17 if you count the JP release.
Given my previous 15 months +/- 2 months between release or announcement of one DS and a new one, I'd estimate that we can expect an announcement regarding the DS between now and late july.
I'd most likely place it at, or at least closer to E3 in June.
I was spot on for the last 5 or whatever fucking releases. baddood;
I still haven't even owned a regular 3DS yet :(
Quote from: … on March 23, 2016, 09:27:39 PM
I still haven't even owned a regular 3DS yet :(
I still have the original DS from 12 years ago.
the previous release schedule has made me completely unwilling to invest in a new DS lol
Between now and then the NX portable at least will be announced so yeah sure n_n
yeah the NX is supposed to be announced shortly before E3, which is a likely replacement for the 3DS, so yeah this should be about right
this might be the year they buck the trend, if only because the wii u's situation is far more dire than the 3ds's is and so they'd probably want to focus on replacing the wii u first
i think it would be crazy of nintendo to release both a new handheld and new home console in 2016, but we'll see i guess
Quote from: Tectron on March 23, 2016, 09:49:58 PM
this might be the year they buck the trend, if only because the wii u's situation is far more dire than the 3ds's is and so they'd probably want to focus on replacing the wii u first
i think it would be crazy of nintendo to release both a new handheld and new home console in 2016, but we'll see i guess
nintendo might just be crazy enough to do it
"might"
It's a trend that has really been in place for 12 years but given the state of the Wii U, and the change of leadership in the company, I could also see them breakign the trend.
If they are going to continue the trend, E3-ish is an obvious time for an announcement to be made. It's pushing it towards the late end of that cycle, but times it with a major industry event. If nothing is announced at E3, and instead focuses on the NX, I'd agree the trend probably has been broken and we won't see any announcement in 2016.
I don't really foresee nintendo making a NX portable and maintaining a separate DS line at the same time.
They tried that with the GCN, Gameboy, and DS back in 2004-2006 with the "three pillars" and pretty much saw almost all development for the gameboy cease.
Quote from: Khadafi on March 23, 2016, 09:25:56 PM
17 if you count the JP release.
for what it's worth, Japan's most recent 3DS-family hardware launch was less than a month ago.
The 2DS was first made available in Japan on February 27, 2016, exclusively in bundles for Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.
but it's not exactly a new release since the rest of the world has had it for almost two and a half years. Similarly, US only just got the smaller New 3DS in September (about a year after Japan).
That said, yeah, I expect a new Nintendo handheld soon. I'd probably say Wii U is still holding up much better in terms of hardware than 3DS, but they both seem to have dwindling software support as if in preparation for successors.
i'll miss the reign of the 3ds
it honestly is my favorite console of all time
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nintendo_portable_consoles
Look at the release dates of the gameboy line compared to the DS line. You have 7 releases over 16 years for the GB line vs 9 11 for the DS line.
Whether Nintendo continues the DS line with the next announcement or really does a "NX portable", which is doubtful, Nintendo needs to calm the fuck down with its release schedule.
While not as a drastic as a cell phone, it leads to minor fragmentation in terms of games being developed for a particular version that may or may not have the "enhanced" features. It bolsters sales for a while but when it comes to a gaming console where people could get 2-3 years out before any revision or 5-6 before any major console, it eventually leads to a deterrence of adoption.
A focus on improving online game play, which they're still lacking in, and a solid game lineup would get them further than milking its users into dropping $200 every 18-20 months on a handheld.
Quote from: Tectron on March 24, 2016, 06:50:38 PM
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
well including the 3ds' backwards compatible feature with ds and dsi, it had a fantastic library of games
all in one
i bring it with me everywhere
hopefully if some nx portable exists, i can transfer all of the shit i have on there.
Quote from: Tectron on March 24, 2016, 06:50:38 PM
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
are you talking about this monstrosity?
(http://splodinator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DS-Phat.jpg)
because EUGHHH
That was the greatest DS
i played MPH demo all day
The original DS is cool but every other revision of it has been leagues better.
yeah yer a damn buffoon if ya dont think the dsi wasnt the best iteration of the ds lol shits so cash minus maybe the battery life
The dsi was my favorite one. Best formfactor and it just looked nice.
and then matte finish fap;
Even the white ones had a matte finish so you could clean then super easily.
Quote from: C.Mongler on March 25, 2016, 08:34:42 AM
yeah yer a damn buffoon if ya dont think the dsi wasnt the best iteration of the ds lol shits so cash minus maybe the battery life
I'd say DSi is maybe in general the best DS, but it has two big limitations that make me believe DS Lite is still worth having: no GBA slot (some DS games use it) and region lock.
