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IGN Rumor: Nintendo Revealing New Hardware at E3 [Up: MCV + Videogamer]
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TwofaceTomahawk
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A new version of the 3DS would be awesome.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Good luck if you abandon ship on the WiiU and how willing people might be in supporting a new console. 3DS still doing well so I don't think they need new HW at this time hand held wise.
Banjotanooki
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It would be suicide.
No way would they reveal Zelda U and talk about new Wii U games if they're showing a new console.
No way would they reveal Zelda U and talk about new Wii U games if they're showing a new console.
Wii New, abreviate as the WiN
ArchedThunder
Banned
I love that people are saying they are going off of the source code for the E3 site when he said that he has been told by multiple people, including someone who used to work at Nintendo and someone from a third party dev. I'm not saying that the rumor is true, but still.
Father_Brain
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Revealing a 3DS successor for a (mid-?) 2015 launch would absolutely make sense, considering the platform's recent sales trend. However, I doubt Nintendo is ready yet.
Omegasquash
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Yup. I think it's too soon to expect anything massive.
JetBlackPanda
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Hero of Legend
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I'd highly welcome the 3DS successor. Isn't it about the same period between the GBA launch and the DS unveiling?
Quality of life
Akibastman
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Nintendo, all we do is WiiN.
alfredofroylan
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Twilight Princess was a Cube game that ended up on the Wii, so there's still a chance.
Linkstrikesback
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Depends if they want to target low end or high end.
Dunno about the low end, but they could go all the way and release a more tablet like 3DS with a screen much larger even than the XL. Obviously it would still include physical buttons.
It's extremely unlikely that there won't be a new 3DS revision this year though (would be the first year without a new handheld revision in 4~5 years)
LegendofLex
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No one said new "console." Just new "hardware."
Goldenmoney
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Wii QoL.
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"bad" recent sales trend = announce new hardware coming out in more than a year from now so even less people buy a 3DS today
the 3DS is fine. I doubt there's even a revision coming.
Steve Youngblood
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I wonder if Smash is going to transition to being a launch title for this new Wii 3 device.
First thing that came to my mind lol
And I don't think whatever the QoL thing is, is going to be revealed during E3 time.
Pancakes R Us
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I see the pre-E3 rumour hype train is in full force. Guys, please keep your expectations in check and prepare to check into the majorly disappointment hotel. This is Nintendo. Expect another crappy 'digital event' like last year.
Syphon Filter
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what is that?
LegendofLex
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I get the impression from Nintendo's discussions of their future architecture that they want to dump 3DS as soon as possible. Everything they invest in it will be deadweight within a few years.
At a gaming event?
Flame Lord
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Maybe a new portable? I mean, it made sense that the DS stayed around so long considering how much it sold, but I hear the 3DS isn't selling as well, and the time between the GBA and DS was 3 years.
A Wii add-on, the original Wii is making a comeback.
friskykillface
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next year would be my guess
why do it this year when you got smash and other games releasing
why do it this year when you got smash and other games releasing
Steve Youngblood
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I'm banking on the 1DS.
GalacticMouse
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They were pretty clear on the NVC episode that all they heard was "new hardware." They then went on to speculate that it's far more likely to be a revision, new SKU, etc. rather than a new platform.
In fairness to them, they said that the reason there isn't an article on the site (IGN, that is) about it is that they don't have enough to go on...but it was a fun thing to speculate about on a podcast. Also, if Nintendo announces a Smash Bros Limited Edition 3DS, they're technically right...so it's not that much of a reach to talk about it.
In fairness to them, they said that the reason there isn't an article on the site (IGN, that is) about it is that they don't have enough to go on...but it was a fun thing to speculate about on a podcast. Also, if Nintendo announces a Smash Bros Limited Edition 3DS, they're technically right...so it's not that much of a reach to talk about it.
almost, but it's a pretty outdated way to look at things. Console cycles have changed drastically. the DS lasted 7 years.
block tower
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If it's QoL Tech. then meh.
If it's a new handheld. then hype.
If it's a Wii U redesign or new console or beefed up Wii U. color me interested, but i'm not sure how this additional hardware, whether new or a redesign, fits in the current dynamic of Nintendo's ecosystem?
the part about hearing news regarding new hardware from a third party makes me think Wii U redesign, i can't imagine Nintendo would be able to keep a completely new console secret once third parties are involved.
If it's a new handheld. then hype.
If it's a Wii U redesign or new console or beefed up Wii U. color me interested, but i'm not sure how this additional hardware, whether new or a redesign, fits in the current dynamic of Nintendo's ecosystem?
the part about hearing news regarding new hardware from a third party makes me think Wii U redesign, i can't imagine Nintendo would be able to keep a completely new console secret once third parties are involved.
FaintDeftone
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I highly doubt a new handheld or console will be shown. If hardware does exist, it'll be in the form of a revision to existing hardware.
dugdug
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Same here. Guess I'll wait till after E3.
boclfon479
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I can see them doing it like the wii U:
Announce it this year at E3, then go into more detail at E3-2015 and release it that winter/spring.
Of course this would work if it was a portable because a shorter lifespan for a portable is acceptable IMO solely because if you look at the capabilities of the vita and 3ds, and the fact that the 3ds is shying away from 3d, a new, beefier non-3d handheld could work great for Nintendo. Especially if that's why we haven't heard anything about cross-accessible VC games.
Then again, this is just my opinion. The lifespan of the DS was ~6-7 years, and the 3DS is nowhere near that old yet, but just announcing it to ensure hype could be a good thing for Nintendo.
Guess we will find out in a few weeks
Announce it this year at E3, then go into more detail at E3-2015 and release it that winter/spring.
Of course this would work if it was a portable because a shorter lifespan for a portable is acceptable IMO solely because if you look at the capabilities of the vita and 3ds, and the fact that the 3ds is shying away from 3d, a new, beefier non-3d handheld could work great for Nintendo. Especially if that's why we haven't heard anything about cross-accessible VC games.
Then again, this is just my opinion. The lifespan of the DS was ~6-7 years, and the 3DS is nowhere near that old yet, but just announcing it to ensure hype could be a good thing for Nintendo.
Guess we will find out in a few weeks
But they already released that. Remember how hard it bombed?
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