After today's direct the Nintendo 3DS is far from dead, so...

[LMU Uncle Alfred]

teigaga said:

onionberry said:

what does that mean for the NX? how could the NX be a portable when Nintendo is supporting the 3ds with so many games?

games

1.Ever Oasis - 3DS Swansong from Nintendo

2.Mario sport superstars - Cross Gen? Launching spring 2017

3.Pikmin- A lowkey spin off, not made by main Pikmin team (could also release on NX)

4.Yoshi's wolly word - Late Port/2016

5.Pokemon sun and moon -2016

6.Yokai watch 2 - Old game (non factor in the west) 2016

7.Dragon quest 7,8  and 11- 2 Old Games and  a cross gen game (also coming NX)

8.Monster Hunter Stories- Already out in Japan, not a huge title in the west (also not Nintendo)

9.Tank Troppers- eshop game/2016

10.Super Mario Maker 3DS - Late Port/2016

11.Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Not a big seller/2016

12. Mario Party - (2016)

13.Sonic Boom fire and ice releasing this year

and possibly more stuff later.

hmmm, a portable to compete with their other portable? strange. any opinion?

Crossed out all of the titles that are Wii U ports, Not developed/published by Nintendo and/or are launching this year. The NX isn't launching til march 2017. 

I just see this a testament to the 3DS doing well. Successful platforms don't suddenly drop dead 6months before their successor arrives.

For 2017, theres nothing that is big enough to really question Nintendo's plans with NX. Not to mention the NX could easily emulate the 3DS/Be backwards compatible. Good end of life line up for 3DS and some more third party games coming from Japan will definitely crop up next year. 

 

Aside of DQ11, which will be on Consoles,  SMTIV Apocalypse seems to be the only interesting and worthwhile game off the list.