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So I can catch up on my backlog!



Mobile and PC digital distribution have eaten a good chunk of the market. Western supports mostly mobile, and eastern developers don't release their games on the west as frequently as we would like.



You know it deserves the GOTY.

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Buy a Wii U, problem solved



Not too much interests you.

But I don;t think Nintendo, at least, should waste thier time with things like New Yoshi's Island.



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gigaSheik said:
tbone51 said:


50mil 3ds sold, not killing them. We'll see HHs still inthe future, even if only its Nintendo

3DS is tracking around 30% less than its predecessor during the same period of time. That's a hell of an impact. If the next Nintendo system follow this same route it will sell 35 million during the same period of time. It's not critical yet but not a pretty picture for the future of the handhelds.

Not to mention Nintendo game will move to phones/tablets soon.



"You should be banned. Youre clearly flaming the president and even his brother who you know nothing about. Dont be such a partisan hack"

Maybe your tastes have changed from the DS days?



There's been a few decent indy/ downloadable games recently. I guess it depends on what you're into.



That is probably true when considering western developers, probably only Lego games and Disney franchises...... as for japanese developers, it seems that there´s still some really good things on development and/or near launch: Devil Survivor Overclocked 2, The Great Ace Attorney, Rhythm Heaven, Final Fantasy Explorers, Fire Emblem If, Bravely Second, Detective Pikachu,



Hiku said:
Which games do you have?

I have Fire Emblem, Bravely Default, Pokemon X, Mario Kart 7, Project X Zone, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Phoenix Wright 5, Phoenix Wright vs. professor Layton, Zelda: A Link between Worlds. Also plan to pick up SMT4, and Majora's Mask among games that are already out.
For me personally I experienced a slowdown in games that interest me pretty much right after I bought the console. Compared to the many great games that had already come out during its then short 2 years on the market. Though personal tastes asside, I think it's clear that it is simply getting less releases as of late, and that may very well be because it's nearing the end of its lifecycle. But it's a bit strange that games like Resident Revelations 2 are not on 3DS, when they even put it on the Vita. Why do you think that is?

If no more games come out (not even Fire Emblem if or Bravely 2) then I wouldn't say I'd feel very satisfied. However, I wouldn't be completely let down either. I got the console when it was on sale for $130, so 11 or so games for that price isn't bad. Though in comparison I have about 40+ games for my PS3 that I paid $210 for.

FE: Awakening, Super Mario 3D Land, Bravely Default, Pokemon Y, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Majora's Mask 3D, Ocarina of Time 3D, A Link Between Worlds and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Plan on picking up SMT IV, Xenoblade 3D, some Layton and Wright games, etc. in the near future.

I have no idea why Revelations 2 isn't on 3DS, especially when the first one sold so well. Maybe Capcom is just an asshole, lol.



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