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Jumpin on 29 December 2017

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Ultrashroomz on 29 December 2017



"Just for comparison Uncharted 4 was 20x bigger than Splatoon 2. This shows the huge difference between Sony's first-party games and Nintendo's first-party games."

Jumpin on 29 December 2017

Despite the DS selling more hardware, more people played the Wii and more software sold on the Wii. The difference is that in a family of 6 people, they would use 1 Wii between them, but each one would have their own DS. The Wii brought in a lot more money for Nintendo.



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Pavolink on 29 December 2017

Better or bigger library.



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killeryoshis on 29 December 2017
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killeryoshis said:
Their handlhelds usually have better games then their home console counter parts. Why that's the case is another post. Pretty much every Nintendo handheld is universally loved while the home consoles are hit and miss for some. I mean how many people consider the Wii U a better device then the 3DS? Very very few. A lot of people say the DS is one of the best consoles of all time while the Wii is seen as good or even excellent but inferior to the DS.

Quality sells consoles and Nintendo handhelds are just better made than their home console counterparts.

Well its more like the competition is shit in the mobile gaming space. We all know mobile can't deliver a proper gaming expirence most of the time if its not an RPG, and the only thing that did something to dent ninty was the psp, but the psp was basically used as a pmp or ipod most of the time.

That doesn't make sense. The DS sold more than the Gameboy with less time and more competition. If competition was such a big factor then the DS should have sold less then the Gameboy. Nintendo just makes really good handhelds with really good software. That's why they sell so much.



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Platina on 30 December 2017

Pokemon is a reason

Lower price and portability is another, though the Switch isn't cheap



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MrRoops on 30 December 2017

Its viewed more as a cheap toy then an expensive electronic.

My brothers kids went through at least 5 3ds, had no nin console. Have 1 PS4.



Miyamotoo on 30 December 2017

I think thats pretty easy, more affordable price of handhelds and less competition.



Flilix on 30 December 2017

Because handhelds >>> home consoles, but only Nintendo fans realise that.



Jumpin on 30 December 2017

Do people not realize that home consoles are typically owned by groups of people (like families) while handhelds are typically for personal use?



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