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Software in development exclusively for New 3DS
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Herb Alpert
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Stefan;127601756 said:Why not wait 1 or 2 years and release a new handheld instead of this half-assed revision?
Sales are dropping, and it seems piracy is becoming serious.
metalslimer
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Stefan™;127601756 said:Why not wait 1 or 2 years and release a new handheld instead of this half-assed revision?
Well this is a pretty substantial "revision". Also sales are down the toilet.The problem comes if Nintendo thinks they can actually extend the 3DS generation with NFC and and better CPU.
Might not be happening until at least 2016 then, they won't even launch this outside Japan this year.
Father_Brain
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Given the YOY declines 3DS is seeing, I don't see how this is supposed to buy Nintendo another two years. It's still a very traditional dedicated handheld when the market is increasingly rejecting that model.
I can see why they thought a stopgap was a good idea, but wouldn't it be better to sell 3DS software to as broad a userbase as possible, instead of creating exclusive software that will only sell to a segment of it?
I can see why they thought a stopgap was a good idea, but wouldn't it be better to sell 3DS software to as broad a userbase as possible, instead of creating exclusive software that will only sell to a segment of it?
Better CPU. That's it.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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The SuperGrafx was a tremendous success.
They gave side-by-side demonstrations of accessing Miiverse or downloading software. It loaded twice as fast, if not more.
That's secretly why they did this. They couldn't figure out a way to put an Expansion Pack in the 3DS.
Sephiroth_GR_
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Obviously the exclusive software is NFC-Amiibo related. They want to "test the waters" for the next unified nintendo console.
It's coming to the Americas in 2014.
Please God no. I bought my 3DS XL a year and a half ago and the only thing I've played for any significant period of time is FE. Would really prefer not to drop more cash on hardware to just play FE.
Honestly, despite my love for the series if I new the 3DS was going to be replaced that quickly I probably wouldn't have bothered.
Sephiroth_GR_
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You can make that "it's a new handheld" argument all you like, the fact is Nintendo called it "New 3DS" so either it's not a new handheld or they're oblivious to how to name new hardware properly and learned nothing from the Wii-U.
PixyJunket
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Mother of God.
Ragnarok Flames
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A pokemon game for 3DS without frame drops.
So much want.
Stone Ocean
Member
Well, time to sell my 3DS before it goes obsolete, I guess.
LegendofLex
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If by "60 million," you mean "44 million." But okay.
Wind Waker 3D and TP 3D. :O
Sephiroth_GR_
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If not that, it's very likely the next one. My theory is they want to test the waters with the NFC and the Amiibo merchandise for their "next" unified console. I can see Monster Hunter Amiibo figures (Monsters, Weapons,etc) being the next big thing in Japan
NuclearSpy
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Better waifus graphics confirmed, yet? That is all I need to know to figure out if I am there.
Bro...
We don't know the details. I could see the GPU getting a clockrate boost as well, because honestly I would never have thought Xenoblade to be particularly CPU intensive. Still far from a new generation leap of course
Kensairabbit37
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Has anyone else thought of the possibility they'll make MM3D a New 3DS exclusive to boost its sales? Seems like a given to me with how much people are drooling over it.
ChitoCrisis
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I'm guessing regular 3DS games will need a patch to take advantage of the new 3DS controls.
I wonder if the bump in CPU means GBA and SNES games on VC.
I wonder if the bump in CPU means GBA and SNES games on VC.
Stefan;127601756 said:Why not wait 1 or 2 years and release a new handheld instead of this half-assed revision?
Their thinking is (presumably) that 3DS sales are declining too sharply not to put out a stopgap revision, in hopes of boosting the market. I don't think it'll work well for them (maybe in Japan).
SerTapTap
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If they actually released free patches that added optional improved controls to all those games I'd but it ASAP. (they won't)
HolyBaikal
Banned
Oh... now I really need one..
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I'd be infinitely more excited and okay with this if they went that route than the 3DSi half assed step we are getting which just pushes a full successor to the 3ds back further.
As of now we are all gonna be paying like $170-$200 (probably) for a NEW system with that old ass screen tech and a PICA 2000 GPU from a decade ago.
The12thGripper
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WELL THERE GOES ALL OF MY MONEY
I expect Nintendo Web Framework and Unity on NN3DS in short order. Making the platform more attractive to indies was probably a high priority given the way the market has been headed.
That's all that's been confirmed, and 3DS has two CPUs btw. Going by previous Nintendo iterative hardware upgrades (GB/GBC, DS/DSi, GC/Wii) we can probably expect 1.5-2x faster chips and 3-4x memory.
Since the original 3DS doesn't have the expansion pack built in this is only possible on New 3DS (c).
evilromero
Member
Fuck yes.
I doubt it. Nintendo doesn't seem to care if consumers are confused about its products.
if this happens, I'm buying a used N64 off ebay.
Got burned by 'upgrading' to a DSi, they aren't fooling me again. Probably.
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