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Metallicube on 22 May 2011
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RolStoppable said:
Metallicube said:

Ouch, that's a low blow Rol! I'd expect better from you! What is funny/incoherent about this?

Anyway, like I said, I'm still gonna wait and see what happens with both platforms from here, I'm just giving my take on the situation as of now.  If E3 has some mindblowing stuff for 3DS, I could still opt for that platform. But even DS had more promise for me after its first couple months, not to mention it was cheaper.

I just think it sucks that both consoles are likely going to be $250 or more. I thought handheld gaming systems were supposed to be cheap?

"Company A doesn't give me what I want, so I will buy company B's product even though they won't give me what I want either."

Selective memory makes the DS look better than it actually was. After the first couple of months there wasn't much of a reason to believe in a good future for the DS. Super Mario 64 DS was the one notable launch title and then you had a pretty empty release schedule ahead (WarioWare was a launch title in Europe in March 2005, don't know about the rest of the world). This coupled with major disinterest from third parties (Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow in September 2005 is the only thing worth of note in the DS's early life) did in no way signal that the DS would ever become a healthy platform. The one and only bright spot during the first year was the announcement of NSMB at E3 2005.

The 3DS right now isn't all too different. People are full of fear or happiness that it's going to be a handheld full of poor 3D games (in gameplay terms, not stereoscopic) compared to what its competitor, the NGP, will offer. It was the same with the DS vs. the PSP. Super Mario 64 DS and the Metroid Prime: Hunters demo that came with the DS certainly didn't give the impression that 3D gameplay would take a backseat for the rest of the system's life. Now what would happen, if Nintendo announced a new Super Mario Bros. game in two weeks and declared that it would take priority over Super Mario 3DS and that they would do everything in their power to get it out by the end of this year? Suddenly the future would look much brighter than it does right now. Admittedly, this isn't likely to happen, but if the DS's fate could be turned around, then the 3DS shouldn't be written off just yet.

The things that are currently wrong with the 3DS, including its price, can still be corrected. There's enough time for Nintendo to do just that. After all, the DS had bigger problems at the same time in its life and got a redesign only 15 months after it launched, along with a redefinition of its identity. The only uncertainty in all of this is if Nintendo manages to identify the problems of the 3DS and takes appropriate measures to fix them. The worse the sales numbers will be, the sooner they'll begin to realize that they have to do something.

In response to this:

"Company A doesn't give me what I want, so I will buy company B's product even though they won't give me what I want either."

You're over simplifying if you think that is the case with me. I AM interested in some of the games announced for NGP, it isn't just a grudge thing as you claim. But as I said, if Sony makes the platform a ridiculous price, which I would wager they will, then I'll probably just say "eff you" to both, and sit this this gen of handhelds out for awhile.

Perhaps I did make this topic too early. I was just mouthing off based off what I've seen thus far. I have grown a little annoyed that Nintendo seems to have forgotten what brought them their massive Wii and DS success, and that they seem to be reverting back to their N64/Gamecube style of games. But who knows, after E3, Nintendo could totally wow me and silence many of my doubts. Either way, I will probably wait for a pricecut, as $250 is pushing it for a handheld.

What can I say, I just love to play devil's advocate..