The Nintendo Switch, as both a console and a handheld, inevitably cannibalized the DS/3DS era of gaming. With the Nintendo Switch serving both audiences, it left little room in the market for both.

Many of Nintendo DS’ risky design choices made the console not only accessible but aesthetically unique. In keeping with the Game Boy’s model of buttons rather than attaching a new, thumb ...

Source: Nintendo Investor Relations Nintendo Switch needs to sell 3.16 million more console units to catch the company's best-selling Nintendo DS handheld system.