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Metrium said:
Other than Paper Mario, the system doesnt have any killer app. Historicaly, Nintendo handheld always have alot of success during the holidays. So I don't see it being the best selling system in october and early/mid November, but during the big holiday sales boost maybe, but theyr is also the wii u and the kinect casual band wagon...


Kinect wont do it. It won't even come close. The 360 is losing relevance too quickly, and the WiiU will be the next big thing, so...



 

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i dont think 3ds would maintain the top spot in North America.... 360 and PS3 would volley ball for the number 1 spot with a few 3ds in between and until wii u would dominate the market



 

Conegamer said:
Metrium said:
Other than Paper Mario, the system doesnt have any killer app. Historicaly, Nintendo handheld always have alot of success during the holidays. So I don't see it being the best selling system in october and early/mid November, but during the big holiday sales boost maybe, but theyr is also the wii u and the kinect casual band wagon...


Kinect wont do it. It won't even come close. The 360 is losing relevance too quickly, and the WiiU will be the next big thing, so...


That's what  I keep telling myself, but NA is in love with the 360 for some reasons that are beyond me. Remember how crazy it sold last holiday? And since, the system have been #1 in sales in NA for almost every week during the whole year outselling the 3DS week after week till the XL came out. Now that the XL launched, 3ds outsold it for the past 2weeks, but the 360 isnt far behind and who knows how long it will last.

The 360 is already pretty cheap, and with the Wii U I think a price cut is possible. A 360 for almost the price of a 3DS, I could see that selling like hotcakes. I also think it is weird to imagine the 360 being first in sales, but to be honest I thought it was weird last year and it still happened :S.

Hopefully you are right, it will be all about wii u, but if theyr is a curent gen console that can outsell the 3ds, its the 360. I dont see anyway the ps3 could do it tho.



 

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spurgeonryan said:
aikohualda said:
i dont think 3ds would maintain the top spot in North America.... 360 and PS3 would volley ball for the number 1 spot with a few 3ds in between and until wii u would dominate the market


by the time the Wii U is out the 3DS will be selling close to a million a week. Maybe not exactly when the Wii U comes out, but by Black friday.

possibly, but considering the market right now, 360 is still very viable for the holiday season and wii u could capture the audience (hopefully.) but i seriously nintendo is not giving 3ds much love in NA because of the Yen



 

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spurgeonryan said:
I was just looking at the nintendo power I bought and noticed that castlevania 3DS is coming out in November as well. Actually a strong fall!


It was just recently delayed to next year.

 

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