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Yup the game gear was technically better but the cost difference meant the Gameboy was more ubiquitous and so that's what sold. Also for the switch, a lot of k
by celticninja 5y ago
Yup the game gear was technically better but the cost difference meant the Gameboy was more ubiquitous and so that's what sold.
Also for the switch, a lot of kids who had Gameboy's when they came out are now working and can afford a souped up handheld alongside their main console.
- mcphage 5y agoTechnically more powerful. Better… well, not with no battery life, it wasn’t.
- jmcgough 5y agoHonestly I think the games library is why gameboy outsold game gear, and why nintendo continues to dominate the mobile console market
- hajile 5y agoThe two feed on each other. Nintendo bootstraps this with with a cheap console and their great IP. Once the console starts to outsell because of this, other game designers focus primarily on that console which drives sales and the cycle repeats.