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JackHandy on 04 September 2024
TheMisterManGuy said:
JackHandy said:

I consider the Switch to be the handheld equivalent to the PS2. It's the king of handhelds, and the PS2 is the king of consoles.

A lot of people consider the DS to be the PS2 of Nintendo handhelds, and the 3DS to be the PS3. If we go sequentially, then that would logically line up with the Switch being the PS4 of Nintendo handhelds.

I was talking cultural impact and sales wise.



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JackHandy on 04 September 2024
haxxiy said:
JackHandy said:

I consider the Switch to be the handheld equivalent to the PS2. It's the king of handhelds, and the PS2 is the king of consoles.

599 US dollars Switch 2 confirmed.

It's okay. We can all just get second jobs... haha



TheMisterManGuy on 05 September 2024
JackHandy said:
TheMisterManGuy said:

A lot of people consider the DS to be the PS2 of Nintendo handhelds, and the 3DS to be the PS3. If we go sequentially, then that would logically line up with the Switch being the PS4 of Nintendo handhelds.

I was talking cultural impact and sales wise.

Then it's still DS. It's only 3 million shy of PS2 lifetime sales, and was an absolute phenomenon at its height. 3DS would be the 'still successful, but huge drop off from predecessor that needed aggressive moves to be salvaged' system (The PS3 analogue), and the Switch would be the 'return to form that learned from its predecessor's failures and put its platform holder back on top' system (The PS4 analogue).



JackHandy on 05 September 2024
TheMisterManGuy said:
JackHandy said:

I was talking cultural impact and sales wise.

Then it's still DS. It's only 3 million shy of PS2 lifetime sales, and was an absolute phenomenon at its height. 3DS would be the 'still successful, but huge drop off from predecessor that needed aggressive moves to be salvaged' system (The PS3 analogue), and the Switch would be the 'return to form that learned from its predecessor's failures and put its platform holder back on top' system (The PS4 analogue).

Yes, you're right. The DS was huge. But the Switch is going to end up selling more units, so it's going to take its spot as the number one handheld of all time, much like the PS2 is the number one console of all time. That's my reasoning for the comparison.