Big if true:
>Nintendo also said that it is seeing robust demand for its 3DS family of handheld game consoles, which have exceeded lifetime worldwide sales of more than 20.4 million units. "In the United States we're on track to actually sell more Nintendo 3DS systems this year than we did last year," Fils-Aime said. "That's incredible for a system that has been out in the marketplace and is enjoying its seventh holiday right now."
>B-but the 3DS is dead!
Isn't this because 3DS got hacked wide open for the hundreth time?
>The 3DS is still selling well
>Nintendo will still support the 3DS
God bless Nintendo
The three pillars are real.
Only thing I use my 3DS for is 3D porn tho
>no more 3ds pokemon
>PS4 outsold 3ds in 4 years
F
I don't follow Pokemon, but is that true? They're moving it to the Switch?
Isn't that a big gamble?
Good, it's a great little budget device with lots of stuff to play.
At least the 3DS has games.
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>Despite firm sales of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Metroid: Samus Returns, overall software sales were 13.82 million units
>mfw Samus Returns sold well
Nintendofags should die
Nigga, mario sold 5 million in 2 weeks. You think a pokemon on switch is a gamble? It well sell millions of switches.
who's the guy on the bottom right
>At least the 3DS has games.
The best 3ds games are DS games.
Is that fucking Fernand
>Pokemon
>Gamble
It's literally the safest product I've ever seen released to sell well
Metroid 5 here we come
Metroid: Samus Returns didn't deserve best handheld game of the year.
>Mario Odyssey
>96
It's 97 again retard.
FUCKING COMMONERS
Sup fags
Yeah right. As if we were getting more games released for 3DS. It stays dead unless they release another Resident Evil, Rune Factory/Harvest Moon, or Metroid game. Which we all know won't fucking happen.
>robust demand for its 3DS family of handheld game consoles
well geeze, i wonder if this had to do with the black friday sales!
The 3DS can play DS games?
You didn't know? It can
What game did and why?
of course it can, full hardware BC, you can choose between upscaled and pixel perfect resolution
But you can't download DS games unless you hack it, but then it uses worse emulation
What I mean is that Pokemon games have historically always been released on handhelds
Sure, it'll sell well with Switch owners, but does everyone who owns a 3DS own a Switch? I guess I don't know Nintendo demographics very well. I would have thought that inexpensive availability was a big part of why Pokemon was popular.
Pokemon XY single handled boosted the sale of the 3ds for months user. It fucking worked on me
>B-but the 3DS is dead!
It is. There are no new game worth shit coming out, neither original titles nor sequels/remakes/etc. Not even fucking DLCs are coming out anymore, Resident Evil Revelations became stale as fuck, Advance Wars franchise is dead since DS(right after they finally released an actually good and balanced entry - Days of Ruin), Metroid's future is uncertain, Zelda games moved to Switch, Pokemon is meh.
It's dead, Jim.
If you were smart, you would have taken a bunch of cheap 3ds's, hack them, load up a SD card full of normie games (Pokemon, Mario, etc) and then resell it on eBay for a markup. Made almost 2 grand doing this during the Pokemon sun/moon hype.
Hey it's me Lukas you alright bro?
I'm a 30 years old male.
I tried the all the other Pokémon after Gold/Silver (original) and I really never liked them.
I tried Y during last weekend, and I falled in love again.
I dunno why...
As a weeab, it has game i'm looking forward to:
>DQXI
>Radiant Historia
>Strange Journey Redux
>Alliance Alive
>Persona Q2
>New Etrian Odyssey in development
I'm fairly sure that Nintendo will announce new titles soon in their January Direct
Mario is 97.
Can't play Kid Icarus on DS.
>no new games/sequels/remasters
>atlus alone have 5-7 games/sequels/remasters next year
>does everyone who owns a 3DS own a Switch?
Pokemon fans will buy whatever system Pokemon is on.
I'm so fucking excited for Alliance Alive you have no idea mate
Ever Oasis or Monster Hunter Stories
>Monster Hunter Stories
>>PS4 outsold 3ds in 4 years
Nintendo really really shat the bad when they launch the 3DS, it had a disastrous launch, remember the ambassador program?
>DQXI
Never got into those, I might give them a bash. Which one do you recommend for new to the series?
>Radiant Historia
You mean that "remake" that changes the characters drastically (poor Eruca) and adds nothing else to it? Meh.
>Strange Journey Redux
That shit again? What's so good about it anyway? I mean original game is almost identical to any other SMT games: story is alright but the gameplay is shallow as fuck (get demons, level them up, steal their skills, kill boss, rinse and repeat ad nauseam).
>Alliance Alive
Some new and original game? Tell me more.
>Persona Q2
Fair enough, might be cool.
>New Etrian Odyssey in development
Series has plenty of fans, granted. I'm not a fan of it really.
