False rumour! 3DS Successor Coming Out Later After Switch (Nintendo Q&A IR)

[DeoNaught]

Codename MX?

 

[FrozenDragon150]

OMG no.

Hopefully it's fake, like seriously. Haven't they learned that they can't divide their development teams like that anymore? Wtf Nintendo.

Focusing on the NS only (...and mobile) is pretty much the best plan they can perform ATM. (Besides going third-party, that is)

 

[Bladexdsl]

here we go again...

 

[Deleted User]

A 5 or even 4 inch switch should be cool, portable and affordable. Like a switch mini or something. It sounds great- if it will happen I will buy it definetly... even if they drop the tv support- that may reduce costs- it may be a good for young age, with pocket- sized HD next-gen console... maybe Im daydreaming but it sounds cool...

 

[chartube12]

What if the next handheld has the Dual screens but has the same specs as the Switch in portable mode (underclocked not docked). Thus plays the same games

 

[jimmyleen]

Hold the phone...3 hour battery life for the switch? Witchcraft!!!

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I feel sorry for people who just bought the new 3ds if this is true

I bought a DSi XL, so I know that feeling lol

 

[ric.]

It's probably a backup plan. If the Switch fails I can see them revealing a succesor to the 3DS - perhaps running the same SwitchOS and using the same carts. If the Switch succeeds, they'll instead release an improved version with better battery life (maybe smaller too? Who knows.)

It's the same thing they did with the DS - they said they weren't going to replace the Gameboy line with it. When the DS blew up in popularity, they dropped the Gameboy line like a hot potato.

 

[dimmidice]

I feel sorry for people who just bought the new 3ds if this is true

I don't. N3DS is great. It'll be ages til the new handheld is out, and then it'll be quite a while before it has a healthy library.

 

[migles]

I feel sorry for people who just bought the new 3ds if this is true

i am already sorry about the O3ds purchase and after a little the N3ds got annouced...

A 3DS successor have sense because i cant imagine Pokemon main games with only a screen.

how so? the bottom screen is barely used for actual play... in the 4th gen games the bottom screen was just the watch "gadget"
the 4.2 gen (hg,ss) actually made something using the bottom screen to quickly launch menus..
5 gen and 6 communications thingy
in battles it's confortable to use the touchscreen but nothing good mapped buttons can't do...

Strange, I would still be very content if they just merged their console and handheld divisions, since their consoles aren't getting them very far at this point. Handhelds have always been their strong point, but even in that area, they will end up losing out to mobile eventually, and then what? If their consoles fail, they can't just keep using handheld as a crutch. They're going to have to merge those departments eventually, or just go Sega.

i was really hopping there would be a smaller version of the switch, kinda like we love our portableness of thesmartphones but also find enjoyable a big tablet screen..
there are people who would rather have a normal size 3ds and others who like the xl version... IMHO switch is too big to be enjoyable outside of the house....

What's wrong with the N3DS that it needs an upgrade? It's a great console. How could they possibly update it further?

better hingues (get rid of theshaking top part please, it distracts specially on motion games), more battery, not 5+ year old specs, less heavy. improved shoulder buttons. analog sticks like the vita (that N3ds right stick needs a true stick)
no shitty resolution, led\amoled maybe

 

[KingVamp]

As much as I like the 3DS, it is time to move on. I don't think that mean dropping a bunch of features tho.

 

[ivoyko]

i am already sorry about the O3ds purchase and after a little the N3ds got annouced...



how so? the bottom screen is barely used for actual play... in the 4th gen games the bottom screen was just the watch "gadget"
the 4.2 gen (hg,ss) actually made something using the bottom screen to quickly launch menus..
5 gen and 6 communications thingy
in battles it's confortable to use the touchscreen but nothing good mapped buttons can't do...



i was really hopping there would be a smaller version of the switch, kinda like we love our portableness of thesmartphones but also find enjoyable a big tablet screen..
there are people who would rather have a normal size 3ds and others who like the xl version... IMHO switch is too big to be enjoyable outside of the house....



better hingues (get rid of theshaking top part please, it distracts specially on motion games), more battery, not 5+ year old specs, less heavy. improved shoulder buttons. analog sticks like the vita (that N3ds right stick needs a true stick)
no shitty resolution, led\amoled maybe

communications thingy its a cool feature than would sucks if they use the same screen than main game.

 

[spinal_cord]

I feel sorry for people who just bought the new 3ds if this is true

Why?

 

[Onepunchbruh]

New 3ds model with better graphics?

 

[Vamosi]

Switch may have a battery life of 3 hours? If so they can keep it. One thing i hate most of all is crap battery life.

 

[kingsora831]

If this is the case, then the whole "consolidating their first party teams into one system" is BS.
Eventually when 3rd party support dries up, the switch is gonna be just as dead as the wii u currently is.

So much for having the next handheld pokemon adaptation be on the switch.

 

[O_d-esk]

I don't think they will make such a sad move. Cannibalize is the word as said.

 

[AlanWeird]

Would be funny if it was just the Switch, just in a different form factor.

This is exactly all it'll be. And honestly, that's not a bad thing.

 

[raulpica]

They're just bullshitting investors/customers like they did when they released the DS: "The GBA won't go away, the DS is the third pillar!"

Or when they announced the NX: "We'll still support WiiU!".

Yeah, sure, Nintendo. We all know they say stuff like that just to not create a mass panic.

 

[osaka35]

Since their home console is now also a mobile device...how in the world would they distinguish between the two?

Unless it plays the same games, just in a more mobile friendly form. After a few years, when the tech being cheaper...so not a new console so much as a "Switch Go". or "NEW Switch" lol. that seems....slightly more reasonable, but even then.