| Soundwave said: Nintendo handhelds are losing popularity, they're really only "massively" successful in Japan, the erosion of their marketshare in the US and Europe is bordering on a full-on collapse if you study their actual hardware shipments in these regions and look at what even the GBA and GBC sold here (if you want to discount the DS). |
Actually "Others" (Europe, Australia, etc.) has not shown much of a drop from GBA to 3DS.
FY01-4.60m vs FY11/1212-5.29m (only available 2 weeks of FY11)
FY02-3.77/8.37m vs FY13-4.00/9.29m
FY03-5.00/13.37m vs FY14-3.56/12.85m
FY04-4.49/17.86 vs FY15-2.74 million/15.59m
Through roughly 4 years, 3DS is only down about 12-13% compared to GBA, it's really only America that has shown a significant decline compared to GBA.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
