Soundwave on 16 April 2013
| NintendoPie said: Where are you getting your numbers from? VGC? Hehehoho...! Really, though. The problem is that the 3DS hasn't been targeted at everyone in the US yet. And what I mean by that is they haven't released a white or black 3DS (XL) yet... What's up with that?! |
The NPD sales data for the 3DS has been really soft as well, 190k a month for the 3DS? Not to mention Iwata's own sales analysis that sales in the West, particularily North America have been weak by his own admission and the fact that Nintendo continually misses their 3DS shipment forecasts (probably will do so again).
Nintendo hasn't released white or black 3DS XL models because those colors according the NOA's sales data sell the worst. Handhelds are more of a kids market in the West, so things like red and blue and brighter colors apparently sell better. I'd like a white 3DS XL too, but apparently I'm part of a small minority of the market.
