So far, the 3DS has had two price points - 250 USD and 170 USD. The original DS sold at 150 USD at launch and didn't even sell half as well as the 3DS when aligned. It was when it received a 40 USD price drop and a new 130 USD model (DS Lite) was released that it began to sell well.
The fact that some games were 2D - was not a key factor in the success of the DS, The pricing strategy clearly was.
Evidence (as I have posted numerous times before) -
* The weeks that New Super Mario Bros. launched on DS, DS sales actually went down in 2 out of the 3 markets.
* The weeks of the price drop and DS Lite model released, sales skyrocketed in all three markets.
* 3DS sales were also up in all three markets the week of Ocarina of Time 3D's release, the week of Mario Kart 3D's release, and the week of Super Mario 3D Lands release.
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