spurgeonryan said:
TWRoO said:
The DS was a slow starter in the US, all those figures are before the DSlite launch which is when DS sales exploded.
In 2007 the only month DS didn't crest 400k was January, and that was due to supply issues not lack of demand. Actually after January 2007, the DS didn't go below 350k in any month until after the 3DS launch.
The 3DS doesn't have the equivalent of the 3DSlite in the pipeline as far as I know (instead they are making a bigger version?) I'm sure it will do well and globally I don't foresee many situations that will stop it passing 100 million in the end, but it isn't going to emulate the DS's success. |
I think the 3DSXL will explode. Does anyone really want a 3DSlite? I think everyone wold have been happy with the original DS just going over to the XL instead of the lite. Back then anything would have been better than that clunky, ugly, original DS that no one really wanted to have. Now we all know better, and the XL is the proper thing to do. Besides, the original 3DS is already like the lite version. The only reason they made it so small is so that eventually they could upgrade it to the XL. Now that they played their cards so early the next step in the 3DS evolution will just have to be integrating that second circle pad in a few years or so. Either way, with the upgrade, Mario, and the holidays the 3DSXL should stay high for a while now. The library is finally getting stronger, their will be Wii U/3DS connectivity, more eshop games, and much more going for this little handheld.
It is about to blow up like the DS did.
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I don't know Ryan, I mean, the big hitters for the DS already have their sequels out. Mario Kart, Mario Bros. 3D Land, Nintendogs and Cats. Yeah New Super Mario Bros. 2 comes out in August, but why would that one game do what those 3 games couldn't? I mean, they did boost 3DS sales, but the sales weren't sustainable, not DS levels anyways. Though, as I said before, we need a few years to see how a few more key releases do for the handheld.
