Gaming Do you think the DS is almost dead?

[Phoenix Goddess]

It depends on what games you're into and what languages you can speak.

If you can speak Japanese, you still have a bit more to look forward to.
Again, even if you do, it depends on the type of games you enjoy.

 

[Snailface]

I think the DS will remain strong through the holidays this year. Then the release of good games will slow to a trickle. By two years time I think it should be completely dead.

A lot of that prediction is based on how fast the price of the 3DS drops though. It's too expensive to replace the DS now.

 

[Singularity_UK]

Sure, but I've still got a TON of games to play on my DS so I'm not too fussed. And there's still AAI2 and Professor Layton 4 to come out on the DS, assuming they're not hastily ported to the 3DS.

 

[1234turtles]

the ds just became the ideal console for shovelware
its not dying its just taking a break from good games

 

[idulkoan]

to me its always gunna be alive

 

[Ace]

In Sweden, it died after the B/W releases, essentially. It's a relatively painless death this time, compared to Gamecube's death IMHO. I've yet to let go of my Cube

 

[Oveneise]

Its not dead, and wont die anytime soon. The 3DS came too early with too many problems IMO. Most of my friends are waiting until exceptional games start getting released for it. Games are everything, the system is just a tool.

 

[Seraph]

I'd say its slowly dying, no big releases to look forward to.

O.o wut u talking bout -slaps-, theres alot of games that were confirmed to be localized and they havent been yet so wutaboutdatz

Development for new games has come to a stop...if all there are only localizations left, the DS is pretty much dying.

 

[Sausage Head]

I haven't been hyped up for any game since... uh...

...

Tough question...
I don't know.

Still, I don't think the DS is dead.

 

[narutofan777]

its almost dead for sure just couple more months or maybe a year and then it'll be dead

 

[machomuu]

You guys don't get what the 3DS is -.-' Its just another mod of the DS like the DSi. DS games won't die, trust me. Not every ds gamer company is gonna make 3ds games, they're gonna continue making normal ds games. When the DSi came out, there were barely any exclusive games for it compared to the normal ds games.

Also did you guys forget about the game droughts that usually occur during this time of the year so just chill 3ds know-it-alls.

the 3DS is not a DS and it's not a mod of the DS. The DSi is a revision of the DS, and is thus a DS. The 3DS is a new generation. Saying the 3DS is a DS is like saying a PSX is a PS2 (actually, it's almost the exact same scenario). Back on topic.

It'll probably survive for a while, I just have a feeling it will.

 

[twiztidsinz]

Bias poll is bias.

You have the choice of:
Dying unless there's a big release.
Dead because there's no big release.
Don't care.
and Other.

 

[nryn99]

i'm still wating for Devil Survivor 2, only for that. but probably play it on the 3DS when i have one.

 

[Technik]

I give it a year, but only for localizations and to get more into the hands of people.

 

[LobsterMts]

Slowly dying, but there are still some promising games that will be out this year.

 

[ThriLL]

The 3DS hasn't even been out for a month, how is the DS dead? Peaked is the better word to describe it. Expect the DS to be in the same position as the PS2 during the PS3's first year on the shelves.

 

[ShinyLatios]

It's NOT dead YET!

I give it another year.

 

[Takanato]

You guys don't get what the 3DS is -.-' Its just another mod of the DS like the DSi. DS games won't die, trust me. Not every ds gamer company is gonna make 3ds games, they're gonna continue making normal ds games. When the DSi came out, there were barely any exclusive games for it compared to the normal ds games.

Also did you guys forget about the game droughts that usually occur during this time of the year so just chill 3ds know-it-alls.

the 3DS is not a DS and it's not a mod of the DS. The DSi is a revision of the DS, and is thus a DS. The 3DS is a new generation. Saying the 3DS is a DS is like saying a PSX is a PS2 (actually, it's almost the exact same scenario). Back on topic.

It'll probably survive for a while, I just have a feeling it will.

Lolwut..It is a mod of the DS, it uses the same hardware type as the DS, therefore it is a mod of the DS with 3D graphics. DSi was also a mod but with a mic and a webcam and other new shit so u get ur facts straight. Pretty sure the advancement from GBA to DS wasn't called Itouch GBA rofl.

P.S. There are various ways to mod hardware.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Lolwut..It is a mod of the DS, it uses the same hardware type as the DS, therefore it is a mod of the DS with 3D graphics. DSi was also a mod but with a mic and a webcam and other new shit so u get ur facts straight. Pretty sure the advancement from GBA to DS wasn't called Itouch GBA rofl.

P.S. There are various ways to mod hardware.

What.

That's like saying the GBA is a mod of the GBC. The 3DS is a NEW console and a new generation.

Get your facts straight.

 

[spinal_cord]

You guys don't get what the 3DS is -.-' Its just another mod of the DS like the DSi. DS games won't die, trust me. Not every ds gamer company is gonna make 3ds games, they're gonna continue making normal ds games. When the DSi came out, there were barely any exclusive games for it compared to the normal ds games.

I don't usually approve of violence, but you sir deserve a slap. I really wish people would at least google something before answering peoples questions. Just because something is backwards compatible with an older system, does not make it a 'mod' of that older system. By your definition, a Wii is nothing more than a modded gamecube, an NDS is nothing more than a modded GBA, which is just a modded Gameboy. We all know how many new Gameboy/GBA/Gamecube games are still being made.
It also quite obvious that as I can run C64 (you might need to google what one is) games on my laptop, then my laptop is nothing more than a modded C64, so there was never any reason for people to stop making C64 games commercially.