2006

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/sonys-ps3-disappointment-timeline-continued-25247543/ 

PS3 is a bit more than a potato.

cause you gotta hate, its the rules

I don't see this as a fair comparison. The new 3ds has new buttons (zr, zl, right analog nub) which will be very important for controlling the few exclusives this hardware will get.

Remember when the original playstation launched? The controller didn't have analog sticks! The analog sticks were added later on, and you had to buy the analog controller to control the games that needed them, or u couldn't play those games.

This will be the only time Nintendo ever does this. They learned their lesson, when they release their next gen handheld hardware it will have the same number of controller inputs as a home console. They held back the 3ds by only giving it one analog nub.

It's confusing! It looks like a 3DS, it's called a 3DS...but it's not...quite a 3DS. Or is it? I don't know! Why are there more buttons? For new games! What about my old 3DS? Will it get those games? No. So it isn't a 3DS, then? Oh, it is! But not really?

It's likely not powerful enough to be considered a new generation of handheld. And yet, it has hardware functions that are not available on the old 3DS. As a result, the prospect for exclusive content appears extremely limited, as it would alienate current 3DS owners without providing a clear reason to upgrade. And then there's that name: "New 3DS." Just when we though Nintendo's marketing department couldn't possibly get any worse, they drop that on us. I can hardly figure out what their strategy is here except "boost hardware sales to satisfy investors." It feels more like a quick cash-in than a legitimate revision.

That's why it gets hate.  Nobody is quite sure what to make of it.

It's pretty obvious where Nintendo got the name from: 

As for many n3DS only games ... I wouldn't count on it. This is just basically the same thing as the DSi/DSi XL. It's the last revision for the 3DS before they bring out their next true successive portable platform, which is heavily speculated/hinted at being a hybrid type of platform. 

Because it's anti consumer. Nothing wrong with a revision, great even, but making it play games the previous versions can not is a middle finger to your supporters.

You nailed it.

People okay with it won't waste time ranting about it. People pissed off will.

Any proof?

Because it's a new system within the same generation family that is going to be getting exclusive games on it's own right. To me that's huge slap in the face to those 40 million plus 3DS users. And it's not just going to be Xenoblade, Iwata and Nintendo stated that it's going to be more games.

Seems like a perfect time for complete newcomers to jump in, but what about everyone else who has purchased a 3DS?

Then there's the name. Just imagine to retail confusion next year when parents get a "3DS" for their kids. To me it seems like NIntendo wants to add more problems to their own brand. I guess I understand a revision, but it's like a 3DS.5. Ultimately it just seems like a way to segregate the user base. I wouldn't mind it if there was a way to play those games on the old 3DS, either watered down, or through some type of adapter, but so far nothing has been stated otherwise.

In the end I hope the exclusives won't be THAT big a deal. I mean Xenoblade is nice, but people can play the superior version on the Wii. What if Majora's Mask is coming to the 3DS... exclusively for the new one? Or.. what about Pokemon Z?

Edit: I'm a huge NIntendo fan who loves the 3DS. I own over 33 games for the system and think it's library is fantastic. This isn't some adgenda bashing, just my honest opinion.