PS4 vs Switch: Launch aligned, who hits 100 million first?

[zorg1000]

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zorg1000 said:

This is a bit baffling.

Its tracking on par with 3DS which had an $80 price cut to $170 after 5 months while Switch is still at $300 with more expensive software & accessories.

3DS is not at 72m and growing. 3DS level sales really should be the minimum, not the max.

https://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/3ds-outselling-ds-in-aligned-hardwre-sales-in-nort-29230177/
The 3DS was doing as well as the DS two years in but that didn't mean it was going to do DS sales.

https://eshopstation.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/nintendo-3ds-sales-performance-matches-that-of-the-nintendo-ds-and-gba/

The WiiU proved there is not much demand for a home Nintendo console.  The 3DS compared to the DS shows the continuing shrinking of the handheld market.  I see zero evidence of this trend reversing.  A strong launch does not mean a strong finish as we saw with the Wii quicker decline compared tot he PS3.

 

You ignored my main point, 3DS needed a massive price cut to obtain those year one sales while Switch was able to achieve them at nearly twice the price.

 

Wii U sales prove nothing other than it was an unappealing device and DS to 3DS drop shows that handhelds SHRANK. 3DS sales would not have been stable for the last 4 years if they were continuing to shrink at a significant rate.