The bigger trend is clear though: dedicated handheld consoles are a dying breed. The Nintendo 3DS has sold only 17 million units, far less than the 150 million Nintendo DS units or 81 million Game Boy Advance units the company has sold. Meanwhile, mobile gaming is expected to become an $18 billion industry by 2014, driven by cheap, casual games available on smartphone app stores.
When I saw this I knew this guy was trolling!Like the DS moved those kinda units in little over a ye...
@ Ziggurcat
O.k. "buddy" I'll keep reaching as long as you keep trolling! I love how you guys are "in the know" it's funny as hell! I don't see how it's "painfully" obvious that the WiiU isn't that much more powerful, to me it seems "painfully" obvious that you just want that to be the case...anyways seems to me that being able to run the best of current gen graphics with barely any development time right out the gate makes ...
Day one buy for me..I can't wait to see most of my current games on the "big screen"..also no more eye strain or handcramps! I imagine the viewing angle for 3D will be far superior too!
Hahaha...wow-what a stupid as- statement..just wow..
Oh sh-t you've seen the specs for Sony and Microsoft's next gen systems? For that matter you must have access to a WiiU that you've reversed engineered to know exactly how much power is under the hood..awesome thanks for the heads up!
Reggie stated during the direct video that they have not even started on the DLC yet..they are shipping a COMPLETE game first then taking fan input and feedback before making new levels for download-seems not only the RIGHT way but the best way in my opinion.
So I need three hands multiple devices and dep ass pockets to achieve half of what the WiiU offers in a single and far cheaper product? Yeah umm no thanks..
Your comment is complete "rubbish"...you "know" nothing troll..
Twilight Princess is my all time fave..I know it's everybody's favorite one to bash but to me the pacing(except for the first hour or so),graphics,story,music,and length are unsurpassed by any other in the series. I've been a devoted fan since I saw my babysitter as a five year old pop in his new copy of the first Zelda and TP still resonates with me the most which is why I play it yearly without fail..
Well said...much better put than the writer of this article,differing opinions are what make this world great-I respect that the series isn't for everybody what game is? But to think Nintendo should change an entire series to keep a handful of non Zelda gamers happy is just ludicrous.
Troll much? Anyways besides your stupid ass comment I'm looking forward to how a Zelda game is going to work..apparently this troll above me forgot what the highest rated series is..
Will compare favorably with future 360 and PS3 games? Yeah um it's already doing that..this writer is so much fail..
You are trolling so hard..racism and everything-you ain't black moron.
Huh?
It sounds like the writer of this blog wants Zelda to be a different series than it is..that's fine for his opinion but I kinda like my Zelda games to be ya know-like Zelda games!
What compelling games for the Multi touch devices are devised around such control? If anything(and I have plenty of games for my GS2) Multi touch "games" suck..sloppy at best horribly inaccurate at worst,I prefer the tactile feel of true 1:1 stylus controls(it's like an extra joystick or button) over laggy control for multi touch..don't believe me try drawing some squiggly lines on your
Capacitive screen..then draw those same squiggly lines on a Resistive screen-see...
This is not news..anybody with even a passing interest in Nintendo knows that they begin drafting ideas for their new consoles(and portables)practically as soon as new systems hit the shelves..I thought this was common knowledge?
You and me both man..Retro can do NO wrong!
Yeah I've had no problems with the 3DS' single friend code either..it's quite simple and fast..even better if your local-bubble up for both of ya!
Sounds pretty stupid..like we don't have enough so called "Mature" fps..if mario ever touches a gun and is in first person he ceases to be Mario..A lot of us fans like our Mario games to be like Mario games..if certain gamers don't like those kinda games then more power to em'-that's why you got your Xbox's and your Ps3's-leave my Mario alone.