What will be the big holiday title(s) for 3DS in the west?

[zorg1000]

Dulfite said:

zorg1000 said:

A Nov/Dec 2016 for the next handheld would give New 3DS a little over 2 years in Japan and just under 2 years in the west, pretty much the same amount of time DSi was on the market before 3DS came out.

Except the DSI was simply a more convenient device, not one with more power that can literally play games from the previous generation (like the New 3ds can with Wii games, compared to the old 3ds which can only do enhanced N64 and barely Gamecube level games). The New 3ds isn't just a revision. It was made to play games the 3ds couldn't.

DSi & New 3DS are pretty much the same, both have a faster processor and more RAM than previous models along with new features. According to wikipedia, there are about 200 DSiWare games which are not playable on previous models so yes it was also made to play games that DS/Lite couldn't.

New 3DS was announced almost a year ago (August 2014) and there is currently only 1 announced game not playable on previous models, releasing games not playable on older models is clearly not a major priority for Nintendo, a sku with Amiibo support is more likely the main focus of Nintendo.