A hell of a lot better than the stupid non-folding design
I thought the non-folding design of the 2DS was a large part of its point.
Wasn't it designed for kids who had a habit of snapping the hinges of their SP/DS/3DS? I recall hearing praise for that feature when the 2DS was announced.
Anyway, I'm not at all surprised by this, even with the Switch out. The switch is massive and the joycons joysticks are awkwardly protrusive. It's very uncomfortable to have in your pockets, unless you're wearing some deep pocketed cargo shorts and want to wear a belt for the weight of the Switch.
Plus the Switch has a fairly short battery life and has more draining games than the 3DS.
Also, the Switch is £300 so there's not a chance in hell that I'm going to risk carrying it around with me where I can drop it or knock it. Parents of young kids aren't going to buy them as a carry-around handheld either.
Plus, the 3DS has the benefit of a large group of developers attached to making smaller less intensive games for a handheld console.
The 3DS also has stylus support which to be honest is the best aspect of the DS/3DS family, and gives us all the puzzle/drawing games which no other consoles do (Switch included).
And I'm just very thankful that the 3DS/2DS has a web browser and notepad feature, because it's very helpful for puzzle games or quickly looking up how to evolve a pokemon. Switch needs a web browser.