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		_bfhp on Feb 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Nintendo Switch has now outsold the Wii There's also over a billion more people in the world now... does that matter? Maybe not, but I always wonder when raw counts are compared across decades

bastawhiz on Feb 5, 2022 [–]

Has the number of people who are able to meaningfully afford a Nintendo console increased?

ajmurmann on Feb 5, 2022 | | [–]

Hasn't the middle class in China for example grown dramatically?

keewee7 on Feb 5, 2022 | | [–]

Absolutely. Eastern Europe and China are a lot more wealthy today than they were in 2006.

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