| Soundwave said:
3DS sales were fading even before Nintendo announced the New 3DS, in fact they've kinda gotten a tad better since the New 3DS announcement so that whole arguement goes out the window really quick. New 3DS is more for double dippers IMO, the average parent/kid buying a 3DS this late in its lifecycle doesn't know or doesn't care about an analog nub. The "nerd audience" already have a 3DS by and large, I mean Nintendo has thrown virtually everything they can at it (Pokemon, Mario Land, Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario Golf, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, Luigi's Mansion 2, Animal Crossing, Smash Brothers, Monster Hunter, Tomodachi, Resident Evil, Kingdom Hearts, Bravely Default, Shin Megami Tensei, Zelda: Link Between Worlds, Zelda: Oot 3D). If none of that could convince you to buy one yet, I doubt a second analog nipple or some face plates will do the trick. |
I disagree with you on just about everything here, but let's not mince words.
If the system has been selling a bit better as of late it is undoubtedly because of Smash Bros. and Pokémon.
I certainly do not think Nintendo intends for the New 3DS to "mostly be for double dippers". They intend to keep expanding their audience. Even if people are to upgrade, they will be passing their older system on to people previously without one, so there will be more potetial costomers for games in the future.
While the nerd audience has largely bought into the 3DS, a large amount of nerds really do like to complain. Me myself being one of them.
I'm not being persuaded by the nipple or the faceplates, I suspect to use none of them. I'm pursuaded by much improved cameras, better view angle for 3D, faster interface, sleeker design and better button layout, along with the improvements to battery life, even if these are not that substantial.
Aside from that, only now had the 3DS built up a library of games for which I give much of a toss. For the longest time is was only rich on the types of slow, humongous games that its predecessor the DS was absolutely NOT about. I don't play Animal Crossing, I don't play Pokémon, I don't play Monster Hunter, I don't play Fire Emblem, and I'm not getting a New 3DS early next year with the intention of playing any of them.
