Nintendo hastily announces 3DS gaming handheld as App Store gains on DS

In the wee hours of the morning, Nintendo very quietly announced the successor to its wildly successful line of Nintendo DS gaming handhelds: the Nintendo 3DS.
Following Nintendo's recent trend of embracing bold and unconventional gaming hardware (e.g. the Nintendo Wii's motion-sensing controls, or the original Nintendo DS's dual screen / touchscreen approach) the 3DS, [...:]