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This doesn't really indicate anything other than 3DS ending up with higher-than-expected lifetime sales. It's still an aging console, and its active user base is on the decline. Even though Nintendo had a pretty respectable lineup of 3DS games last year, software sales were overwhelmingly concentrated on evergreen franchises rather than new releases. At this point, the back catalog is selling the system. All Nintendo needs to do now is keep producing units for as long as they'll sell.