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New 3DS Won't Be Released in the West Until 3DS Reaches Sales Potential - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 30 October 2014 / 8,250 Views

The New Nintendo 3DS has been a success in Japan helping boost sales of the handheld. However, it won't be released in the West until next year. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has stated the reason it won't be released until next year in the West is that the original 3DS has not reached its sales potential yet.

“The overseas markets are different from the Japanese market in both their stages of popularization of Nintendo 3DS and their market characteristics,” Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told investors. "The stage of popularization of Nintendo 3DS means the degree to which we have turned potential purchasing power into actual sales of the product in a market. In Japan, the total number of sales of Nintendo 3DS has reached nearly 17m in the three and a half years since its launch."

"It is almost the same as the lifetime sales of GameBoy Advance released in 2001, which implies that it is reasonable that the sales of Nintendo 3DS have been temporarily slow moving in the Japanese market. This is one of the reasons we needed to bring New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL to the market this year."

"To the contrary, neither of the cumulative sales figures of Nintendo 3DS in the US nor Europe is more than that in Japan despite, based on the historical performance, bigger sales potential. In short, Nintendo 3DS is still at an earlier stage of popularisation in these two markets."

"Also, the difference in market characteristics shows up in the software sales pace. In the Japanese market, both hardware and software tend to sell during a short period along with a quick spread of information on them. In the US and Europe, on the other hand, highly acclaimed games are likely to be longtime sellers."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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19 Comments
Azuren (on 30 October 2014)

Then I'm not buying one?

Why the fuck would I buy an inferior version when I know the better version is around the corner? Eat a dick, Nintendo.

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stlwtng4Dmdrxip Azuren (on 30 October 2014)

Precisely my point...minus the dick eating part.

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Jranation Azuren (on 30 October 2014)

I guess to get the exclusive games coming for it.

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Cobretti2 (on 30 October 2014)

Glad Australia reached it's sale potential for the old 3DS this year then. Bring on new 3ds Nov 2014 haha.

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Namiirei (on 30 October 2014)

They don't want to release it because they want us to buy the old models for high price.
We don't want to buy old models but the new one.

Sales will drop even more.

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tak13 (on 30 October 2014)

ha i knew it,also i was right,old 3ds/xl is being depleted in japan and it seems it will be discontinued!yeah nintendo should drop the prices,or she make an offer:everyone in the west who bought old 3ds after new 3ds announcement,will get a big discount for the new system:pdon t worry guys i have a strong premonition that nintendo will release it on january;)

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KLAMarine (on 30 October 2014)

Well I guess sales of the old 3ds are about to sink in the West. This is what you wanted Nintendo.

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StuOhQ (on 31 October 2014)

Yeah, I'm waiting for the new model. I love Nintendo, but there's just no way I'm paying top dollar for outdated hardware. Give us the new model or give us a serious price drop.

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silvergunner (on 30 October 2014)

What Iwata basically is saying is that Nintendo is failing outside Japan and he doesn't know why ("the difference in market characteristics"). There is also way too much stock in European and American retailers' warehouses which is basically unsellable right now as not enough people want it ("Nintendo 3DS is still at an earlier stage of popularisation"). Iwata thinks that rather than risk launching a new piece of hardware which could fail immediately, it's best to just sit there and hope sales pick up soon. He's got some merit with his approach to the latter issue - a failed piece of hardware could cost him his job like how the Microsoft Surface cost Steve Ballmer's.

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Nuvendil (on 03 November 2014)

Yeah...this was a catch 22 from the start. If they released it hear now, people would flip out about cutting the 3DS lifespan short and not giving it the 5 year cycle and so on (they already did with it just releasing it in Japan). But waiting a year to compensate for that was always going to result in people being upset. One thing that would help would be an official statement from Nintendo that major Nintendo handheld staples will still be playable (Pokémon, Monster Hunter) on the normal 3DS and that the N3DS is designed to provide a broader experience (with Xenoblade for example), not replace the old one.

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Nuvendil Nuvendil (on 03 November 2014)

dang, can't edit. I meant here* not hear.

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Poojipoo (on 31 October 2014)

...Well this is just idiotic of them. They're going to lose sales in the west to people waiting for the "New" model to get released, thus pushing back it reaching its sales potential to begin with. If you release an updated model, you have to release it everywhere at once or not at all, or you lose sales somewhere.

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jrRodney (on 30 October 2014)

Yeah sales of the current model will plummet because most gamers read Nintendo's investor notes. (Sarcasm)

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QUAKECore89 (on 30 October 2014)

"it won't be released until next year in the West is that the original 3DS has not reached its sales potential yet."

This is your fault, why did you release regular 3DS smash bros limited edition?

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bowserthedog (on 30 October 2014)

What needs to be understood is that he's talking bs to a bunch of investors. Gaurentee you this system is hitting north america early next year. What I read into what he's saying is that they want to squeeze one more christmas out of the old model in NA.

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Rogerioandrade (on 30 October 2014)

In other words.... they won´t launch it in the west while they´re not able to sell all pieces they still have in stock

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Rogerioandrade (on 30 October 2014)

In other words.... they won´t launch it in the west while they´re not able to sell all pieces they still have in stock

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