DevilRising said:
Purple said:
The problem is Nintendo don't have the resources to support two consoles. In 2014 we're about to get into a situation where there are quite a few great Wii U games coming and nothing significant (yet) coming for the 3DS. This is a really dangerous situation for Nintendo as they have been entirely reliant on the handheld to stay profitable. Without big titles sales will decline and it's unclear in the Wii U will be able to pick up the slack.
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They should have no problem at all supporting both just fine. They supported Wii and DS for years, just fine.
Also, you should really keep in mind that 3DS has perfectly fine third party support, so it has a steady flow of software. Even so, I wouldn't call Mario Golf, Smash Bros., Yoshi's New Island, Bravely Default, a new Kirby, and the inevitable third game in the Pokemon X/Y series "having nothing" coming out in 2014. Not to mention games like Monter Hunter 4, etc. The 3DS is and has been doing just fine for awhile now. It's the Wii U they should be focusing more on, and they are.
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@bold - Really? I personally feel their Wii support was sparse, especially after 2009. And there is a HUGE gulf between SD and HD development.
I also don't agree that the 3DS has perfectly fine third party support. The system still only has four third party games to sell over a million. Outside of MH, the Vita has probably had the superior third party support this year and that will only become more pronounced as the install base improves. Nintendo really need Dragon Quest if they want to maintain momentum for the system.
Smash Bros. and a Pokemon follow up will surely sell well, but none of those other games are going to do massive numbers. If those are the games that are meant to keep the sytem going in 2014, it's going to be a pretty poor year.
