I wouldn't worry, that article basically says it doesn't spell doom, with the emphasis being on what nintendo needs to do (other than cut the price) to ensure a good future for the handheld.
Even the PSP-3000 is more expensive than the 3DS in the UK at the moment and it's a last generation handheld that undeniably costs less to manufacture - Sony must be making money off of it.
That's a good thing - it means they running natively on the ARM architecture (like DS games on 3DS) rather than via emulation, so they'll play exactly like they should.
I'm pretty sure it means next generation handheld graphics - in which case this very much bodes true, depending on the developers making the games of course.
I'd love to see more puzzles. A lot more puzzles. There's something so perfectly random about the puzzle element which goes well with StreetPassing with random people you walk past.
Could agree with you more, Rrobba. Couldn't agree with you more.
Edit: though I just remembered the tabloid newspapers in the UK have ruined 3DS's 3D effect reputation with lies, so I imagine Nintendo will be avoiding marketing the 3D aspect as fiercely as they once were. Shame :(
As I mentioned above, Nintendo have made it so third parties can't put free content up on eShop, yet they can (as you've seen with Pokedex 3D). Therefore Capcom had no choice but to charge for their demo.
It's Nintendo's fault. They didn't allow third parties to host content on eShop for free, hence that demo and Konami's LovePlus transfer tool from DS to 3DS cost 200 yen, yet their own software - Pokedex 3D - is free.
Nice! The EU version of the game's boxart is also different to both this and the older version for some reason, too...
I regret never playing the original myself - would love to play it on eShop though. Reminds me of the hilarious Spy Vs Spy faceoffs you get in Team Fortress 2 XD
Totally agreed. I wonder how the other publishers (like Konami) have been doing?
Read the article before commenting - it's about the first four months, which haven't been great (something that makes me feel sad inside). In the UK (where the article was written) 3DS hasn't been at all successful, one reason being tabloid newspapers like The Sun writing nonsense about it and ruining its reputation. Sad, but true :(
They probably priced the 3DS too high to begin with and overestimated demand - likely due to how Wii was priced too low (the system was going on ebay for silly amounts of money when it launched to low supply). Had they launched in 2010 with less supply (but likely higher demand due to the buying season in winter) things might have been better, as they delayed the 3DS until 2011 to manufacture 4 million of them.
Absolutely - and the DS Lite recently saw a price drop to $100. $120-130 would be nice for a DSi.
Brilliant list, I was expecting to see Final Fantasy VII at the top, but I was glad VI got the top place. It's the better RPG, with far swifter pacing and hasn't aged as badly as VII has. It didn't make the RPG genre popular in the west like VII did, mind you, which is a shame.
It's summer lineup consists of about three games - and while they are decent, it's hardly something to crow about. Autumn/Winter are looking great though.
Agreed - can't believe they'd give dev kits to Gameloft (who are making eShop's only game until the Winter) over Team Meat. Not sure why...you'd think they'd want as many developers working on eShop content as possible.
It's not - look at Deadly Premonition objectively and it's a genuinely innovative game, especially with regards to its narrative, which, like Majora's Mask on the N64, can only be done in a videogame. It's far more ambitious than Heavy Rain, and works far better as a videogame.
That being said, it doesn't mean you'll enjoy Deadly Premonition, but it's highly recommended.
In fact, the game exists on PS3 in Japan, and it's awesome. Import it - the speech is in English, though it's probably best to play the localised 360 edition.
You do remind me of what GameCentral wrote about JRPGs in a feature:
"A victim of both rising production costs on the HD consoles and a lack of innovation compared to their Western counterparts, the genre is not yet dead but it is clearly headed that way unless there is significant change."