The success of the 3DS has vindicated Gunpei Yokoi and the Virtual Boy

[DonFerrari]

RolStoppable said:

DonFerrari said:

So the OP is a flamebait because you were the only one with the urge to flame it?

The OP is exactly what gets me into trouble so frequently. Pointing out how unsubstantiated and stupid arguments are is what has gotten me into trouble repeatedly because the mod team doesn't care about the context.

Many of the points I and others listed were ignored and that tells me that the OP realizes that there is no counter-argument to be made.

GhaudePhaede010 said:

The real question here is, what in the world makes you think it would have sold more without the 3D? No iterative update Nintendo has ever released sold better than its predecessor. I do not think 3DS would have sold much better without 3D. It was not as good a product as DS with or without 3D. 

The GBA was an iterative update and sold better than its predecessor. If you take the context into account that the GBA had less than half the lifespan of the GB/GBC, yet sold 2/3 of the GB/GBC's lifetime number, it's clear that the GBA sold much faster and therefore better. Did you know that the GBA holds the record for fastest selling video game system in the USA through 10 months? Its 5.8m are a full million ahead of the second placed Switch which in turn is 0.7m ahead of third place.

Similarly, if we apply more context to your question of 3DS with or without 3D, it's absolutely clear that without 3D Nintendo would have been more profitable. Additionally, a sub-$200 launch price for a "3DS" without 3D would have made Nintendo's new handheld more appealing right from the start; same processing power and better battery life. Healthier momentum and a better image, so more sales for sure. It might have not beaten the DS, but that's not the question here; it's about whether or not it would beat the 3DS and that's a clear yes.

but since no one else flamed the thread how is it a flamebait?