THEORY: Upscaled 3DS Console

Isn't that just the XL

Or are you talking about something that would play games on your TV?

cause then you run into the problem of needing more than 1 screen and 1 of those has to be a touch screen.

>>375913618
He's talking about a higher res screen and upscaling the games to match.

The XL just has a larger screen, same resolutin.

>>375913618
Yeah, like 4k 120fps upscaled graphics with discrete chip with HDMI out for upper screen

>>375913457
because that'd be fucking retarded since they're already trying to start up a new console

plus, what's the fucking point of upscaling DS/3DS games when they'll all look like shit thanks to the low res textures anyway

>>375913457
whats the point?

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talking about upgrading the internal resolution of games like this

>>375913685
I think the whole draw of the DS is that it's cheaper and more portable than any other game console, and doing what you're suggesting just undermines any reason to own one. If you want a more powerful DS that can go between mobile and TV, you're thinking of the Switch.

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>>375913867
the only thing stopping smartphone normies from buying a 3ds is the fact that the games look like a literal pile of shit compared to their angry birds/candy crush in 1080p+ resolutions. 3Ds's resolution is unacceptable in the current year.

>>375913806
I said as well as exclusives. it could be a new DS styled console that is backwards compatible with 3ds/ds and enhances those old games' resolutions.

>>375914171
>the only thing stopping smartphone normies from buying a 3ds is the fact that the games look like a literal pile of shit compared to their angry birds/candy crush in 1080p+ resolutions
The thing stopping smartphone normies from buying a 3DS is the fact that they're smartphone normies and they already have a fucking smartphone you spastic.
They don't WANT a 3DS. Resolution has nothing to do with it. 100% of normies don't even know what resolution their phone screen is.

>>375914171
>3Ds's resolution is unacceptable in the current year.
because thats stopped the system selling like fucking hot cakes already. Its a children's handheld with children's games. Kids do not care for resolutions. They care about gameplay. Funny really.. they care about the important things rather stupid shit like "omg it looks ugly :("

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>>375914269
>100% of normies don't even know what resolution their phone screen is.
Before normies buy a phone, they'll look it up on youtube to see some nigger with 7mil subs talk about it. I guarantee you, resolution is a big selling point for normies. If a normie looked up 3DS gameplay footage, they'd X out immediately.

Think of all the nu-male normies who claim they were huge "gamers" back in the 80s/90s.
Think of the pokemon-go/super mario run audience. Those normies got their nostalgia itch scratched, but are hungry for more.

>>375913457
That is literally the switch

>>375914520
You have issues. Why do you care about this?

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>>375914520
Adding more to this, those pokemon-go normies will not buy a switch because it's too big. It has to be smartphone sized.

>>375914570
I want nintendo to be huge. The fun I've been having with my switch since release is something I'm taking to my fucking grave. I'm forever thankful to Nintendo for giving me back my childhood.

>>375914520
Those 25-40yo normies are all buying the Switch.
There is literally no practical reason to produce an upscaled 3DS.

And sure they care about bigger numbers. They want their Galaxy S12 to have more pixels than their friend's iPhone 95, but they don't actually know or care what that means.
The 3DS has no direct competition (The Vita might as well not exist), so it doesn't matter. Normies either want portable Nintendo games or they don't. Resolution won't be a factor as to whether somebody buys their Pokemon machine or not.

>>375914650
>Adding more to this, those pokemon-go normies will not buy a switch because it's too big. It has to be smartphone sized.
You are just making these things up, though. You are detached from the real world and from normie culture in general.

If Nintendo targeted normies with a new new 3DS they'd fuck themselves over because normies just outright do not care already, and it would directly compete with the Switch.

Normies WANT big.

>>375914553
Switch is not compatible with 3Ds and will never be.

>>375914650
like i said previously, you have issues.

>>375914801
They'll work something out for virtual console, we're not likely to see a major new DS hardware product.
From here on its going to be new revisions of the Switch using Tegra hardware.

>>375913457
Nobody bought the upscaled Wii Console. So they learnt from that mistake.

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>>375915912

>>375913457
The 3DS looked way better in the advertisements, is this what it'll look like in real life lighting?

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The texture quality would be ass. No 3ds game devs bothered to go with anything bigger than 256x256 so upscaling won't really help. Good idea though.

>>375913868
But why? Nintendo's draw is gameplay, and portability. Better graphics don't improve either.

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>>375916736
Sales. 3Ds sales number are so big because most people have at least 2 3DS systems. People who own it will buy the new model. Everyone I know who has a 3DS will be getting this new 2Ds because it looks good. Now imagine if the difference was not only physical aesthetics, but actual hardware improvement +resolution improvement.

>>375914520
>Think of the pokemon-go/super mario run audience. Those normies got their nostalgia itch scratched, but are hungry for more.
If they don't already own a portable console then they probably wouldn't but one. The played Poke Go and SMR because it was on a smartphone and they already had a smartphone.

