| Nintendogamer said: If 3DS comes out in 2011 in all regions then yes DS will have one last Christmas boost. |
I wouldn't bet it will be the last, 3DS won't be very affordable for the first years, while with a price cut DS could become the console of choice even for the most casual users, BTW it offers a lot of SW also for people not liking videogames in their classic meaning. And Nintendo doesn't obviously want to temporarily lose mainstream and entry level markets waiting for 3DS to become cheaper, when instead it can furtherly widen its penetration into the entry level segment. DS could rule even another 2 years before being regularly overtaken in weekly sales by 3DS, and after that, its sales could reemain appealing enough to make Ninty let it alive some more years (but this depends on Ninty strategy more than on sales alone).
I expect from DS 160M lifetime very easily, 180M with little more effort and even 200M or more if Nintendo decides to give it a long lifecycle with enough releases to keep it healthy.
