The 3DS is approaching its 2 year anniversary on March 27. In anticipation, I felt that I should speak on the state of the hand held 2 years later.
When the 3DS first started it showed promise of a hand held that can truly show off great games. After the launch time period 3DS had a huge hurdle, the high price and lack of compelling games created a perception that showed Nintendo was going to have an uphill battle. We all know content is what drives hardware sales and the 3DS had its fare share of post launch issues. Something changed within Nintendo, a few months after, they decided to lower the price and give gamer's what they wanted the most, games. Nintendo has given us some of the best games seen on a portable. Games like Super Mario Land, Zelda Ocarina of time, Starfox, Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil Revelations, Kid Icarus, Heroes of Ruin, Kingdom Hearts, Code of Princess and many others have showcased that Nintendo is definitely a leader in handhelds for a reason. Fast forward to 2013 and the 3DS is off to a fantastic start. For a hand held device competing with phones, tablets and the PSVita you can tell 3DS is truly flourishing. In the last 2 months and the last 2 Nintendo direct's, yes 2(Including Japan'a briefing on Thursday, February 21st ). Nintendo has managed to showcase some truly incredible games. They have also provided a list of games coming in the first 3 quarters and beyond. Please read below.
Note- Many of these games are out already.
Nintendo 3DS
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 3D
Monster High Skultimate Roller Maze
Naruto Powerful Shippuden
Brain Age: Concentration Training
Fire Emblem Awakening
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins - April 21, (Entirely different game w/missions set 2 years before the Wii U version)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
Mario and Luigi Dream Team
Mario Golf World Tour
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Disney Infiniti
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Project X Zone
Japan
Tomodachi Collection
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
Ghost World Watch
Super Robot Wars UX
Monster Hunter 4
This impressive lineup is just the beginning of what Nintendo has shown us. There are still reports of many Japanese games being converted for american audiences and E3 is going to be another great time to showcase more games. I personally would like to see Nintendo bring to america Ex Troopers (The game has caught my attention since last year). What do you gamers think about Nintendo in 2013?
Microsoft’s status as a leading publisher is assured, but weak new financials cast doubt on its strategic transition and way forward.
I mean… at this point, it feels less like they’re “repositioning” Xbox as a hardware business and more like they’re just slowly ghosting the idea altogether. Outside the US, the console barely registers as a real, properly supported product. In some markets, people genuinely don’t know if it’s still officially sold or if the entire supply now comes from independent importers.
So my guess is that “Xbox” will stop being something you buy and start being something you log into. A brand for streaming, publishing, and apps that eventually becomes completely tied to an active subscription. And if that wasn’t "ambitious" enough, I am betting they will also try to use it as a life raft for their equally shaky AI business. So in the not so distant future, we will probably start seeing Xbox ads sprinkled with the usual AI fairy dust. Maybe it is real time translation powered by intelligence. Maybe it is some cloud side frame generation miracle. Maybe it is just a chatbot acting like a another player, etc.
Either way, I am sure it is coming sooner rather than later, because nothing says the future of gaming quite like another service that really wants you to forget you ever owned anything in the first place.
the rumors are, their releasing a beast of a console / Pc which will run rings around the the PS6
"its Going to Be a Very Premium, Very High-End Curated Experience" - Xbox president Sarah Bond
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TG writes: In the dead of night, you pull your battered van up to yet another abandoned house, heart already pounding as the dashboard lights flicker and your instruments start whispering impossible readings. What waits inside isn’t a ghost—it’s something far stranger, something that watches you back, and tonight it might finally decide you’re worth taking. So, gamer—is UFOPHILIA on PS5 worth your time?
It's amazing just how much this system managed to turn itself around. From "doomed flop" to roaring success. Hopefully the Wii U can do a similar turn-around from its January sales. Honestly I think Nintendo will be fine this year. They did things without a great deal of planning and their new platforms' initial performance suffered a bit, but in the long run I think they will be just fine.
Yea 3DS has an amazing line up this year. Makes me wonder what Nintednos gonna have in 2014. Cause they're using some big guns already.