Things are looking great for the little 3D handheld.
David Gibson, a research analyst, tweeted during a Nintendo analyst briefing that Animal Crossing: New Leaf has boosted US 3DS sales by four times versus the prior week, and has set a new digital sales record in the eShop.
In related 3DS news, a Nintentendo analyst briefing stated that the market share of the system in the UK has grown to 19% in between January and March, to 23% in April, and to 26% in May.
Nintendo expects the 3DS lineup next year to be strong with less "intervals driven by [first] party titles," and plans to turn 28 thousand US (and 24 thousand European) wifi access points into what they call StreetPass relay stations to boost StreetPass usage.