Also Reggie: "NX/Switch won't have friend codes"

The Wii U didn't had droughts because Nintendo software output wasn't enough. It was selling abysmal numbers, so Ninty quietly created the Switch and started moving their dev teams to it. Come on, the console launched in March in they already have a 3D open world Mario, Splatoon 2, Kirby, Yoshi, Xenoblade and more with 2017 dates. Sum that with Zelda, MK8 and the fact they're working on a new Metroid. It's clear that Wii U droughts were simply Nintendo abandoning a sinking ship (it's not a critic, they were correct in doing so).

Switch will get software support as long as it sells well and makes profit. It's not the other way around. Wii U would have failed even if they released 2 games per month.

They are releasing minor titles on 3DS, the support is clearly reaching its end (Pokémon is big, but it's hardly more than a modded version of last year's game). Of course, they won't go out telling everybody that it's on final legs because that would kill sales. So they'll keep it for now. Switch is at 300 bucks, 3DS still has a niche. As soon as Switch starts dropping its price, 3DS will begin to fade.

He also said the weren't going to be friend codes, just PR right now as every 3DS title is out 2017.

Seems that technology for a mini switch will take more time than expected...
meanwhile, support 3DS

I suggest you might have a cup of tea and a small walk outside to cam your tits down.

They can port Wii U games this time to fill the gap though.

There was an interview where Reggie said the reason they put Metroid: Samus Returns on the 3DS is because the console has 68 million units out there, and a sizable number of these never heard of Metroid before. The 3DS has the perfect userbase to show young people what Metroid is about before the Metroid Prime 4 comes. Likewise with the mobile games for Pokemon, Fire Emblem, and Mario. 

Nintendo is using the 3DS and mobile platforms to introduce their IP's to more people so that they have a larger impact when they come on Switch. There is no need to worry about the unified library considering that there is a dedicated pokemon game in production for the Switch and the amount of software that is already announced. 

Nintendo seems to know what they are doing. They are making a platform with multiple form-factors that have different audiences to suck people into their IP's. It is clever. 

seems like an unrealistic expecatation. The Switch year 1 already has miles more support from the big N than the Wii U year 1 did. I'm not sure why you'd expect that to change going forward. Nintendo has plenty of titles to push for next year certainly (Animal Crossing? Kirby? Smash Bros? Maybe Metroid at the end of 2018?), and we have no idea what a few of their studios are working on (Retro for example).

I think it's quite simple- Nintendo and Reggie are probably exaggerating about HOW much they're going to support the 3DS but don't want to scare people away from buying the system, particularly when they're about to launch that new model in a month. Of course they aren't going to say "we'll be pretty much done withthe system after 2018" and scare away adopters.

And also logically I think it's safe to say they're going to release a few more decent titles on the 3DS. Its easy sales and easy money. Why would they cut that off. Supporting the 3DS a LITTLE bit doesn't really necessarily effect the Switch

if you look at Nintendo's releases for the rest of 2017 for the Switch compared to the 3DS- the Switch has a massive amount of the emphasis.

this is just PR talk and representative of Nintendo's goals to continue making loads of extra cash from those who own 3DS's and those who still might buy one. It's easy money without a lot of work at this point. They'd be wasting revenue opportunity to announce that the 3DS was being killed anytime soon

What else is he going to say? They wan't you to buy a 3DS this chistmas, right along with your Ultra sun/moon game.

They want to sell 80m of these things dammit!

I actually do think they will keep supporting 3DS indefinitely for the time being. The reason being because, as Reggie said, even though Switch is portable the games are made with a home console mindset. They are home console games. I don't think that Nintendo wants to just abandon that handheld style of video game, and I'm sure a lot of people would miss it if they did. I know I would.