Well, you kinda tried to downplay the sales of other 3DS games without looking to the context in our discussion, it's easy to get the wrong idea from that.  3DS doesn't need to be dropped at all, what it needs is actual support from Nintendo, unlike what happened in 2017.

Metroid Prime is an anomaly among Nintendo's IPs, they don't have anything else similar to it and is one of their few game that can actually attract non-Nintendo gamers, the marketing push that the company is willing to give the game will be crucial for its sales. Living in a country where Nintendo is almost a non-existent now, I can't tell how it was for Prime Trilogy.

Well, you kinda tried to downplay the sales of other 3DS games without looking to the context in our discussion, it's easy to get the wrong idea from that.  3DS doesn't need to be dropped at all, what it needs is actual support from Nintendo, unlike what happened in 2017.

Metroid Prime is an anomaly among Nintendo's IPs, they don't have anything else similar to it and is one of their few game that can actually attract non-Nintendo gamers, the marketing push that the company is willing to give the game will be crucial for its sales. Living in a country where Nintendo is almost a non-existent now, I can't tell how it was for Prime Trilogy.

I love my 3DS and all but it's time to move on. 7 years is more than enough for a Nintendo system, especially a handheld that's clearly underpowered in this day and age. Don't get me wrong I will buy upcoming remastered games like SMT, and especially a new 2.5D Metroid game but Nintendo needs to start let go and focus on Switch.

I love my 3DS and all but it's time to move on. 7 years is more than enough for a Nintendo system, especially a handheld that's clearly underpowered in this day and age. Don't get me wrong I will buy upcoming remastered games like SMT, and especially a new 2.5D Metroid game but Nintendo needs to start let go and focus on Switch.

Well, you said like there was none Nintendo game for 3ds in 2017. Not only that, some third party games were published by Nintendo in English for 3ds last year. After all, 3ds is 7 years old already and Switch is a portable also

I think Nintendo's focus on Switch already is more than enough, and big games on 3DS are still selling well, there is no reason to pull the plug just because a new console was released, specially when that console isn't even a proper replacement for it. 

No, I said that the games developed by Nintendo and released in 2017 were trash with zero effort put on them, if you don't count Intelligent Systems FE: Shadow of Valentia, I think the only games released with an actual effort put in them were Style Savvy 4 and Bye Bye Box Boy! from Hal Laboratory, stellar lineup... And Switch is a handheld, but in its current form is not exactly a good portable device.

I think Nintendo's focus on Switch already is more than enough, and big games on 3DS are still selling well, there is no reason to pull the plug just because a new console was released, specially when that console isn't even a proper replacement for it. 

No, I said that the games developed by Nintendo and released in 2017 were trash with zero effort put on them, if you don't count Intelligent Systems FE: Shadow of Valentia, I think the only games released with an actual effort put in them were Style Savvy 4 and Bye Bye Box Boy! from Hal Laboratory, stellar lineup... And Switch is a handheld, but in its current form is not exactly a good portable device.

I dissagree, i think the Switch is the proper replacement for both console and handheld lines. Sure the 3DS can continue to get good games but it should slowly die imo. BTW we're really getting off topic here aren't we... Not that it's anything uncommon for a Metroid thread.

Why don't count Fire Emblem Echoes? You count Style Savvy 4 and Bye Bye Box Boy! so no reason, all are Nintendo games and they weren't made by Nintendo develop team. Switch came out last year, right? What Nintendo game GBA got when DS came out? Or DS when 3DS was released? Current form of Switch can be put on a big pocket, you know. Just separate two joy-cons and screen then boom, it can fit my pocket

We'll agree to disagree then, and yeah, we've strayed too far from the topic.

Not counting Fire Emblem had more to do with it beign a remake than with Intelligent Systems status, but you made a good point, if we're only talking about Nintendo's own studios then they didn't release a single good game for 3DS in 2017. Mother 3 launched for GBA in 2006, that game alone puts to shame anything released this year for 3DS. And those are some huge-ass pockets you're talking about, what about if I want to play with an actual D-pad? Don't tell me you stuff a pro controller in the other pocket too, not to mention that with the joy-cons attached the damn thing is close in size with the Wii U gamepad, you know, the one that was often compared with a brick.