| Soundwave said:
3DS does have Dragon Quest in Japan, in the US it's not as big of a deal. Resident Evil it does have (actually the DS really didn't have a proper RE game). Final Fantasy has been missing in action though unless you count Final Fantasy Theathryhtm. A hit is still a hit even if it's a one time fad, Nintendo couldn't replicate Wii Sports or Brain Training, but that doesn't mean they didn't reap massive rewards from it. |
DQX hardly counts as a staple of that RPG franchise, and hasn't seen western release at all. There's not even been re-releases of DQ on the 3DS unlike the DS which saw a number of updated ports. Final Fantasy is entirely absent (no I don't count Theathrythm) but is finally showing up. I forgot about Revelations for the 3DS, you're right.
And I don't disagree with you on hits. I disagree with you on what the future holds or what Nintendo messed up. (As well as the general long term 'threat' of mobile, as I see that to be more of a self-strangling market.) I agree that the general gaming market has changed in its entirety. We see the PS4/X1/WiiU all performing with bad trajectories or non-existant trajectories. The 3DS has been a rollercoaster ride, which has certainly hurt it long term just as much as the shifting markets... and its still not seeing a price cut despite the fact the DS, by this point, had one.
I guess you could say that I am rather optimistic of a Nintendo unified architecture because it nips several of their main problems from this generation in the bud. I also don't see mobile (tab, phone) ever becoming actual go-tos for gaming for any number of reasons: not built for it, CPU/RAM prioritization is not suitable for heavy gaming experiences, no real physical feedback or input, etc. The power of phones is increasing, yes, but even then we're reaching structural limits on die sizes. They have certainly taken a permanent and big bite out of handheld gaming but I don't see handheld gaming disappearing... I see home consoles disappearing.
If handhelds have survived in the land of the rising sun where mobile is a major, dominant force, they will survive globally.
