Nintendo ups the ante

Best of all it is followed next by a new Resident Evil. Then there’s that line-up for Christmas – Star Fox, Mario Kart, Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario and Kid Icarus.

3DS is one of those machines that will benefit from word of mouth, and unique features such as Street Pass are built for a large installed base.

That’s something Nintendo will hope to have by the time the machine’s first Christmas is over.