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

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vivster said:

bdbdbd said:

It did decline sharply, but the issue is with the games. Let's face it: there are virtually no games worth playing on either Nintendo's current system. This is the opposite to Wii and DS that both had huge number of great games. 

Games do have to do a bit with it. But I remember the 3DS having a steady stream of great exclusives for some time.

Oh. Which great exclusives are we talking about? Rehashed NSMB? Rehashed Nintendogs?  Brain Training that never came? All I can remember is "everything 3D" and "rehashed 3D". I think it's decent device with a number of fun games, but nothing like the DS was. The problem is the "3D Nintendo" that, after making a fun game, takes away the fun and replaces it with 3D.