The successor to the DS will obviously sell MANY units - I predict shortages for the first year or so after release.

The DS has been such a success however, that it sets a very difficult bar for the 3DS to overtake. Will the 3DS have the same impact on the market as the original?

How many units do you reckon the 3DS will sell LTD? Of course, it's a very early guess - no predictions can be reliable until we at least get the pricing for the console, but we can at least give it a try :)

I'm predicting around the same number of sales for the 3DS as the DS. How about you guys? :P

It's hard to overthrow a god. But... without PSP2 to bother it, the 3DS just might.

Cute Pokemon and Nintendogs in 3D will be the next world phenomenon, no doubt about it.

Personally I think no. The DS has plenty of rebuys (either to a Lite or to a DSi) and the PSP wasn't a big issue. I can't think of anyone who bought a PSP who would have gotten a DS if the PSP didn't exist. (Anecdotal evidence is as good as real evidence, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.)

Doubt it. It looks more and more likely that the 3DS will be considerably more expenisve then the DS ever was. It will sella  lot, no doubt about that, and I do believe that it has an easy shot with its 3D screen and Nintendo IPs to pass the 100 million mark, but to do over 150 million LT... well its just too far off at this point  to tell,to be honest..

DS is going to become the best selling video game system ever. I think 3DS will break the 120m barrier and maybe more, but the DS has seen unprecedented success and has become the biggest gaming phenomenon we've witnessed. To beat that is quite a tall order.

All depends on price.  While I doubt Nintendo will blow this - it's still possible.

With strong 3rd party confidence out of the gate, I expect it will draw a lot PSP owners over to Nintendo. I expect a much stronger start than DS, but I don't think the sustained sales will be much higher in the end.

We can expect the DS to do at least 160 million, and I think the 3DS will beat that, but I don't think it will break 200 million devices.

The 3DS will open stronger, and will likely track ahead for at least the first year, maybe two. After that it will be all about factors we don't have any info on yet.

• how much competition will the 3DS get from its predicesor?
• what will Sony's response be?
• will Nintendo be able to come out with games that expand the market ?
• will there be multiple popular models?
• how long will the 3DS be on the market?
• when will the successor to the 3DS come out?

Easily. Its going to be like if PS2 was portable, in 3D and didn't rely on third party support.

Eh, I actually expect 3DS to sell around Gameboy advance levels, 70-80 million when it's all done (including all the inevitable upgrades like the DSi)