After only a month on the market the 3DS has lost it's spot in the Japan handheld market to the PSP. The 3DS fell behind the PSP by a margin of about 15,000 units. What's more, according to a report from Japanese news site Inside Games, only around 836,000 3DS units have been sold in Japan so far -- a little over half of the initial Japanese shipment.
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The PSP’s successor, currently codenamed the Next Generation Portable (NGP), is already on its way to repeat history as the Nintendo 3DS is slated for a March 27th North American release—way ahead of the NGP’s expected 2011 holiday season debut
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"I'm impressed that they had the confidence to charge $249; I think that they're going to regret it. It's going to sell out and they're leaving money on the table." If you explain the feature set to most consumers, they would say $300 or more. So $249 is a bargain, and I think this thing is going to be on eBay for $500 immediately."
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The price cut may have been the jumpstart the 3DS needed to begin to gain some market share. Sales are up 260% since the cut.
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Late last week, Nintendo revealed it was working on an extra slide pad for the Nintendo 3DS. Today, the company dated and priced said extra slide pad. The slide pad will cost ¥1,500 (US$19), and it will be released on December 10. No word on its US release. The peripheral is powered by a single AA battery.
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