| MasonADC said: So what caused the 3ds to get as far as it got now that the Switch doesn't have? If the Switch won't outsell the 3ds, but is tracking a good deal ahead of it in shipments, something must be up. |
The 3DS was a handheld. And sold like a handheld But only for a while because the typical handheld audience shifted to mobile. Thats what the NS doesn't have. That super casual mobile crowd. It also doesn't have that multiple handhelds per household thing either. A parent today will sooner buy 3 $50 android tablets for her 3 kids than buy 3 NS.... even if it cost $199. Thats just the world we live in today. Unless something changes.
And I have talked about comparing nintendo platforms already. Its difficult because they mostly all bring different things to the table. Like this is not a handheld its a hybrid. So it will sell like a hybrid. Tracking better than the 3DS doesnt mean anything if it starts to stall by the time it gets to 60M sales
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