HylianSwordsman on 18 July 2014
| KLXVER said: I doubt theyll have a new 3DS with a NFC built in to it for the same reason they didnt add a second circle pad to the 3DSXL. Could make people pissed. |
Like it did when they added internet capabilities to the DSi? Oh wait...
Adding NFC is not the same as adding a new button or other control input. It adds new, unnecessary, but valuable functionality, just as the DSi did to the DS line. Adding a new control input would make some games unplayable on the entire 3DS line, which would piss people off. Adding something that doesn't affect game compatibility, just feature compatibility, wouldn't be that big of a deal.
At OP: Yeah, it seems like they're phasing out the original 3DS. It's to be expected. The original DS met the same fate after enough new models came out that were cheaper and/or better.
