RenCutypoison said:
Fixed. Also what about two years from now ? What's the point of new hardware if there are no games for it ? |
You're mistaken about the nature of this hardware (as are many people who have been voicing out against this hardware). This hardware is NOT Nintendo's "next portable" (as nem put it). Is it possible they might phase out the normal 3DS and 3DS XL? Maybe, or maybe they'll offer them at reduced prices. Who knows for sure what they will do in regards to that. What we DO know, though, is that this is NOT replacing the regular 3DS as a means to play software. Games that would be able to be played on regular 3DS' will still be made.
Nintendo has very little reason to drop support for the regular 3DS and only go for making New 3DS games. The New 3DS installed base will be much smaller than the regular 3DS. Think about how they announced this hardware. The only reason we know about it is because the gaming media tuned in to the Japanese stream and people have been trying to translate what they've said. Nintendo themselves did NOT actually announce this to people outside of Japan. Why, do you suppose, they would do that if it were going to have THAT much of an impact? Because, while it is big news, it isn't "new console" big. Also, along with the announcement of this hardware, they only announced one "exclusive" (if you could call it that). If they were going to be that serious about it, they would have clearly dedicated way more resources to the announcement and potential development for this hardware. More than one game would have been announced for it. This hardware is a beefed up version of the 3DS meant to make the experience of using a 3DS more streamlined and, therefore, more desirable of a product (hoping to revitalize 3DS sales). That's the true objective. So to do that, they will NOT be alienating old 3DS users like so many people have been claiming.
