I know what many of you are thinking- "Its called the 3DS, of course 3D will sell the 3DS."

However the 3D itself is a legitamate problem the 3DS has. I have been reading many impressions (on gaf, ign, etc.) where many people can't really enjoy the 3D without it hurting their eyes. People can keep saying "just turn the 3D", "it doesn't hurt my eyes", "you'll get used to it", etc, etc., etc. Its obvious a great percentage of the market can't enjoy what the system is meant for.

So do you guys think the 3D will sell the 3DS?

Or will Nintendo have to rely on its name and games to carry them through the generation?

No.

PS3 has already proven that a small percentage of consumers are interested in 3D.

Will 3D itself sell the portable device, at first, yeah. But I think it will depend on the game library in the long run.

The 3DS is more powerful than the DS, so you'd hope that library is a notch better than already established DS library.

Fixed for you!

In the end the games will sell the system. I didn't expect much from the 3D (because I couldn't see it well on 3DTVs), but it positively surprised me. I always have 3D turned on. Although I'm very prone to headaches, I've still gotten no headache from playing the 3DS. That's also kind of surprising.

Of course some people will have problems with 3D, no question there, but I think it's a minority.

The more impressions I hear from non-journalist, the more people I find that 3D issues aren't as rampant as the journalist are trying to make it.

I think the initial sales will capture the interest and initial sales, but long-term sales rely on games to push consumers into buying it.

In my case yes, but I dont think it will hurt my eyes. If it does I will be greatly dissapointed.

They are demoing the device at Grand Central Station in NYC.  I pass through that area on a monthly basis so I will totally be demoing this thing before it's released on the 27th.  Will let you know once that happens.

My gut instinct was no, but I simply have to try it.  Economically software is what drives hardware so let's wait and see.

i would rather them have two versions, one without 3d so i can save the 30$ that it takes to make, but really, its gonna be about the games

I saw the 3DS today, and I feel the 3d could actually HARM the sales of the 3DS.

When I first started playing it fooled me because I thought "oh this isn't that bad, I'm fine." But after about a half-hour I started to feel a slight headache and sort of motion sick. 

We already know that kids are not going to get it. Parents have already been over-alerted and Nintendo has given them a good reason not to buy a 3DS for their kids.

Older people are going to be scared of it. Can you imagine your grandmother liking this? I know that sounds funny, but that's one of the main reasons why the Wii was successful. This audience already have a bias against 3d content and actually seeing it is not going to help. The older people that bought Brain Age on the DS are not coming along for the ride here.

It's funny how Nintendo says one thing and then does something completely different. Here they've been harping on the gaming industry to expand the gaming audience, and now they are coming out with something that is blatantly overshooting the market and pushing people away. 

And yes, they think the 3DS is expanding the market because "it's makes it easier to hit blocks"... I don't buy it. I played the 3DS for a while today and I just couldn't get how it would make gameplay easier. If anything, it made it harder. Pilotwings was much more difficult to see and comprehend with 3d turned on (and the controls didn't make it any easier either).

I really don't want to be a 3DS hater, I'm not. Honestly at the beginning of this day I was really excited to go see the 3DS. But after actually seeing it, I've lowered my expectations. Maybe I just didn't have enough time with it (That's what I hope for)... but so far it's been a disappointing experience.