Why are handhelds often seen as inferior or not as important as home consoles?

[IkePoR]

Conina said:

IkePoR said:
I would go on a tangent about how the 3DS' library is unmatched in terms of meta-critic, how it arguably has the best exclusive games, and unarguably has the most exclusive games of the 8th gen, but I won't. That would be wasting my time.

As much as I love handheld gaming... WTF are you talking about? The 3DS' library is unmatched in terms of meta-critic?

• The 3DS got 7 games with a metascore of 90+ within 4.5 years, the PS4 got 16 games with a metascore of 90+ in half of the time.
• The 3DS got 33 games with a metascore of 85+ within 4.5 years, the PS4 got 65 games with a metascore of 85+ in half of the time.
• The 3DS got 76 games with a metascore of 80+ within 4.5 years, the PS4 got 174 games with a metascore of 80+ in half of the time.

 

Thought I made it pretty clear I was talking about exclusives, seeing as I mentioned it multiple times in that post.  But to make it clear, I am talking about exclusives, games I really can't play anywhere else.