I'm not trying to hate on Nintendo, I love Nintendo, but this is bad.
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At the end of the article, I mentions how dominantly strong the handheld market is in Japan. It also mentions that it could drastically be affecting full-on Console sales in the country, both currently as well as in the future.
Do you think that the massive strength of the 3DS/Vita combo will harm the sales numbers of the launch of the PS 4 as it has the Wii U?
This news is alarming, but is possibly pointing towards a definite shift in consumer desires in one of the largest video game markets in the world. What do you guys think?
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I'd rephrase it to "Not looking good for Wii U". Console races are marathons. The Wii U could turn around. Right now the console is on life support. They needed Pikmin out last year. They needed Rayman to stay exclusive. Mario Kart needed to be this year and not next. SSB needed to be early 2014 instead of what will probably be late 2014.