Just in time for its birthday. When March rolls around, I'll do a 1 year retrospective from an American point of view.

Let's hope vita does the same

Man I can’t believe how fast the year went by 0_o

I got mine since July. Didn't feel that long.

In the past year, we had a meh start, dry days, a retro revival, Mario Madness, and a 3rd party Q1. We've had new IPs, sequels, ports, and remakes. We've had some of the best rated handheld games of all time and months of famine. It's been a year's worth of material in my mind. Honestly, I think the release of Kid Icarus will mark the end of an era, or perhaps the start of a new one, for the 3DS.

Sure is smashing the DS around here. Kid Icarus is right around the corner too.

It was a marathon and not a sprint. Started slowly and overtook everything. Good for them.

3DS was doomed. How long did it take them to release the DS lite after the DS?

yay 3DS :D