Stop Re-Releasing the 3DS and 2DS
Please Nintendo. No more. Your handheld no longer needs any more iterations (or at least for awhile). There are currently five versions of the 3DS on store shelves: the 3DS XL, 2DS, New 3DS, New 3DS XL, and New 2DS XL. That last one came out just last year.
Apple’s current iPhone 8 doesn’t even come in five iterations, and that company is a shining example of redundancy. I understand that Nintendo wants their players to have the choice of 2D or 3D, regular screen or large screen, and one joystick or two. But unless Nintendo has something revolutionary to add to their handheld, it really doesn’t need to be re-released yet again. As is, these current choices are minor, with the largest difference between the handhelds being the price.
Nintendo should cool their jets in 2018. If they want to continue showing support for the 3DS, then they should release more games for the handheld, especially ones that utilize the handheld’s unique use of two screens. Using the second screen as a map and a means to easily switch between weapons was a genius move for Metroid: Samus Returns that helped the combat in the game perform faster than any other handheld Metroid game.
Nintendo has created the 3DS’s biggest competition with the Switch. If they want both to exist side by side, then more variations of the 3DS isn’t going to help the handheld’s chances. More games that innovate on the 3DS’s tech is the way to go.
