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Nintendo obviously had the biggest lead. The 3DS got off to a rocky start with not much in the way of software its first few months; the high point being an [[Updated Rerelease]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' in June 2011. Soon afterward in August, Nintendo announced that they were slashing the system price by $70 (and offering 20 retro games - 10 from the [[NES]], 10 from the [[Game Boy Advance]] - to early adopters as an apology), which many took to be a giant red flag as to the system's future. However, it seems to have done the trick, as sales shot up to surpass the first-year numbers of the ''original'' DS. On top of that, the system is considered to have hit its stride in the holiday season thanks to system updates and true [[Killer App|Killer Apps]] like ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[Mario Kart]] 7'', ''[[Monster Hunter]] 3G'' in Japan, and downloadable title ''[[Pushmo]]''.

 

 

Ultimately the 3DS did OK, and the Vita had standout titles while failing to achieve a huge market presence, ending Sony’s interest in bespoke mobile consoles for a time, with their next handheld being nothing more then a streaming accessory for the PlayStation 5.