Igarashi: DS the only platform in which it's acceptable to publish 2-D games

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Avinash_Tyagi said:

Naum said:
As long as 3D mario or Zelda games turn profit why would they ever stop making them?

  If the 2d versions make a bigger profit, then why keep the 3D around?

Because they cater to different users and as such they can bring revenue in parallel, whereas doubling on 2D games doesn't guarantee that? I don't know much about marketing, but I understand there's something called differentiation of offer.

By your same strange logic they should kill off each and every franchise but the most profitable one. Zelda not selling as much as Mario? Let's kill it off and make more Mario games, then.

Edit: others beat me with answers pretty much in line with mine. I'm glad there's some common sense floating around.