Should the next Nintendo handheld console have the 3D element?

[VanceIX]

Soundwave said:

VanceIX said:

We are talking about 2-3 years from now, though, where mobile technology will have evolved considerably.

There are already mobile phones at 2560x1600 playing graphically intensive games for hours at end, in 3 years 1920x1080 should be easily balanced with battery life and game power. 

No way you can have Wii U level graphics at that resolution, not even close. Probably more like 3DS level visuals and even then it would likely choke. 

Besides this is Nintendo. Just because $600 iPad has a 2560x1600 screen, doesn't mean Nintendo is going to follow suit. 

1280x720 is a good resolution for a device primarily made for gaming and not reading text on. 

Gotta balance cost/performance, etc. Chances of a 2560x1600 Nintendo handheld anytime soon are fairly remote I would say. 

Ya realize I said it should have a 1920x1080 resolution, not 2560x1600, right?

And in 2-3 years, 1920x1080 could easily be put in a handheld console. You won't get Wii U level graphics anyway, not even on 1280x720. 1080p would already be third tier at that point, seeing as that 4K and 2K phones will be the norm then, and so the battery life and chip power would be easy to balance.

And there is a BIG difference between 720p and 1080p on a 5in display.