According to VGC it sold 11.86m units in 2013 so far, this just means they had extra shipments from previous years.  Why ship extra consoles when they are already on store shelves.

http://www.vgchartz.com/tools/hw_yoy.php?reg=Global&start_year=2010&end_year=2013&console=3DS

Yeah it's bad for the 3ds, but nintendo can just make a new version in 2015 with a new gimmick and get more sales.

Read the title of this survery, I mean read what it is actually about, what these bars represent.

The sample of that data was definitely random people from nyc streets who prob. played a game once in their life,

I guess they should have asked on a gaming forum.

it was a joke lol too bad apple is doing too good. As a company they suck and as gaming devices their products suck. I feel bad for this gen of kids and the next.

That last graph is pretty much the most depressing gaming related thing I have seen all year.

Fuck, Kindle is more popular than 3DS, I want to commit suicide now.

People spending more and more money on gaming on tablets and smartphones.. Mobile gaming is huge.. in Japan has taken over traditional gaming..
Japanese mobile game industry (feature phone + smartphone) was $5.1 billion for 2012. Japanese consoles/handhelds software + hardware was $4.6 billion for 2012..

the second graph shows a shift in mindset.. the portable gaming market has evolved.. what else would it represent?

and who would you imagine were the people taking part in this Survey? this survey formed by appannie a website which "We provide app ranking data and high quality mobile analytics - app store download, app store sales and other insightful app store data for iOS & Android." well it almost seems like apps being the most popular thing ever is these guys business. I would definately imagine this survey was also mailed out to gamers who have a 3ds or Vita since they wouldn't have been able to download the app of "how much do you love apps?"