Shame there's not a real date for when this will be released. If you check the estimated arrival date, it says between 4/28-5/3, but I doubt they'll actually be shipping cards today. I am very curious as to when in may we'll see this update!
The PS3 slim has been $300 for how long now? They can definitely release a more powerful machine for $300 by 2012. Something that can run most games at 1080p at 60fps is really as good as you can do anyway on todays HDTV's. Make it 3D ready, slap in a decent sized hard drive (even directly booting off of 32 GB SD cards would allow a decent file size limit for download titles - especially if they moved to flash memory carts for retail game storage like in the DS - no loading time, no need to put whole games on the hard drive like on PS360).
I'm just worried about controller costs. I hope they continue with motion control somewhat (and improve on it) and a traditional controller with a screen is cool but along with improved motion controllers is expensive. I guess Kinect, Move, and Wii Fit have shown people are willing to pay a lot for extra accessories, especially if you have decent game bundles.
That being said, it's surprising it's being announced now if it will be a holiday 2012 release, which is standard for home consoles. Maybe it'll be a spring release like the 3DS? That'd be nice, because you'd probably see fewer shortages.
We got a remake of Zelda already on the 3DS, and there's a good chance we'll see the GBA port on VC. I'd rather see a new zelda too. Nintendo is planning on doing 3D classics for download, so maybe this will be one of them. Hopefully they'll keep all the new stuff from the GBA port, if they do this.
I would love to see Retro take the wheel with a new Starfox. Really, they seem to have quite the range (shooters/2D platfomers), so any IP they work on, I'll be excited for.
I'm sure DS support will continue - but I doubt you will see much out of Nintendo's dev teams/second parties, since they'll be focused on building the 3DS library to make it worthwhile to future buyers. You'll still see some stuff from 3rd parties that haven't made it out yet. I wouldn't expect any "good" games to come out after next year. I mean, most of what's on PS2 now is "Dora the Explorer" type games for little kids, whose parents probably figure they don't need to get a 3 year old a top of the line system.
I'm impressed with these numbers, because there don't seem to be shortages in the US. Maybe because it's not a holiday launch, which is nice. Maybe preordering has gotten more popular, so they can better judge the numbers too.
/me can't decide if I can't wait for shop update to buy 3DS or happy that I have a slow period to work through the backlog.
The bosses in OoT are some of the best. Videos are fine, though it does take away the satisfaction of finding things solving puzzles. They probably won't have one to help with the one skultula/heart piece you missed though.
It didn't go too well for eBay speculators, if they did. Last I checked the 3DS has been selling at or below retail price. Surprisingly, Ninty actually got enough stock out. I've had no trouble finding ones for sale.
Really good review guys. I know you guys aren't medical specialists, but I'm always impressed with how these "non-game" apps are treated on this site. Very professional and focused on how well the package works (user-friendliness, controls, etc.)
For those who just came on to say "this game sux, haha lame" - Newsflash - it's not a game, and it's not for you. I know Wii Fit is pretty popular with pregnant women, because most of the exercises are low impact and many safe to do even until you're fairly far along in pregnancy. Something like this would be a nice addendum to that. 50% of the population can get pregnant and most of that 50% will at some point. So many people will have to worry about this eventually, and it's not as niche as you might think.
There's been a fair amount of research coming out in the past few years showing how Wii Fit is being used effectively as physical therapy. It would be nice to see more stuff like this developed that people can use in their own home to supplement PT and lower medical costs. I'm not sure if the sub $15 software download model will be profitable enough to put together truly useful PT routines for various conditions/issues.
The opening song from the title screen (zelda's lullaby on ocarina with bg accompaniment) is playing in my head now. I may have to play my GCN disc before I get this one, I'm so excited!
Nice boxart. Still sort of wish they had done Wind Waker instead (then you could play that whole trilogy on the 3DS, plus they could have put the dungeons that were cut from the original back in). This will be nice to have though, so I can play Master Quest even if I sell my Wii and can't play the GCN disc anymore.
/plays A Link to the Past in excitement to prepare.
This contest is sort of an oddity, if it's established users mainly winning (though, I haven't heard of 2 of them). Generally, contest comment threads are full of comments about having never seen any of the winners before on the comments/forums, so it's mostly new users/lurkers. NLife definitely isn't biased towards regular users.
