There is no question that the 3DS will be big, but just how massive does Nintendo expect it to be? F*cking -- that is how massive! In fact, the peripheral maker believes that the 3D handheld will net four million sales in a mere month.
In addition, Nintendo also believes that 15 million 3DS games will be sold during the same time period. These confident boasts come courtesy of Nintendo's sales forecasts, where the general message seems to be, "We will make a lot of money and then wipe our arses with swan's neck like proper posh people."
Considering the huge wealth of games coming, the potential awesomeness of the 3DS, and Nintendo's own marketing power, I don't think four million is too wild a guess. What do you reckon?
Nintendo predicts 4m 3DS sales in A MONTH [CVG]
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11:20 AM on 09.29.2010 | 
I don't know about their forecasting on sales as after finding out about the price how many parents will actually be droping $300+ on a handheld for their snotty 10 year old kid to take to school?
The 3DS is gonna come out and sell a ton like the ds and wii before.
Me however I'll wait for the inevitable redesign in a year or so after release
If Nintendo is smart then they should release the 3DS for $250 in North America (same equivalent for Europe, and other regions). They shouldn't charge anymore for it than that. $300 in my opinion would probably turn casual gamers away due to the cost.
Not that I'm getting it.
Also, dat header.
Personally speaking, I'll be picking up Megaman Legends 3 and Dead or Alive: Dimensions, guaranteed, and I can't tell myself the Ocarina of Time updated port, Paper Mario, or Kid Icarus don't look interesting enough to maybe pick up one or two.
It'll come down to the price as far as immediate sell-through goes. I've budgeted $400-$450 and depending on the price, I'll pick up 1 to 3 or 4 games on top of the initial purchase of the 3DS.
However, I think their predictions for the attach rate are ludicrous.
The price will be $225 to $250 which is completely reasonable and within the usual Nintendo pricing scheme for the region.
big n's prediction of 3 to 4 games per system sounds about right to me, i'm wondering how i'm going to afford 3ds, star fox, zelda, ssf4, mgs, and one of the re titles.
Silly Nintendo. Looking at the launch of the DS and Wii, they won't even produce 4 million units in the first YEAR.
8 millions of 3ds on the first month!
Any-who..I already put a C-note aside.
It could be said Nintendo have earned it, going from the industry laughing stock ("Wii?! LOL") to printing money.
Also, price. I think a good chunk of 3DS's sells are going to rely on letting people demo the darn thing somehow.
At the very least, they won't get MY money until it hits around $200 at the earliest.
Also, with the amount of great titles that have been announced I don't think its out of the question for people to grab 4-5 games per handheld.