Why Nintendo is failing and will likely replace both of their consoles earlier than expected.

[Kaizar]

haxxiy said:

tripenfall said:
I still find it interesting to see people labelling the 3DS as a failure. It's consistently the top selling
console each week and is wiping the floor with the Vita.... Sony would love to have a "failure" like this!

Well, half of it's sales come from a single country who is diminishing market. Assume then the 3DS is going to keep its momentum and saturate Japan at 30-35 million consoles sold. But besides these japanese numbers? The overall fall compared to the DS generation would be at best comparable to the PS2 - PS3... and we all love to talk how Sony screwed up it's leadership don't we. A 70  million drop in one single generation. 

Actually the US sales show that the 3DS is outselling the 360 each week.

 

So even U.S. sales are stronger then the competition.