Yakuzaice said:
Yes, I know it launched that month. It doesn't detract from any points I'm making though. I don't have the full numbers for March 2005, but the PSP did 620k. The GBA and DS shipped 1.39 million to the Americas in the Jan-Mar 2005 quarter, but I can't say for certain what their sell through was in the US for the month of March. Even if the 3DS doubled next March, the handheld market would still be down sharply from its peak. 3D becoming a major selling point three years after launch, and more than four years after Avatar just doesn't seem likely. The Vita would need to rise from its grave to reach the numbers the handheld market was doing before 2012. |
but the PSP use to sale a lot, and the PS Vita is not selling almost at all. You got to remember that the Sony join Nintendo during the DS. The 3DS is still selling more better in life time sales by 24 months then any other Handheld, while the PS Vita is selling worse then any other Handheld, which is drastically effecting the Handheld Sales.
So 3D is selling more better, while 2D is selling more worse.
And here's the 3D Movies:
2011 = 42 3D Movie premieres in Theaters
2012 = 45 3D Movie premieres in Theaters
2013 = 60 to 65 3D Movie premieres in Theaters (still working the exact numbers depending on if any of the 64 to 65 3D Movies for later this year gets push back to 2014, but like 8 of them have already premiere during the weak part of the Year for Movies: Q1)
And the 1st Year sales of 3D TVs are much greater then the first year sales of HD TVs. And same goes for the 2nd year sales comparison & 3rd year sales comparisons & etc.
If anything 2D seems to be on the decline in sales & popularity, while 3D is clearly on the incline.
