[citation][nom]tokenz[/nom]A little high? 250 is ridiculous. I can buy a 360 with that, Heck the wii is down to 150. 250 for a portable gaming device is stupid. I would say the same thing about an ipod touch, but I can listen to music, watch video, play crappy touch games, and have an app store. F Nintendo if it thinks I am dropping 250 on something that will give me a migraine. Just to play games. I bought a ds four years ago. Do you know what happened to that? It sits in a drawer and has since about 2 months after purchase.[/citation]
You can do the same with a 3DS... + 3D games, 3D pictures, street pass, augmented reality, 3D movies, etc. An app store? Fine, last time I checked, this wasn't an iPhone. It seems high until you compare it to Sony's upcoming device, which we all know is going to cost 400 bucks. The problem with sales are what was said earlier: lackluster launch titles and price. Plus, their e-store hasn't started yet, so there you go. However, saying that this device "has the same graphics that is currently found on a standard DS" is a complete load of crap.
DS and PSP right now are averaging, what, $160 per device? Regardless of what you think, the 3DS is worth more than the those handhelds if you consider all of the stuff Nintendo managed to pack in the device, and the fact that this is 2011 and not 2004 anymore. Now, personally, I think $250 is still too high, but $200 for this is not unreasonable.
As for your neglecting the device after 2 months, that clearly represents the 100 some-odd million people who own the DS, now doesn't it? See how ridiculous that argument is?
Yes, you can buy a 360 for that price, but don't even pretend that was the case back 2005. $250 is the price for the 3DS now, but it will go down eventually, like all electronic devices do. Once again, you're comparing an electronics consumer industry of 5-7 years ago vs. the industry now. If Microsoft or Sony released another high-end system this year, you think you'd be paying $250 for those consoles? No, they would be $500 on up.
If you're going to bash a system, at least have valid arguments and constructive criticism; and do your homework before stating obvious fallacies.