Luigi's Mansion 2 has brought the 3DS to the point of no return in America

[F0X]

spurgeonryan said:

F0X said:
Luigi's Mansion and Fire Emblem are a great one-two punch for this half of the year, but I'm inclined to believe that increasing hype for Pokemon X/Y is at least one of the biggest factors. Just based on personal experience.

But how many people actually know Pokemon X/y is coming out? Or have even seen any pictures or new to get hyped about it? I think those two games you mentioned and the nice slew of games are what helped it. Things are picking up. Now we are getting games at the same pace Japan is. Go figure, now sales are going up just like in Japan. Who would have thought?

Can't say for sure, but most of the Pokemon fans I know were aware of X/Y shortly after its reveal. However, I may simply live in an area with an unusually high concentration of Pokemon fans.