The last thing they need is
for their handheld sales to suffer.
Not exact matches
Sales of the 3DS
handheld have plunged, dropping to 820,000
for the latest quarter from 1.4 million units a year ago.
The sequel, Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, was created with a smaller team and took less time to make, and it also saw a
sales bump being one of the launch titles
for Sony's new Vita
handheld console, all of which made it a considerably more profitable project.
Toast, the Boston - based technology developer
for the restaurant industry, has launched a new
handheld point - of -
sale device and a kitchen display system to integrate the front and back of any restauran
Henning Wiechers, who conducted the recent survey on behalf of Metaflake, the vast German online dating agency, claimed that when people are too old to go
Handheld for sale in New Zealand.
Units sold figures show combined worldwide
sales (in millions)
for that title across all console and
handheld platforms (PC
sales excluded).
As of right now, there's nothing that shows any signs out on the horizon related to a possible Mario Party game
for a
handheld system; however, we can speculate just what can make a
handheld Mario Party work correctly with both receiving positive reception, and high
sales.
Tracking firm Media Create today released its
sales figures
for the week of March 21 - 27, revealing that Sony's
handheld has retaken the hardware
sales crown after five weeks of trailing Nintendo's newest portable.
Now
for some news unrelated to this morning \'s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils - Aime told USA Today in an interview that
sales of the company \'s 3DS
handheld in the U.S. have been \» very strong \» despite a rise in the use of smartphones and tablets
for mobile gaming.
And as mentioned previously, it's now guaranteed the
handheld will end up with lower
sales for 2017 than
for 2016, which was actually something pretty normal to expect at the beginning of the year.
During the 3DS's launch week in Japan, the glasses - free 3D
handheld easily topped the hardware
sales charts, but found its best - selling title peaking at third place, behind a pair of newly released games
for Sony's systems.
i don't care much
for sony
handhelds considering how little good games there were on the psp, however i do think that in releasing mh on the vita this would definitely be very popular and increase the
sales of the series in the west.
Seeing as how Monster Hunter always caused PSP
sales to surge (in Japan, anyway), why not try a next - gen
handheld version
for the Vita?
QuokkaPad is a wireless
handheld computer and has been optimised
for the mobile office worker, technician, and student including access to corporate applications, manuals,
sales material, browsing the web, email and many other functions.
The DS itself has reached some truly ridiculous
sales figures since its release and it seems like every adolescent in the US and Japan must own at least of the
handhelds in order
for such numbers to be possible.
The
handheld sold 85,42 units, accounting
for near 50 % of the total hardware
sales.
Capcom has confirmed a Spring 2013 release window, and with that the killer app
for Japan, and the driving force behind
handheld sales, has been determined.
many people this days are just plain ignorant of course Ps vita won't beat 3ds on
sales nintendo has been in the
handheld industry
for a long time but it doesn't mean that the ps vita won't find success?
When asked recently if the
handheld had turned into a
sales success
for the company, SCEE president and CEO Andrew House said that Sony has «learned a lot» about that the consumer wanted.
Or maybe Square wanting to keep up a strong relationship with Sony by having that version exclusive to them
for a while since having both the
handheld and console versions on Nintendo systems release at the same time may put a dent in the PS4 version's
sales (and system itself).
Considering the state of the console market in Japan in comparison to
handhelds and mobile, no, it wouldn't really be «impressive»: www.eurogamer.net/articles/20 15 -01-07-japans-console-and-han dheld - physical - game -
sales - at - lo west - point -
for -24-years
Media Create has released official to - date
sales data
for Nintendo's
handheld and it turns out that the DS might be even more popular than you already think it is.
And more good news
for Nintendo: Monthly
sales of the 3DS and 2DS
handheld consoles were the highest they've been since December 2014.
As you can see recently with high 3DS
sales globally, there is plenty of demand
for Nintendo
handhelds.
Nintendo's stock price had fallen last week after the company failed to hit
sales expectations
for its new console, the Wii U, and it reported weak
sales for the 3DS
handheld device.
There's a number of
sales and price changes
for anyone owning a PlayStation console or
handheld.
Nintendo also celebrated another milestone in the U.S., revealing software
sales for the 3DS have reached more than 40 million to date — a pretty impressive accomplishment
for the
handheld.
The announcement is good news
for fans of the Nintendo 3DS and brings the U.S. in line with Japan, which has had the
handheld console
for sale since it launched last October.
