10-13-2013, 03:54 PM
(09-03-2013, 02:42 PM)RepentantSky Wrote: My major problem with the system is it's timing. The idea itself, considering it's made for children isn't a bad one, but telling everyone about it literally 6 weeks before the system launches, that's just stupid, especially when you account for all the other major gaming news that floating around as we approach the start of the next generation of gaming. The system should have been announced during one of nintendo's directs to give people more time to get used to it, and so they wouldn't have such a short time to give us any info we might about the system before we decide to buy it.
To be fair, we are talking about a company that announces their Nintendo Direct(s?) a day before they .
OT: I admit, when I first saw it, I took an immediate disliking to the system's design. I am still not of fan of the redesign itself, especially the lack of the clamshell hinge, and it says a lot about how Nintendo is pretty much abandoning a key feature of the handheld. That being said, releasing it the same day as Pokémon X & Y will guarantee its success and allow parents to pick up the game and system for a cheaper price than buying an older model. It's designed with a younger demographic than Nintendo usually aims for, and for that, it looks like it will work.