10th March 2018, 10:53 AM
I forgot to mention that before this, pretty much the only not yet released game Nintendo had announced for the 3DS was Sushi Striker, a puzzle game I am definitely interested in. In this Direct Nintendo announced that Sushi Striker will also be getting a Switch port. I wasn't sure if the 3DS was going to be killed off with that game sometime this year or not, but now it's clear that they're going another year, albeit with a thinner and lower-budget software lineup.
I am happy about that, but watching the griping of all of the "all Nintendo games should be on Switch, die 3DS now die" people is... I'm not sure, it's partially amusing and partially sad. Like, the 3DS is a great system which is still selling and has a definite spot in the market -- the Switch is far less portable than the 3DS is, after all! And it doesn't have stereoscopic 3d or good touch control support, either. Both systems have a place, and I at least have no problem at all with Nintendo continuing to have two consoles. It is still entirely possible that in another year the 3DS dies off and they go Switch-only, but it'll be interesting to see what happens... will they do that? Quite possibly. Will they release a more portable version of the Switch? Probably not, how would such a thing work with Labo? Will they release a new handheld? Again unlikely, but you never know.
So yeah, who knows... but for now the 3DS is alive and that's great, it's a system I am still using every day.
Yeah, when a system is still selling Nintendo has been willing to continue supporting an older system for a few years after their next platform releases. But because of how the Switch is both a TV and handheld console, the question is, are they going to go Switch-only or continue to have two platforms because the Switch is not as portable as a dedicated handheld? Or do they, again, make a new Switch model that is more (or less) portable? Which way should they go...
I am happy about that, but watching the griping of all of the "all Nintendo games should be on Switch, die 3DS now die" people is... I'm not sure, it's partially amusing and partially sad. Like, the 3DS is a great system which is still selling and has a definite spot in the market -- the Switch is far less portable than the 3DS is, after all! And it doesn't have stereoscopic 3d or good touch control support, either. Both systems have a place, and I at least have no problem at all with Nintendo continuing to have two consoles. It is still entirely possible that in another year the 3DS dies off and they go Switch-only, but it'll be interesting to see what happens... will they do that? Quite possibly. Will they release a more portable version of the Switch? Probably not, how would such a thing work with Labo? Will they release a new handheld? Again unlikely, but you never know.
So yeah, who knows... but for now the 3DS is alive and that's great, it's a system I am still using every day.
Quote:It is interesting, though it's ok if they kill it off at this point too. 2019 is a little surprising a release date for 3DS games, but I think a lot of NES games were still coming out for a few years after the SNES came along, so maybe not that unusual.
Yeah, when a system is still selling Nintendo has been willing to continue supporting an older system for a few years after their next platform releases. But because of how the Switch is both a TV and handheld console, the question is, are they going to go Switch-only or continue to have two platforms because the Switch is not as portable as a dedicated handheld? Or do they, again, make a new Switch model that is more (or less) portable? Which way should they go...
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