Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade - BBC News 📦

8    17 Sep 2020 17:35 by u/lordnazgul

4 comments

3 u/MattyJV 17 Sep 2020 20:52
I'm actually amazed. Overall, it was a good system. But with cellphone gaming... will Nintendo enter the cellphone market?????
3 u/lordnazgul [OP] 17 Sep 2020 22:10
You know, I was prepared to type out a bunch of reasons why I don't think Nintendo would enter the smartphone market, but honestly, I don't think anyone knows the direction this company will go from one day to the next. We'll see. I just wish there were more options in the handheld console market than just the Switch now -- but I think smartphone "gaming" and streaming services like Xcloud will probably dominate that arena.
2 u/_Ruq_ 18 Sep 2020 07:59
I still think the switch could revolutionize the smartphone gaming market if they desired. Imagine this idea: They launch a "Nintendo Gaming" app for android devices, which allows you to play switch games on your android; and launched an accompanying smartphone case that let you attach joycons to it. My samsung has a bigger screen than the switch does...
1 u/_Ruq_ 18 Sep 2020 07:57
I owned the original 3DS for a while. A good handheld. I always enjoyed the interface animations/sounds and that little bit of music that played when you hovered over a game. Something the switch kinda lacks, it's a little too barebones.