WII U is ruining 3DS?

[BORTZ]

The 3DS is going to be fine. The Wii U is what im worried about.
Once the 3DS pumps out some bigger titles, look out cause its the DS again.

 

[Deleted_171835]

The 3DS is going to be fine. The Wii U is what im worried about.
Once the 3DS pumps out some bigger titles, look out cause its the DS again.

The 3DS is indeed doing great and will get stellar games throughout its lifespan but I'm a bit hesitant to say that it'll do as well as the DS. The DS was an absolute beast and ranks with the PS2 as the greatest console of all time.

 

[Foxi4]

With all the great games announced for the WII U it seems like Nintendo stopped to support the 3DS.

Nintendo supports the 3DS? I thought it's just the console of choice to put their ports and remakes on...

Seriously though, no. The WiiU is a home console, the 3DS is a handheld. They're two different things and both money makers, Nintendo will take good care of them.

 

[JulietStMoon]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we see a new Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 8, and some good Mario Party games.

I doubt that we'll see another Mario Kart, since Nintendo has consistently only released one Mario Kart per system. But I see what you're saying.

 

[BORTZ]

I mean the 3DS is a great system. I know people arent really playing them a ton right now... I mean im not lol. But im just busy at the moment, and when i go back to it, its gonna be awesome.

 

[ComeTurismO]

I'm thinking Bortz has a point, to be honest. Nintendo will make sequels for previous DS games and bring it to the 3DS..

 

[ShadowSoldier]

I mean the 3DS is a great system. I know people arent really playing them a ton right now... I mean im not lol. But im just busy at the moment, and when i go back to it, its gonna be awesome.

The only reason why I'm not glued to Tales of the Abyss is because the voice acting is complete shit and the main character is annoying.

 

[Hells Malice]

I mean the 3DS is a great system. I know people arent really playing them a ton right now... I mean im not lol. But im just busy at the moment, and when i go back to it, its gonna be awesome.

The only reason why I'm not glued to Tales of the Abyss is because the voice acting is complete shit and the main character is annoying.

Voice acting is solid (unless you're a weeaboo?) and the main character IS annoying...though that's...temporary. He gets a bit better eventually.

 

[The Catboy]

Of course Nintendo is going to focus their support on the WiiU for now. It's their brand new system!

 

[ComeTurismO]

I don't know why but this thread makes me feel like how a new baby comes and they don't pay attention to the other one..

 

[narutofan777]

3ds is gonna do fine all it needs is a pokemon game.

 

[JulietStMoon]

3ds is gonna do fine all it needs is a pokemon game.

It does: Black and White 2. They just decided to make it a DS game to reach a wider audience.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

3ds is gonna do fine all it needs is a pokemon game.

I don't even think it needs that.

 

[Deleted-236924]

Yeah, the 3DS could do fine even without a Pokémon game.

 

[CCNaru]

3DS will crash and burn.
Abandon the sinking ship now and swap over to the Vita master race.



why the hell would a home console ruin a handheld. Think for a minute before posting. The WiiU is new...of course they're pushing it harder.

>not being able to afford both at the same time

pleb.

 

[Hadrian]

Wii U won't hurt the sales of the 3DS. Nintendo has been doing this fantastic balancing act since 1989 with the Gameboy & NES, every platform since has had it's excellent share of great games from Nintendo.

They're not Sony, they know how to do this and know what works on one console doesn't on another and vice verse. The only time they fucked up was with the VirtualBoy which is neither handheld or a home console.

Nothing to worry about, 3DS will still have some big hit Nintendo titles that we come to expect.

>not being able to afford both at the same time

pleb.

Didn't hurt the DS sales when the Wii came out.

Pleb.

 

[Foxi4]

They're not Sony, they know how to do this and know what works on one console doesn't on another and vice verse. The only time they fucked up was with the VirtualBoy which is neither handheld or a home console.

Nintendo 64, Gamecube. Because cartridges worked so well on a home console when both competitors used the CD, because a 4kb per-texture limit was a brilliant idea, because a complete lack of multimedia features in the advent of the DVD was a brilliant move, because using miniDVD-derrivative storage and restricting tbhe use of DVD and DVD-Video was a great idea.

Nintendo aren't gods - don't fool yourself. Every console does missteps sometimes.

Back to the subject though, the 3DS is a handheld, the WiiU is a home console - they're two different platforms, and in the area where the corresponding markets meet, the systems can co-exist.

 

[Hadrian]

Nintendo 64, Gamecube.

Nintendo aren't gods - don't fool yourself. Every console does missteps sometimes.

I'm commenting on them being excellent at producing content for TWO systems at the same time, never said their consoles were perfect.

They do have an habit of doing something truly terrible yearly (VirtualBoy, Dr Mario 64, Wii Music etc) Just saying they are very capable of having two existing platforms out at the same time without either suffering. N64/GBC & Gamecube/GBA both have excellent games from them at the same time but yeah they were stubborn with the cartridge format (I understand why but still, you have to sacrifice game loading times for the types of games that were only possible on CD). Still the N64 made them a lot of cash and house a lot of classics, Gamecube didn't make any losses either and has some of the best work it just didn't have much else to set itself apart from PS2/Xbox.

 

[Foxi4]

I'm commenting on them being excellent at producing content for TWO systems at the same time, never said their consoles were perfect.

They do have an habit of doing something truly terrible yearly (VirtualBoy, Dr Mario 64, Wii Music etc) Just saying they are very capable of having two existing platforms out at the same time. N64/GBC & Gamecube/GBA both have excellent games from them at the same time but yeah they were stubborn with the cartridge format (I understand why but still, you have to sacrifice game loading times for the types of games that were only possible on CD).

Oh, yes - that is pretty commendable of Nintendo. Having two systems at any given time always gives you a cushion to fall on if one of the systems isn't doing so well at any given time, not to mention that it caters to a wider market. Even when the Nintendo 64 wasn't on top of its game, the Gameboy was a hit. When the Gamecube didn't adopt very well, the Advance sold like cure for cancer. It's very smart of them.

They were also experts in cross-platform connectivity - even the N64 allowed for transferring Pokemon. I wish they used that feature more often, to be honest - it's a huge incentive to own both systems in my opinion.

I still remember how much fun I had with the GBA+Gamecube connection - a great highlight of the system. I know other companies did it as well, but hey - it's a great feature. I'm not bothered too much with what people refer to "copying". Great features should be globally adopted, it's only for the betterment of video game consoles altogether.

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

I think they're just letting the Wii U shine in the spotlight for now. They're not idiots. They'll bring attention to the 3DS when it needs it.