Yes. Money isn't everything, but the sheer revenue and profits of the DS motivated developers and publishers. We got some small-scale versions of COD on there for crying out loud.
It was the first Nintendo handheld to allow for true 3D environments, but that still was far from universal on DS. The DS is around a PS1 in power (roughly) with more RAM than an N64 (no expansion pack) but lower resolution and worse graphical effects at times.
DS had so many features int its tool kit despite getting destroyed by the PSP in the specs department and far far below home consoles.
DS is also the first Nintendo platform (handheld or otherwise) with built-in online support. It's very primitive online, but it's there.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 156 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million)
PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 48 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
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