>>375917069
Put yourself in the shoes of someone who played gen 1-2-3 Pokemon during childhood & became a normie and stopped gaming. He downloaded Pokemon Goy. He was disappointed with the shallow gameplay and was reminded of how much fun he had with actual Pokemon games. He then looked up what the latest Pokemon games were, and got hit by the atrocity that is Sun/Moon (graphics wise). Of course he didn't buy a 3Ds. His phone has 10x the resolution. There are people who were content with just playing Pokemon, but a good % of those people want to go back to the real deal

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even if the textures are blurry, no1 care. it's MUCH better than the original

>>375917036
>but actual hardware improvement
The new 2nd and New 3ds improved on the hardware and even nintendo didn't give a shit. Like what 3 exclusive games?

>>375917036
Why use such a poor resolution image for that shop?

>>375917903
Did it improve the resolution like the post above u? No. It still looks like dogshit full of jaggies

>>375917938
I got the 1st pic I found from google.

>>375917880
and not one child playing the game actually cares. funny that.

>>375917978
>Did it improve the resolution like the post above u? No. It still looks like dogshit full of jaggies
The system isnt made for resolution whores like you or these normies you shout about. Its a children's console. The system is one of nintendo's best yet you're moaning because you want pretty graphics? guess what.

they dont give a shit you will buy it anyway

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>>375918149
I'm just suggesting something that can extend the life of the 3ds' great library into the 3ds's successor. I'll buy the 2DS like a good goy obviously :^(

>>375918378
The 3ds is on its way out. Rather them squeezing your dumb ass for more money for the same games how about you focus your energy in what they can offer you next. Would you rather them waste time an effort making the games you played 10s of times look slightly better or NEW games and a new system?

>>ITT: nobody knows what upscaling means

>>375918657

The 3ds must still have some good life in it or they wouldn't be releasing a new model in a couple months.

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>>375918657
I want enhanced backwards compatibility on topof new games, yes

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>>375918942
>or they wouldn't be releasing a new model in a couple months.
Look at the Wii Mini.

They release this shit to get last min people buying the product.

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I want the 3DS to become Nintendo's iPhone. release a new one every year with enhanced gpu/processor. Fully backwards compatible with the 3Ds/DS with graphical enhacements, as well as its own exclusives

>>375913457
480p and it's just a Wii U.

720p and why get a Switch?

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>>375919560
I'd say make the power equal to that of a vita. For $150 they could have done that, but they chose to keep the shit new3ds hardware.

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>>375919275
The wii mini was a huge success. Every club nintendo member owned at least 8

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>>375921146

>>375913457
>What stops Nintendo from making a more powerful $250-$300 console that upscales the whole 3DS/DS libraries as well as have its own exclusives?

Probably the fact that they'd have to develop their own exclusives to it, diverting resources away from Switch development. And it being similarly priced to the Switch

That being said, I'd jump on an HDS that upscales 3DS/DS games and includes shaders you could use on the game.

That being said, I love the idea of

>>375913457
You sound like a retard OP

Could be an interesting idea. Retire the old 2DS and current 3DS and New 3DS lines. Make a New 2DS and sell it for $79, have the New 2DS XL at $149...

And then make a XL sized handheld called the HDS or something, with increased power to upscale 3DS games to 800x480 on the top screen and sell it for $199 or so. You don't even need to make exclusive games for the device, since it's a 3DS family system that only upscales.

It can't have a better screen than the Switch, because you still want to sell that thing for $299. But 480p 3DS games at that screen size would still look decent.

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>>375923615
Good point senpai, exclusives would be a bad idea right now.

>>375913457
They'd just release remasters on Switch and charge $50-$60 each.

>>375917441
I've heard this exact argument for the same thing. Nigga, if they're turned off by the 3DS' resolution alone then that says a lot about who they are as a person and their purchasing decisions. You're not getting them back if the idea of real Pokemon doesn't hit them right away. They're a fucking normie, at most they'll by a PS4 to play codblops or whatever the fuck they play.

Nintendo wants to unify handheld and console development

If the Switch really isn't the 3DS successor and a true handheld only device was made it would have a similar architecture to the Switch

Upscaling 3DS games to HD would require that the new device retain the 3DS architecture or have hardware powerful enough to accurately emulate the 3DS

>>375914095
The switch is a fucking tablet.

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>>375914095

But wait, how would the 3D effect work when upscaled? I love the 3D effect. Will it also show on my monitor?

>>375925647
Nintendo seems to want to phase out the 3D meme. Look at the new 2DS. 3d takes too many resources. The idea I said in the OP came up to me when I saw the new 2DS ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxNHhgMuTg

You can tell that they recognize the huge library the 3DS has, and a great way to give new blood to it would be with graphics enhancements to the old games via upscaling/anti aliasing/remove black outlines.

>>375919357
>I want a Nintendo's iPhone
That is the Switch

>>375913457
>what stops nintendo from doing the same with a new, actually powerful device?

You see... nintendo fanboys don't give a fuck about a more powerful machine. They are satisfied with low res shit. They will eat up anything nintendo makes regardless of how underpowered it is compared to the rest of the industry.

nintendo fanboys are basically the mac fanboys of gaming industry. They like overpriced, underpowered crap as long as it has nintendo's logo on it.

You faggots need to learn the difference between upscaling and up-rendering. If the games actually run at a higher resolution and look good, it has increased render resolution, not just scaling.

Know the difference.

>>375921146
I never did get my Majora's Mask backpack. But I did triple my game library.