It's always exciting to hear that Nintendo is working on new hardware even though it's common knowledge that they start working on their next hardware as soon as their current gen is shipped. But still, an official statement just makes it that bit more exciting.

I've got a Vita and even by psp standards, it's a failure. It's a great handheld but it's not selling at all. That's why Sony have dropped any major support for it and hardly ever, ever talk about it; almost like it doesn't exist. Sony just dont have the financial resources to gamble on something that may/may not pay…

Yeah true. But I think the price drop was THE turning point. As much as the 3D effect was great (back then), people just couldn't pony up 250 bucks for a handheld console. Once Nintendo dropped the price, coupled with compelling software, it got back on it's feet.

The 3DS was in danger because of the price. Nintendo was always going to support it big time. That's just what Nintendo does.

I'm seriously hoping that I'm wrong on this, but I have a feeling this could end up being a bigger disappointment than anything Peter Molyneux has ever conjured out of his bag of hypes.

Any idea what platform/s it'll be released on?

It's the same as Captain Toad (although you can easily play that on your TV). I think it's very fair and quite a surprising thing to do offering these types of games at a budget price. Good job Nintendo!

Get a WiiU. Less disappointing and more fun.

I don't see anything wrong with Iwata using metacritic to bolster Nintendo's figures. Why is it OK to make references to games saying "blablabla is the highest rated game of all time/series" when that statement is pulled from the metacritic scores, and it's not OK for Nintendo to also make reference to those numbers…

Yeah I figured as much when each reply turned out to be more ridiculous than the last.

Yeah, the situation is slightly different with games consoles. But in trying to keep up with phone/PC tech is almost impossible to do without buying into every new iteration cos regardless of how much you're willing to spend, you can only buy what's available at the time.

And that's the point you don't understand. As soon as a product leaves the assembly line, it becomes redundant because, guess what? A new version is already in the make. Once you grasp the idea, you'll realise that the best time to buy anything is at a time that's best for you.

Hahaha...now you're just being funny.

Every 2 years then? By your logic, it'll still be a stupid move, cos you know, there'll be a newer version in 3yrs time.

Except that all games that previously supported the circle pad pro will support the "nubbin". And I've heard this argument too many times to count and I'll tell you what I told the other guys. If Nintendo have done this before and it's a pattern that's repeating, why's it "rubbin" you the wrong way? And every other…

I think the stable 3D is enough reason for me to pick this up. I'm actually looking forward to playing my old games (Kid Icarus, Res evil, etc) again with 3D turned to Max all the way through! Couple that with all the extra stuff and I'd say this is definitely worth getting.

The DSi XL was just a larger version of the DSi so that really doesn't have anything to do with anything.

oh you mean like how Apple release an "S" version before their real successor?! This is the trend that everyone follows these days. 4 years for a real refresh isn't bad at all. And if they give it another 2yrs of good support, which they will, it'll be worth it. Do people NOT buy an iPhone 6 because an iPhone 7 will…

oh you mean like how Apple release an "S" version before their real successor?! This is the trend that everyone follows these days. 4 years for a real refresh isn't bad at all. And if they give it another 2yrs of good support, which they will, it'll be worth it. Do people NOT buy an iPhone 6 because an iPhone 7 will…

There's a big difference between someone who constantly enlarges the scope of their work/idea to the point that it becomes an entirely different project or runs the risk of non-completion due to resource and time constraints. And then there's Peter Molyneux, who blatantly lies about what he is able to deliver.