Read from Time and Gamesindustry biz on Nintendo's support for 3DS:
Nintendo has pledged to continue its support for the 3DS, despite having no new games to announce for the platform at E3 2019.
Speaking with Time, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser responded to a direct question about "the fate" of the 3DS, which was conspicuously absent from the E3 Nintendo Direct.
Bowser admitted that Nintendo had "no games to announce on 3DS at this show," but he claimed that the absence of 3DS titles was down to a calculated decision to focus on the Switch.
"But our 3DS business continues to do quite well. Retailers continue to support both the hardware and the software," he said. "And as long as there's consumer demand for 3DS, we'll continue to support it.
"In fact, we believe it's a great entry point for young gamers. A 2DS at $79 with a game included is a great value proposition for a young gamer coming into the Nintendo ecosystem."
"If you look at the Switch line-up at E3, you'll note the games all have something in common: they're almost all sequels to 3DS games," he said.
"It's possibly more a quirk of the development cycle than a deliberate strategy, but this creates a decent opportunity for Nintendo to upgrade its 75 million-strong 3DS fanbase to its new console. The content certainly enables them to do that."
Nintendo has pledged to continue its support for the 3DS, despite having no new games to announce for the platform at E3 2019.
Speaking with Time, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser responded to a direct question about "the fate" of the 3DS, which was conspicuously absent from the E3 Nintendo Direct.
Bowser admitted that Nintendo had "no games to announce on 3DS at this show," but he claimed that the absence of 3DS titles was down to a calculated decision to focus on the Switch.
"But our 3DS business continues to do quite well. Retailers continue to support both the hardware and the software," he said. "And as long as there's consumer demand for 3DS, we'll continue to support it.
"In fact, we believe it's a great entry point for young gamers. A 2DS at $79 with a game included is a great value proposition for a young gamer coming into the Nintendo ecosystem."
"If you look at the Switch line-up at E3, you'll note the games all have something in common: they're almost all sequels to 3DS games," he said.
"It's possibly more a quirk of the development cycle than a deliberate strategy, but this creates a decent opportunity for Nintendo to upgrade its 75 million-strong 3DS fanbase to its new console. The content certainly enables them to do that."
