they got it right the first time with the wii! and i think they're getting better with handhelds. the 3ds is a big step up from the original gba and ds phat, there are just a couple of design oversights. i don't know how they missed them though, there was plenty of time between the 3DS reveal at E3 and the eventual release.
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