty comes into play with the DS success.  I also agree that iOS devices will do nothing but hurt 3DS sales.  I don't think that they're going to kill it or anything, but it certainly can't help.

In the end, the 3DS will sell, I just don't see it selling as well as the DS.

I say 50-50 chance.  :D

300 Milion? I wish Nintendo a bad landing, i want a gaming Console, not an interactive Player with Game functions! The DS Lite was the Last Real Handhelf Gaming Console, all after was interactive Player.

40 to 50 Milion, I hope, but it will be around 90 milion, sadly.

Bah, all my imaginary friends told me they would buy atleast ten each, and their imaginary friends would do the same. 300million? Hah, more like 300billion.

I will laugh at you all when 3DS sells 50billion imaginary units at launch!

Hahahahaha. No. I'd estimate 90-110 million lifetime, unless something big happens and it just happens to reach DS sales of 145 million.