| Galaki said: When taking my 3DS with me to and from work. 1 of which is during rush hour, in public transit.By that, I would have streetpassed a lot of people if the 3DS were actually popular.I also hardly ever see people playing on a 3DS other than small children.Months ago, I would streetpass at least 1 person per day to/from work.So, I could only conclude, base on my personal experience, that, the 3DS is doomed to gather dust at home.Streetpass features failed hard on getting people to carry their 3DS on the go. People would rather play shooting birds on their iPad Nanos than on a 3DS. To be fair, I also don't see anyone carrying a Vita. So, it's as much doomed as the 3DS is around here. |
Well... it depends of where you live and where have you been walking. It´s not, in any sense, an indication that the 3DS is dooming, as you say with the title of this thread - Let´s consider that the 3DS is doomed for YOU, then.
I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil - with a population of 20 million people, but in a country where videogames don´t sell as well in USA, Europe or Japan just because they´re a lot more expensive for us. I spent around 2 hours a day during weekdays commuting in subway, through 3 different lines. I get Streetpasses every day, sometimes I get only one, but sometimes I get as much as eight, I even got Streetpasses at 05h50 a.m.! It surprises me considering that videogame market in Brazil is not as intense as in the northern Hemisphere countries.
Then there is the Meetup community. We have an average of 2 meetings every month (sometimes 3). In our last meeting there were around 50 people, while the previous one we had around than 140 people. Some fan blogs and shops also schedule monthly meetings. I bought my 3DS in last December and I alrealdy have a total of 1053 Streetpasses thanks to those meetings. 3DS is simply booming here.
I´m not sure how it is in Japan, London or NY, but I bet it´s easier to get tags in these cities than in Sao Paulo, because videogames sell a lot better there than here.
As for the market, the sales numbers speak for themselves. With good game lineups, it probably will continue to sell well several months to come.
