Initial Japanese 3DS Shipment Depleted in One Day

[Wintermoot]

in other new the 3DS has been cracked!
also didn't Nintendo anticipate the thing would sell like crack?

 

[genericgamer]

Is this really any surprise? This is the country that buys a special edition DS even though tey already own a bajillion other DSes because of brand loyalty. Tell me the new PSP sells out on its first day, THEN I'll be surprised.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

I really don't think because it sold so well in Japan guarantees it'll sale as well in other parts of the world.

 

[wsmieszek]

How about a Hong Kong date?

 

[Tiswas]

I really don't think because it sold so well in Japan guarantees it'll sale as well in other parts of the world.

You asleep or something? Haven't game stores already reported that they've had more pre-orders on this than the Wii?

I think it was even on the Escapist that in Jan (I think) more people pre-ordered the 3DS than bought the Wii, PS3, PSP, DS and 360 combined that month

 

[ProfessorLayton]

This makes me glad I preordered it. I won't be surprised if this happens in the US as well.

 

[Cursed Frogurt]

I'm not too worried. I preordered mine on Amazon the day the price and release day was announced.

 

[Electrogecko]

Are they just buying it for its own sake?

The 3DS launch titles are shit and it doesn't look like we're seeing any good titles for months to come. Possibly in a year. So why not hold out on buying one due to the possibility of a price drop?

Granted a price drop is not likely so soon, but better to wait out of the slight possibility than buy at full price for absolutely nothing.

Link's Awakening is supposed to be one of the first handheld VC games. I'll be buying mine on the 27th and use that and DS games to get some use out of it before the big titles start coming out.

I'm as excited to play Link's Awakening again as you are, but I hate to have to inform you that you won't be able to get it, or any other VC, DSiWare, or 3dsware games until the eShop is completed and installed in a firmware patch due for late May.

As for whether or not the launch lineup is crap, I think it's pretty impressive how so many people are able to foresee whether certain games are good or not before they play them or even read a review! (Typical. People skim the launch titles, don't see anything that's familiar, say the launch titles are bad, then complain about how developers don't push new IP's) Who is to say that Steel Diver, Pilotwings, Street Fighter 4, and Monkey Ball won't all be fantastic.

I think it's a good strategy to not have a ridiculously high profile game on launch day. The consoles will sell regardless, and it will reward obscure and 3rd party titles with much more sales than they would've seen if they were overshadowed by a Mario or Zelda title. The system will hold itself over until the major releases after E3 reasonably well with it's built-in software and the novelty of 3d and AR. I'm personally very excited to play Rayman 3d on launch day, as I have never played any of the many versions of that game.

 

[starwarsgeek]

Are they just buying it for its own sake?

The 3DS launch titles are shit and it doesn't look like we're seeing any good titles for months to come. Possibly in a year. So why not hold out on buying one due to the possibility of a price drop?

Granted a price drop is not likely so soon, but better to wait out of the slight possibility than buy at full price for absolutely nothing.

Link's Awakening is supposed to be one of the first handheld VC games. I'll be buying mine on the 27th and use that and DS games to get some use out of it before the big titles start coming out.

I'm as excited to play Link's Awakening again as you are, but I hate to have to inform you that you won't be able to get it, or any other VC, DSiWare, or 3dsware games until the eShop is completed and installed in a firmware patch due for late May.

As for whether or not the launch lineup is crap, I think it's pretty impressive how so many people are able to foresee whether certain games are good or not before they play them or even read a review! (Typical. People skim the launch titles, don't see anything that's familiar, say the launch titles are bad, then complain about how developers don't push new IP's) Who is to say that Steel Diver, Pilotwings, Street Fighter 4, and Monkey Ball won't all be fantastic.

I think it's a good strategy to not have a ridiculously high profile game on launch day. The consoles will sell regardless, and it will reward obscure and 3rd party titles with much more sales than they would've seen if they were overshadowed by a Mario or Zelda title. The system will hold itself over until the major releases after E3 reasonably well with it's built-in software and the novelty of 3d and AR. I'm personally very excited to play Rayman 3d on launch day, as I have never played any of the many versions of that game.

Oh well, thanks for letting me know about that. (Never actually played LA before, but if I've waited this long, another couple of months won't kill me). I guess I will pick up a game or two at launch then. That's a good point about not overshadowing them with a flagship series game at launch...I never thought about it like that before.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

I really don't think because it sold so well in Japan guarantees it'll sale as well in other parts of the world.

You asleep or something? Haven't game stores already reported that they've had more pre-orders on this than the Wii?

I think it was even on the Escapist that in Jan (I think) more people pre-ordered the 3DS than bought the Wii, PS3, PSP, DS and 360 combined that month

lol Yes, because what are culture buys into is the same as what their culture buys into. Like how the 360 flopped here. Oh, wait. It sold well here and flopped in Japan.

That's odd. But that can't mean that are cultures have different tastes and just because one thing sales well in one part of the world doesn't mean it'll sale as well in another.

So no. I refuse to believe it'll sale better or worse then the Wii here, until it actually is sold here and there's proof of its sales.