This article remember a lot of this one

http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/29/history-says-the-3ds-is-doomed

http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/22/the-playstation-vita-is-set-to-succeed

Lol..New 3DS will be fine , the article is just hyperbole

Might as well be called 3DS Plus or something similar. Advance is also good but I feel like "Plus" would make a point more easily among people who don't have full understanding of the way console companies operate,  hence causing their current confusion on New 3DS.

How about calling it 4DS?

I just find it weird, it's like they've launched their next handheld in all but branding. I mean it has 2 new buttons, an extra analog stick, more powerful components and games that will only work on that console. It's a 4DS that is backwards compatible with the 3DS and DS.

It's like they went to launch their next handheld, realised they had a crappy launch lineup and changed it to a 'new version' of their current handheld at the last second to save face.

Apparently they did...

http://www.p4rgaming.com/nintendo-hires-staff-solely-dedicated-to-naming-new-products-to-prevent-names-like-new-nintendo-3ds/

I do see the ignorance around naming to be purely a conception among gamers, actually. They think that casual gamers and non-gamers don't know the difference between Wii and Wii U, DS and 3DS, and will mistakingly buy Xenoblade "Only for New 3DS" and a regular 3DS instead of the one marked "New 3DS" instead. People aren't that stupid, but these blogger clowns who masquerade as "gaming press" sure as hell are ignorant.

Do you know the difference between Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring, and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers? Or do you think they're both the same books with different covers? How about Coke and New Coke? Think they're the same too? Or Coke and Diet Coke?

Apple's crowd doesn't apply to Nintendo's crowd. Somebody told me that since more people care about Apple's products than Nintendo's they'll actually try and remember which name goes with which product. Since Nintendo is supposedly obsolete, people don't care.

If you actually believe that it doesn't matter, I just think the Average Joe shouldn't be so stupid. 

Lolll, Thank god! I hope they change it in time for the western release of the n3ds... Like, if they want to stick with new 3ds in Japan, thats fine but in the west, that will confuse the shit out of everyone. Heck, they should have just hired me and I would have come up with killer names!

Disagree. I feel that this is what the original 3ds should have been. It should have had a second analog nub, as evidenced by the many games that would have greatly benefitted (monster hunter, resident evil, kid Icarus). Also its most celebrated feature by Nintendo (the 3d itself) was widely neglected by the 3ds audience (if it's not held at the right angle it becomes blurry and hurts the eyes). I feel like they were upgrading the 3ds and realized how out of date the system really is, so they pushed the upgrade further than they ever have before. I will admit that some aspects make it seem like a new system, but in the end it is an updated 3ds that will have a few software exclusive releases that would not have been able to run on a normal 3ds.

i wish they would have saved Xenoblade chronicles for the release of their next system. Imagine a handheld Xenoblade chronicles on a glorious HD screen with improved controls? 

I agree it's what the 3DS should have been (why on earth did they not include the second analog nub is beyond me :( ) but I'm still a bit on the line as to wether I consider it a new console or not. I think it really treads the line and is very similar to the change in mobile phone models we have yearly, where it is a new phone, but of the same line. So it's still a Galaxy, but it's a Galaxy S4 rather than a Galaxy S3. They play 95% of the same games but there are some that only the Galaxy S4 can play because the processor is 50% more powerful. I'm used to mobiles doing it, but it seems strange to see consoles do it. They normally keep the power levels the same, but just shrink the insides to make it smaller. They had an expansion pack that did something similar to the N64 if I remember correctly though, you needed it to play Majora's Mask I think? Hmm, I just don't know how I feel about this. I was going to get a 3DS this year, but it kind of puts a damper on it =/

I might just have to stick to emulating Xenoblade chronicles :P I'm really holding out for a WiiU remake though!