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M.U.G.E.N said:
Buzzi said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Buzzi said:
Mr.Ashtear said:

The 3DS needs a re-design. It looks too similar to the DS to look "innovative". Price at $200 and REAL SOFTWARE not just ports and remakes. 


How could a redesign change its look? For mass market DSi, DSL and the first DS look the same.

The real software is arriving, pretty much every console have the megatons released months after the launch, look at the DS...


what makes a game a megaton btw? and this is a sincere questions as I am a bit confused on it..didn't Nintendogs sell over 20mil on the DS. Wouldn't that be considered a Megaton? if not why?


Teorically yes, but it has been presented and developed like more of a Nintendogs 1.5 than a real new game. People is not buying it because no one said a good reason for people who already owned one to buy this new game. Think: if I have Nintendogs and liked it very much, why should I buy a new console at launch and a new game which does not offer me anything new? This is the same reason why neither SSFIV is a megaton: you get streetpass but lose in graphics, the userbase for this game is smaller than it could have been if it was a new game.

Many are saying Zelda is the first megaton...I'm quite diffident, it's a remake, it can't be as big as the original Ocarina. I'm more confident smaller system sellers in japan will be RE: Mercenaries, One Piece and hopefully Kid Icarus. The real megatons for this year are Mario Kart, Mario 3d, Animal Crossing and Kingdom Hearts  for Japan IMHO. For the west we'll see, I'm sure Nintendo will try to launch some sort of new thing like they did with brain training, unexpected thing turned out to be the real megatons on Wii and DS.

so in other words, the 3DS needs killer apps rather than a megaton? one that is unique and gives a fresh experience with the device sort of? cuz I see your point with nintendogs and SF. well tbh I haven't even tried out nintendogs so I don't know for sure but I did get to play SF 4 3DS recently, it jsut felt like yet another SF game with 3d as the new addition.

anywho thanks for answering :) it's been bugging me for a while.

and btw is there a KH for 3ds announced? or rumor?


There's already an announced KH, it's called Dream Drop Distance (see, 3D LOL). Yes, the 3DS needs some killer apps, and it'll have them I think, just Nintendo will launch some big brands this year. We will judge better at E3, but right now people is spelling doom too early, since 3DS is selling as well as the DS was at 100$ more: even if there's not a redesign 18 months after its launch, still Nintendo could cut the price once to push it, and Mario Kart or Animal Crossing will do wonders this holiday season. They're expecting 16m for the fiscal year, it's not a lot, it's doable...we need to understand that they also want to push DS, which still gives them money: this week DS 3DS sales are flat against DS last year, which is very important, since this keeps their profits up, waiting for the Wii's sucessor to stop the abnormal investments in R&D and give some real profits.



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