But would the $250 pricetag still seem high if there were a lot of games for it?

I plan on getting every one of those games besides DOA. And maybe Tales, but not 100% sure. 

While I don't think it is the only reason, he is pretty much correct

I would love to buy a 3DS when more must-have games are released.  Also, I would love for them to lower the price to $199.99, however, I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.

Happy with the new 3DS, its price, its games library and battery life? Buy it.

Happy with DS, its lower price, its larger games library and longer battery life instead? Buy it instead.

Already owning a DS? Then the next question is: are there already any 3DS games you want? If not, and you want some new games, how many good, very good and excellent DS games from its huge library and belonging to genres, styles and series you like or you know you could like don't you own yet? Because think about it, whenever it was released, a game you never played is NEW for you.

Iwata is partially right: games definitely matter. But so do price, battery life and competition from 3DS' illustrious ancestor.

Oh wait, I was almost forgetting another thing: it's a portable, region lock sucks on them even more than on home consoles.

No its not as easy as I said.  And while PSP was overpriced and lacked games at launch, it has a marginal battery life which got better with each version (my current PSP 3000 lasts about 5-6 hours while playing intense games like Crisis Core and Pangya).

But while I was making a joke, there was that grain of truth.  And what I was trying to point out is people are calling doom on the 3DS when EVERY handheld that has ever released has had a slow launch.  The GB launched with just a handful of games and took quite a while to get going (especially because it was over $200 at launch).  The GBA launched with 1 noteworthy game (Golden Sun) and also took a while to get good games.  And the DS was probably the weakest launch for a handheld this side of the N-Guage.  But it still turned out to be the most popular system since the PS2.

My point is, people need to stop claiming the 3DS failed just because it hasn't sold a million units in the first week.  No handheld has.  And when the horde of announced games starts coming out, like Zelda 3D, Kid Icarus, Resident Evil, Dead or Alive, Metal Gear Solid and Paper Mario, the 3DS will start selling just as good as the DS.  Even with a $250 price tag (which was the same price as the PSP at launch).  And in a year or two, the price will drop to $200 or less and sell even more.

Yes.

Didn't the PSP have one of the best launch titles for a handheld launch?  I was pretty sure only one or two ninty ones were better...

Agreed.

I think there is a lot of depedence on Kid Icarus being a killer app.

Otherwise...

It was pretty good.  But it only further proves my point that the 3DS isn't failing.  When its major games come out, it'll sell.  Probably better than the PSP did.