3DS hits 4.5m in the US

[Cheebee]

spurgeonryan said:

Cheebee said:

spurgeonryan said:
Maybe the problem is there are too many Nintendo like games on the 3DS. I know that Resident Evil and MGS is there, but those games almost always make it to a Nintendo console or handheld. Maybe the West is waiting for some more, non Nintendo type games? Kid Icarus is coming, Luigis mansion, Paper Mario, etc. But where are some 3rd party big names that we see now days? What about some Brain age type games to get some casual gamers on board?
I hope it can continue momentum in the west. But it does seem to be lacking some. Plus Japan seems to get 2-3 new games, usually big a week!

Well a new 3DS Brain Age game was confirmed to be in development a short while ago. I guess it's coming this year. And so is Animal Crossing, one of the biggest casual games on DS.

Do you see what I am saying though?

What are your thoughts on the matter?

I think the sales are decent to be honest. But I also see that they are not stellar. Hopefully as the hits just keep on coming people will be more willing.

I do, yes. I'm thinking 3DS won't see too many non-nintendo like 3rd party games, 'cos Nintendo systems never do, frankly.

Although I'm sure 3DS will continue to see increased 3rd party efforts, a ton of it will be shovelware, similar to DS, though perhaps not quite as severe. But ino it's a good thing 3DS got games like RE Revelations and MGS, stuff you'd not really expect on a Nintendo system so early in its life cycle. If those type of games do well, we might see more of them. Although then again, we may not, 'cos 3rd parties are just weird when it comes to Nintendo sometimes. I think big-name 3rd party IPs may not be coming to 3DS so much. To WiiU, yes, definitely, but I'd guess the 3DS will be more home to original stuff and spinoffs.