Yesterday it was complaints about how Nintendo was lying about still giving support to the 3DS.
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224801&page=1

Now they show they are serious and people are complaining about Nintendo not moving on. Can Nintendo even do anything right in people's eyes?

the gaming community is like a ladies room

Waaaaayyyyyy too early to be having concerns like this. 3DS has a 60+ million install base; they're not going to drop it immediately. Most likely, they'll gradually introduce more Switch games and less 3DS games over time. Once Switch (hopefully) gains a market foothold, 3DS will begin to fade.

I'd advise you to wait until 2018, or until Nintendo officially announces a 3DS successor, and re-evaluate the situation before worrying about this stuff.

Nah, this is a transiction year. 2018 will be totally Switch-focused. I think it gives a good impression long term to not abandon those 3DS users. Just like ZeldaU.

I agree with Warriors, but not with Echoes. Echoes is made with the same 3DS engine. Without it there wouldn't be a game coming this may, as making for the Switch would have taken a lot more time.

Anyway, first year is obviously betting on heavy hitters like Zelda, Splatoon, MK and 3D Mario.

I do think their "The Switch and 3DS appeal to different markets" thing will make as much sense as EA's "Battlefield and Titanfall appeal to different markets" thing.

I'm fine with a few more 3DS games but I hope they do just consolidate their developers to work on the Switch over time.

I don't see what the issue is. The 3DS still has a strong following, unlike the Wii U. It isn't a good idea to abandon that audience. The 3DS will getting far less games than it used to. The 3DS games coming from Nintendo will most likely be ports or smaller, less ambitious games. Third party support will still be coming in from Japanese developers. Most Western developers abandoned the 3DS a long time ago and will most likely focus their efforts on the Switch. The 3DS will die slowly and with dignity.

To suggest that Nintendo pull the plug now would be committing the same mistake Sega of Japan committed in the mid '90s. Japan wanted to pull the plug on the Sega Genesis in order to try snd sell more Saturns at a much quicker pace. Both America and Europe were telling their Japanese bosses that the 16-bit market would remain strong in the west for at least another year. The Japanese didn't listen and killed off the Genesis anyway. This enraged Sega's fanbase who would end up supporting Sony instead.

It all wouldv been fine if switch has backward compatibility

I don't know if Nintendo is really going to target the Switch at the portable market until 2018 in earnest, which I dunno ... seems like a bit of an odd strategy, but it's up to them I guess.

They are both arm based systems. I wonder why Nintendo doesn t bring 3DS games to the Switch.

Anyway, all that is just making me more convinced that this Switch is not replacing the 3ds. And that another version of the switch, a more kid friendly, portable cheaper one will at the end of next year