| benji232 said: It's currently at around 43M units sold and it's on track to sell 7.5m-8m units this year which would put it at around 50M units and we know how quickly Nintendo handhelds decline in terms of sales once they announce the successor which you can definetly expect them to do in 2015. So where are they going to get these other 10million units sales? If it sells 8m units this year, then you can definetly expect it to sell no more then 5m units in 2015 and then it's going to crash and burn from there in terms of sales. EDIT: The only way that I can see them changing the sales trajectory for 3ds is with a superior redesign that could justify an upgrade for current owners and that could potentially reach to the consumers who weren't interested in the 3ds family. |
Well, for one, I expect it to outpace your prediction for 2014 sales due to it most likely being extremely back-loaded with most of it's games coming in the next few months rather than spread throughout the year like last year. I also expect Nintendo to announce a re-design, which you say is the only way to change it's fate.
If Nintendo is able to have a good release schedule for next year while also securing much needed exclusives like Dragon Quest XI then it should be able to surpass your highest prediction of 60 Million for sure.
