What interests me is how they will eventually allow you do download the purchase the software from your PC. In order to do that, and then download it to your 3DS, you'd need to have some sort of account tying the purchase to your system. Better online service in the works?

Probably holidays 2012, but there is always the (slim) chance that Nintendo has decided to adopt the Apple-styled release schedule; and by that I mean, releasing soon after E3 to maximize the benefit of the conference.

For several years I have wondered why console manufacturers haven't tried this ... Essentially, keep as much a secret until E3 that you can and have a massive show and release 4 to 6 weeks later. It would be difficult to pull off, but it has the potential to allow a manufacturer to maximize the benefit they get from certain press. Basically, while people are still excited by what they saw at E3 you could be releasing more and more details about the system and its line-up allowing you to dominate the news cycle leading up to your system's release, if you have a good launch you would have lots of news of your system's popularity heading into the holiday season, and if you could follow this up with a relatively strong holiday line-up for a launch system you could clean up in the holiday season (provided you have the supply of systems).

Some tweets:

gibbogame Finished
10 minutes ago

gibbogame Showed study from usa which said dedicated usage versus smartphone is up and buying intention of software on dedicated hh is also higher
19 minutes ago

gibbogame Doesn't think increase in sns and declone nintendo are cause and effect
22 minutes ago

gibbogame Plan to enhance the line-up for 3ds internationally- will be one of the drivers for improved profits next yr
36 minutes ago

gibbogame Said children are increasingly asking for 3ds as xmas present and hence why company is confident about sales
41 minutes ago

gibbogame Said if don't expand the audience then industry will shrink
44 minutes ago

gibbogame Said nintendo cannot do alone for each age group, beginner to middle to core gamer are all related
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame Expanding the gaming population remains a core pillar of the company
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame Said will be doing more collaboration with external developers as can't do it all internally, external better at network service
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame Said software hole won't happen again, will be prevented
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame eshop access on web next year, will be releasing titles without pause during next year with some accumulated and finished
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame Big improvement in 3ds profitability next year, 16m hardware target is not conservative but aggressive
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame Priority this year is 3ds hardware sales, profitability sacrificed, want to grow 3ds to being core platform
about 1 hour ago

gibbogame Says opportunity for streetpass in usa is small but need to get group of people together and they will have positive view

sounds great. looks more like a Nov. Wiiu launch to me

Nintendo must have been throwing a lot of money at the online features. It's been getting updates quite often.

I wonder if the downloadable content for games will be stored on the gamecarts themselves. Anyone got any info?

Let's go with common sense. It'll be downloaded to SD card.

Game cards are mostly ROM (read-only) with a tiny bit of space (re-writeable) for game saves.

yeah but It would be cool if it did that.

It does not make logical sense. How are you going to plan how much space a future dlc will take?

You're also going to limit the number of dlc. Let's say you planned for 2 dlc but ended up wanted more as things.

What about those that ended up not buying dlc. That's a lot of wasted space.

It'll still be cool though (on the consumer side)