What is keeping me from buying the system is the battery life and the too console-ish games.
watching the trend of old handhelds, this is no surprise.
The 3DS will probably pick up when a redesign/(possible rebranding) is implmented, and the 2D Mario and Pokemon and other games that are good on portables releases, but I don't think this console will ever have the demographic penetration that the DS had, due to the Sacrifices Nintendo made on the altar of 3D.
I LOVE ICELAND!