This would be much more interesting to me if it had a white WM+. White is the iconic Wii color...why are they abandoning it? I'll probably only pick it if it's cheap unbundled.
Best Sonic Anniversary gift for me: hearing that Triple Trouble and other Game Gear games would be on the 3DS. Awww Yeeeaaah! Triple Trouble without having to pull out my old GG!
That's a shame for them. Luckily Netflix is still doing well (though if companies start metering internet like AT&T is trying to do, it won't last forever).
It's not really fair to compare portables to home consoles: 1 family=1 Xbox and/or PS3 but 1 DS per person.
You also have to factor in people upgrading. There have been 3 different DS models, and the newer ones offered significant advantages making upgrades worthwhile for many. That doesn't really happen with home consoles (no reason to buy a PS3 slim if you have a PS3). I guess this would lead to a larger second-hand market, but it's still something to consider.
If they come out with a new system this year or next year, it would be silly to spend the $ on 3D capability. 3D uptake is so low now (everyone got hd tvs in the last 5 years...ppl. won't upgrade until they start dying, prices drop, and 3d channels are available). That will probably start happening in the next 6 years, but it shouldn't be as much of an issue hd was. They'll have to think of something new, or it will just be "Nindendo PS3 Move" without 3d.
He's got a point. WW BARELY has demos. You have to fight to be one of the couple released every week, they're in a separate section, and they only stay up for a month so only a small percentage of games have demos at any given time. At that point, is it even worth taking the time to make one? M$oft, PSN, and Steam will keep them up permanently. Even the iPhone lets you make free "lite" versions that also stay up forever for people to try.
With so much else out there, I wouldn't bother either.
There are only 2 actual Nintendo Game & Watch games on the site (Zelda, which isn't up yet, and DK Jr.). Chef is actually a Russian clone, so it's not like the end of the world if this site has to remove those two games. I don't think they're making money off this site, so it's not the end of the world.
Still, I'd pay an extra buck for this game, given how good I've heard it is, and it'd still be cheaper than the DS cart. Guess they've made all they will from those, so now it can go on the VC. Glad I held out to play this game on the glory of the big TV!
I wish they had included more locations than Wuhu island too. I've already flown around the entire thing on Wii Sports Resort. I played the demo, and it just didn't seem all that interesting or fun. Perhaps the later missions get more interesting- but fly to a certain point and take a picture? I mean, how different is that than getting the sightseeing spots on WSR?
It IS a really neat demo for the 3DS, and I wouldn't be surprised if the main purpose of this game was to show off the 3D effect on demo console units in stores. Just doesn't seem worth $40 for me. I'd rather see a Star Fox 64 sequel (I know the remake is coming out, but I already have that on VC, so whatever).
I don't have a huge issue with Nintendo being the final say in prices - they better understand the entire library of their downloadable games, so can properly compare to see where a new game fits in.
However, I would like to see more collaboration with devs in the initial price setting phase, and more importantly later on if a game isn't selling well. I think they avoid price drops to keep old games from stealing thunder from new releases (though, it basically means games only really have a shot at selling well as new releases). Sega's shown that Nintendo is amenable to sales, but hopefully they'll make it easier for some smaller publishers. Older games will need price drops too compete - especially as they're getting price drops on other platforms. Hopefully, for us, Nintendo will realize this instead of sticking with their "majority sales near launch" model.
I think devs will be sadder about their game never reaching the sales threshold and getting absolutely zero money from Nintendo than seeing their game drop in price to $1.
No news here. I don't get the whining. It's not like the "Garage developers" don't have anywhere they can release their games. There's the apple store, the android store, etc. If they have an idea that generates a profit - well, then they're professionals, and they won't have any issue moving to Nintendo hardware.
If Nintendo gave out dev kits as cheaply as Apple did, and wanted to maintain a the current level of quality for their games/apps (given there are very few updates when games release buggy), they would have to do A LOT of quality control and testing that apple doesn't have to do (people complain - no problem, just release updates). There would be a lot of devs who waste their money when they find out they CAN'T get through the approval process (even a lot of smaller professional indie devs get delayed a lot). This way the market on mobile devices filters the competent "garage devs" out, so Nintendo doesn't have to.
