Reuters: Nintendo Faces End Of Era After 3DS Flop

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RolStoppable said:

oniyide said:

RolStoppable said:

At the very least, putting SMB on iOS is one less reason to buy a 3DS. Now add classic after classic and the 3DS starts to lose value. Nobody buys a new handheld to only play old games, but a purchase is the sum of many considerations, most notably "which games will I be able to play". An exclusive library of classics can be the deciding factor and once people bought the hardware, they usually buy games too.

So on one hand you have a couple of $ for an individual game sale on iOS and on the other hand you have the sale of 3DS hardware, 3DS software, DS software and Virtual Console titles. Which option should Nintendo aim for?

considering the amount of people that have smart phones versus those who have 3ds?? i say why not aim for both??

Because it isn't possible without decreasing the value of the 3DS. Once Nintendo starts to put some of their games on smartphones, people will expect more to come.

i really doubt that people will expect to see games like Mario 3D Land on phones because they can play a 20 year old game