Why do Nintendo handhelds do better than their home consoles?

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SegataSanshiro said:

zorg1000 said:

Im pretty sure GBA launched at $99, but regardless i get your point.

You both are close but wrong. It was $89.99. I bought one new on launch for 90 bucks.

"The Game Boy Advance, released in 2001 for $99.99 USD would set Nintendo fans back about $123 USD today. The GBA SP also launched at the same price in 2003. One Nintendo platform not on this list is the doomed Virtual Boy, which launched in 1995 for about $180 USD"

 

That is a quote from: https://kotaku.com/5737948/how-does-the-nintendo-3ds-price-stack-up

 

I bought mine for a hundo