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Did it? The Nintendo Switch sold 114 million units since its release in 2017 [0]. The original Gameboy (a reasonable guess as the most popular handheld gaming d
by dmurray 4y ago
Did it? The Nintendo Switch sold 114 million units since its release in 2017 [0]. The original Gameboy (a reasonable guess as the most popular handheld gaming device of all time) sold 118 million units [1] in 15 years.
[0] https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/11/the-nintendo-switch-has-exceeded-114-million-units-sold https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/11/the-nintendo-switc...
There are other devices, and other ways to measure the market size, but 114 million of anything is not a niche market.
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101888/unit-sales-game-boy-region/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101888/unit-sales-game-...
- diffeomorphism 4y agoVery different size. You could argue that switch/steamdeck-sized devices have replaced gameboy/ngage/psp-like devices. However, phones seem like the much closer competition -> none of Nintendo, sony or MS even tried to make this form factor anymore
- jonfw 4y agoThe DS may be more representative of the peak of the market, and would sell in larger numbers in a single year- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_sales