3DS News Thread

Chibi, Triforce, Yo-Kai, Paper Jam, and BSEL all on my radar. Good list. Hopefully if the Wii U does cede for the NX, the 3DS' line-up will have a late renaissance to compensate. Not like it's got much competition, or is lacking a userbase.

That list doesn't even include 3rd party, 3DS look very much alive and kicking where the Wii U list with TBC's looks very much of a system being replaced.

masofdas wrote:

It's a decent line up  but to me the only stand out is the Fire Emblem's and YO-KAI

The implication is that you're not fussed about Triforce Heroes. That's my number one most wanted 3DS game, that is.

I want it and I will buy but it's a spin-off where the two I pointed out to me are big games for the system.

Ah, didn't realise you were talking about overall system health and not your personal desire list. My mistake! Mi scusi.

I was talking a bit of both FE is my wanted by some way.

But on it's health, it looks better than the U even with spinoffs.

It does...

Anyway, there's a new StreetPass Puzzle puzzle in town today! No, wait, I mean . Details here.

Hmmm! As someone who enjoyed the Luminous Arc games, this looks like it might be one for me.

More RPGS

I've heard about this. Fun for all the family, then!

Is this a more awkward party than Monster Party?

...we need more of that boss design in games today.

Balladeer wrote:

I've heard about this.  Fun for all the family, then!

I've also heard about this! Colour me interested.

Push Square the PlayStation of NLife weren't big fans of the VITA Corpse Party, more games the better but quality no matter the content should be there.

I'm just disappointed it isn't Mario Party with added rotting corpses.

Let the damage control commence!

Nintendo wrote:

For the Nintendo 3DS, our strategy over the fiscal year ending March 2017 will be to revitalize the platform by launching major titles, and to reach broader demographics worldwide, including females and young consumers. The installed base in Japan is fairly saturated compared to other countries, meaning there is reduced opportunity to sell Nintendo 3DS hardware to new consumers. Our efforts will focus on sparking discussion and maintaining momentum among current owners of Nintendo 3DS hardware.
Due to our wide installed base, there are many titles, including major titles, from third-party software developers. Furthermore, there are many other unannounced titles, both first-party and third-party, that are proceeding with development. As in Japan, there are many more titles planned for future release (in North America), and other unannounced titles that are currently in development.

Well the mention of Japan and America specifically is a bit worrying. That said, I'm confident that most of the big games will make it over here, NoE's been good at that in recent times. I'm looking forward to Legend of Zelda: Zip Lash, Super Mario 3D Zip Lash, Star Fox Zip Lash, and Chibi-Robo Federation Force.

C'mon now the 3ds situation recently has been perfectly fine especially if you are an rpg fan & if something like Monster Hunter Generations which is basically a spin off from the main numbered series can make it to Europe I'm confident these unannounced titles will too.

I did say that I'm confident that the games will make it over, in pretty much those words!  But the 3DS now has to fill in for two consoles all year, with no NX launch build-up to take up the slack.

The main thing I'm worried about is how "megaton" (megaton is an adjective now) these "unannounced games" will be.  Nintendo could well be talking about Unannounced Pretentious Indie Gameplay-Free Wankshite 3, which might be a fine game but won't get the old blood pumping much.  Even Robo-Kirby isn't exactly a mega-game.  Zelda U and the NX line-up were to be those mega-games, and now these "unnanounced 3DS releases" will have to fill the void.

Presumably there's a MonHun game to tide you over, Jas.  I wish I had that luxury. (But I'm guessing you won't care about Pokémon S&M, the one megaton that does spring to my mind.)

ahh sorry I missed that part in your post.

Well, the 3ds has been picking up the slack for wii U for while now so what's another 9 months or so?

...you ain't far wrong. And because I've resolved to be cheerful, I'll respond to that by saying that thus far, the 3DS has managed to pick up most of the Wii U's slack thus far, and hope that it continues to do the same. This news is certainly better than Nintendo staying silent about Qs 3 and 4.

I'm pretty happy with the 3DS's line-up moving forwards - Fire Emblem, Pokemon S&M, a load of Dragon Quests, Kirby and even Metroid will be worth a look. If you didn't like RPGs though... and granted, I do have my PS4 to tide me over in the home console market, so maybe I'd be thinking differently if I had a Wii U instead of the PS4.

JayMoyles wrote:

Pokemon S&M

I'm probably way behind the rest of the internet in clicking that THAT is the abbreviation this gen.

Think of the children, Nintendo.

To be fair the & sign is just the fanbase making a (by now e-century old) pun. The series has never split the title letters up with the & sign before and I see no real reason to do it now.