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Simply no.
The 3D screen, made console more expansive, and more complicate. To have the 3DS effect Nintendo decided to sacrifice on more more important aspects, like portability, battery life, construction quality. About the 3D effect parents were indifferent in the best case, and cautious in the worst case. So no, the 3D effect was a wrong idea and the console was bombing hard before a big and unhealthy price cut and Mario Land / Kart saved it.