Nintendo Switch Will Not Replace The 3DS
One of the most striking things about the newly announced Nintendo Switch is that it combines elements of both a home and portable console. This has caused some debate about the future of Nintendo’s 3DS and the entire concept of the company separating its hardware divisions. However, it does not seem like the Japanese firm is looking to replace the 3DS with the upcoming Switch.
Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, the president of the company revealed that the company has no plans on stopping production of its portable console in the near future. “Thanks to our software, the 3DS hardware is still growing. So that business still has momentum. And certainly rather than being cannibalised by the Switch, we think the 3DS can continue in its own form,” Kimishima said.
“Our core philosophy is that we want to increase the number of gamers at all ages and there’s no change to that,” he said. “So we have no intention to lean just towards core gamers. But to communicate our new idea, when you think about who will understand it first, naturally it will be people who really understand games. To communicate that as quickly as possible, we focused on those folks who really understand games.”