Wombat
Trakanon Raider
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- 1,095
Yet again, the unmentioned story is Nintendo's worrying sales... of the 3DS.
Sub 130k, when all of the existing tentpoles (they still have Smash coming, unlike previous gens) are out, is just not good. I'm not sure even the GBA-ish sales arc they were mirroring is believable anymore.
Or to review, compared to last gen, the handheld is shrinking markedly, the console is a footnote, and now they went to spread their development staff even thinner on some sort of lifestyle device, with no guarantee any interesting ideas can't be instantly copied for smartphones.
The next three or four years could be gruesome to watch.
Sub 130k, when all of the existing tentpoles (they still have Smash coming, unlike previous gens) are out, is just not good. I'm not sure even the GBA-ish sales arc they were mirroring is believable anymore.
Or to review, compared to last gen, the handheld is shrinking markedly, the console is a footnote, and now they went to spread their development staff even thinner on some sort of lifestyle device, with no guarantee any interesting ideas can't be instantly copied for smartphones.
The next three or four years could be gruesome to watch.