Nintendo 2DS Officially Discontinued??

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RolStoppable said:

curl-6 said:

Very weak indeed, but only natural I suppose, considering that between them 3DS and Wii U are the two most poorly conceived Nintendo systems outside of the Virtual Boy. Thankfully, the Switch is a massive improvement, as will be reflected by it easily outselling the two combined.

Here's hoping they never again have to suffer through a generation like that one.

Nintendo won't have to think up a differentiating factor in the future because Sony is no more in the handheld market, so the likelihood for plain crazy hardware is much lower going forward. Doesn't make it impossible, but at least improbable.

Under the current circumstances Nintendo's next console is likely to be what the GBA was to the GB, essentially nothing more than beefed up hardware with slight adjustments to the feature set.

Normally I'd complain about just the same basic design being beefed up in power but otherwise unchanged, but in this case I really think that's the best move; 3DS/Wii U show that going for weird different-for-the-sake-of-different designs can blow up in your face.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 09 June 2020