BaldrSkies on 16 February 2013
Nintendo really kicked the 3DS into high gear in Japan, and they did it partially by killing off the DS. It's really hard to find a new DS or DSi variant in Japanese stores anymore, although it's not hard to find a used one at a game shop. It also helps that there's virtually no more regular DS software being released in Japan. The last major one was Pokemon Black/White 2 I recall. I wonder if the same strategy would have worked for Sony's Vita if they cut down the PSP business.
Overseas sales are still not great though, and were one of the reasons Nintendo cited for posting losses in previous periods. They look to be improving though. It might be time to cut off the regular DS worldwide.
