Was Square waiting for Sony to get back on top?

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NintendoPie said:

Fusioncode said:

...the next Nintendo handheld will perform even worse due to the continuous rise of mobile.

Actually, the 3DS has sold better than the GBA in Japan. Although the Japanese do love mobile gaming, they still have a thing for dedicated gaming handhelds, as is evidenced by the fact that the 3DS has outsold the GBA even though the GBA had no competition.

The GBA had competition. It had to deal with the PS2 back when console gaming wasn't a carcass in Japan. And it only had like a three year lifecycle. Unless Nintendo does something drastically different with their next handheld, I think it's going to be down from 3DS.