It's still to earily for me to be concerned, I'll wait until after the 2011 holidays before deciding if the 3DS is in trouble and what to do.

SmokedHostage pretty much said it all here. Nice.

And I disagree, people know this is a new console, not just a souped up DS.

Even the girls know they are different here.

The only reason I have yet to get it is because it lack that must play game to justify the price tag.

In addition to the DSiXL and the Wii already keeping me very busy.

Otherwise, I still want it very much.

See, you guys are missing one thing when you say "it needs more games".

If it were cheaper, you'd be a lot more willing to buy it without having a lot of games to choose from.

The strength of the library is important, yes, but every system has a poor library when it initially launches. There's nothing new about that. The issue here is that nobody sees the games it has as worthwhile... at that price point. But it's not going to GET more games from 3rd parties without enticing THEM to make 'em. And the only way they're going to bother making them is if they see the system as worthwhile. In this case, it needs to make them more money than alternatives and/or be a good investment. People are wary that 3DS is a good investment, and it's not going to make them more money right now.

The solution to that is to make consumers think it's worthwhile, and the casual audience doesn't care about a vast library - they care about it being similar to the DS and being twice as expensive.

Why? Because DS in its 5th week after the launch in Europe sold 49k in EMEAA, and it had a smaller price, was not thought to be an upgrade, had bigger games (Mario 64) and a better marketing. And still it sold as the 3DS.

EDIT: and no competition (no smartphones, no PSP, only the GBA).

The 3DS sales have started lower than I thought they would. But I'm not sure if that is a lack of interest in the 3DS or a lack of  interest in a Nintendogs sequel, which was the only launch title that had potential to be a significant system seller.

I said it in another thread about the 3DS release schedule, but from mid-May to mid-July in Japan there are six notable games releasing. I think that time period will show us whether or not the current slow 3DS sales in all regions is because of a lack of interesting titles, or a problem with the 3DS itself (either because of price, ineffective marketing, or just a lack of interest in the system).

I'm really not worried ...

People forget that the DS did not sell particularly well initially, and it wasn't until the first hardware revision and the release of several important games that its sales really started to explode. Outside of a "coolness factor" to own one early, there really is no point to owning one yet and that will likely change when some more games come out.

Beyond that, I do think there are probably some people who are waiting for details about the NGP prior to buying a 3DS; and in many cases I think they are holding off on a delusional belief that the NGP will be cost competitive with the 3DS. If you look at how exchange rates have changed around 2/3 to 3/4 of the price increase of the 3DS (relative to the DS) could be explaned by echange rate changes; and the other 1/4 to 1/3 might be a buffer protecting against exchange rate changes in the future. In a couple months I expect that the same people who piss and moan about the 3DS being $250 will be the same people who are claiming that $400 (or more) is justified for the NGP; but the vast majority of people holding out to see what was offered by the NGP will discount it as a purchase at that point.

Maybe the disruptor has been disrupted?

I'm glad someone understands this...

the 3d is fine. Its the No games part that is the problem.