That's a fair point, however I'm willing to bet that the technology in the 3DS was developed long before the system prototype was made so its old R&D therefore must be a lot cheaper . I believe Shiguru Miyamoto keeps a Gameboy advance prototype from the 90's that has 3D screen in his desk drawer claiming it to be his favourite console. and then we have the Virtual Boy. (despite all this 3D still doesn't work that well)


So Although that is true what you say for the most part. I would still take, 10% or even 5% profit on, £279.99 times 1.5 Million, And lets not mention the fact that the switch is a re branded Tablet. Due to this fact I'm also willing to bet the profit margins are higher than 10% and probably higher than the margins on actual physical software.
And as for marketing well it seems to be non existent since the DS and wii days. Most game media and even shops sites don't even have a Nintendo section anymore, I mean WTF they have turned into the TurboGrafx of the 2000 with tiny sections in shops and barley being mentioned.
Instead they like to befriend youtube people who don't swear, are family friendly and are basically fan boys.

God forbid if you swear or give honest reviews or mention Nintendos bad practices, instead expect a copyright ban ?? is that money well spent? they are like a bunch of gangsters with a protection racket haha


Lets face it Nintendo has been in the game since the beginning (excuse the pun), by now, they should have some very well established relationships with chip manufactures and hardware manufactures. and a R&D department which should be brimming with technology and creative minds. If they for some reason don't have those things then they only have them self to blame for severing all their ties and wasting all their money in the early 90's.

 

To be honest I'm surprised I thought Brummies love a good fight

haha anyway no I'm a southern fairey but I reckon I could pull of the accent and you wouldn't know.

Nice collection of hardware btw, well jelly

 

you mean this guy?

Don't accept sweets from strangers kids unless you got a 3DS handy that is

 

Haha dont worry mate I lived ooop north for a bit, I know your further down but there is reputation up there too, I used to put on a Yorkshire accent just to blend in and in fear of being singled out when I was first up there, silly once I realised how nice everyone is up there. Sadly I'm not in Cornwall or somerset, I live amongst the super rich here in Dorset while I'm sat trying to rub my 2 sticks together haha and I'm not talking about these sticks hahaha (one day)

London is a good experience, I loved it when I lived there, not sure I would go back though, bit hectic for me now. I suggest trying it at least, Its very diverse and you can learn so much from the different cultures and people that are there.
I would always encourage people to break out from their home towns, Its a big world out there so much to see and learn not to mention the game expos and I believe a Nintendo Store WOW!!!! DO IT

and yes I just started doing my sigi this week, in the same vain as you no doubt, have to add my Wii, Dreamcast, Gameboy DMG and Original Snes although only the wii is hacked. I would really like a hacked ps3 or just a PS3 mainly for MGS and I dont mean MGS V.
Back in the day My 'best' mate never gave me back all my snes games (nowadays we are talking serious money for some of those games) I had at least 25 games all big name titles. most of them worth a bit now. Cannon Fodder, St Fighter II boxed, Zelda Boxed, Secret of Mana Boxed, Mario Kart Boxed, Contra III the list goes on. I begged him for months to get them all back finally he gave me back Donkey kong Country (unboxed) and 2 Copies of Donkey Kong country 3 both unboxed ? I was like WTF still makes me annoyed thinking about it he even made his frail old dad to deliver them. I never spoke to him again after that. anyway thats why I got into emulation. I misses those games so much Especially "Mystical Ninja" I nearly cried when that came on the eshop lol

But now I have the whole world of 90's gaming at my fingertips hohohohohohohoho *strokes white cat*

 

Don't tell me what to do. I want to get that Pikachu N3DS XL. Perhaps another one under the assumption that the next main series pokemon games will be a double package, still expecting/hoping for Sinnoh remakes.

 

This bothers me, should I sell both of my New 3DS or just one of them? Or just not buy another? D:

 

Not mentioning future releases for 3ds rn the current library is pretty amazing already. If you haven't gotten a 3ds at this point you're really missing out on a lot, as stated above it has a countless amount of amazing franchises as well as access to previous handheld games. You must understand the 3ds is not solely made up of Pokemon, Smash, and MK7. That being said the Switch is great too if you want to play Zelda or some party games with more to come. I'd get a 3ds if you want access to a huge library right off the bat. But hell if you got the money, why not get both

 

i'd say... if you've never owned a 3ds, grab a 2ds or a cheap o3ds so you can at least experience the library. if you have a (working) o3ds already, not really any point in getting a new one unless you REALLY want to play xenoblade on the go

 

sure, if i wanted to blow an extra $60 to improve the performance of a few games, i'd go for it. if you're concerned with budget, though, i don't see the point

**this assumes you can't find a good deal on a n3ds

 

I mean its not worth it if you don't like the new 3ds only games the PlayStation emulation is not perfect if you want better emulation you can get something that can emulate ps1 games for less than buying a new 3ds. Sun and moon still lag on 3ds not as bad as old 3ds but it does not get rid of all the lag so yeah if you got an old 3ds don't waste your money and buy a cheaper android handheld for emulation.