While the Wii U struggled in the marketplace, its little brother, the 3DS, has been a big success. And Nintendo is looking at the possibility of making a successor to the handheld console.
The news comes from Japanese publication Kyoto Shinbun, where Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said that the company is thinking about making a 3DS successor because they see that there is still a market for it, despite the massive rise in smartphone gaming.
The 3DS was launched back in 2011. A year later in 2012, Nintendo released the larger 3DS XL. Combined, the consoles have sold over 65 million units to date.
And update to the console would be much welcomed by fans — the 3DS still uses an old dualcore CPU with just 128 MB of RAM. By comparison, most smartphones have around 2 GB, and the Switch has 4 GB of RAM.
It will be interesting to see if Nintendo sticks with the 3D aspect for the next handheld, or if it’s a more conventional design. One could argue that the Switch is that “more conventional” Nintendo handheld.
Would you consider buying a successor to the 3DS? Or does the Switch take care of that? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section!
