Nintendo have always done this, whether it be their intellectual properties or handhelds.

However I feel as though Nintendo is being a little too cocky and (MAKE 'DAT MONEY RAIN) with this endeaver.

To try to increase sales of the system by revitalizing it...

nintendoooooooooooooo has to rename them to 3dsi and 3dsi xl!

I am wondering if people just started gaming about 2 years ago or have very selective amnesia. They forget that Nintendo has launched plenty of hardware upgrades and updates.

...and gca........to NDS in three years:P

NEW 3DS is a Beta test for NEW Wii U. They're replacing that dog$!@# console sooner rather than later.

-BLACKB0ND

That's some fairly interesting speculation actually.

Was the DS a cash grab+ Rip off?

Please don't even bring this guy up here.

He is just so.... ugh...

• Amiibo will be integrated into as many first party games as possible henceforth. Smash is only a starting point.

• what someone said earlier (first page of thread I forget who) about Xenoblade :)

• I think it's largely because of Amiibo, but I also think that by now, they must have piled up a list of features they regret not including in the original 3DS. I mean, look how quickly after launch they released the circle pad pro. With 2 new shoulder buttons, boosted CPU power, NFC, better 3D viewing angles and a C-stick, its almost a new console. Then again, the same could be said about the DSi if compared with the original DS, so I agree with those who say this isn't out of the norm looking at Nintendo's history.  I just hope the New 3DS has a much better audio output than the original 3DS. Might give me a reason to finally buy an XL....my 3DS is the regular size