New 3DS is genius even if it screws over the fanbase.

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orniletter said:

oniyide said:

orniletter said:

People make a bigger deal out of this than it actually is.

It is the DS-> DSi , GB-> GBC transition all over again.

There will be like 5 games at most exclusive to the new 3DS and some games will run a bit better on the n3DS like Pokemon Black and White did on the DSi .

Thats....it.

no it isnt the same thing. I dont know why people keep saying this. the DSi didnt really change too much from DS and they didnt boast having its own library that would be incompatible with older games. Yeah they had eshop games but none of them were of consequence they were no DSi retail exclusive games that i know off. 

GBC its not even close to the same. GBC was released almost TEN years after the original GB, matter of fact its really a succesor and not a redesign.  We're essentially getting a faux sucessor to 3ds only 3 and half years after intial release. Now this might not hurt ninty too much but Im sure its not going to really set the charts on fire, and if it isnt doing that i have to wonder what is the point?

 

The It is good to keep in mind that both, the GBC and DSi had a lifespan of ~2 years.

Yup pretty much. Nintendo will ride out the "New" 3DS for another two years and then replace it. They are pretty much on the identical time line as the GBC and DSi. 

2014 = amiibo product launch

2015 = quality of life launch

2016 = Next-Gen Nintendo Portable (Fusion?)

They have pretty much the next few years mapped out I think.