why every Nintendo device has to be outsold by a Sony device? Some comments here are interesting....

I think it's gonna be closer than people think.

3DS had the best possible year (price cut, new model, MH4, Pokémon...) and ended up flat YoY. It's gonna start declining from this year on.

Let's be optimistic and say:

2014: 14m
2015: 12m
2016: 9m
2017:6m
2018: 3m
2019: 1m

I think we can all agree that's a pretty optimistic outlook for the 3DS currently. That would leave total sales at 87m. PSP's life has been ridiculously long and still sold 3m in 2013, but let's say the decline is sharp from now and it only ends up selling 2.5m before it's discontinued so we can round it to 83m. I think this is a best-case scenario and it would leave the 3DS barely (4m) above PSP.

Long story short, 3DS might outsell PSP by a couple of million or end up a couple of million short, but I think it'll be close (unless the 3DS defies the typical lifespan of Nintendo HW somehow).

Why it won't last as long as ds?

PSP sale went down when 3rs party abondon it that's why i think 3ds will outsell psp.

Source for shipped numbers?

Nintendo?! Obviously

congrats to Sony. But let's make a better comparison? Yes, let's do it!

PS1 > N64

PS2 > Gamecube

Wii > PS3

DS > PSP

3DS > Vita

PS4 > Wii U

I...meant...the....link.  I'm not taking ur word for it considering how you love bashing Nintendo numbers on here.

I use facts and only facts, what's the point in lying? All the evidence is on Nintendos site, but here is the Neogaf thread for last Q's numbers, it gives lifetime figures.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=706561

I should repeat what I said "do your research".

3DS peaked. Its 1/2 sales of the PSP. It will struggle to sell another 40 million.

So yes, it's very possible Nintendo ship 2m+ less 3DS's in 2013 than in 2012, with Pokemon and 2DS that doesn't bode well for 2014 sales.