| Baryonyx said: handheld upgrades like DS, 3DS, 3DSL, 2DS and now 3DSXL? I guess people have been buying the same over and over again, but if there is no big change in the new 3DS that it can be considered the *Next-gen Handhels* I don't think people would rebuy a new Handheld just to play Zelda. the 3DS have sold porely compared to the DS, and that is because people just don't chose to jump over to a new handheld with small changes compared to the previous model. If these small upgrades becomes an trend over on Nintendo's side, it will eventually be the death to handhelds, cuz it's money milking to add a few gimmicky upgrades and a bigger screen just to boost the sales. what if Nintendo comes out with a *next gen handheld next year? Cause All the DS handhelds so far, is pretty much the same. just a new prce and a extra new parts to make it appealing |
It's been a trend for 14 years now.
2001-Gameboy Advance
2003-Gameboy Advance SP
2004-Nintendo DS
2005-Gameboy Advance Micro
2006-Nintendo DS Lite
2008/2009-Nintendo DSi
2009/2010-Nintendo DSi XL
2011-Nintendo 3DS
2012-Nintendo 3DS XL
2013-Nintendo 2DS
2014/2015-New Nintendo 3DS/XL
Nintendo has released a handheld revision almost every year for the last 14 years which have sold nearly 300 million in that timeframe. It's not killing Nintendo handhelds in any way, shape or form.
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