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General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: jeffmandm on February 27, 2019, 12:50:14 pm
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Since Pokémon Sword and Shield were announced for Switch during the Pokémon direct this morning, I personally think that at this point, once they come out late this year the 3DS will be nothing short of dead.
Now, there's a couple reasons why I think this is the case.
- Mario Kart 7, while a good game in its own right, is now dwarfed by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Need I say any more about this one?
- Pokemon Sword and Shield - Mind you, I know it's too early to tell, but I feel like interest in the system might wane because of this.
- Super Mario Party.
Granted, I know some people used to think the same thing for the GameCube, Wii and Wii U but, Melee aside (which itself has been dethroned from Evo this year), the emulation and homebrew scene are probably keeping the system slightly alive. To be fair, I'm also a bit pessimistic sometimes so I always jump to the worst possible outcomes. Regardless, what about you guys? What do you think? Does the 3DS stand much of a chance anymore now that the Switch has a lot of games on it worth playing? How much longer (in terms of years) does the 3DS have?
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3DS is obviously on the way out, has been for abit. Losing Pokemon is probably the biggest death knell for it, but I imagine it'll still keep going for another year or two with a small handful of releases.
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hopefully not much longer, that way switch support goes up and so does the amount of exploits on a 3ds
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it has been on its death bed for a while now but saying that its still profitable to make and still has a semi decent market that can easily make it one of the console outliers like ps2 being produced up until the ps4 was announced. interestingly enough according to vgchartz it still globally sells between 40k and 50k new systems a week which is still a few million a year and 300k to 500k new physical games a week.
I can easily see it continue for the next 2+ years.
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First party support will likely end before the end of the year. Games will probably release into 2020, but who can say.
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Tomorrow lol. ;D
3DS isn't dead yet? I really do think it'll be another 5 years like Vita because Nintendo will refuse to let it die to keep the sales it does get which is still quite a bit. Pokemon Sword and Shield should be the dagger in it's neck in terms of relevance though. I love 3DS very much but I sold mine along with all the games the moment Switch was released. It defeated it for me unfortunately :).
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it's already dead except some third parties. it was dead when switch dropped. nintendo always says they'll support an old system when the new comes out and they never do lol.
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I reckon that the new Pokémon games will definitely give the Switch a big boost, especially with people that have yet to get one, me for example, but I think the 3DS still has some fight left in it. I'm thinking by late 2020, but would venture to guess by early to mid 2021 we'll see the handheld fade away.
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First party support will likely end before the end of the year. Games will probably release into 2020, but who can say.
By 2022, there will still be Just Dance and FIFA releases on 3DS. ;)
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It sort of is already. Luigi's Mansion, which was just a port, was the last first party Nintendo game I remember coming out for it. I'm sure there will be a handful of decent third party games on it over the next year, but I can't see this being the case past 2020.
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Reggie will last longer than the 3DS
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The switch still hasn't the support of xbox or playstation, {ie install base} so here's hoping that the awesome handheld that is 3Ds can go on receiving titles that true portable/handheld lovers can continue to play. DS brand still is infinitely more portable than even switch, and has a long and massive following. I just can't believe in a world without a true portable game system. And no mobile phones do not count
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Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn may finally be the last release published by Nintendo. I believe this since they didn't even mention that game or the 3DS in the latest Nintendo Direct.
I think Target recently started clearing out their supply of 3DS games to make room for more Switch games so I could see by late next year stores no longer selling new 3DS product aside from GameStop.
Well, Walmart will probably have some titles kicking around since some still have PS2 and Wii games...
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First party support will likely end before the end of the year. Games will probably release into 2020, but who can say.
By 2022, there will still be Just Dance and FIFA releases on 3DS. ;)
Haha! I'm still curious if Just Dance 2020 will be on Wii and Wii U.
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I'd say Pokemon Sword & Shield being on the Switch really hit the Nail on the Coffin. .. Has it got any big releases on the way?
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The switch still hasn't the support of xbox or playstation, {ie install base} so here's hoping that the awesome handheld that is 3Ds can go on receiving titles that true portable/handheld lovers can continue to play. DS brand still is infinitely more portable than even switch, and has a long and massive following. I just can't believe in a world without a true portable game system. And no mobile phones do not count
The Switch has sold almost 33 million units in under 2 years. XB1 is around 38 million in almost triple the amount of time. Switch has nothing to worry about for the install base.
