Think of it as the DS to DSI transition but a bad name change to differentiate the two.
I'd probably be called differently in the west. Something like 3DS Advance or whatever.
So let me get this straight, most likely the console will have.
CPU 266 MHz -----> 533 MHz
RAM 128 MB -----> 256 MB
VRAM 6 MB -----> 10 MB
Honestly, this is just telling me that if this is a mid life spec bump, that the future console will be quite impressive.
I think Something like a Nexus 5 (probably a but weaker) could work for a 2017-18 release.
The 3ds uses an ARM CPU, so if they stick to that architecture they wouldn't need an extra CPU for backwards compatibility, right?
You don't need the circle pad pro now either, 'cause jack shit uses it.
Didn't Monster Hunter used it? If I was into monhun I'd buy one just to play that game.
Vita is far, far, from being a PS3/360 equivalent.
Yeah, it's more like a Ps2.7 or so I'd say. Just like the 3ds, which is weaker than the Wii yet some Nintendo games look really good due to it being a more modern device than it.
The fact that some popular engines work really badly on the Vita makes things worse. Having a team to help developers adapting their engines to Nintendo systems would be interesting. If 3DS successor has UDK and Unity support they could get some extra devs on board.
It'd be interesting to see if this New 3DS is able to run the UbiArt Framework. It does some beautiful stuff and their games are really suited for handhelds.