| haxxiy said: Nintendo consoles tend to drop like a rock on sales once their successors are out. The DS had sold a whooping 143 million before the 3DS launched, some 22 million every year, and it sold a mere 12m after that - a mere ~7.5% of its lifetime sales. I can't see the 3DS selling 8 million after its successor launches when it sold per year about half of what the DS used to do. Maybe it will end up just below or even above 70 million, but it's even more likely it ends 5-6m short of the goal. |
Apples and Orange.
The 3DS price dropped and was close to the DS price less than one year after.
The 3DS was fully compatible with the DS while the Switch can't read 3DS or DS games.
The 3DS was fully the successor of the DS while the Switch isn't, it's an hybrid and is more replacing the Wii U.