It has its problems, but Metroid only won because Nintendo fans forced it to win by spamming the votes
Literally no good 3DS games even came out this year. No wonder PS4 has already outsold it's lifetime sales
IMO x/y was as good as not baiting the original Ruby and Sapphire
here you go 3D Mariobabs
>People don't want the switch so much they're increasing sales on their last Gen handheld
Them not being able to outsell the fucking xbone is proof it's a failure.
>forced
imagine being this asshurt over a Metroid game
Samus Returns is legitimately good game, sod off.
I will be more than happy if Nintendo announce one of these games for 3DS in the next Direct
- Wario Land
- Wario Ware
- Advance Wars
- Golden Sun
- Another Zelda 2D
- New Skip Game
>making a lot of money
>planning new projects for it
>failure
You have a strange definition of failure.
I'm not saying it isn't, but people literally bought multiple copies of Samus Returns just to boost sales.
...
I would call it fans' dedication to the franchise. They really wanted Metroid to be great again and with Samus Returns it was proven that this can be done. Let's hope Nintendo don't screw it all up with the sequel (uh, Super Metroid remake?)
>sales now equals quality of game
Did everyone who owned a DS own a 3DS when Pokémon moved over there?
Did everyone who owned a GBA own a DS?
Didn't everyone with a GBC have a GBA?
Switch will be fine as a host for Pokémon, and people have been clamoring for a full size Pokémon game on console since forever.
BUT. I don't think the game will arrive before there's a revised Switch available with much better battery life.
>already
>four years
Funny man.
Thats because there no good alternatives, no oversized tablet with one good game not good alternative
If someone buys multiple copies of a game to prove they want it, they're still probably going to sell it on or give it as a gift, and more people will play Metroid, and fan base would be larger the next time.
At least that's the only thing that would make sense.
Switch isn't a handheld, though.
Everyone who played Pokemon knew they'd be getting a new game on the next handheld. It was a natural evolution.
It has 2 good games though.
>switch is not a handheld
>can be played in your hands
By what definition of handheld are you operating with then?
It is though. At least people who play pokémon are likely to use it as such.
40% of users already prefer to use it taht way.
If the battery life was better, no-one would say it wasn't a handheld. People are used to carrying tabphones and mini-tablets of around that size around anyway.
When the hell will they make a new one with updated hardware?
You are a man of refined taste
XY is a good experience even if it's a bad game
Like no redeeming replay value stupidest NPC and routes. Great re/introduction tool though
>Switch isn't a handheld
this
Never, the Switch is taking over.
DQXI is only confirmed for the PS4 right now.
So will Metroid 5 hit the 3DS or Switch?
I’m glad 2D Metroid is back and shut dumbass fags like you up.
Sakamoto said they’re done with remakes.
They did. It's called New 3DS.
They know westeners own PlayStation to play FIFA, right?
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So what's your favorite 3DS game Sup Forums?
High quality 2.5D platforming makes 3DS the true spiritual successor to the SNES. It is the quintessential timeless Nintendo device. It has a piece of the whole company's video game history, from the dual screens to the perfected 3-D. We really need 2.5D versions of Castlevania and Mega Man X and then we got it nailed. Switch is just a gimmick. 3DS is the underrated fun spot.
3DS is the new home of classic gaming. This is where you want to do all your remakes. Wario4Lyfe
3ds would work much better if it had more power. The resolution is really disappointing. Especially when I come from playing my vita. Too bad the vita had expensive memory and limited support.
As a person who owned three Nintendo DS but never a 3DS, I was always but off by the some of the bizarre design decisions, and I never felt developers tried to be as inventive with the software as they were on DS.
The resolution really isn't that much of an issue. But you're of course allowed to feel disappointment.
I do find it is an issue. I dont have an XL but I know someone that does and the upscaling becomes really apparent. If they just invested in a bit more power instead of the 3d function the 3ds wouldve been much better. Especially since it'll be the last handheld now mobile phones and the switch are out.
You really don't need much more power for the classic style of games it excels at.
So, anyone going to answer my question?
And they're going to release the next one on the new handheld. Where's the confusion?
>has libraries of nes, snes, gba, nds, and 3ds
>costs dirt cheap
>portable
Who wouldn't want it?
>Switch isn't a handheld, though.
Did the PSP stop being a handheld when they released those video out cables? It's a handheld, idiot.
Switch. 3ds is its deathbed.
>which have exceeded lifetime worldwide sales of more than 20.4 million units.
Why would they say 20.4 million units? The 3DS has sold almost 69 million units.
I think you do if you want a better resolution which would make the games hold up much better.
Why would anyone want to play that?
Okay
>Golden Sun
Fuck the stupid Switch
No 3D
No Dual Screen
Not even backwards compatible
What a garbage "successor", we're supposed to be going forward, not back
The worst part is that they fucking got away with releasing a DOWNGRADED device and calling it a successor.
I don't get it. Why it gets worse after the hack?
>poor Eruca
Yeah, I'm sure she'll miss being an ugly dyke
Fuck off nigger.
I Will fuck my 3DS so hardly if Nintendo just announce an Advance Wars, Wario or Golden Sun.
JUST