Is price a major factor in poor 3DS/Wii U sales compared to GBC/N64 & GBA/GC?

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mountaindewslave said:

zorg1000 said:

Ya 3DS still has sold pretty well, 52 million and counting is certainly not a bad number but when u compare it to what GBC/GBA were doing on a year to year basis, it's pretty underwhelming. And ya I agree their are certainly other factors at play as well, I just feel that price is a big part of it.

I think you're off, GBA did not sell that incredibly, total was like 80 m, I don't think the 3DS is that far behind in terms of pacing of sales. now the DS or original Gameboy, maybe those are different stories..... 

The only reason it's total is 80 million only is because it was prematurely cut off by the DS. It would've sold 100+ million easily otherwise, maybe even 120 million. 3DS isn't going to come close to that.