| RolStoppable said: +A tiny minority likes the feature. -The vast majority either doesn't care or dislikes 3D. |
If the likers are a minority, they are very vocal in this thread. 
But yes, we are in videogame-forum, we does not represent the majority.
| RolStoppable said: -Doesn't improve games in any notable way. |
The question is: did no game utilizes it so far, or will it never have any effect on gameplay? I told about the gimmicks Kid Icarus made with 3D, but the point here is: they are gimmicks on a game, that is already awesome.
I don't believe we will ever see a game utilizing really 3D on the 3DS, as the 3D can be disabled and thus such a game would become unplayable.
| RolStoppable said: -Making it the main selling point (calling the system "3DS") gave the impression that everything is going to be 3D on this handheld. Which is disastrous when you consider how big the demand for 2D gameplay titles is, especially on handhelds and especially when it comes to Nintendo-made games. |
You are the second one mentioning this. Yes there is a problem. Sure, every game rendered in 3D is easily adapted to the 3DS, as you only have to add a second rendering-step with a slightly different camera-angle. That's no biggie.
But in 2D-games you have to add the 3D explicitly as a game-designer. Nintendo makes this effort with the 3D-classics (Kudos to this). But this also means, the games cheapest to produce get an additional financial burden. If a game without 3D has it's sales hurt on the 3DS (possible), that would mean some simple games from independent studios without big financial backings wouldn't find their way to the 3DS. We have yet to see games like Castle Conquerors, ArtStyle:Code and Aquite, Elemental Masters and 3 Heroes Crystal Soul. At the moment they could go to DSiWare, but what will happen in the future? We will see.
| RolStoppable said: -3D led to (sensationalist) negative press. |
The Wii led to sensationalist bad press (smashed interior and children hurting themself). The original DS led to sensationalist bad press (Pictochat can be used by child molestors, there was a thread here on VGChartz back then).
| RolStoppable said: These are the facts and they are supported by the widespread disinterest in the 3DS and the continuously disappointing sales in America and Europe. Consumers saw so little value in this feature that Nintendo was forced to do a major price drop and run their business at a loss. Nintendo hoped that 3D would be a big asset to their eighth generation handheld, but it became a huge burden. Their focus on 3D is draining their cash reserves. |
As you said for yourself, the missing games are the reason for abysmal sales at start. Who would have buyed the Wii without Wii Sports?
| RolStoppable said: As for the notion that without 3D the "3DS" would have been seen as just a better DSi, that wouldn't have been a bad thing at all. Remember, people loved the DSi. Selling a better DSi would have been the easiest thing to do for Nintendo and consumers wouldn't have complained. After all, nobody complained that the PS2 was just a better PS1. But people started to complain when the PS3 wasn't just a better PS2, but wanted to be something else, wanted to be much more. The 3DS is pretty similar in that it wanted to make 3D mainstream. Nintendo's goal should have been to make gaming more mainstream. |
Yes, that I was thinking too: the PS2 didn't needed a feature to differentiate itself from it's predecessor.
