To be honest I'm glad it isn't for 3DS. Don't know why but nearly all my RPG gaming is done on handhelds. I've come to prefer it that way since the Vita. Whereas the 3DS is such a bad piece of equipment to play on, I hate the "controller" couldn't care less about the graphics...kinda. So even if it was the spammy DS perfectly remade I would have gladly bought it on the Vita. I love that D-pad as well as the sticks. Plus the sound is better even if I decide to analog that sucker.
Anyway, not here to bash on the 3DS.. even though I hated what had happened with Abyss, first game I picked up and haven't managed to play more than a few hours... Just saying I'm actually a bit excited for this...now lets hope the rumor is true.
While I agree that the Vita's the more comfortable handheld and has better ergonomics/sound/etc, I do think if they developed a 3DS game (that isn't a port like Abyss and that upcoming mobile port) they'd give it more of a budget due to the platform being healthier. I'm curious to see what their 3DS efforts will look like in the future.
Maybe localize both? Iirc they were also some other DS RPGs that were now just localized for 3DS (Inazuma, some SMT...)
I'd like a 2D Tales.
While this would be amazing, they don't share scripts or anything and I can't see them devoting resources to localize both.