Feel sort of bad for those who dropped the cash on the retail version and missed out on an exclusive minigame for the DSiWare version. That's sort of a jerk move by PopCap.
Can't decide if I want to get the minigames included for $8.00 or if I want to get only the adventure mode on the app store for $3.00. I may just wait and see if some of the minigames are added to the app store version in updates before I take the plunge.
I'm hoping they keep the original game intact, as I'm thinking this will be my main version of the game once I get a Wii2, and I can't play the Zelda collector's GCN disk anymore. I wouldn't be surprised to see some art galleries and multiplayer minigames like in the DS Zeldas. I wouldn't mind longer dungeons/extra dungeons either - as long as there's an option to play retro.
1) Adult casual gamers who may have gotten DS/Gameboys in the past for Tetris and Brainage will be playing mainly on their smartphones. The "Blue Ocean" strategy that worked for Wii anymore.
2) 3DSWare will not be successful without a complete price overhall when App Store games are cheaper and offer the same experience (many will be direct ports). Most adult 3DS owners will have a smartphone. Kids don't have credit cards, so won't be able to impulse buy on the shop - where's the market?
3) Nintendo will continue to make profits in the handheld realm for the foreseeable future as long as there is pokemon. You can bet kids everywhere will be putting it on their wish list too after playing it with 3D at Toys 'R Us or Gamestop.
4) It could become mainly a kid's console. Core gamers will probably see better versions of Street Fighter/Metal Gear/etc. released on NGP, and the 3DS will suffer the Wii's fate: gimped ports and games moving to the HD system upgraded. Nintendo's obviously trying to focus more on "core gamers" with their releases - but they're competing directly with Sony in a market that may not be large enough to support two consoles.
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Re: Iwata: Wii Successor to "Offer New Ways to Play In the Home"
DS/3DS player plz.
Re: Come On In for Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D's Intro Movie
@HyperKnuckles
Awesome photoshop!
I can't wait to get this. Yes, I can play it on the big screen with my GCN MQ disk, but I don't care! Wantwantwant! Damn nostalgia.
Re: BestBuy Lists $20 3DS Cash Card for the eShop's eWallet
Shame there's not a real date for when this will be released. If you check the estimated arrival date, it says between 4/28-5/3, but I doubt they'll actually be shipping cards today. I am very curious as to when in may we'll see this update!
Re: Nintendo Confirms New Console
The PS3 slim has been $300 for how long now? They can definitely release a more powerful machine for $300 by 2012. Something that can run most games at 1080p at 60fps is really as good as you can do anyway on todays HDTV's. Make it 3D ready, slap in a decent sized hard drive (even directly booting off of 32 GB SD cards would allow a decent file size limit for download titles - especially if they moved to flash memory carts for retail game storage like in the DS - no loading time, no need to put whole games on the hard drive like on PS360).
I'm just worried about controller costs. I hope they continue with motion control somewhat (and improve on it) and a traditional controller with a screen is cool but along with improved motion controllers is expensive. I guess Kinect, Move, and Wii Fit have shown people are willing to pay a lot for extra accessories, especially if you have decent game bundles.
That being said, it's surprising it's being announced now if it will be a holiday 2012 release, which is standard for home consoles. Maybe it'll be a spring release like the 3DS? That'd be nice, because you'd probably see fewer shortages.
Re: Another Zelda Remake for 3DS?
We got a remake of Zelda already on the 3DS, and there's a good chance we'll see the GBA port on VC. I'd rather see a new zelda too. Nintendo is planning on doing 3D classics for download, so maybe this will be one of them. Hopefully they'll keep all the new stuff from the GBA port, if they do this.
Re: Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version to Hit 3DS eShop at Launch
Put my hat in the "I also am curious as to the eshop launch date" ring.
Re: Super Mario 3DS Combines Galaxy and Mario 64, Out This Year
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Re: Rumour: Could This Be the Next Nintendo Console?
@Raylax
Best system ever! It all makes sense now. How come Eonuma doesn't talk to me though? I also beat MQ without the guide.
/Rages
On topic, this is totally fake. The controllers look too much like IGN's fake mockup.
Re: Rumour: Retro Studios Working on Game for Wii Successor
I would love to see Retro take the wheel with a new Starfox. Really, they seem to have quite the range (shooters/2D platfomers), so any IP they work on, I'll be excited for.
