Skeletos311
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Update - Clarification from Nintendo Everything. http://nintendoeverything.com/clarification-on-3ds-successor-news/
Original Japanese report - http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/economy/article/20170201000176
Japanese Q&A transcript - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170203.pdf
Serkan Toto's Tweets - https://twitter.com/serkantoto/status/826993607525609472
Takashi Mochizuki's take - https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/826995141843914753
When asked about a next-gen portable, Kimishima starting out by saying that Switch and 3DS can co-exist. After all, the two devices have many differences in terms of elements such as form factor, weight, price, and games. Kimishima believes 3DS can be appealing for parents to purchase as their first gaming system for their children because of those factors. He concluded by saying that there is a different demand and market for 3DS as a portable system from Switch, and for a next handheld, Nintendo will keep considering it as always.
Nintendo's Shinya Takahashi chimed in as well. About a new portable, he explained that Nintendo is always thinking about its next game device, so the answer is ”We are always thinking about it" rather than there is or there isn't a 3DS successor.
Original Japanese report - http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/economy/article/20170201000176
Japanese Q&A transcript - https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170203.pdf
Serkan Toto's Tweets - https://twitter.com/serkantoto/status/826993607525609472
1) Sorry for the Nintendo tweet storms, but here is one more news item. Thanks to @gypsyOtoko for alerting me to a Kyoto Shinbun article.
2) In it, Nintendo president Kimishima is quoted as saying he considers a 3DS successor because he sees a need and market for it.
3) He doesn't give more details, but he seems to actually mean an entirely new machine , not a 3DS update or refresh. /end
Takashi Mochizuki's take - https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/826995141843914753
really? i didn't take it so. 3DS successor, VR, and new mobile partner..everything just say chance is open, which always is on anything.
@serkantoto based on context, my understanding is 3DS will run along with Switch for now. What would come afterward open possibility.
@mochi_wsj @serkantoto you'll get full transcript of the meeting from Nintendo soon, so you can make your own judgement.