I personally don't see the 3DS as being anything more than an inbetween system. It's like the Gameboy Advance, release in 2001 and replaced nearly four years later with the DS. The next truely new handheld will carry a different name, this is just an extension of the DS line.

I think the name is a bit of a problem.  They came out with so many DS versions that this could be construed as just another one with 3D capabilities.

Plus the games are just not there yet.

For the record, this WON'T be as successful as the DS.  It would be silly to even compare.  Different times.

There's already an announced KH, it's called Dream Drop Distance (see, 3D LOL). Yes, the 3DS needs some killer apps, and it'll have them I think, just Nintendo will launch some big brands this year. We will judge better at E3, but right now people is spelling doom too early, since 3DS is selling as well as the DS was at 100$ more: even if there's not a redesign 18 months after its launch, still Nintendo could cut the price once to push it, and Mario Kart or Animal Crossing will do wonders this holiday season. They're expecting 16m for the fiscal year, it's not a lot, it's doable...we need to understand that they also want to push DS, which still gives them money: this week DS 3DS sales are flat against DS last year, which is very important, since this keeps their profits up, waiting for the Wii's sucessor to stop the abnormal investments in R&D and give some real profits.

oh LOL! can't belive I forgot about Dream Drop Distance! yea yeah I remember them announcing it..

well E3 and TGS will be helpful in understanding the future lineup I guess.

am i missing something here, as the Nintendo 3ds is £20 (£179) more than a PSP-3000 (£149) so what is so expensive about that, it not like some of you could not get a job if you want one.

Also the PSP2 does not look that different from the first PSP so will that fail too, by your logic.

For one, that's a 30 pound difference, not 20.

Two, the vast majority of the real world has jobs, but they also have financial obligations and have to be very careful about spending. Normal people can't just make a decision to buy something, wait a couple weeks, and buy it. Real life is a lot more complicated than that, and as a result, things that are deemed more expensive than they're worth suffer in sales.

If Nintendogs and Brain Training sold DS to the casual market because of it`s content and how it was played, 3DS needs its own kind of games that show people what 3DS is ans so far those don`t exist.
To the core gamer 3DS isn`t still a must buy because the only real important titles for 3DS are a port (SSF4 3D), Ridge Racer (nothing new) and probably Pilotwings and Ghost Recon.

Sales of DS are a proof that people are holding on the purchase of 3DS until games like Zelda, Starfox and Mario Kart come out. Because those games will really be 3DS killer aps for the core gamers.
As for the casual gamer, Nintendo needs to come up with something good and fast.

$250 may have been a high price (I'm not convinced), but Nintendo's taken the plunge - if they change price now, 3DS brand value collapses.

What they really need to do is get software, though. The only game that was ever gonna sell any decent amount was Nintendogs Cats, and it appears that the sequel just isn't stirring up the fanbase. At this point, due to Nintendogs Cats failed to attract any attention, you can basically say that 3DS "has no games" for all practical purposes. Nobody really cares for Street Fighter or Ridge Racer or a couple of unknown first party games.

Maybe the biggest 3DS' problem is DS and its quality, value, huge library and immense success. Just like XP did for Windows, it could take the second gen after it to make most people perceive enough improvements to upgrade.

uh, it's only been a month since it came to all regions. When more software comes around (and it will) you'll see a significant boost