Re: 3DS Launch Sales Have Been Breaking Records Worldwide
I'm sure DS support will continue - but I doubt you will see much out of Nintendo's dev teams/second parties, since they'll be focused on building the 3DS library to make it worthwhile to future buyers. You'll still see some stuff from 3rd parties that haven't made it out yet. I wouldn't expect any "good" games to come out after next year. I mean, most of what's on PS2 now is "Dora the Explorer" type games for little kids, whose parents probably figure they don't need to get a 3 year old a top of the line system.
I'm impressed with these numbers, because there don't seem to be shortages in the US. Maybe because it's not a holiday launch, which is nice. Maybe preordering has gotten more popular, so they can better judge the numbers too.
/me can't decide if I can't wait for shop update to buy 3DS or happy that I have a slow period to work through the backlog.
Re: Ocarina of Time 3D Gets Boss Rush Mode and Helpful Videos
The bosses in OoT are some of the best. Videos are fine, though it does take away the satisfaction of finding things solving puzzles. They probably won't have one to help with the one skultula/heart piece you missed though.
Re: Nintendo Download: 18th April 2011 (North America)
Nice! Excited to try core demo.
Re: Pokemon and 3DS Helped Nintendo to a Record-Breaking March
@moosa
It didn't go too well for eBay speculators, if they did. Last I checked the 3DS has been selling at or below retail price. Surprisingly, Ninty actually got enough stock out. I've had no trouble finding ones for sale.
Re: Review: Physiofun: Pelvic Floor Training (WiiWare)
Really good review guys. I know you guys aren't medical specialists, but I'm always impressed with how these "non-game" apps are treated on this site. Very professional and focused on how well the package works (user-friendliness, controls, etc.)
For those who just came on to say "this game sux, haha lame" - Newsflash - it's not a game, and it's not for you. I know Wii Fit is pretty popular with pregnant women, because most of the exercises are low impact and many safe to do even until you're fairly far along in pregnancy. Something like this would be a nice addendum to that. 50% of the population can get pregnant and most of that 50% will at some point. So many people will have to worry about this eventually, and it's not as niche as you might think.
There's been a fair amount of research coming out in the past few years showing how Wii Fit is being used effectively as physical therapy. It would be nice to see more stuff like this developed that people can use in their own home to supplement PT and lower medical costs. I'm not sure if the sub $15 software download model will be profitable enough to put together truly useful PT routines for various conditions/issues.
Re: Pandora's Tower Will Require Players to Collect Monster Meat
Yum.
Re: Hey, Listen, We Have 19 New Ocarina of Time Screenshots
The opening song from the title screen (zelda's lullaby on ocarina with bg accompaniment) is playing in my head now. I may have to play my GCN disc before I get this one, I'm so excited!
Re: Rumour: Nintendo May Cut Wii Price to $150 Next Month
My thoughts exactly.
/looks forward to E3!
Re: Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Launches on 19th June
Nice boxart. Still sort of wish they had done Wind Waker instead (then you could play that whole trilogy on the 3DS, plus they could have put the dungeons that were cut from the original back in). This will be nice to have though, so I can play Master Quest even if I sell my Wii and can't play the GCN disc anymore.
/plays A Link to the Past in excitement to prepare.
Re: Competition Winners: 3DS & 4 Ubisoft Games (UK)
@JJ
This contest is sort of an oddity, if it's established users mainly winning (though, I haven't heard of 2 of them). Generally, contest comment threads are full of comments about having never seen any of the winners before on the comments/forums, so it's mostly new users/lurkers. NLife definitely isn't biased towards regular users.
Re: These Games Are Coming to You Before June is Over
Yay! I can catch up on my backlog still! (no, seriously, I'm super psyched about this, I'm a slow game player).
Re: European Virtual Console Gets Chrono Trigger in Quarter 2
Want.
Re: Dust Off Your MotionPlus for Wii Play: Motion in June
This would be much more interesting to me if it had a white WM+. White is the iconic Wii color...why are they abandoning it? I'll probably only pick it if it's cheap unbundled.
Re: Super NES Classic Controller Visits Australian Club Nintendo
Nice, I'll have to start saving my coins in case this comes out in NA too!
Re: Nintendo Said Unto the Patent Office: Let There Be Wii Light
Better than the rocking horse - but seems like it would be distracting.
