| craighopkins said: there will always be that certain range in age where kids don't need a phone but like the idea of a portable machine that has good games. Plus you will always have the loyal Nintendo fans . I don't see Nintendo having a problem making profit any time soon |
If it was just phones, Nintendo would be pretty insulated.
Even if it had just stopped with the iPad as a luxury item device ok.
But today snot-nosed little kids have their own full-on Android tablet that costs less than a 3DS and plays cartoons, runs their damn One Direction music videos, browses the internet well, and play thousands of free games with a decent HD display in the 7-inch range.
Next time you are in an airport really look around you and count how many kids you see with a 3DS versus those playing away on a smart device.
I had a funny exchange with a little girl across the aisle from me, she was playing some game on her tablet (her sister also had her own tablet), and I pulled out my 3DS, as it was going to be a long flight, and she just shot me this "what the *fuck* is that thing? Don't you know they invented tablets already?" look, haha. I couldn't help but laugh.
