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I'm assuming the Switch replaces the Wii U. But will the 3DS live on? I assume the answer there is yes as well, but the lines between the two products is gettin

I'm assuming the Switch replaces the Wii U. But will the 3DS live on? I assume the answer there is yes as well, but the lines between the two products is getting really blurry, isn't it?

bigtunacan 10y ago
This is the same question that's in my mind. With it's form factor it could potentially replace both. Part of the issue is going to come down to pricing. With a handheld each person needs their own device. If this can be kept sub $200 it's sort of a no brained. If it is priced similarly to consoles today it's a harder sell. I am also left wondering if this could end up sold as different packages. It could be packaged as a full console edition and a handheld only lite edition at different price points.
- komali2 10y ago
  I disagree that it will replace both. The DS brings ruggedness and a smaller form factor. I can't see me bringing this little flimsy tablet with probably max ~8 hours of battery life with me on one of my travels. My 3DS has had no trouble being thrown into a ruck and dragged across SE Asia needing a charge a week.
  - bigtunacan 10y ago
    Maybe I didn't convey it clearly, but this is what I was trying to get at by different packages and price points. Consider how the 3DS is marketed. I can buy the cheap 2DS, the middle of the road 3DS, or the high end 3DS XL (might even be missing some options). At the end of the day they all play the same games. I bought the 2DS for my 3 kids because it is cheap, but also because it is the most rugged with it's non folding uni-body so they are less likely to break it. I bought the 3DS XL for myself because I have poor eyesight and need the bigger screen and I'm less likely to break it. If Nintendo does something along these lines I suspect people would buy multiple Switches per household. Based on their history it's not unreasonable to suspect that something like this is in the works. I doubt it would happen at launch since, but over time I will not be at all surprised to see different versions of this system offered.
  - flukus 10y ago
    They could always release the same device in a smaller form factor at some point.
    - djur 10y ago
      This is my guess. Since it uses cartridges and a single screen, there's nothing stopping them from selling a version which is a single smaller unit with better battery life but without TV/local multiplayer capabilities.
wodenokoto 10y ago
I doubt it will be priced as cheap as the DS, but hopefully it'll play DS games so you don't need to own both and will be able to play multiplayer against DS owners.
- favadi 10y ago
  I doubt that it will play DS games, because the DS has 2 screens places vertically.
  - bigtunacan 10y ago
    It wouldn't be ideal, but the Wii U allows some of this with the stock controller and using split screen.
MollyR 10y ago
Its on purpose. The Wii U did horribly (comparatively) and 3DS did really well. This seems like clever business move to me.
Pxtl 10y ago
Presumably the 3DS will march on for a year or two until Nintendo can make a smaller, cheaper version of the Switch.
rtpg 10y ago
my assumption is that this will always cost at least 2 (3 even) times as much as the 3DS

I'm assuming the Switch replaces the Wii U. But will the 3DS live on? I assume the answer there is yes as well, but the lines between the two products is getting really blurry, isn't it?

bigtunacan 10y ago

This is the same question that's in my mind. With it's form factor it could potentially replace both. Part of the issue is going to come down to pricing. With a handheld each person needs their own device. If this can be kept sub $200 it's sort of a no brained. If it is priced similarly to consoles today it's a harder sell. I am also left wondering if this could end up sold as different packages. It could be packaged as a full console edition and a handheld only lite edition at different price points.

komali2 10y ago
I disagree that it will replace both. The DS brings ruggedness and a smaller form factor. I can't see me bringing this little flimsy tablet with probably max ~8 hours of battery life with me on one of my travels. My 3DS has had no trouble being thrown into a ruck and dragged across SE Asia needing a charge a week.
- bigtunacan 10y ago
  Maybe I didn't convey it clearly, but this is what I was trying to get at by different packages and price points. Consider how the 3DS is marketed. I can buy the cheap 2DS, the middle of the road 3DS, or the high end 3DS XL (might even be missing some options). At the end of the day they all play the same games. I bought the 2DS for my 3 kids because it is cheap, but also because it is the most rugged with it's non folding uni-body so they are less likely to break it. I bought the 3DS XL for myself because I have poor eyesight and need the bigger screen and I'm less likely to break it. If Nintendo does something along these lines I suspect people would buy multiple Switches per household. Based on their history it's not unreasonable to suspect that something like this is in the works. I doubt it would happen at launch since, but over time I will not be at all surprised to see different versions of this system offered.
- flukus 10y ago
  They could always release the same device in a smaller form factor at some point.
  - djur 10y ago
    This is my guess. Since it uses cartridges and a single screen, there's nothing stopping them from selling a version which is a single smaller unit with better battery life but without TV/local multiplayer capabilities.

wodenokoto 10y ago

I doubt it will be priced as cheap as the DS, but hopefully it'll play DS games so you don't need to own both and will be able to play multiplayer against DS owners.

favadi 10y ago
I doubt that it will play DS games, because the DS has 2 screens places vertically.
- bigtunacan 10y ago
  It wouldn't be ideal, but the Wii U allows some of this with the stock controller and using split screen.

MollyR 10y ago

Its on purpose. The Wii U did horribly (comparatively) and 3DS did really well. This seems like clever business move to me.

Pxtl 10y ago

Presumably the 3DS will march on for a year or two until Nintendo can make a smaller, cheaper version of the Switch.

rtpg 10y ago

my assumption is that this will always cost at least 2 (3 even) times as much as the 3DS