SaviorX said:
Sal.Paradise said:
Train wreck said:
Im thinking the same thing I wish there was a breakdown of software per system (which im sure there is internally at NPD) but i think software sale totals were down collectly 32% last month to 255 million, so i think the expanded install base is not buying new games, even though more are available to the 3DS (and to all systems frankly)
Software declines despite 2 relatively new systems in the 3DS and Vita (no one buying software for either)
and the main software in the top 10 have had their drastic price cuts lowering overall software revenue
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You almost think they should've just rode the DS sales for a bit longer....maybe released another DS revision rather than a whole new system? (I know I'd be up for it, still rocking a DS Lite)
....for comparison, NDS in the same time frame:
May 2005 - 57k
May 2006 - 146k
May 2007 - 423k
May 2008 - 452.6k
May 2009 - 633.5k
May 2010 - 383.7K
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Does seem like waiting would've been a good idea...but there's still a good chance that 3DS can get the same kind of YOY upticks as time goes on...
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that just isn't going to happen. The ds was a radically different handheld from all previous ones, and needed a lot of time for the market to be willing to give it a try. Hence why initially even the psp(a much more standard handheld by design) was tracking ahead of the ds. The 3ds does not have the same problem. People now know what to expect and even with its ridiculous pricecut, it is not selling well(compared to the ds). Sure a 2d mario and eventually a true pokemon sequel will help sales, but there is no way it will experience the type of yoy bumps the ds experienced.
