theprodigy
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were it any other fighting game franchise I'd agree, but I doubt Nintendo fans are just going to pack it up and pass on SSB4 entirely
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Why isn't anyone overreacting for the 3DS?
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were it any other fighting game franchise I'd agree, but I doubt Nintendo fans are just going to pack it up and pass on SSB4 entirely
That goes for any next gen platform though. For me, the next PS4 game I plan to get is Destiny. Unless... some 3rd party publishers start announcing titles that will fill this drought.
PS: Destiny doesn't release until September by the way... it's a good thing I have my Wii U and 3DS / Vita as a backup.
ElectricKaibutsu
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I predict the announcement of many games for 2014.
metalslimer
Member
Right most of the fans in the west I believe will get a Wii U for it rather than play it cramped on their 3DSes. It's just the nature of the game that it will probably play better on a console with more control options.
The difference is that I don't own any next gen platform
Be that as it may, the other two platforms aren't any different. It'll be awhile before some of their good titles get released too.
because while we don't know alot about 2014 on the platform, games have been successful enough that developers continue to support it, atleast from Japan
Puzzle and Dragon Z jumped over from mobile and found a lot of success, and possibly more will follow from that example. There's still Smash, Bravely Default, Kirby, Yoshi's Island, and more from Nintendo. Who knows how much could be revealed in a Direct.
Hell, we didn't know about LBW until only afew months before release.
Puzzle and Dragon Z jumped over from mobile and found a lot of success, and possibly more will follow from that example. There's still Smash, Bravely Default, Kirby, Yoshi's Island, and more from Nintendo. Who knows how much could be revealed in a Direct.
Hell, we didn't know about LBW until only afew months before release.
The difference just is that we know that the 3DS is past its prime. With Nintendo focusing on Wii U and most this parties avoiding the platform, I'm just not too hopeful.
My backlog is so huge (for all consoles) that I wouldn't mind if in 2014 we get no games worth picking up. I still haven't played Fire Emblem, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Bravely Default, ALBW, VLR (or 999 for that matter)... I have 41 OG DS games and I have finished 11 of them. I don't want new games! Great "news".
The Vita has had its fair share of doom and gloom, not to mention the 3DS before it got the big price cut that helped spur sales.
I blame the lack of a gamepad for no one overreacting to the 3DS
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kittens
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I sold my 3DS yesterday. There's literally no announced games I care about for it. I'd rather spend the money on burritos or rent.
Reasons have been listed, and I'll list another one that people may or may not agree with. Sorry, but I just don't compare consoles to handhelds. It's not the same. A great lineup for a handheld is pitiful when compared to a console. That said, the 3DS is still more promising than the Wii-U, which is terribly sad.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Bravely Default, Ace Attorney vs Professor Layton, and unannounced games...should be a fine year.
There are already many titles incoming and confirmed for an overseas release, but it's true we need to know about more. Nintendo Directs will surely help.
Not expecting another 2014, though. It's difficult to see such a big amount of games for two consecutive years. Still, right now the first half is potentially far better than 2012's first half, just under 2013's for goodness.
Not expecting another 2014, though. It's difficult to see such a big amount of games for two consecutive years. Still, right now the first half is potentially far better than 2012's first half, just under 2013's for goodness.
CamHostage
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Portable games aren't on the same PR cycle as console games. A console game, they'll show you it six-nine-twelve months ahead of time, sometimes even longer (though I don't think anybody feels good about having to do a second E3 showing.) Portable games, they don't do the same level of advanced PR/pre-ordering. Partly that is because the games are generally given less development time. Partly that is because they're less high-profile titles both to the press/PR and to the fanbase. (Even though these were huge hits, how many Pokemon X/Y or Zelda ALBT videos did you watch before buying? And in that same times, how many WatchDogs or GTA5 videos did you watch?) And partly, that's due to old habits where portable games don't drive pre-orders in the same quantities and so stores don't book these games that far in advance.
Couple this with Nintendo's weird new PR strategy where they pull titles out of their Nintendo Direct magic hat and expect them to sell no matter when they're first announced, and you have a very slim line-up every single year for every single portable platform, yet a system like 3DS will still have people at the end of the year going, "Huh? I'm surprised how good a year 3DS had!"
...Vita's slim retail line-up sadly will probably not generate the same responses.
Couple this with Nintendo's weird new PR strategy where they pull titles out of their Nintendo Direct magic hat and expect them to sell no matter when they're first announced, and you have a very slim line-up every single year for every single portable platform, yet a system like 3DS will still have people at the end of the year going, "Huh? I'm surprised how good a year 3DS had!"
...Vita's slim retail line-up sadly will probably not generate the same responses.
FlyingSaucer
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The elephant in the room isn't the 3DS line-up for 2014 (the console has games, no mistakes), but the downward trend in hardware sales.
Hours Left
Member
Because there's nothing to overreact about?
The 3DS is doing fine, and I'm not worried about it lacking in games, especially after the incredible year it just had.
The 3DS is doing fine, and I'm not worried about it lacking in games, especially after the incredible year it just had.
Agent_J
Banned
If you needed money for rent and burritos why bother wasting money on luxuries you couldn't afford in the first place?
People like you don't make any sense.
In case you're not trolling, why even sell your games? Don't you ever want to replay them?
