History Says the 3ds is Doomed According to IGN

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Well I think for some people doomedz is selling worse that 3DS. Just like PS3 is perpetually doomedz because it hasn't done PS2 numbers. 3Ds seems not to be capable of putting up DS numbers in its lifetime, but it can come close to GBA, and I'm confident it will outsell PSP lifetime.

The big difference with 3DS and 2 of the 3 comparisons is that 3DS has no current gen competition. So people looking at moving into the next gen of handheld console only have one choice at present. The question is do people think there's a big enough difference between DS and 3DS to make the switch? Is 3DS competing with current gen handheld consoles? On current weekly sales you'd have to say DS and 3DS are in direct competition, as is PSP. I think struggling to differentiate from last gen devices is the main issue. To outward appearance and the general masses the only difference between 3DS and DS is the 3D slider, and that doesn't seem to be as big a selling point as perhaps was hoped.

I think Nintendo realised there wasn't enough perceived differentiation to warrant such a big price difference, so they had to bring the price closer to current DS and maybe people will think it's worth buying 3DS over DS.

For me personally if I was thinking of buying a Ninty handheld the launch price of 3DS would steer me towards DS, because even having more knowledge of what technically differentiates DS and 3DS I still see DS as the better value product. But after 32% comes off 3DS I think I'd be more inclined to get 3DS.

I think 3DS pricecut will be an exception to the historical pattern.