chakkra said:
Are you saying only the LITE is replacing the 3DS? I'm sorry but that is wrong in so many levels. The Switch was already replacing the 3DS long before the LITE existed. As for the software side of it, I totally agree with you but the OP did not mention software, did he? |
I never said that only the LITE follows up the 3DS, you misunderstand. I said that the LITE has no place in a home console discussion, and therefore he did not count those sales.
If the discussion was about just handhelds, that same 17 plus mil would be used because the full Switch is a successor to both the 3DS and the WiiU, and LITE would also qualify for the discussion as that is indeed a dedicated handheld version of the Switch.
And this is why one to one comparisons don't work well in terms of hardware. Some people use Switch as a home console only and some use it as a handheld only. Then you have people who would normally buy both a home console and a handheld, but now they only need one device. For that reason, total software sales of combined home console and handheld devices compared to the Switch would be a much more interesting measurement to look at with much less wiggle room for bias.
Last edited by Shiken - on 02 January 2021