The 3DS had a wild first year. Hype for the system was sky high before launch, but quickly subsided following a dearth of quality launch software. Sales fell, it took a few months to get the eShop off the ground, and it wasn’t until June – with Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – that a must-have title arrived.

And then Nintendo announced a price drop. It was at this point that things started to turn around. Once the price drop was actually in effect, more consumers became interested in the 3DS. It didn’t help that the likes of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 made it out for the holidays.

So that’s where we stand now. How do the 3DS’ developers feel about the handheld’s first year? What about the future?

You can find comments from 5th Cell, Renegade Kid, and more after the break.

Photos of the Xenoblade Chronicles art book

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You can still nab this book by pre-ordering Xenoblade Chronicles at GameStop. Make sure to reserve it before the title launches… that’s a little more than a week away.

First pixelated screenshot: Epic Mickey: The Power of Illuision

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This screenshot isn’t direct-feed, but we’ll take it for now…

Thanks to servertera for the tip!

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Video: Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer championships and launch event

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Mario Party 9 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards commercial

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I guess this would be a pretty good demographic to advertise the game to!

Epic Mickey 2 dated for Europe

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Epic Mickey 2 will launch in Europe right at the beginning of fall. Disney Interactive Studios has announced a September 26 release date for the game.

Epic Mickey 2 still has a general “Fall 2012” timetable for North America. However, based on the European date, it should be out toward the end of September.

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Green Hills Software’s MULTI Integrated Development Environment Selected by Nintendo for Wii U Development

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We’ll take any Wii U news we can get!

Global Agreement Will Yield Richer Games, with Faster Time-to-Market
SAN JOSE, CA — March 27, 2012 — DESIGN West/ESC 2012, Booth #1227 —Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has entered into a global license agreement that will enable Nintendo Co., Ltd. to provide Green Hills Software’s MULTI® integrated development environment (IDE) to developers that are creating video game software for the upcoming Wii U platform, which is scheduled to be launched later this year.
“We selected the Green Hills Software solution because it generates highly optimized code, and Green Hills provides excellent global support,” commented Mr. Genyo Takeda, senior managing director of Integrated Research & Design at Nintendo Co., Ltd.

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Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward boxart

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Developers weigh in on the 3DS’ first year