DS vs 3DS Sales Aligned Launches 1st year edition

[greenmedic88]

Buzzi said:

greenmedic88 said:
The other problem with this comparison along with the peak holiday season launch vs. the traditionally low hardware sales season launch is that sales for the DS didn't really take off anyway until the DSl.

This may have something to do with all the positive/hopeful speculation about sales of a redesigned "3DSl" blowing up the platform.

While there's definitely room for improvement in the 3DS design, with the most blaring omission being the right analog stick, I'd be surprised if there's a major hardware update in under 2 years from initial launch. I'd be even more surprised if it came in the form of another "lite" design seeing as how the dimensions of the existing 3DS are already virtually the same as the DSl.

A 3DS XL would work just fine to improve the sales: longer battery, bigger screens, better 3D's angle of vision.

I agree that an XL would be a better new model than any attempt at a slimmer 3DS. I think a bigger 3D display in particular would be the biggest draw although if they bother with a new design, it should be a given that they include the largest, high capacity battery they can possibly fit into the chassis. And a right analog disk.

The only problem is that unless they source an entirely different display technology (other than parallax barrier) provided by a new vender (unless Sharp has other commercial 3D displays they're not selling anywhere else), a bigger screen isn't going to fix the narrow angle of vision. That's just the way parallax barrier displays work. Either way, I'm not even convinced people are currently buying the 3DS for the 3D feature. The price drop along with the new Nintendo titles (mario and kart) should be given credit for the increased sales.