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Its not "mature" enough to be enjoyable to use. The thing the wii-mote had was that it was simple to use, easy to use, and even though it was not accurate people enjoyed playing wii sports. The 3DS on the other hand has a hard time displaying the 3D itself and when it does the effect is not as great than what you get in theatres or at home. Eye -strains is a legitamate issue, and making sure you have the screen right in front of your face is a little annoying. Its a lot more convenient to just turn off the 3D and enjoy the game without it.

I think this is a fair question, so long as you're thinking hypothetically.

Honestly, since Nintendo software sells so much, they could likely stop producing any hardware at all and still be in the top three earners in the industry.  So yes, in this hypothetical situation, they could stop production of the 3DS.

HOWEVER: They would have to be prepared to never have a meaningful third party game on any of their platforms ever again.  If third parties threw all this well-publicized support behind it just for Nintendo to only produce 10-15 million units, I don't even want to imagine the shitstorm that would ensue.

If that happens we can all safely say Karma exists xDDDD

It seems being early alarmist is becoming a posting trend.  Something does well and tails off, the DOOOOOMED thread questions come out.  Kinect hd this, and now 3DS.  Add talk about X, Y, or Z leaving the videogame console business to.  This is done early in the lifecycle to.

People really need to learn some patience. The device just launched. It was a non-holiday launch at the time of the year when game sales usually aren't that high to begin with. Combine that with no MUST HAVE software just yet. Give the system time.  If it doesn't sell during the Christmas holidays then there should be some concern. At the moment people shouldn't be worried.

this is way too soon, if it was selling below 50K, then yes, this might be warrented, but until then, the 3DS will be fine, afterall, there aren't even any system sellers on the handheld yet

No, I think it would be too damaging to scrap it. They may be forced to salvage it though with a radical revision (possibly one without 3D but their previous decisions have made that difficult).

This is the most unlikely screnario imo. If anything, smartphones and tablet PCs will kill off both, 3DS and NPG.