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theprof00 on 10 May 2012
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RolStoppable said:
theprof00 said:

I agree that your points are logical, but what is going to be Nintendo's decision do you think?

Nintendo has a forecast for the 3ds right? It's about double last year, right? The question is, will it be able to hit the mark without the redesign or not. Sales are increasing, so why redesign? Shouldn't that be saved for a rainy day?

Oh and no, CCP was leaked in a scan of Famitsu before its own announcement.

The forecast is 18.5m. Last year's was 16m, but they only made about 14m.

18.5m is a tall order for a system that is still struggling everywhere, except in Japan. That's why I don't understand your questions, because you put them forward in a way that suggests that you live in a different world than I do. 3DS sales aren't good at the moment and that won't change until August when NSMB2 releases. We already are in the middle of this rainy day you speak of and releasing a Super Mario Bros. game isn't going to magically fix all problems. It's possible that Nintendo manages to ship 18.5m 3DSes without a redesign, but a redesign would make it a safe bet. It doesn't hurt to have positive momentum.

What does the CCP leak matter? It's not like Famitsu was the cause for Konami, Namco, Koei and Square-Enix supporting the peripheral. They all knew about it before it got leaked/officially announced.

Bold, that's how viral marketing works. It's an announcement of the circle pad within the context of MH. It ties the two together. Yes that is assuming that the leak was intended.

I think 3ds is very capable of hitting 18.5 with all the games it has slated this year. I really do not see it having trouble at all.