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Lawlight on 22 October 2015
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Shadow1980 said:
Lawlight said:


And the DS came close to the PS2 cause they marketed it to the casual audience. Not really something to praise.

In other words, the DS shouldn't be considered the bar for handhelds. Like I said.

The 3DS still got a 32% price cut though. At $170, it was the same price as the DSi at launch and the DSi XL at launch. With inflation, it's the same price as the GB and cheaper than the DS.

The DSi & DSi XL weren't a huge chunk of the DS's sales, though, mainly because they were released late in the system's life. DS sales first took off when the DS Lite was released. The DS Lite was the bulk of DS sales and was cheaper than the 3DS.

Not confirmed but Nintendo talked about it for a reason. And I don't think they can afford to make a dedicated handheld console.

Until we have something more concrete, I'm going to take any rumors about the NX with a grain of salt. Personally, I think a "Fusion" device is very risky as they'd be putting all their eggs in one basket. If it sells like the 3DS, then great, but if it bombs like the Wii U then Nintendo could very well end up having to go third-party. I think they should keep their consoles and handhelds separate.



1. I agree. We can use the PSP or GB if you want.

2. Yes, they were. 57.79M DSes were sold after their release (not including the first holiday when the DSi was released). Also, don't forget that following the price drop, it was cheaper than the DS and GB.

3. Personally, I think that they cannot afford to do that. Development costs are too high to have to create separate games for 2 systems.