"so expensive while having ancient touchscreen tech all while at the same time having features that work against each other"
It launched at the same price as PSP was 6 years ago, I generally use my finger for the touchscreen in most cases and the motion control is obviously going to be used sparingly, when 3D graphics are a priority in MOST games being developed.
Besides, having motion controls makes 3DS games more easily ported to the PSP2, I wouldn't be complaining.
About your Zelda question, core gamers are gonna buy the shit out of that console when it releases, but more importantly, the following 12 months will keep the ball rolling with RE, MGS, etc. People saying that one game will do everything is a little like people assuming Sonys lack of a handheld MH exclusivity will keep that console, and the NGP, from being a success. Neither statement is true.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
