Nintendo finally sells millionth 3DS unit in Japan, lives within the shadow of older brother

one million in (Japanese) sales is a much cry from failure, but even big daddy Satoru Iwata admits the 3DS isn’t quite living as much as expectations. Nintendo’s tenderfoot handheld finally hit the mark after 13 weeks, a snail’s pace when put next to the unique dual-screen wunderkind, which reportedly made the grade in an insignificant four. The 3DS’ predecessors will undoubtedly forgive it for being a late bloomer, it is the competition it must worry about; the PSP sold its first million in about seven weeks. The 3DS could still plow its technique to the head — but with the PlayStation Vita looming large at the horizon, and the fledgling handheld having already lost a round the PSV’s predecessor, Nintendo can be in for a coarse ride.

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