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| Shatts said: How about this scenario? What if it was just the Wii U and no 3DS? Do you think the Wii U would have sold as much as the 3DS? Or would it have sold the same? I feel like one of the reasons why the Switch is such a success is because there's only 1 platform from Nintendo. Perhaps the Wii U would have done better without the 3DS. Although I believe it would be worse for Nintendo overall without the 3DS. |
Without the 3DS the WiiU would of sold way less than the 3DS, maybe 2-3M more than the reality WiiU total sold.
The 3DS was seen as a cheap entrance to video games while the WiiU was a more expensive. (Like the Switch Lite and Switch). Without the cheaper option, I dont think parents would opt for a slightly better Wii. They still didn't even with the 3DS option.
At least that's what I think.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)
PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)
Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)
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