August 2015 NPD Thread! PS4, XBO, Wii U estimates up!

[Teeqoz]

Nintyfan90 said:

Teeqoz said:

The 3DS is performing very badly for a Nintendo handheld. At the same point in its life, the GBA had shipped 70 million, despite its successor, the DS having already been a year on the market by then. Had the GBA been given as much time as the 3DS, it could've passed the 100 million mark. There's no covering up that. You can't say the GBA sales were "inflated" in the US, just because they were good.

Since Sony fans love using it as an excuse, guess ill use it as well. 3DS is also Nintys most expensive handheld.

What would Sony fans need to excuse? The PS4 not beating the competition by enough?

FYI the GBA launched at 150$ in 2001, which is the equivalent to 189$ in 2011 (3DS launch). The 3DS's price may have started out higher than that, at 249$, but in just 6 months, it's price was cut to 169$.