If DS was a fluke where's the "inevitable" handheld decline?

[vivster]

Pyro as Bill said:

vivster said:

I don't think anyone on this planet can release an 80m selling handheld anymore unless it's a smartphone and you're Samsung or Apple.

And yes I'm still skeptical whether the Switch will reach the magic 50m mark. The 3DS wouldn't even have gotten so far without the midgen refresh called the New 3DS.

Agreed but if they'd have dropped the 3D and had a lower price from the start, do you think they'd have sold more or less?

I do not think that launch price is important at all, especially if you have no competition. I'm surprised it sold that many units at all, but then again I have my own opinions about handheld hardware numbers which I think are completely overblown and not at all reflective of actual install base.