Nintendo's 3DS isn't dead, but it is trapped in the Switch's shadow

Nintendo's E3 show served as a strong answer to those critics: Between Super Mario Odyssey, the promise of a new Pokémon game, new Xenoblade, Yoshi and Kirby titles and a Switch port of Rocket League, Nintendo gave buyers every reason to pick up its latest portable console. At the same time, it gave fans almost no reason to pick its other handheld device. If you don't already own a 3DS, you're probably never going to buy one now.

[Knushwood Butt]

So true.
In Japan they are using Dragon Quest as bait to sell the New 2DS LL - the most unnecessary hardware iteration in history.

[Gemmol]

It's true, once they sell as much dragon quest 2ds ll then they will announce switch version

[InKnight7s]

In existance of 2ds XL 3ds is not necessary + yes switch is hanheld but shadowing by the dock as home consle.

[TheOttomatic91]

Shadow? The only reason they keep marketing the 3DS/2DS is cause people keep buying them and there is still a large amount of said users who haven't migrated over to the Switch, once they do Ninty will stop promoting the handheld.

[Gemmol]

They already stop marketing it, marketing drop for it, did you not read the article, look at e3 majority was switch games announced with 3ds getting lesser known games. We all knew this would happen when fire emblem developers said the fire emblem game that just came out for the 3ds was the last game they ever making for the 3ds...........i knew all their developers move on, but that was the first confirmation that proved my theory.......and I said this since January, since Nintendo unified their teams together, and the switch a hybrid system........i bet the 3ds won't last long or get many mainline games no more........and I was right......Nintendo use to make 11 to 13 games a year splitting them between 3ds and Wii U......once 3ds developers completely stop......nintendo can literally make a game for each month for the switch and this not counting 3ds help.....and once all the 3ds third party developers move to switch......this hybrid console have the chance to go down as best system ever.......

[Maybay]

The 3DS has a massive install base and it's making Nintendo bank. I have one and the hardware bothers me a little (I hate the numb), though the software has me hooked.

The 3DS absolutely needs a price drop (talking about the 3DS XL and the news 2DS XL), and Nintendo needs to introduce more "player's choice" software (cheaper price on games program).

[TekoIie]

It would be stupid from a business perspective to just abandon the 3DS. The problem for me though is why some of these 3DS games cant release on the Switch as well.

[Gemmol]

Like the article said they already started, and nothing stupid about it, all companies drop old system when it reach a certain age. If companies did what you said sony would still be making games for ps3. I agree with the article 3ds era is over, and Nintendo won't say it outright but dropping lesser known game like ever oasis and more, while focusing main titles for Switch is the right way to go about ending the 3ds life.

Japan already shows people are picking up the Switch more than the 3ds every week, selling 12 to 15k more than the 3ds every week. These numbers will rise once stock rise which Nintendo say Japan stock will get better in July.

And all Nintendo have to do keep doing what they doing by phase it out little by little. Once fire emblem developers said the 3ds game they just release was the last for the 3ds and they move on to the switch. I already knew they were phasing out the 3ds. Pokemon ultra sun and moon is the last Pokemon for 3ds.........and all this news excitement because I knew I was right to let my 3ds rest in piece march 3rd 2017