Is the dedicated handheld market really dying or simply returning to normal?

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zorg1000 said:

sc94597 said:
Much like dedicated gaming hardware (video game consoles) is still relevant despite the existence of gaming PC's, so shall dedicated handhelds be relevant despite mobile gaming.

What do u think about 3DS hardware/software selling about the average amount that pre-DS generations did? Is this simply a coincidence or could this be the baseline for Nintendo handhelds?

I generally agree that the 3DS's numbers aren't too far off from Nintendo's past handhelds if we look at the larger scheme of things.