| Troll_Whisperer said: TBH this confirmation doesn't tell us much, but I thought it deserved its own thread. The thing looks horrible. I still hope that Nintendo haven't lost it totally and that this won't lead to a redesign. |
Of course this will lead to a redesign. It was probably one of their initial designs that they scrapped. However don't expect the redesign till earliest 2013. I mean Nintendo will be launching WiiU next year and they aren't going to launch a redesign at the exact same time as WiiU. It would be a very foolish business decision because their loyal user base won't have money to buy both WiiU and 3DS.
If a new model was coming anytime soon it would be announced for the spring. But a launch simultaneously with WiiU would be disastrous the two console would cannibalize each other.
My bet is that this new peripheral is being introduced to avoid a new model and buy Nintendo time. Obviously developers wanted these new revisions and Nintendo knew that consumers would be pissed if they introduced them in a new model anytime soon.
So Nintendo did the most logical thing. They released the peripheral so that developers could make the games they wanted and consumers hopefully won't be as pissed off as if they released another model. Also with Nintendo loosing money on each unit a new model with only two new triggers and another analog stick would not be enough. Nintendo knows they need to improve the hardware likely battery life etc...etc...
I'm guessing once the parts get cheaper and Nintendo is able to manufacture 3DS at less of a loss. Then and only then will Nintendo release a new model. However rest assured that this new addition will be default controls in the new model. Just don't expect the new model for at least another year. Unless Nintendo is very stupid, but I still have faith they aren't!
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