So Handheld Has No Future? GBA vs DS vs 3DS Analysis (Franchise Sales Comparison)

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tbone51 said:

oniyide said:

oh it has a future...a declining one. Its not going to go up from here.

Never over 65mil again? (estimating 3DS sales lifetime) Sure, but if all HHs can maintain over 30mil+ i dont think there really isnt any need to worry. 

30-35 mill would be fairly disastrous I would think if the console/home variant stays around 15-17 million ... I don't think Nintendo will be able to justify the expensive/investment in dedicated hardware if they ever go that low. 

They need to realistically stay above 40 mill WW at least and more ideally above 50 mill with portables at least. Under 40 is probably getting into a danger zone.