Nintendo handheld tops PlayStation 3 as online retailer's best prerelease performer with 20 percent more reservations and a week left before launch. While the March 25 launch of the 3DS in the UK is likely to draw a significant number of eager gamers camping out overnight to get their hands on the new handheld, one retailer has found that more customers than ever before are willing to order online and wait for the mail carrier to make the rounds.
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Bic Camera Co., a Tokyo-based operator of electronics store, sold all of its 3DS stock in one day when the handheld became available for pre-order on Jan. 20, said Kohei Ueda, a spokesman, without elaborating. Culture Convenience Club Co., which operates Tsutaya stores, also sold out on pre-order, spokeswoman Mari Oshiro said. Nintendo reiterated its September plan to ship 4 million 3DS units in its first month to prevent shortages.
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Nintendo's newest handheld will turn one year old on February 26, the anniversary of its Japanese debut, and can celebrate its first anniversary having passed 5 million domestic sales.
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Taking a trip down memory lane with Nintendo's previous handhelds we see one basic trend. If we throw out the outlier that is the Virtual Boy, Nintendo largely stuck to sub-$100 price points until the Nintendo DS was released. At that point the company moved up to the $150 and $170 ranges, with the DSi XL at $190. The Game Boy Micro was an update to the Game Boy Advance, hence its lower price point.
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