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omarct said:
animegaming said:

According to statistics released by Nintendo more people use the Switch exclusively as a handheld then have it exclusively docked.

  

Interesting, although I have yet to see anyone lugging one around. I guess maybe I need to go out more often.

It is statistics for the 3 main regions including Japan. The vast majority of Japan users will use it in handheld mode.



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Kerotan said:
Dulfite said:
Finally the 3ds, after 2019, will be the only one remaining! Oh... Wait...

Not if Nintendo also end production in 2019. Would be kind of romantic, like romeo and Juliet going out together. The last 2 ever dedicated and traditional handheld consoles. 

That'd seem like a bad move though considering Nintendo is still releasing 1st party 3DS titles in 2019...



Green098 said:
Kerotan said:

Not if Nintendo also end production in 2019. Would be kind of romantic, like romeo and Juliet going out together. The last 2 ever dedicated and traditional handheld consoles. 

That'd seem like a bad move though considering Nintendo is still releasing 1st party 3DS titles in 2019...

Also add in the fact 3DS is still selling. 3DS will stop production in 2020-2021.



 

Green098 said:
Kerotan said:

Not if Nintendo also end production in 2019. Would be kind of romantic, like romeo and Juliet going out together. The last 2 ever dedicated and traditional handheld consoles. 

That'd seem like a bad move though considering Nintendo is still releasing 1st party 3DS titles in 2019...

Maybe it will last to 2020. We'll see. Either way after 2019 Nintendo isn't going to make money off selling new 3ds. Sales are already very low. 



As much as I like Nintendo, it will be so sad to see Nintendo alone in the handheld market.

Now many of those japanese thirds will be forced to move on somewhere else, I expect a flood to Switch. I think those who didn't invest early on Nintendo Switch ports will be in a bad situation being forced to making a jump sudently.



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Kerotan said:
Green098 said:

That'd seem like a bad move though considering Nintendo is still releasing 1st party 3DS titles in 2019...

Maybe it will last to 2020. We'll see. Either way after 2019 Nintendo isn't going to make money off selling new 3ds. Sales are already very low. 

I mean over 50% of Xbox Ones sales for a 240p device in 2018 is pretty good imo. Peak Vita numbers is an even higher percentage.

The 3DS is fairly cheap for Nintendo to produce and some higher end models still sell for over $150. Idk yet about 2019 but's clear it's 3DS is making some decent profit.

If it took selling less than 3k a week for Sony to discontinue the Vita, 3DS still has quite a bit to go.

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dx11332sega said:
animegaming said:
Not really surprised since production of physical games ends in February, PS+ support ends in March.

Gonna be interesting to see where a lot of Japanese AA games go.

They'll probably appear in PC?

Without Vita people to finance the ports, I doubt it. It'd be a PS4 or Switch then port to PC.



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Well, good riddance.



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animegaming said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

They SHOULD go to Switch but so far it seems kind of mediocre (was it like that in the beginning of Vita's life too?)

 

derpysquirtle64 said:

Nintendo Switch

 

derpysquirtle64 said:

Nintendo Switch

They be fools to not at least consider this, like some series such as Omega Labyrinth have moved to the Switch and some that moved to PS4 only like God Eater have yet to show up on the COMG chart. Plus some games like Ys Viii supposedly had a better opening on Switch then Vita despite being a late port

Uh, what?! Ys on Switch sold less than 1/5th of the Vita's first week.



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Yep, to be expected. Despite its lackluster sales, it launched in 2011, which in 2019 will be almost 8 years. The 3DS is in the same boat, but got necessary funding for several hardware revamps.