Johnw1104 said:
Did they clarify anywhere which models were selling? The New 2DS XL is fairly inexpensive and otherwise pretty cool... I know they've said it's still being purchased for young kids (it's certainly durable enough to warrant that), so maybe that 2DS version that's extremely cheap is also still selling? Really, though, it just seems like there's a huge spike in hardware sales every time there's a new Pokemon game (even if it's barely "new"). There's not much reason for Nintendo to abandon the platform, so it will probably be around longer than most assumed. |
Yes, they always do a breakdown by model.
New 3DS XL-1.63m (down from 3.53m)
2DS-1.77m (down from 2.17m)
New 2DS XL-2.45m
Total-5.86m (down from 6.45m)
Software-31.25m (down from 46.78m)
Based on the big drop in software but stable hardware, I would say the majority of hardware sales come from 2 groups.
1. Young kids getting their first handheld and only getting a couple games
2. People who already own a 3DS and just buying the new model
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