DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Wii lifetime sales: 101 million
DS lifetime sales: 154 million
Wii U lifetime sales: 13 million
3DS lifetime sales: 75 million
I think "oh, it's because the casuals vanished" is far too simplistic of an answer. Curious to hear what people think, because most industry pundits write it off as "the casuals" and do not dig any further. I believe that -- internally -- Nintendo's own leadership misunderstood or willfully ignored the reasons for the Wii/DS successes, leading to the failures of the Wii U/3DS. Seems like this historic rise and downfall is just a footnote for most gamers.
DS lifetime sales: 154 million
Wii U lifetime sales: 13 million
3DS lifetime sales: 75 million
I think "oh, it's because the casuals vanished" is far too simplistic of an answer. Curious to hear what people think, because most industry pundits write it off as "the casuals" and do not dig any further. I believe that -- internally -- Nintendo's own leadership misunderstood or willfully ignored the reasons for the Wii/DS successes, leading to the failures of the Wii U/3DS. Seems like this historic rise and downfall is just a footnote for most gamers.