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Do you think Nintendo will bring their handheld IPs to the Switch?

Yes 216 80.90%
 
Yes, when 3DS sales get low enough 33 12.36%
 
No 5 1.87%
 
No, Nintendo needs to foc... 3 1.12%
 
Only as ports of older handheld titles 2 0.75%
 
only through virtual console 2 0.75%
 
see results 6 2.25%
 
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zorg1000 on 23 March 2017
sparticus112b said:
I guess my question should have been "Will there be another designated handheld, like 3DS, how that the Switch is out?" My buddy thinks they absolutely will make a new designated handheld. Me, I have no clue. It really depends. I will say, I don't know about you all but I don't want my kids taking the switch off the dock and using it. They've already broken 3 of my controllers (and my kids are pretty good kids).

I think in late 2018/early 2019 we will see a portable only revision of Switch

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the whole point of Switch is to unify their handheld & console software output and userbase. releasing a seperate handheld defeats this purpose.



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eva01beserk on 23 March 2017
sparticus112b said:
I guess my question should have been "Will there be another designated handheld, like 3DS, how that the Switch is out?" My buddy thinks they absolutely will make a new designated handheld. Me, I have no clue. It really depends. I will say, I don't know about you all but I don't want my kids taking the switch off the dock and using it. They've already broken 3 of my controllers (and my kids are pretty good kids).

That will depend on if switch really takes off.  When the other heavy hitters come I see the switch doing big numbers, so they will not bring a dedicated handheld.



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JRPGfan on 23 March 2017
sparticus112b said:

For me, it was surprising that Nintendo did not bring any of their handheld IPs to the Switch. Obviously, it is still early and that could still be their game plan.  I, personally, was mostly disappointed when the Fire Emblem game coming to the switch was Warriors style game. 

Edit: apparently I somehow missed the annoucement of a mainline Fire Emblem game for Switch. 

What do you think they mean why they say unified games library?

Its the intire purpose of the hybrid, to try and please both groups.

Ofc its gonna happend, its quite simply NOT acceptable for nintendo not to do so.



Mike321 on 23 March 2017

They will for sure.



                                                                                     

vivster on 23 March 2017
sparticus112b said:

Eh...my bad....how the heck did I miss that. Although, Fire Emblem has already been on home consoles. What about other handheld IPs.

What other? All successful 3DS games were also on console at some point.

http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=&publisher=&platform=3DS&genre=&minSales=0&results=200



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NintendoPie on 23 March 2017
sparticus112b said:
I guess my question should have been "Will there be another designated handheld, like 3DS, how that the Switch is out?" My buddy thinks they absolutely will make a new designated handheld. Me, I have no clue. It really depends. I will say, I don't know about you all but I don't want my kids taking the switch off the dock and using it. They've already broken 3 of my controllers (and my kids are pretty good kids).

Did your buddy not pay attention when Nintendo combined their handheld and home console efforts into one? And when they announced the Nintendo Switch in general? Nintendo may say they are focusing on the Switch as their home console, but it also effectively replaces their handhelds. Literally hence the name, "Switch."



Platina on 23 March 2017

Of course they will, is sort of the whole point of the Switch.. by combining both libraries together



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potato_hamster on 23 March 2017

Yeah, Fire Emblem is totally a handheld franchise

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Shadow_Dragon_and_the_Blade_of_Light
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Gaiden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Mystery_of_the_Emblem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Genealogy_of_the_Holy_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Thracia_776
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Path_of_Radiance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Radiant_Dawn

Makes sense.

Isn't that kinda like calling the Crash Bandicoot remastered collection a "third party multiplatform series becoming platform exclusive"? (assuming it only gets put out on PS4)



Darwinianevolution on 23 March 2017

No reason not to do so.



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Tryklon on 23 March 2017

Nintendo won't make the WiiU mistake again. This time they will aim and fire all their cannons... just don't think they will all come in the next year, they will carefully and strategically time releases so the console sales keep a healthy pace during the next 3 or 4 years at least.



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