| davestrrr said: I'm not ready to discount the 3DS redesign rumors just yet. Yes, the shortages in Japan could be a coincidence, and yes, it took 2 years for the DSLite to come around. |
People keep bringing this reason up. I think someone just looked at 2004 and 2006 and said, "Hey, it's two years!" and everyone just went with it.
Look again. In Japan, the DS Lite was released 15 months to the day after the DS. 15 Months to the day after the Japanese 3DS release is... 5 days ago.
There were almost 19 months between the DS and Lite in America; 19 months after the American 3DS launch is this October.
The Lite was revealed about 35 days before its Japanese launch. An E3 reveal, July Japanese launch, and August-September Western launch for a 3DS redesign is not only completely possible, it's in-line with the DS release schedule. No redesign this year is also a possibility. But it's definitely not "too soon" from Nintendo's perspective.
Anyway, count me in on the hype train. Can't wait to see what Nintendo has up their sleeves.
