| Mr Khan said: Given that the 3DS still lacks killer apps, its performance has piss-all to do with the iOS devices That statement could be made with more confidence if 3DS fails to kick into gear after this holiday season, but for now we can primarily attribute its malaise to the lack of reasons for buying the device as if it were in a vacuum |
And I will still hold true with confidence for the next few years as both Vita and 3DS fail to meet the unit sales of their predicessors. Certainly, 3DS's price and lineup contribute to the lack of sales, but I still believe the main issue is that there are other, better comparables out there.
Still though, 3DS has certainly underwhelmed thus far, and I attribute that to it being more advantageous to purchase a smart phone and play its touch-screen games vs. buying another touch-screen device. Nintendo adding so many smartphone features to the device tells me that Nintendo knows its competing with such devices, and is trying to make it a reasonable value proposition to drop the money on the device - but I simply can't see the proposition for it.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
