to add to the above question:
the console's bestselling year so far coincided with a model refresh (2012: 3ds xl, 14m). the only year that came close was 2013 which most everyone can agree was an extraordinarily good year for 3ds software (13.92m).
so, to recap:
2011: 12.56m
2012: 14m
2013: 13.92m
2014: 9.97m
why would it absolutely crash now to 7m or less, when it's getting its first refresh since 2012? why wouldn't that at least propel it past its 2014 figures, its worst on record?







