3DS 2014 PSP 2008 NDS 2008 January 97 230 251 February 153 243 587 March 159 297 698 April 106 193 415 May 97 182 452 June 152 337 783 July 108 222 608 August 91 253 518 September 141 238 537 October 138 193 491 November 515 421 1570 December 1020 3040 Through November 1757 2809 6910 Total 3829 9950
A NeoGAF member has rather handily created a chart which shows the decline of dedicated handheld gaming in the west. As you can see the Nintendo DS was throwing around big numbers back in 2008 whereas now in 2014 the Nintendo 3DS is struggling to get anywhere near the same numbers. There will always be a place for a dedicated Nintendo handheld, but the statistics are slightly worrying.
Thanks, Kyle
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Like I have always said, people pretend the 3DS is a success and it’s not even reaching the level of PSP sales, which was a failure
um.. you consider well over 70 million units sold worldwide a failure? really?
and of course the 3DS isn’t a failure either
anything that generates a decent income can’t be considered a failure and that’s exactly what the 3DS does, even if it can’t be compared to the PSP or the DS
The down comes fron sony screw ups with the vita.
You must be kidding me if you can’t see 3DS’s declining sales
The 3DS is profitable, and therefore not a failure.
What´s the big deal about that? ALL the console market is smaller now than it was in 2008. Since 2009 every year the overall number of consoles sold is lower and lower, even with the success of the PS4 worldwide. This year will be no different and it´s going for another low numbers for consoles, handheld or home.
Uh, the PS4 and X1 have outsold their predecessors since their launches
why does the column on my left take up half my screen now and everything is enlarged for the visually impaired??
True, but the psp isn’t its competition this time.
This is so fucking unique
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUz6tUnY-q0
Sickr, you might want to fix the Nintendo 3DS being sold in 2008 part.
Whoops! My bad.
Ds won last gen.
This chart proves nothing.
The DS sold 160 million units, something that will never be repeated. It was
a once in a lifetime event. Just becouse something doesn’t sale on par with the mighty DS, does not mean it’s a failure.
The Psp was a huge success as well. It sold 80 million units, which can be repeated. It clearly shows that the 3ds outsold the psp last month.
The 3ds will sell anywhere between 60-80 million lifetime. Thats more than the NES and SNES. Hell, the Game Gear only sold 11 million copies, and it wasn’t really considered a failure.
The DS sold 150.0something million actually.
the DS was roughly 3/4 of a year further into it’s launch cycle by comparing these timelines so it’s not fair
within 3/4 of a year, the 3DS could drop in price and sales could increase
they should have compared 2007 … not 2008!
DS sold a heck of a lot more in 2008 than in 2007 … 2008 was it’s peak
I think the accuracy of these numbers are pretty much in doubt.
I would have believe you if Vita was on the chart.