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

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vivster said:

Pyro as Bill said:

I think the 'desperation' is because of the home console not the handheld, no?

Switch isn't going to sell less than 3DS but if it does sure, assuming Sony doesn't release a 80m selling handheld.

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.

Of course they can. It's all about one thing that's called "games". If 3DS isn't selling, it's because of the lack of appealing games.

Not sure what was the point with the smartphones, but as long as we're talking about gaming devices, I'm having hard to see how Apple or Samsung could make a gaming device that would sell 80 million units. For Nintendo, however, I don't see that being a problem when they pull their heads out of their asses.