Original DS is completely pointless ever since the DS Lite released. It's bulky, has poor screens, awful touch accuracy, fragile shoulder buttons, loose hinge, worse speakers, bad stylus holder, tiny stylus, worse battery life, awful headphone jack placement, and a case design that seems to trap dust and dirt forever in the gaps and screen edges. I can't imagine why anybody would prefer it to any other DS model.
The only thing I preffered the original ds over the lite was the dpad.
For whatever reason, the dpad was better for me for games like contra 4 where I have to use diagonal inputs often.
Quote from: C.Mongler on March 25, 2016, 06:24:13 AM
Quote from: Tectron on March 24, 2016, 06:50:38 PM
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
are you talking about this monstrosity?
[spoiler](http://splodinator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DS-Phat.jpg)[/spoiler]
because EUGHHH
i mean the original ds line in general, of which the ds lite is my favorite for functionality reasons
[spoiler]
but the actual original model reserves a special place in my heart cry;[/spoiler]
Quote from: Loto on March 25, 2016, 11:05:28 AM
The only thing I preffered the original ds over the lite was the dpad.
For whatever reason, the dpad was better for me for games like contra 4 where I have to use diagonal inputs often.
yeah the lite has a slightly worse d pad and face buttons than either the grey brick or the dsi models lol
Quote from: C.Mongler on March 25, 2016, 06:24:13 AM
Quote from: Tectron on March 24, 2016, 06:50:38 PM
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
are you talking about this monstrosity?
(http://splodinator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DS-Phat.jpg)
because EUGHHH
Best prototype ever
I want a resurrection of the game boy line but I'm not sure that they would drop having screens at this point.
And there would be a break in backwards compatibility.
Quote from: bluaki on March 25, 2016, 10:55:38 AM
Quote from: C.Mongler on March 25, 2016, 08:34:42 AM
yeah yer a damn buffoon if ya dont think the dsi wasnt the best iteration of the ds lol shits so cash minus maybe the battery life
I'd say DSi is maybe in general the best DS, but it has two big limitations that make me believe DS Lite is still worth having: no GBA slot (some DS games use it) and region lock.
Original DS is completely pointless ever since the DS Lite released. It's bulky, has poor screens, awful touch accuracy, fragile shoulder buttons, loose hinge, worse speakers, bad stylus holder, tiny stylus, worse battery life, awful headphone jack placement, and a case design that seems to trap dust and dirt forever in the gaps and screen edges. I can't imagine why anybody would prefer it to any other DS model.
lol i bought the original ds
i just hate that gba carts stick out on the dslite and plus nostalgia values
i have no problem with it lol
Quote from: … on March 25, 2016, 08:48:10 PM
[spoiler]Quote from: C.Mongler on March 25, 2016, 06:24:13 AM
Quote from: Tectron on March 24, 2016, 06:50:38 PM
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
are you talking about this monstrosity?
(http://splodinator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DS-Phat.jpg)
because EUGHHH
[/spoiler]Best prototype ever
[spoiler=that honor goes to this beauty](http://i.imgur.com/YMbV0I0.jpg)[/spoiler]
Quote from: Tectron on March 26, 2016, 12:04:12 AM
Quote from: … on March 25, 2016, 08:48:10 PM
[spoiler]Quote from: C.Mongler on March 25, 2016, 06:24:13 AM
Quote from: Tectron on March 24, 2016, 06:50:38 PM
imo the original ds is infinitely better (except when it came to zelda) but maybe i'm just a nostalgia whore
are you talking about this monstrosity?
(http://splodinator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DS-Phat.jpg)
because EUGHHH
[/spoiler]Best prototype ever
[spoiler=that honor goes to this beauty](http://i.imgur.com/YMbV0I0.jpg)[/spoiler]
I should not have looked.
Although, it's not too far off.
The DS prototype looks like the "gaming handheld" you'd get from a Happy Meal
[spoiler=tru best prototype coming through fuccbois](http://i.imgur.com/DUTNR8C.jpg)[/spoiler]
Quote from: David on March 27, 2016, 04:23:34 PM
[spoiler=tru best prototype coming through fuccbois](http://i.imgur.com/DUTNR8C.jpg)[/spoiler]
ugly;
that actually did look p. nice
Looks like JMV was right with the Switch being announced
I just bought my fiance the galaxy New 3DS XL and my Yoshi 3DS is jealous.
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on March 23, 2016, 09:49:58 PM
this might be the year they buck the trend, if only because the wii u's situation is far more dire than the 3ds's is and so they'd probably want to focus on replacing the wii u first
i think it would be crazy of nintendo to release both a new handheld and new home console in 2016, but we'll see i guess
sorry to toot my own horn but this post preceded jmv's by several minutes