Pineapple on 26 November 2010
I hadn't thought of the fact that this generation for the handhelds was so much longer than last generation.
However, the GBA didn't really just sell for 3 years.. For one, it launched in early-mid 2001, whereas the DS launched in end 2004 to early 2005. It sold for 3.5 years, at least. But you can call that nitpicking.
More importantly: The GBA sold 22 million after the DS launched. The GBA wasn't killed off when the next generation came along, it sold nearly 40% more than what it had sold up until the DS launched. In other words; the GBA sold 60 million in 3.5 years, or 17 million/year.
You're quite right, though, the increase isn't 200%, it's more along the lines of a doubling in terms of hardware.
