Amazon UK Declares 3DS the Most-Preordered Console Ever
More people want to get their hands on a 3DS from Amazon than any other console in the online retailer's history.
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According to Amazon UK, pre-launch hype for the 3DS is bigger than even Nintendo itself had claimed - the 3D-capable handheld has more preorders than any console it's ever sold. The 3DS has 20% more preorders than Sony's PS3 did back in 2007, and 56% more preorders than Nintendo's plucky little Wii. It's also smashed the numbers held by its closest relatives in the Nintendo handheld family, putting up 255% more preorders than Amazon saw for the DSi.
It hasn't even hit shelves yet, and the handheld is already on Amazon UK's top ten bestsellers list.
"It's unusual for a handheld console to attract this amount of excitement in the run up to launch, such high levels of interest are normally reserved for the play-at-home hardware like the ground-breaking Nintendo Wii and last year's Microsoft Kinect," Amazon UK's director of videogames Chris Poad told VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/17/3ds-becomes-amazon-uks-most-pre-ordered-console-ever/].
"Nintendo 3DS is launching at a time when interest in all things 3D is incredibly high and with the promise of real 3D graphics without glasses, it's a real breakthrough in handheld video game entertainment."
A good launch is crucial to Nintendo this time around - not only does the 3DS have the NGP [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107321-Sony-Finally-Confirms-New-PSP] breathing down its neck, but it also faces stiff competition in the form of mobile gaming on Android and iOS devices.
(VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/17/3ds-becomes-amazon-uks-most-pre-ordered-console-ever/])
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Hey, have you heard about this most-preordered console [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101369-E3-2010-Nintendo-Formally-Reveals-Its-3DS-Kid-Icarus] in the hardware giant's long history.
According to Amazon UK, pre-launch hype for the 3DS is bigger than even Nintendo itself had claimed - the 3D-capable handheld has more preorders than any console it's ever sold. The 3DS has 20% more preorders than Sony's PS3 did back in 2007, and 56% more preorders than Nintendo's plucky little Wii. It's also smashed the numbers held by its closest relatives in the Nintendo handheld family, putting up 255% more preorders than Amazon saw for the DSi.
It hasn't even hit shelves yet, and the handheld is already on Amazon UK's top ten bestsellers list.
"It's unusual for a handheld console to attract this amount of excitement in the run up to launch, such high levels of interest are normally reserved for the play-at-home hardware like the ground-breaking Nintendo Wii and last year's Microsoft Kinect," Amazon UK's director of videogames Chris Poad told VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/17/3ds-becomes-amazon-uks-most-pre-ordered-console-ever/].
"Nintendo 3DS is launching at a time when interest in all things 3D is incredibly high and with the promise of real 3D graphics without glasses, it's a real breakthrough in handheld video game entertainment."
A good launch is crucial to Nintendo this time around - not only does the 3DS have the NGP [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107321-Sony-Finally-Confirms-New-PSP] breathing down its neck, but it also faces stiff competition in the form of mobile gaming on Android and iOS devices.
(VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/17/3ds-becomes-amazon-uks-most-pre-ordered-console-ever/])
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