The Switch Isn’t Replacing the 3DS, Says Nintendo
Earlier this month, Nintendo officially revealed the Nintendo Switch – their upcoming console, built to marry the portable and home experiences. With the release of the system set for March 2017, some were unsure as to the status of 3DS going forward.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima touched on Nintendo’s longstanding portable system, and their plans for the future.
"Thanks to our software, the 3DS hardware is still growing. So that business still has momentum. And certainly rather than being cannibalised by the Switch, we think the 3DS can continue in its own form," Kimishima said.
Contrary to promotional material for systems like the Wii and Wii U, the reveal video for the Switch featured very few children and families playing it, leading many to speculate as to the console’s core demographic.
"Our core philosophy is that we want to increase the number of gamers at all ages and there's no change to that," Kimishima went on to say. "So we have no intention to lean just towards core gamers. But to communicate our new idea, when you think about who will understand it first, naturally it will be people who really understand games. To communicate that as quickly as possible, we focused on those folks who really understand games."
The Nintendo Switch is set to release in March, 2017.
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