Nintendo 3DS sales fall 50 percent in Japan before price cut

The Nintendo 3DS is having a tough run as of late. Following last week’s announcement that it would lower the price of the handheld, 3DS sales fell to 16,415 units down from 31,826 units the week before. The four days following the announcement represented the greatest decline. Even more surprising is that on August 11 when the price cut goes into effect, sales of the 3DS are expected to decline further.
In Japan the Sony PSP remains king, selling over 36 thousand consoles last week, up from 26 thousand the week before. For Nintendo, sales of its handhelds (DSi XL, DSi and DS) remained stagnant with 5,267 units, 4,625 units and 138 units respectively. Sony continued to dominate traditional c... »read more

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