9 replies to this topic

[crazyman03]

As everybody knows, the 3DS came out around a year and a half ago. I personally believe that's great, but there is something about this that will have to be addressed sometime, and I think it would be in Nintendo's best interest to work on this sooner better than later. My question to you is: When will Nintendo create something new and fresh for their portable lineup of systems. Nintendo has been milking updated systems of the DS for years now, and that cow can't be milked much longer. They need to come up with something good and quick, because they are taking a hit from people wanting to play games on their phones and tablets. Nintendo hit it home with the idea of having dual screen action with a touch screen, but they now have to up the ante and make something new. I had better not see them creating something with even more screens or something like that, because that would just be throwing themselves straight into the toilet. Does anyone agree with me on this?

(I would assume that they are also going to do this with the Wii, but I will let that fly a bit longer because home consoles tend to do the same thing.)

[SDDMN]

I think Nintendo's next handheld system will be HD, but I have no idea what the gimmick might be.

[Hank Hill]

When will Nintendo create something new and fresh for their portable lineup of systems. Nintendo has been milking updated systems of the DS for years now, and that cow can't be milked much longer. They need to come up with something good and quick, because they are taking a hit from people wanting to play games on their phones and tablets.

Last I checked, the 3DS is outpacing the DS in terms of sales. That hardly looks or sounds like "taking a hit from people wanting to play games on their phones and tablets."

As for their next system, I still like the DS design as a whole. I'd imagine that it would support 3DS games as well as possibly bringing portable HD gaming to a Nintendo handheld, and a built-in second slide pad. It could be argued that Nintendo is milking the DS design, and they probably are. All I know is you don't fix what isn't broken, and the DS concept is far from broken. Why completely change a good thing?

Edited by GameCollector, 04 December 2012 - 07:48 PM.

[AndyG]

Nintendo confirmed a while back that they were already working on the successor to the 3DS, mind you this would be the early planning stages.
Anyway i'm sure nintendo wouldn't release another DS after 4 different types of them (not including XL), anyway the 3DS is only a year and a half old, they won't be releasing a new handheld to it's actually needed.

Nintendo confirmed a while back that they were already working on the successor to the 3DS, mind you this would be the early planning stages.
Anyway i'm sure nintendo wouldn't release another DS after 4 different types of them (not including XL), anyway the 3DS is only a year and a half old, they won't be releasing a new handheld to it's actually needed.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

I'm loving what they are doing with 3DS, picking myself one up soon, hopefully.

[xile6]

Idk what your talking about. The Nintendo ds line is do great.
Look at the psp and ps vita they both took a dump. The ps vita is a great handheld but lack or games to fix.

The 3ds does have games coming out ever about ever other month. Nintendo also does well with there 1st party line up.
So i really dont think they should change it. If they change anything then it should be a gamepad handle system. lol. The only thing big N needs to do is push out more games, lower the price of there eshop games, and up the graphic some and all is good in my book.

Also all these tablet and cellphone games arent anything to me. They dont kill the gaming market. The only people i know that buys and plays those are old people that would buy a gaming system.
I brought GTA 3 on my s2 and its crap. It looks good but controls are funny and just not right for me. id rather play gta china wars on the ds or psp. Also had dead space and same thing.
The only think i play on my phone is angry bird and thats when waiting in line or picking someone up and waiting.

Im sorry i just play real games. So tablets and phones IMO dont even show up on my radar.

And nintendo is doing just fine, just needs to up the graphic and get some good 3rd party

Edited by xile6, 04 December 2012 - 08:28 PM.

[crazyman03]

All of you are true from what i have read. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of the DS etc. I agree with all of you, in the sense that it needs better graphics and such. I still love playing my DS Lite, I die a bit on the inside when I cant.
Also on another point, when I said that they were taking a hit from people playing on their smartphones and tablets, these are just facts I heard from various sources on the internet, not based on what I see or do. I don't have a smartphone or tablet, so it doesn't really apply to me or most of the people I know. I play full on retail games. I believe that most Smartphone/tablet games are pointless gimmicks to me. I am on Nintendo's side here. It may not seem like it, but I am.
Any questions?

[Ghost]

I think Nintendo's next handheld system will be HD, but I have no idea what the gimmick might be.

Maybe it won't have a gimmick?

[Keviin]

The 3DS is selling BETTER than the DS did in the same point of its lifespan last time I checked, even though I don't know a ridiculous amount of people that own one like a regular DS. I think however, the change to a new platform will be made sooner than with the DS (so, sooner than 6 years, more like 4 or 5 max) because of the overused smartphone arguments, people won't keep on buying the 3DS as they did with the DS. I also think the hardware will be outdated pretty soon, and in a few years a portable console with HD graphics from (near) Wii U quality should be available. I don't think it will have 3D and I'm curious if they will keep the DS family alive... 2 screens might be too gimmicky in a few years, and there won't be many creative ideas left. But if they ditch that aspect, I think it will be just a 'normal' handheld like the Vita (but better). I can't think of any "gimmicks" right now they can use.

[Tricky Sonic]

Iwata already stated the successor to the DS line is being developed and is much different than any previous handheld they put out.

Edited by TrickySx4, 05 December 2012 - 08:07 AM.