I'm only looking forward to Super Smash Bros. and Bravely Default. Hopefully more titles get announced (Metroid, pleeeeease!)
Nervous Sausage
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I agree with this. Hardcore SSB fans that have been playing this franchise for years are going to want to stay playing on a big TV with a group of friends in the same room. Only one person needs to have the game and console too, so I doubt many groups of friends are going to want to each shell out for their own copy and their own 3DS just so they can play on a tiny screen with worse controls. I think the Smash Bros audience are the types of people that would buy a Wii U just to play it, rather than settle for the 3DS version OR the type of people that wouldn't buy the game or console anyway, but would rather free load off their friends. I know I'll be free loading off my friends who bought a Wii U in anticipation for this game.
IdreamofHIME
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The 3DS has Smash Bros, which I still say will out sell the rest of the series combined.
Brawl alone sold over 11.5 million copies and the other games weren't exactly low sellers either so I kinda doubt it.
gingerbeardman
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That was 2011/12
2013 was stellar.
2014 could also be great.
Every Time I Die
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this year is looking slim for me as a whole, although January/February tend to be bleaker months for any outlook on media for me (film and music included).
I don't think there is a single game after Q1 that I am committed to picking up (unless Hotline Miami 2 actually comes out this year)
I don't think there is a single game after Q1 that I am committed to picking up (unless Hotline Miami 2 actually comes out this year)
I'm not informed so i won't judge the lineup but i see people saying "because it had an awesome 2013", ok but OP is talking about 2014, people can still play 2013 games but the 2014 lineup should be judged on its own.
Why Sony has not an official release calendar page?
maybe i didn't see it?
There's a decent amount of games, plus catch up with 2013. I'll be playing 3DS games a lot too if I go through with importing a Japanese 3DS (been considering doing this for a while but haven't pulled the trigger yet, every time a game I was going to import gets a localization announced I decide not to).
Honestly 2013 seems like it'll have a decent spread between a plethora of platforms for me. There's like, a handful of games on the Wii U, 3DS, Vita, PS3, and PS4 each that I all want, with no focus on one specific platform. I'll probably end up picking up a decent amount of PC games too.
Honestly 2013 seems like it'll have a decent spread between a plethora of platforms for me. There's like, a handful of games on the Wii U, 3DS, Vita, PS3, and PS4 each that I all want, with no focus on one specific platform. I'll probably end up picking up a decent amount of PC games too.
I don't think it's such a stretch to believe that would happen. Looks like OoT3D took Grezzo a year to develop and their latest project Flower Town (part of that StreetPass DLC thing Nintendo did) was released in June 2013. So maybe we could see Majora's Mask 3D around summer this year? I wouldn't mind.
stump sock
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even if Bravely Default is the only 3DS game I get all year, it'll still be a good year.
http://www.howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=14968
70 hours. That's going to take me forever to get through.
http://www.howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=14968
70 hours. That's going to take me forever to get through.
Have you got a link to anything about Contra for 3DS?
I have to admit, I'm looking forward to Shovel Knight more than anything else, but I'll still pick up Yoshi's Island, Smash Bros, Ace Attorney vs Layton and a few others.
Monster Hunter 4G in 2015 means next year is already sorted for me on portables
You have a point, but there are 42 million 3DSs out there, in contrast to little over 5m WiiU. I think it's easy to say the 3DS version has potencial to outshine it's big brother's sales. I know for a fact I'll be getting only the handheld version for now.
Not to thread Hi-jack.
I've already got a 3DSXL but it's tied to my region. Friends going to the states and thinking of getting a 2DS since most games seems to crazy expensive on the eshop via my region (Local currency vs Pound Sterling. Games cost more than twice of local pricing).
so my two questions are as follows:
1) What is the eshop price for Fire Embalm; Luigi's Mansion; Link between worlds, in the states?
2) Is there anything I should know about the 2DS that's a negative point? (Screen quality vs 3DSXL; Ergonomics etc)
I've already got a 3DSXL but it's tied to my region. Friends going to the states and thinking of getting a 2DS since most games seems to crazy expensive on the eshop via my region (Local currency vs Pound Sterling. Games cost more than twice of local pricing).
so my two questions are as follows:
1) What is the eshop price for Fire Embalm; Luigi's Mansion; Link between worlds, in the states?
2) Is there anything I should know about the 2DS that's a negative point? (Screen quality vs 3DSXL; Ergonomics etc)
sixteen-bit
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Smash and PQ are my most anticipated 2014 titles
IdreamofHIME
Member
Numbers for the others are sketchy, but it's around 20million for total franchise sales.
It's doable.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
I think people aren't panicking about the 3DS yet because they haven't realised what a dire situation it is in.
The Ps4 Looks Great
Banned
care to enlighten us
GeekyDad
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Think I'm starting to zero in on your problem.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Didn't Iwata mention others had become interested by this?
1) $40+tax. I think you'll have to set the country to Canada (do this before setting an NNID, if you choose to use one) to be able to use a foreign card. Canadian prices should be similar so much cheaper. I'm feeling I should have done that now as local deals have been disappointing enough that full RRP North American eShop is appealing.
2) Ergonomics of 2DS is nice (see if you can demo one in GAME or something). Screens are tiny original 3DS ones so the picture will appear sharper. Speakers are worse than the bad 3DS XL ones (they are mono only so headphones).
