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This doesn't compete with the 3DS, according to Nintendo, in the same way the Macbook doesn't compete with the Air. * 3DS XL MSRP: $199 * Switch Lite MSRP: $1
by yardie 7y ago
This doesn't compete with the 3DS, according to Nintendo, in the same way the Macbook doesn't compete with the Air.
* 3DS XL MSRP: $199
* Switch Lite MSRP: $199
Except for the 3DS' deep bench of games how exactly don't they compete.
- onli 7y agoOf course they compete. Nintendo just said releasing the Switch Lite does not mean they will end support for the 3DS, "as long as there is demand". Which is smart probably, the 3DS is really popular and sells well. If it continues to sell (maybe because of the game library or the lower price of the 2DS?) why stop it without reason?
- jamesgeck0 7y agoThe 3DS family is in some equivalent of maintenance mode. You can still buy them, but nobody is making new games anymore.
- sametmax 7y agoThey will probably lower the price of the 3DS after at the same time. They also don't target the same population. 3DS targets small kids, it's surdy, and have low graphic capabilities. You put it in their bag back, for a long car ride, etc. The Switch is a family console. The adults play it. We have diablo on it. But it got only a 3h lasting battery and it's more likely to break.
- surge 7y agoYep, I let my 4 year old play a 2DS, the Switch is too cherished to let them run around with, kids get mad and throw things.
- fiblye 7y agoNintendo also said the DS didn't compete with the GBA and the Game Boy line would remain a third pillar. The GBA was abandoned the day the DS launched. 3DS game releases have also almost entirely died with the Switch's success.
- mcphage 7y ago> The GBA was abandoned the day the DS launched. Well, I think the GBA wasn't abandoned until the day it became clear that the DS was a mega-hit. They hedged their bets up until then.
- jamesgeck0 7y agoIt's getting harder and harder to find the 3DS XL. The $120 2DS XL has taken over as the flagship device for the 3DS family.
- colejohnson66 7y agoI just bought a brand new New 3DS XL (Pikachu edition) off Amazon for $213 last week
- jamesgeck0 7y agoI didn't say impossible to find. But they've been slowly disappearing from physical retailers in northeast Georgia for the past year.
- dangus 7y agoThe New 3DS XL is no longer manufactured from what I can tell. The 2DS XL is $150. The 2DS is $79. I suspect those remaining 2DS models may also be discontinued after/for the upcoming holiday season.