Soundwave said:
It should be noted though at least in Japan, 3DS sales got a boost for about a month and are now down to where they were before Pokemon Go launched.
So while the bump is decent and notable, it's not as if suddenly 3DS is selling massive amount of qualities and things like a YoY bump are easy to have occur because its sales last year weren't great, so you're starting from a low basis.
Of course there will be some spill over, I'm just not convinced right now that it's massive. If 3DS tops Nintendo sales forecasts this year by a large margin, buoyed by Super Mario Run and Pokemon Go, then I would say an effect is happening, but a 1-2 month blip and then a gradual settling down is better than nothing but it's not the be all, end all either.
What I think NX will do is as a platform it will bridge the gap between mobile and Nintendo portable, by allowing the play of smartphone apps directly on the device. So if the mountain won't come to Nintendo, Nintendo will go to the mountain and set up shop at least. |
It might also be a small taste of what Nintendo could really do once their plans come out to full fruition. This is the start of their plans to create new exposure to their IPs. Like walking before they run kinda thing. Granted it's Pokemon so others might have expected more of a boost, so Sun and Moon's sales will be interesting after several months after its release. Maybe we'll see greater effects once the NX comes around since it'll be a new console with new games to be promoted. Right now, the 3DS is just trying to keep holding on as the dominant handheld with its sales declining after 5-6 years on the market (which usually shows declines for most consoles) and the Wii U is basically on its last legs with NX looming over.