The 3DS is at nearly 75 million in nearly 8 years, so a lot more, sure, but if the Switch continues along this trajectory it will come close. The 3DS has peaked. It will be able to provide some supplemental revenue, but it’s done.
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I'd say Pokemon Sword & Shield being on the Switch really hit the Nail on the Coffin. .. Has it got any big releases on the way?
Unless they have a surprise at E3, there are no big release coming at all this year.
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I'd say Pokemon Sword & Shield being on the Switch really hit the Nail on the Coffin. .. Has it got any big releases on the way?
Etrian Odyssey: Nexus was the last big title that I was aware of and that just recently came out. I don't think there's any heavy hitters on the horizon.
Speaking of Pokemon Sword & Shield, I noticed someone has already made entries for the games on here. Really?! :o There's almost no information available other than title and logos but apparently that's enough to merit an entry I guess. ??? I don't get it but whatever floats one's boat. :P
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Speaking of Pokemon Sword & Shield, I noticed someone has already made entries for the games on here. Really?! :o There's almost no information available other than title and logos but apparently that's enough to merit an entry I guess. ??? I don't get it but whatever floats one's boat. :P
The games were announced officially and the website has an "Unreleased (but official)" option available, so that more than warrants the inclusion of the games to the database - the info can always be supplemented later on.
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Speaking of Pokemon Sword & Shield, I noticed someone has already made entries for the games on here. Really?! :o There's almost no information available other than title and logos but apparently that's enough to merit an entry I guess. ??? I don't get it but whatever floats one's boat. :P
The games were announced officially and the website has an "Unreleased (but official)" option available, so that more than warrants the inclusion of the games to the database - the info can always be supplemented later on.
Entries need their pictures scrubbed. Logos aren't boxart. :P
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Placeholder. They can always be replaced once the official box art is revealed.
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Placeholder. They can always be replaced once the official box art is revealed.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W8QRExBfQhs/hqdefault.jpg) :P
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The dude abides.
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Speaking of Pokemon Sword & Shield, I noticed someone has already made entries for the games on here. Really?! :o There's almost no information available other than title and logos but apparently that's enough to merit an entry I guess. ??? I don't get it but whatever floats one's boat. :P
The games were announced officially and the website has an "Unreleased (but official)" option available, so that more than warrants the inclusion of the games to the database - the info can always be supplemented later on.
Entries need their pictures scrubbed. Logos aren't boxart. :P
This site is a database foremost, so having items available as soon as possible is a good thing and does no harm at all. Those images are just placeholders and will be edited over once the official box art releases. Honestly, the thing to complain about is low quality entries for toys and items that have no business being here.
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[...] Honestly, the thing to complain about is low quality entries for toys and items that have no business being here.
...So long as they aren't related to video games - example (https://vgcollect.com/item/134442). Video game related swag (man, I hate that word) clearly has its place in the database.
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[...] Honestly, the thing to complain about is low quality entries for toys and items that have no business being here.
...So long as they aren't related to video games - example (https://vgcollect.com/item/134442). Video game related swag (man, I hate that word) clearly has its place in the database.
Or all of the commercially released films in the Promo Videos / Movies section: https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagvideos/17
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Anyone else picking up the new-ish Kirby game on the 3DS this week?
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Anyone else picking up the new-ish Kirby game on the 3DS this week?
Probably not right away, I know it's doubtful Nintendo games will ever get a price drop, but this is a port of Epic Yarn to the 3DS, and I have the Wii version so it's not on my radar for now.
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Anyone else picking up the new-ish Kirby game on the 3DS this week?
Already have it for the Wii; but I might pick it up later down the line...maybe.
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3DS has been on life support for at least 2 years now. Nintendo kept reiterating that they will support the 3DS all the way through 2019 but there is hardly any evidence to support that. In the last year, what have we gotten... Detective Pikachu and 3 ports? The 3DS doesn't even get a mention during Directs anymore. The system is dead. I'd say the last major release was Pokemon Sun & Moon at the end of 2016. Even when Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon came out it felt so unenthusiastic and lackluster. Don't get me wrong, I love the 3DS, it's probably my favorite handheld of all time (unless you count the Switch) but anyone who thinks the 3DS has been actively supported for the last year or two is just lying to themselves. It was on its way out ever since Switch came out. I'm just surprised it took Nintendo this long to kill the system for good. So to answer the question... the 3DS will probably officially be out of production this year. There's just no reason to continue pretending to support it. It had a great run, it lived a good life, now let's move on.