Any word on the 3DS cut effect on initial sales?

[LordTheNightKnight]

Mr Khan said:

LordTheNightKnight said:
What matters is if this lasts though. If it does, then price really was the big obstacle. If sales are down to the lows in about a month or so, then the price was just a stopgap.

Again, it's a wait and see. I just say it's too soon to see if the price drop truly helped (again, it might).

The truth is probably halfway between those two points. Likely the price-cut sees the group of people who just want to buy a Nintendo handheld even without games, but who were put off by the price even still, making the initial run in this case.

I mean, the 3DS still lacks a killer app, so it would defy all logic if this cut were ultimately sustainable all on its own, though the boost from the cut might segue into the more natural sales coming from the 3DS' upcoming heavy hitters

Good points. I still maintaing a redesign with a better battery life is also important, and would help this even better than a price drop (as the DSLite redesigns didn't come with price drops at their launches).