Re: Your First Look at Pandora's Tower is Below These Words
Interesting. Would like to hear more about it if they announce a US release, definitely.
Re: Fan-Made Metroid Game Miniaturises Our Beloved Heroine
Awww, what cute little pixels.
Re: Sega Teases Sonic Anniversary Announcement for 7th April
Best Sonic Anniversary gift for me: hearing that Triple Trouble and other Game Gear games would be on the 3DS. Awww Yeeeaaah! Triple Trouble without having to pull out my old GG!
Re: Get a Gold Blanka Figurine Via SpotPass Now
@Deesotilio
Sounds like it's already on the cart, and if you don't have wifi you can just use the code at the end of the article to unlock it.
Re: Mysterious Teaser Image Hints at BIT.TRIP 3D
Wat?
I'll be interested when I can beat the first game maybe.
Re: 3DS Vision Lens to Change the Way You View 3D
Haha. VH on DSi was better tho, all of teh elation, then all of teh sadness. Of course, now we are getting it (on 3DS).
Re: Happy Two-Year "Nintendo Life" Anniversary
Oh man, all the good memories from VC reviews - the excitement of Monday download announcements. Good times.
Re: 3DSWare File Size May Be Bigger Than WiiWare
It should have a larger cap, since you can boot directly off the SD card.
Re: Japan's Minna No Theater Channel Closes Its Curtains
That's a shame for them. Luckily Netflix is still doing well (though if companies start metering internet like AT&T is trying to do, it won't last forever).
Re: DS Has Outsold Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP Combined in Europe
It's not really fair to compare portables to home consoles:
1 family=1 Xbox and/or PS3 but 1 DS per person.
You also have to factor in people upgrading. There have been 3 different DS models, and the newer ones offered significant advantages making upgrades worthwhile for many. That doesn't really happen with home consoles (no reason to buy a PS3 slim if you have a PS3). I guess this would lead to a larger second-hand market, but it's still something to consider.
Re: Fils-Aime: Next Home Console Unlikely to be 3D
If they come out with a new system this year or next year, it would be silly to spend the $ on 3D capability. 3D uptake is so low now (everyone got hd tvs in the last 5 years...ppl. won't upgrade until they start dying, prices drop, and 3d channels are available). That will probably start happening in the next 6 years, but it shouldn't be as much of an issue hd was. They'll have to think of something new, or it will just be "Nindendo PS3 Move" without 3d.
Re: WiiWare, Fez Developer Does Not Like You At All
He's got a point. WW BARELY has demos. You have to fight to be one of the couple released every week, they're in a separate section, and they only stay up for a month so only a small percentage of games have demos at any given time. At that point, is it even worth taking the time to make one? M$oft, PSN, and Steam will keep them up permanently. Even the iPhone lets you make free "lite" versions that also stay up forever for people to try.
With so much else out there, I wouldn't bother either.
Re: Retro Handheld Games Now Digitised on the Internet
There are only 2 actual Nintendo Game & Watch games on the site (Zelda, which isn't up yet, and DK Jr.). Chef is actually a Russian clone, so it's not like the end of the world if this site has to remove those two games. I don't think they're making money off this site, so it's not the end of the world.
Re: Chrono Trigger is Coming to Virtual Console in Japan
y 900 points? That's silly.
Still, I'd pay an extra buck for this game, given how good I've heard it is, and it'd still be cheaper than the DS cart. Guess they've made all they will from those, so now it can go on the VC. Glad I held out to play this game on the glory of the big TV!
Re: Japanese Virtual Console list - April 2011
Noice.
Re: First 3DS Update Sends 3D Video to Your Machine
Meh.
Re: Review: LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii)
I'll probably get this on the PS3 for my boyfriend at some point. He loves Star Wars, and we enjoyed playing Lego Batman together.
Re: Bomberman and Bonk Cancelled for 3DS
Not surprised about Bonk, but Bomberman is a surprise. You'd think that would be the one franchise Hudson had that was profitable.
Re: Review: Pilotwings Resort (3DS)
I wish they had included more locations than Wuhu island too. I've already flown around the entire thing on Wii Sports Resort. I played the demo, and it just didn't seem all that interesting or fun. Perhaps the later missions get more interesting- but fly to a certain point and take a picture? I mean, how different is that than getting the sightseeing spots on WSR?
