3DS Release Date Leak

[Lordnine]

Just saw this in google news. May not be true but I'm hopeful.

If accessory designers are to be believed, Japanese fans awaiting Nintendo's 3DS may see a November launch.

[TiLT]

That's really nothing new. It's been stated multiple times that they expect to release the console in Japan this year, and Europe and USA next year.

[Eel Snave]

....and the 3DS is discontinued.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/2144 ... otal-sales

I actually really liked my 3DS. I never had a problem with the 3D. I thought Super Mario 3D Land was one of the best games I'd ever played, and there was a LOT of quality games put out for it. I'll miss the little guy.

[hitbyambulance]

i got a few good hours out of the DS... can't say the same about the 3DS. tho i did get mine second-hand from someone on here (i think it was skinnypuppy??) and i think i have many (most?) of the decent physical-release games for it. i should buy into the Switch but i'm just kinda ehhhhh on it - my gaming hours have decreased significantly over the past decade in the attempt to do other things with my life. (on the upside, i'm getting a crazy amount of reading of the old classics accomplished)

[Sudy]

It had a great run. Ten years if you consider the different models to be one system. Even longer if you include the original DS as a stretch.

I never got a 3DS, though I had a good time with it whenever I visited my little sister and checked hers out. The reality is that any time I have for mobile gaming, I'd just be using my phone these days. You can mobile game when not on the go, sure. And some titles/situations warrant it... I played a lot of DS at a time when there were limited screens where I was living. But these days I don't share my PC with anyone, and there are a billion good games that I already don't have enough time to play on that platform.

Definitely have fond memories of the DS though... I bought mine from someone here as well, and was able to catch up on a lot of the good GBA titles. I only have a little experience with the Switch and I know it's designed to be portable, but it still feels a little cumbersome in contrast to these form factors, and a little too valuable/fragile. Maybe my opinion would change if I spent more time with one though. It's definitely the best implentation of the unification of home and mobile consoles so far, and is something worth striving for by pro-consumer hardware developers. (Which I think Nintendo generally is in terms of their hardware. In terms of their online content systems and copyright management, no--definitely not.)

[Skinypupy]

I actually really liked my 3DS. I never had a problem with the 3D.

I liked the 3DS, but always turned the 3D feature off.

Final Fantasy Theatrhythm was probably my favorite game on the system.