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| Torpoleon said: @curl-6 I agree, but it's also worth noting that there are much more people in the world now than there were when the Wii & PS1 launched (especially PS1). And in comparison to the Wii, it helps that the Switch is not seen as a gimmicky device appealing solely to non-gamers. The DS had no problems selling over 150m and launched 2 years before the Wii. |
Well, most of the world's population increase comes from very poor countries that don't really factor significantly into console sales; PS4 and Xbone for example sold less than PS3 and 360 despite the world's population being bigger in Gen 8 than Gen 7.
The DS had the luxury of being an extremely cheap device and offering a lot of the kind of experiences that phones do now before smartphones took over.
And I don't think anyone can objectively and honestly look at a system that had the likes of Zelda Twilight Princess/Skyward Sword, Metroid Prime 3, Monster Hunter 3, Xenoblade, multiple Resident Evil titles, Donkey Kong Country Returns, The Last Story, and a multitude of others and conclude it appeals "solely to non-gamers".
Last edited by curl-6 - on 06 April 2022
