pricing for the older models in the coming months, perhaps putting the DSi at $130 and the DSi XL at $150.Even with its own older brethren competing at lower prices, the Nintendo 3DS should be well-positioned for the holidays, since Nintendo has made it clear that 3DS software will be its primary handheld focus going forward. The company is betting that Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 will draw enough fans to the system to FIFA Coins keep sales fueled into next year when, hopefully, more
-party software will begin to arrive.After a slow start, the last four months of 2011 are the window during which the Nintendo 3DS will have its second chance to FH3 credits establish itself as a major platform. As the older DS line recedes in importance, Sony's PSP continues its slow decline, and the PlayStation Vita remains unavailable in the U.S., Nintendo will have the dedicated handheld market all to itself.If it executes well, the company and current management could reap the benefits of a big
, akin to the revival the Nintendo DS saw with the introduction of the DS Lite in mid-2006.Should it fail, and that possibility should not yet be ruled out, then the consequences will not only be dire for Nintendo. The industry at large is struggling with an ongoing image of weakness, and headlines inside and outside the video game press will likely portray Nintendo's stumbling as another indication that the iPhone and iPad app markets have irrevocably changed the economic landscape for
. In particular, we believe that that will be the mmogo storyline -- whether it is true or not.[For more on the performance of the U.S. physical retail games market for the month of August, read the full Gamasutra feature, available now.Major electronics retailer Best Buy reported revenues were flat year-over-year for the second quarter, with sales declines in the gaming segment helping to offset growth in mobile computing and other areas.The retailer's revenues of $11.35 billion for the three months ending
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