I think that, as i have said in another thread, NEW 3DS exists because 2DS failed to lift 3DS sales in Europe and the US.
Basically, the casuals, kids, tablet owners, didn`t bite.
So, it`s time to return to the core gamer. And 3DS will do just that.
Not just in terms of specs, but mainly because NEW 3DS does look a lot like your average controller in terms of buttons and joysticks.
The other change will come in terms of games.
I don`t think it`s a coincidence that the first Wii port happened to be a very praised core gamer. With some people even calling it the JRPG of it`s generation.
If i`m right, we will see a lot of GC and Wii ports. Actually, i think that`s exactly the reason NEW exists. That way Nintendo can reduce the manpower developing 3DS games, with the ports filling up the holes in original games.
Begin speculation:
With a new redesign to fit the core gamer tastes, not only is Nintendo freeing developers to either support the Wii U or to already develop for the new Handheld, it`s also testing the waters, as in, NEW 3DS, and it`s games will show how much gamers are willing to have that kind of handheld and those kind of games in that kind of handheld.
So, in a sense, NEW 3DS does feel like a way to attract core gamers as it does to test those same gamers, in order to prepare for next gen.
