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c0rd on 04 July 2010
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dtewi said:
nitekrawler1285 said:

Games that gamers haven't played already.(this criticism applies heavily to both first and third party)  Nintendogs was a new experience for the DS.  Will Nintendogs cats be sufficient?  They have many revived older i.p. that are old enough to be considered new but we have a good idea of the gameplay and nothing seems to be as noteworthy of mentioning as Nintendogs cats in the sales dept.  I haven't seen anything on that submarine game though.  I discount K.I. because shoot em ups don't tend to get insanely crowds.  

They are probably just keeping said software close to their chest so no one copies before release.  But PSP had great 3rd party support out of the gate and the PS3 and 360 have it now and we see how many sales they have. They need something more than standard 3rd party support.

Research the games next time.

You didn't.

Look up their 1st party lineup and 3rd party lineup.

If you're complaining there's not enough new IPs, that's pretty stupid.

The number of new IP's is insignificant. What matters is how much hardware selling power each one has.

Will all the DS owners feel the need to upgrade? What about the people that mainly played games like Brain Training (where 3D or better graphics will do nothing for them)? What about people that aren't willing to pay $200 for the same DS experiences in 3D?

Nintendo hasn't yet shown a new Brain Age, Nintendogs, Wii Fit type of software that could drive interest for new customers, which is something that may be a requirement to pass the DS at this point (160mil ). That's fine for now, since the console will be sold out for a while thanks to the 3D on older games alone, but that alone won't give it the insane consecutive 30mil years the DS had.

It's too early to tell, between competition, the economy and all other unforeseen issues (we don't even know the price). If I had to guess now, based on Nintendo's current track record, I'd say yes. I think Nintendo has enough new ideas up their sleeves to make this another phenomenon.