Nintendo confirms news on 3DS, Nintendo Switch future that will affect PS5, Xbox Scorpio
ANYONE THINKING about buying a new console will want to know these facts about the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch before they start thinking about an Xbox Scorpio or PS5.
Sales have have been so good that Nintendo have already put in place plans to increase manufacturing efforts of their new console, which they have been talking up as taking on the Wii in terms of audience size.
However, buying the Nintendo 3DS or the new Nintendo 2DS XL may seem like a bad move right now.
The Nintendo Switch games list is starting to grow and is expected to be the Japanese games giant’s main concern for the foreseeable future.
It was predicted that the Nintendo Switch would cannibalise the 3DS market share, meaning it would likely go the same way as the Wii U.
However, countering this idea, Nintendo look set to keep supplying top games for their current handheld systems, and are even open to expanding their hardware options further.
Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima appears to have signalled this idea, while also calling into question the traditional lifecycle for the 3DS, 2DS and Nintendo Switch.
And while the Xbox Scorpio and PS5 won’t be direct competitors with the Nintendo 3DS, the idea that the Nintendo Switch could keep going well into the future without a natural lifecycle limit in place, will need to be factored in.
Talking during an investor Q&A, Kimishima is quoted as saying: “New Nintendo 2DS XL has screens that are the same large size as the New Nintendo 3DS XL, and can play more than 1000 Nintendo 3DS titles already released, at a very desirable price point.
“Our expectation is that if we are able to continue to provide enjoyable software, we will always meet the needs of consumers who want to continue playing on the existing Nintendo 3DS series.
“To that end, we are always thinking about what kinds of software consumers are going to want, and evaluating our hardware cycles to make sure that we are meeting that need.
“This means that our product lifecycles are not going to last for a set number of years, but will be flexible enough to change when required by changing consumer needs.
“In general, this is the sort of thinking we want to adopt for all our hardware development.
“We want to have flexible hardware cycles where the launch of new hardware sets off the development of the next hardware that will respond to consumer trends.”
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