EA has been the biggest publisher in North America for many years, maybe Ubi Soft eeked them out recently, but the point remains they are a huge part of the North American market.

How exactly has the 3DS not done well in the US? 

Lets compare USA sales for handheld game systems:

Week ending May 11, 2013

3DS ... 44,207

DS ... 14,489

Vita ... 5,973

PSP ... 2,150

It's been similar for many weeks.   Considering the time of year it is and the sales numbers of the competition, I'd say the 3DS has been doing great here.  Now, if you want to rephrase your statement and say why aren't handheld systems as a whole doing as well in the USA, that would be a bit more accurate.

I don't think it's really of much solace for Nintendo that the Vita is doing so poorly. I agree the entire handheld market is going down the toliet in the West.

But this thread pertains more to Nintendo and their shift away from Western content on their consoles in the 90s/early 2000s to where it is today where it's almost virtually all Japanese based content and some minimal Western 3rd party support.

I honestly think you are a stealth troll, claiming to be a Nintendo fan but is actually Wander.

Hm....

As far as home consoles go, the Wii U just set a record low, less than 40K..for the moment, Nintendo is basically 'dead' on the home console front until the second semester, then we'll see how much life 3D Mario/Mario Kart/etc..breathe into the system.

I'd wager I know more about Nintendo and have been playing Nintendo games since many posters on this site were just in their diapers.

I'm part of the original NES generation and have owned every Nintendo platform from the 1980s onwards except the Virtual Boy, which I probably will eventually get around to buying for collectible purposes.

I'm not a fan of the current leadership (Iwata, Miyamoto, Reggie, etc.) of Nintendo though and I'll freely admit that. I think their poor decision making in the last 3-4 years has hurt the company very badly.

you realize this guy has been here waaaaay before wander was here right? soundwave was here from 2009.

though, i honestly did laugh when i saw your post

Wii U has been miserably in every country. I would say: A resounding no.

The 3DS has shown major improvement since the release of larger more popular titles from the likes of Luigi's Mansion 2. I expect no less from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, either. The 3DS is finding it's footing in NA, and nicely at that.

it's going to receive a beat down from sonysoft this generation, but it will still survive. North America is actually what keeps this company afloat. Mario continually saves them on multiple fronts.

Maybe this guy's Alt was Wander_. Never thought of that, did you?!