zero129 said:
gronk-bonk said:
leatherhat said:
gronk-bonk said:
leatherhat said:
gronk-bonk said:
leatherhat said:
Otakumegane said:
I seriously cannot understand why people think Ninty will be reduced to 3rd party.
They have cash to survive and the 3DS looking to rake in $$ for the next couple years. |
3ds sales are very poor compared to ds. And the handheld market will continue to be eaten alive by phones/tablets. And nintendo can not stand alone as a home console maker.
|
So what? Nintendo is making money on the software and im pretty sure the 3ds is sold at a profit now. As long as ninty is making profit they should be fine
|
For now. Betting your future on a dying (quickly) market is not a great idea.
|
i don't get it. 3DS is selling well.
|
Not it isn't. Not compared to ds. And the handheld market is only going to continue to shrink. Its already so small it can't support two platforms like it did last gen (psp and ds).
|
Compare it to the ds or not, the 3ds is selling well that is fact. You forget the world economy is much worst than it was when the ds was released. Selling 14 million year is a great accomplishment this is without a new pokemon game it can only get better after that. If the 3ds has a 7 year life cycle it should reach 100 million units sold worldwide. Lets say your right that phone/tablet take the casual market there is still a strong market for dedicated gaming devices. The 3DS should do as well as its predecessors. i got the number below. Ps vita not selling is sony's fault not because of a shrinking market.
gameboy 118 million
gameboy advance - 81 million
nintendo ds - 150 million
|
Funny i never seen his original comment i replyed to his edited comment. Lulz so he thinks cos the PSV failing against the 3DS = Handheld market failing? hahahahahahahaha well if his judging things on the PSV and how its doing i can see how he has a grim outlook on the handheld market. But when it comes to the 3DS the is nothing to worry about as it is selling great 
|
If you really want to ignore the reality of phones and tablets feel free. Poor ds sales (you might want to take a look outside of Japan before you say they are good) and abysmal vita sales are just the beginning. Pokemon and mario can only keep a dedicated game platform afloat against cheaper (with far cheaper games),more powerful and more versatile phones for so long.
