SuperMarioWorld said:
Soundwave said:
3DS sales aren't exploding and I stand by it. The actual sales data backs me up and speaks for itself.
Just for reference too, Pokemon caused no hardware spike for the DS in North America either (go look it up). Pokemon fans are Nintendo fans, they don't just sit there waiting years and years to buy a handheld until Pokemon comes out.
3DS is doing OK in the new reality of consumer electronics -- that is the one in which the smartphone is the center of many people's entertainment lifestyle and the tablet is the most wanted/fought over device for kids in the mini-van.
The 3DS will never be the DS or even match the GBA's early years before it was prematurely cut off. The world simply changed, and many companies (not just Nintendo) are struggling to figure out where they now fit. The image of Vatican square from 2005 to 2013 illustrates the difference stunningly:
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You are so out of touch dude. I bet you were front seat of the '3DS is Doomed' train.
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Sales numbers back me up. Sub-130k for 3DS in April outsold by a 7 1/2 year old console, several consecutive months of literally zero year over year growth or even negative growth for the 3DS in North America. Spin it however you want though.
Even Iwata has said clearly in Nintendo's financial briefings that they are unhappy with the state of 3DS hardware sales in the Western markets and view that as the no.1 priority for Nintendo (even above rescuing the Wii U apparently). Anyone who objectively looks at the actual numbers knows the truth.
