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It could be a difference due to age, but I know a lot of people with tablets and few people who carry them with them; and the primary uses for these devices seems to be to surf the web while watching TV or in the Bathroom, or to read ebooks. Being that people carry their smart phone with them everwhere, the damage done to dedicated handhelds from smart phones is probably an order of magnitude greater than the impact of tablets; and, even with (roughly) half of the people in western developed nations owning smart phones, sales of the 3DS are still very strong.

Much like how there is a high percentage of people who own two gaming consoles (or a gaming console and a gaming PC) there is no reason to believe that people won't (try to) buy a dedicated handheld system and a smart phone or tablet.