Yea, it wont achieve DS sales, however, it will achieve quite phenominal sales during its life time, that means success wether the next generation will be effective is the question. You are also predicting that the market norm will continue in this direction. Today, prenium phone and electronic devices are the popular option, however, as MEGA markets such as China and India become larger (actually are already larger) the need for low priced electronic devices will be far more important. the PS4 and XBox one, I do not believe will be able to compete as aggresively in these markets, that I believe the Nintendo can, as it often has much lower prices (thats not saying I am adament on this, as this is only speculation) However, I do understand what your saying, and I agree that if they do not change philosophies soon, then they will certainly have a demise in the future. Gaming has become part of media. It is not its own sole entertainment, and therefor, devices cannot exist solely for gaming and expect large sales from the mass populous. Nintendo must analyze how they maintain to have profit in the long run or income from the 3DS will not allow them to survive a much more competitive market.