It IS a really neat demo for the 3DS, and I wouldn't be surprised if the main purpose of this game was to show off the 3D effect on demo console units in stores. Just doesn't seem worth $40 for me. I'd rather see a Star Fox 64 sequel (I know the remake is coming out, but I already have that on VC, so whatever).
Re: Nintendo Likely to Retain Price Control in 3DS eShop
I don't have a huge issue with Nintendo being the final say in prices - they better understand the entire library of their downloadable games, so can properly compare to see where a new game fits in.
However, I would like to see more collaboration with devs in the initial price setting phase, and more importantly later on if a game isn't selling well. I think they avoid price drops to keep old games from stealing thunder from new releases (though, it basically means games only really have a shot at selling well as new releases). Sega's shown that Nintendo is amenable to sales, but hopefully they'll make it easier for some smaller publishers. Older games will need price drops too compete - especially as they're getting price drops on other platforms. Hopefully, for us, Nintendo will realize this instead of sticking with their "majority sales near launch" model.
I think devs will be sadder about their game never reaching the sales threshold and getting absolutely zero money from Nintendo than seeing their game drop in price to $1.
Re: Review: Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS)
Great review. I don't think the basic Monkey Ball premise is worth a $40 release price, but I'll definitely keep my eye out for price drops.
Re: Reggie: We're Not Interested in "Garage Developers"
No news here. I don't get the whining. It's not like the "Garage developers" don't have anywhere they can release their games. There's the apple store, the android store, etc. If they have an idea that generates a profit - well, then they're professionals, and they won't have any issue moving to Nintendo hardware.
If Nintendo gave out dev kits as cheaply as Apple did, and wanted to maintain a the current level of quality for their games/apps (given there are very few updates when games release buggy), they would have to do A LOT of quality control and testing that apple doesn't have to do (people complain - no problem, just release updates). There would be a lot of devs who waste their money when they find out they CAN'T get through the approval process (even a lot of smaller professional indie devs get delayed a lot). This way the market on mobile devices filters the competent "garage devs" out, so Nintendo doesn't have to.
Re: Amazon Preorders Make the 3DS King of the Jungle
If the PS3 held the record previously, it's obviously impossible to predict long term sales performance from preorder numbers.
It could also be more and more people are turning to online retailers as well, so Amazon's numbers will go up with EVERY console.
Re: Review: Plants vs. Zombies (DSiWare)
Feel sort of bad for those who dropped the cash on the retail version and missed out on an exclusive minigame for the DSiWare version. That's sort of a jerk move by PopCap.
Can't decide if I want to get the minigames included for $8.00 or if I want to get only the adventure mode on the app store for $3.00. I may just wait and see if some of the minigames are added to the app store version in updates before I take the plunge.
Re: Iwata: Ocarina of Time 3D "Crammed with New Content"
I'm hoping they keep the original game intact, as I'm thinking this will be my main version of the game once I get a Wii2, and I can't play the Zelda collector's GCN disk anymore. I wouldn't be surprised to see some art galleries and multiplayer minigames like in the DS Zeldas. I wouldn't mind longer dungeons/extra dungeons either - as long as there's an option to play retro.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo has Nothing to Fear from Mobile Games
My predictions:
1) Adult casual gamers who may have gotten DS/Gameboys in the past for Tetris and Brainage will be playing mainly on their smartphones. The "Blue Ocean" strategy that worked for Wii anymore.
2) 3DSWare will not be successful without a complete price overhall when App Store games are cheaper and offer the same experience (many will be direct ports). Most adult 3DS owners will have a smartphone. Kids don't have credit cards, so won't be able to impulse buy on the shop - where's the market?
3) Nintendo will continue to make profits in the handheld realm for the foreseeable future as long as there is pokemon. You can bet kids everywhere will be putting it on their wish list too after playing it with 3D at Toys 'R Us or Gamestop.
4) It could become mainly a kid's console. Core gamers will probably see better versions of Street Fighter/Metal Gear/etc. released on NGP, and the 3DS will suffer the Wii's fate: gimped ports and games moving to the HD system upgraded. Nintendo's obviously trying to focus more on "core gamers" with their releases - but they're competing directly with Sony in a market that may not be large enough to support two consoles.