| Zippy6 said: How so? Literally every Nintendo handheld has been backwards compatible with the previous one except the Switch. Making DS games post 3DS is still making content for the 3DS, even if it says DS on the box. I would consider buying a 3DS today, I would never buy a WiiU because there's zero reason to when the Switch exists. 3DS to Switch is unique from any other handheld transition in that is the first time games have continued to be developed and not be playable in any form on the handhelds successor. |
BC doesn't dictate whether a platform is the successor every PS console had BC until the PS4 after all, Switch not having BC is also plain common sense as the form factor is different with it not having two screens this means that straight BC can't happen as games that heavily require the second screen would be able to function, BC is just a feature WiiU had BC. 3DS to Switch is not the most unique transition from Nintendo either as the is also G&W to GB.
Using BC as a merit is like asking why isn't GB backwards compatible with Game and Watch games if it's a successor.
As for games released look at GBA games released in the two years following the DS launch the were over 100 games including Pokemon Emerald, Mario Party Advance, Mother 3, Minish Cap, Megaman Zero 4, Megaman BN 5, Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones, Warioware Twisted, Yoshi TT, Harvest Moon, M&L Sigma Star Saga etc... It's nothing new.
Fact is it succeeds both platforms the way they've always succeeded their predecessors in their respective markets, portables carried on for a bit while home consoles had support cut to focus on the new which is a given due to the difference in resources required games for portables used to be able to be made with tiny teams after all.
Last edited by Wyrdness - on 01 November 2021
