Sony doesn't think there's a market for portable 3D gaming.
Sony Scoffs at Nintendo's 3DS : Read more
Sony Scoffs at Nintendo's 3DS : Read more
That is the key point here. Nintendo has shown time and again with it's DS platform and Wii that initial coolness sells. Make it backwards compatible with so that developers can keep making DS games and it's a no brain'r that this will take over the Nintendo handheld market. They just need to avoid making a health risk while holding the gameboy in the "sweet spot" but I hope they remember the lessons learned with Virtual Boy.initial coolness