Iwata Cites Cheaper Software/More Remakes For 3DS, No Price Cuts.

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Game_God said:

zorg1000 said:

Nintendo DS released 1.5 years after Gameboy Advance SP, Nintendo 3DS released about 2 years after DSi so for Nintendo to release a new handheld in mid 2016 isn't out of the question.

The earlier I see Nintendo launching a New handheld is X-mas 2016. I was more thinking about Spring 2017, since they do launch handhelds in Spring & then launch the next home console X-mas 2017, but X-mas 2016 is possible for the next hangheld, sooner would mean 1 year for New 3DS, that's too little...

Spring/Summer 2016 gives New 3DS 1.5 years on the market before a successor, which is a completely reasonable amount of time.