Nintendo has reiterated the arrival of the Switch does not mean doom for its handheld 3DS console.
In an interview with Wired, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said the hybrid console will sit ‘side-by-side’ with its legacy handheld.
Citing previous experience of managing two systems in previous cycles and touting forthcoming big releases, Fils-Aime sought to reassure 3DS gamers who may be concerned for the future of the platform.
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Fils-Aime added the “3DS has a long life in front of it,” claiming the console will continue to appeal to a different section of the market than Switch buyers.
“We’ve already announced games that will be launching in the first couple quarters of this year. There are a number of big games coming,” he said (via Ars).
The NoA president said the sense the Switch is a portable console isn’t necessarily accurate. Rather, he said, it’s a home console that has the advantage of being portable.
“I think there’s a sense that Nintendo Switch is a portable device. It is portable. But at its heart, it’s a home console that you can take with you on the go.”
Nintendo previously supported the DS and Game Boy Advance simultaneously before the latter was phased out in 2010.
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