Are Handhelds = Consoles?

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AlfredoTurkey said:

It all depends on the person. If it's a Nintendo die hard, of COURSE they are. Sony diehard with say of COURSE they aren't.

Everyone else knows better. This is why sales data is NEVER combined. They are separate markets that sell to mostly different demographs.

I've said this a billion times, and I'll keep saying it. Handhelds and consoles are like motorcycles and automobiles. A motorcycle does the same basic thing, but is much cheaper and is used by a completely different demograph and thus, don't compete head on with automobiles. The same is true with handhelds.

The sooner you guys accept this, the happier you will be because the people who do sales analysis will NEVER lump them in together and you will ALWAYS be on the losing side of any argument.

Nobody says the sales data should be combined and something useful deducted from it. But they are both dedicated gaming devices = consoles. As vivster already said, they're also both electronic devices but still you shouldn't compare their sales with car radio sales. If you look in the other thread, I only argued the claim that contradicts all definitions, that handheld consoles aren't consoles. They are, still you shouldn't compare sales.