However, the 3DS has also seen much more third party support
than its home console counterpart.
Despite running on a handheld with the same processor as the Master System, Super Monaco GP for the Game Gear moves faster and controls better
than its home console counterpart.
Depending on what game was built with what technology, chances are that certain arcade games would be more advanced
than their home console counterparts.
Not exact matches
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).
A quick note about the data above: it's based on sales by revenue (not units), so
home consoles have an advantage since they're not only more expensive
than handhelds, their games also cost (sometimes a lot) more
than their handheld
counterparts.