binary solo said:
Considering 3DS is unlikely to sell more than GBA, DS being a monster is hardly a relevant counter. And consider also that the 3DS fall off compared to DS will be far greater than the PS3 fall off compared to PS2. It is time for Nintendo fans to accept that mobile gaming has significantly reduced the handheld console market, permanently most likely. And when both players in the market suffer severe declines gen on gen that absolutely means there are external disruptive factors at play. If #DS declined gen on gen but Vita increased gen on gen then you could say handhelds are holding strong. But that isn't the case. One week of large sales of a hardware upgrade (not just a superficial redesign) is what means nothing. If N3DS baseline falls back not not much more than what DS for most of 2014 (which it largely has done in Japan) then this week's sales will count for nothing in the larger scheme of things. |
Vita declined because of high price, lack of games and releasing later than 3ds. it also didn't have the multimedia piracy that made psp sell so much. the only thing permanent in this discussion is the dedicated handheld market, as 3ds sales prove.