Jap developers will prefer Nintendo
handheld, look at Dragon Quest
sales on the 3ds, and the original DS... look at monster hunter
sales on the 3ds... every game you seen
for the 3ds will now have newer versions with newer hd graphics so now when jap developers make a ps4 game they do not have to think about how they will downgrade it to fit on the NX... with the NX being more powerful than the Vita, and Wii U.... if it use the Tegra 2 chip it will be right next to ps4 1.8 teraflops or higher, but most likely if they use that, Nintendo might underclock it to increase battery power, but lets say they lock it to ps4 1.8 teraflops... every game
for ps4 will be on the NX... and this is where the fear comes from... the 3ds have many exclusives, only thing that hold it back was graphics, now that wont be the issue in the NX... look how they announce Dragon quest 11
for NX already... Square Enix is thinking about money... and which console sold most of their games... the 3ds... so do not be surprised every big game from Square Enix and other Japanese developers come to the NX... and if they are anything like CAPCOM they will rather save money and make their game
for one console aka the NX like they do with Monster Hunter... me personally I can not wait to see all my favorite games on the 3ds in better graphics... i am a RPG lover and the 3ds have some classics that I love... only thing Nintendo have to worry about is how Western and European side of the world will feel about the new
handheld... Japan will love it,
handheld sell the most, so it wont take long
for NX to pass ps4
sales... but if they can get the attention of western and european... then Sony have reasons to worry and their fans
Seems like a no - brainer
for Sony if they want to boost
sales for the
handheld.
So with its equally obscene
sales figures and a slow start
for 3DS, there was little doubt in anyone's mind that DS development would overlap into the life of Nintendo's new
handheld — the firm itself released the new Pokémon duo just before 3DS, and continues to publish DS titles even while Wii development clearly winds down this far in advance of its replacement.
The PS Vita came out in 2012, with Sony failing to reach its
sales expectations
for the
handheld (the platform holder aimed
for 10m units sold by March 2013).
This is on top of the fact that Americans continue to buy Nintendo home consoles more than their Japanese counterparts, while Japan has been buying more
handhelds than any other region (a first
for Nintendo since the Game Boy through the DS all had Japan trailing - the
handheld market is shrinking worldwide, but in Japan it's not as bad as Western markets since the 3DS has already outsold the GBA there while in America it's still less than 50 % of GBA
sales after almost 6 years).
If you look at someone who now takes a casual interest in games; they can get their iPhone and iPad games
for something like $ 4.99, and that drives down
sales on mobile platforms, and that in turn will drive down
sales of
handhelds, and eventually all this pressure will drive down the prices of full console retail games.
The 3DS itself is up 14 percent in
sales from last July, while software
for the
handheld is up 45 percent.
Sony dropped the PlayStation Vita's price in Japan earlier this year, substantially increasing the
handhelds sales for a number of weeks.
The primary reason behind decreasing portable hardware
sales is that the Mobile market has now replaced pretty much all usage cases
for handheld gamers.
Dedicated
handheld sales have been decreasing each year and even the 3DS, the leading
handheld console this generation, is tracking considerably behind its predecessor and even with a «NEW» 3DS launch this year is on track to see lower sell in
for 2015 vs 2014.
They've been making a mint off their virtual console
sales on the various home and
handheld consoles, so it makes sense
for them to bring out a dedicated machine
for people who just want the classic games and don't want to shell out $ 300 dollars or more
for a premium modern Nintendo console.
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Sales for Handheld!
In the 3DS's case, the 10 best - selling games
for the
handheld are pretty much stagnant, consisting of the previous titles with just a few shifts in the ranking and increased
sales figures across the board.
Japanese
sales figures are strong
for handhelds!
For the week, Nintendo's
handheld remained in the top spot with 71K in
sales (down from 111.8 K in the prior week).
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Billed as a revolution to the
handheld market with 3D capabilities and graphical power that competes with the GameCube, Nintendo decided to go with a $ 250 asking price, a move that, combined with a pitiful launch library, resulted in abysmal
sales to the point that every gaming journalist was quick to ask, «Is this the end
for Nintendo?!»
Sales have picked up significantly
for both the 3DS
handheld and Wii U console.
In fact the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita account
for around 65 % of all packaged unit
sales in Japan at the moment which shows just how big the
handheld market is in Japan.
Speculations haven't been the kindest
for Nintendo's new
handheld, after Nintendo kept its initial
sales under wrap after it had launched, and March NPD numbers showing a lower number than what was publicly expected.
Total hardware
sales for the dedicated
handheld gaming console have reached 54.34 million units to date and Nintendo are forecasting that the Nintendo 3DS will hit 59.66 million units by March 31st 2016.
There is the possibility that Square Enix was requested by Nintendo to put the spotlight on the Nintendo 3DS version of the RPG
for now so that the Nintendo Switch version will not cannibalize
sales for the
handheld video game console.