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    3DS Successor?

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    Post by Winters Thief Zero Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:29 am

    So one thing that I think is interesting is that we really don't entirely know where Nintendo's business is going from here. While a lot of people seem to think Switch is replacing both Nintendo's home console and handheld line, Nintendo's consistent 3DS announcements despite the 3DS being in its 6th year (as well as announcements of at least one game releasing in 2018 and that they plan to support 3DS in 2018) seem to show that it isn't quite dead yet. But does that mean they're just supporting 3DS while Switch is having stock issues so they have something to fall back on if Switch doesn't have good legs?

    Okay so the reason I made this thread is because I was thinking about things Nintendo has said in the past (even outside of statements just pertaining to the 3DS) and realized that there is a LARGE possibility that Nintendo will be releasing a 3DS successor possibly even as soon as next year. The 3DS successor is already probably completed or at least close to it. Nintendo is always working on new consoles, and they already mentioned having been working on a 3DS successor even after Switch was announced. And long before that Iwata said they never plan to replace their dedicated handheld line, and they had to be hard at work on Switch at that point too. Now it's of course very possible there could be another Game Boy Advance 2 situation, where the Switch becomes so crazy popular that they decide not to make use of the next 3DS, but we honestly have no idea how Switch is gonna perform in the long run. It's selling very well now, but we really don't know how exactly Nintendo is planning to make their money here. It's entirely possible that they need to be involved in the handheld business at the same time in order to profit as much as they generally do. (with the exception of the Wii U gen where they lost a ton of money on Wii U but 3DS kept them afloat)

    3DS still sells, and in fact in Japan it's been selling almost as well as the Switch every week. So it's possible they'll keep on going with their dedicated handhelds. And quite honestly I wouldn't mind, I would even buy a new handheld over the Switch.
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    Post by Guest Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:38 am

    I'll be honest and say if this is their goal then what the hell is the point of having the Switch if you'll just release another handheld anyway? First and foremost, the Switch IS a hybrid system, so not a DEFINITIVE handheld or home console(or just think of it as a sole home console if you hate portability THAT much). If anything, Nintendo may focus a bit more on their mobile games after the 3DS' time is over? I just don't understand why they'd have two handhelds. You risk alienating one over the other if you just release games on one and not the other. But silly me. This is a business. It may be a good business move. I personally would hate it if they did that.
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    Post by Gameguy1996 Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:31 pm

    I could see then coming out with a Switch Mini that you can only play in handheld mode right before Pokemon comes out. With how while the Switch is doing and with how much phones are taking over I say that regular handhelds are done for with how the market is moving and I believe Nintendo needs to spend there time on putting out 1 game per month on the Switch and not split there teams into 3 for Switch, 3DS successor and mobile.
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    Post by queenzelda Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:08 am

    Honestly, I think a 3DS successor would be a handheld where you can use both the top screen & bottom screen to touch & do stuff with. My mom was playing Ever Osais & was trying to touch the top screen & interact with a character she saw there. But of course, atmo there's no way to even touch the top screen & interact with it. In the future, maybe with the new hand held, maybe you can interact with both the top & bottom screens? I think that perhaps is what the new hand held will be, is perhaps a dual touch screen where in you can interact with both the top & bottom screens.

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