The Fire Emblem 3DS was AWESOME! If I didn't already own a 3DS and a 3DS XL I would have bought that one!

I heard rumors that Walmart has an elite ninja strike force for dealing with this exact situation.

I'm not really sure they stand much of a chance against Reggie though.

Here's hoping for a sweet Link Between Worlds 3DS XL. I've been looking for a reason to upgrade.

I am jst waiting for the all black 3DS XL that was released in Europe.

That could be cool.

Though why couldn't Nintendo just let retailers choose they colors they like to sale.

how about....not having so many SKUs at wal-mart and having stuff you can order at Nintendo.com?

This may just be the reason I finally pick up a 3DS.. Part of me can't wait for it to he announced, but I'm still somewhat hesitant... mainly because I know my wallet will suffer. It will be hard not to pick up like ten games at the same time!

Might ruin retail relations?

Nintendo could always make to where you could easily disassemble the 3DS and replace the shell with ones that are sold at retail in a similar manner to the Xbox 360.

It's actually Uncle Bob's plan to make sure nobody else gets as big of a collection as he has.

They could go the route of having systems be retailer exclusive similar to how Wal-Mart got that blue Wii bundle.

Why can't it just be one SKU? Color aside, there's no difference between a pink 3DS and a black one.

From what I understand about retail multiple SKUs make it easier to track product. Without them a retailer couldn't tell how many of a specific color they had without checking each time.

If blue sells more than pink they want more blue, and multiple SKUs simplify the process of ordering, stocking, and selling that specific color over less popular ones.

They could just offer different colours at different stores, like how every variety of food products aren't all available in one store.

but then if kmart gets the one that becomes the biggest seller i don't think walmart would be very pleased

If they're still selling DSis and DSiXLs, maybe it's time to recall those too and make room for more 3DS colors.

It would be nice if they offered them as online exclusives.  The retail partners have online stores, and some probably have "special order" systems for those who want to buy it at the retail location and pick it up later, similar to buying a non-stocked specialty lamp at Walmart.

I have no idea how retail works, but the special editions can be very enticing if I am on the fence.

That's pretty sad, cuz I've been waiting for other colors since I totally dislike the available Red & Blue, they seem too toy-ish to me. I'd like a lot the Silver color, or Black, and I'd add a Green color too.