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xax on 06 June 2010

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Give up before it beats PS2? Not likely. At the VERY least I think Nintendo will stop all but supplying already released games and hardware so they can still make money from the DS while not hurting the 3DS when it's out.




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mike_intellivision on 07 June 2010
Smashchu2 said:
mike_intellivision said:

Comparing the sales of the PS2 and the DS is like comparing the two fruits I have in my lunch today -- an apple and an orange.

While they both grow on trees (play games), and have many different types (models of machines). But one gives you vitamin C (oranges -- consoles) while the other gives you antioxidants (apples -- handhelds).

 

Mike from Morgantown

I would disagree. The both are meant to play videogame, so consumers will always buy them for key software titles. So I would say their sales are compairable since they have to have software to sell, and the software has to complement their own individual characteristics.

I'm not sure Nintendo would be ready to clear out all DS stock. The DS, like the PS2, can easily sell while the 3DS is out. The only X factor may be they fear the DS will hurt 3DS sales (much like how people were buying PS2s instead of PS3s).

True, handhelds and consoles both play games. But the mobile nature of one makes it very different from a usage (and marketing) standpoint.

That being said, I concur with your point (and others) that the DS will not go away, even after the introduction of the 3DS. Nintendo has had overlapping handhelds systems since it moved from GB to GBC. (Another way that handhelds differ from consoles as the latter has traditionally had a much better line of demarcation -- PS2 being the exception).

 

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