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

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zorg1000 said:

mountaindewslave said:

the DS was released because GBA sales were drastically slowing down after like 2 years. you can spin it your way, but the reality is it can easily be spun the other way

U are absolutely wrong.

FY ending March 2001-1.06 million

FY ending March 2002-17.09 million

FY ending March 2003-15.65 million

FY ending March 2004-17.60 million

FY ending March 2005-15.39 million (year DS launched)

There's no question the GBA would've broken 100 million had it not been prematurely undercut. 

But the 3DS probably would too if it existed in the same competetive era the GBA did. 

So that can kinda go both ways. Unfortunately competetion is a real thing.