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Would a Nintendo Switch Pro with 3DS game slot be a good idea?
- Thread starter blitzblake
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No. Why would you even think this makes sense ?
If you want 3ds capability, emulation is a better option.
Lol no. Nintendo won't even give us GameCube Virtual Console on the Switch. They are definitely never going to undermine sales of a still selling handheld
Also: no second screen and 3ds games are ugly as fuck. Unless they upres them no one will be interested in playing 240p games on a 720p handheld/1080p docked console
Also: no second screen and 3ds games are ugly as fuck. Unless they upres them no one will be interested in playing 240p games on a 720p handheld/1080p docked console
That's my dream for the switch pro tbh. Bring back the dual screens and give us a 3ds card slot.
Are you the same person who said they should make a USB optical drive to allow GameCube BC while docked?
Fuck yes OP, I'd buy one.
Bring back dual screens.
Throw in a GB(A) slot too while we're at it.
Let's make this happen.
Bring back dual screens.
Throw in a GB(A) slot too while we're at it.
Let's make this happen.
100% I would like such a console but don't for a single second except Nintendo to consider making one.
I like the idea of something being backwards capable with DS/3DS but I'm not sure this is it. If they somehow made it work I'd definitely buy it though. Ultimately this is framed around carts that people already own though, and I think they'd be better off with getting the catalogue archived and available digitally on the 3DS.
There's a real problem with much of (not all) of Nintendo's portable DS/3DS software in that playing them legitimately on any future device, even where they could be released digitally, runs into the 2-screen thing. At least with the Wii motion inputs can be mapped to buttons, but DS/3DS software is largely mapped to specific hardware. You could have an accessory frame to hold Switch vertically and divide the single screen in two, I guess (which is pretty much what the 2DS did in terms of screen usage), but so much of 30 years of their portable back catalogue is locked away (outside emulation). I'd love to see them come up with a DS classic or whatever in a few years that gets as much of that catalogue available digitally as possible, and also the GB and GBA. At least the 3DS catalogue (and a chunk of the GB) is available digitally.
There's a real problem with much of (not all) of Nintendo's portable DS/3DS software in that playing them legitimately on any future device, even where they could be released digitally, runs into the 2-screen thing. At least with the Wii motion inputs can be mapped to buttons, but DS/3DS software is largely mapped to specific hardware. You could have an accessory frame to hold Switch vertically and divide the single screen in two, I guess (which is pretty much what the 2DS did in terms of screen usage), but so much of 30 years of their portable back catalogue is locked away (outside emulation). I'd love to see them come up with a DS classic or whatever in a few years that gets as much of that catalogue available digitally as possible, and also the GB and GBA. At least the 3DS catalogue (and a chunk of the GB) is available digitally.
Do they? I see accusations of 3DS hate all the time over people wanting Nintendo to move on from the 3DS. Which is weird.
Pretty sure nobody would be against 3DS backwards compatability if it was possible. It unfortunately wouldn't be without making the Switch dual screen which wouldn't work with the hybrid nature of the Switch.
Yeah that's kinda what I was thinking ofSwitch Pro, thinner, with a better screen and a nice battery... Don't need anything else. They can make the DS/3DS catalogue digital, and sell something like the flip-grip
I feel like I'm going to wake up and see the Polygon headline.... "Switch Pro model with 3DS slot, GBA attachment and NES to GC Virtual Console leaked on ResetEra".
Counter offer: module with 3DS and GBA slots that fits into the Switch dock, TV becomes main screen and second screen content is streamed to the Switch in handheld mode.
Counter offer: module with 3DS and GBA slots that fits into the Switch dock, TV becomes main screen and second screen content is streamed to the Switch in handheld mode.
If they could do this it would have been done at launch. 3DS was very popular at the time and it's not a Wii U case where every great game is ported to Switch.
That means for this they would have to implement hardware-level compatibility, which would case to redo factory lines, and it's just dumb. A VC-type emulation would make much more sense from a business standpoint, would be miles cheaper and could charge again for those games.
That means for this they would have to implement hardware-level compatibility, which would case to redo factory lines, and it's just dumb. A VC-type emulation would make much more sense from a business standpoint, would be miles cheaper and could charge again for those games.
Not a good idea to make a thread when high.
Also no, Switch doesn't need more components to inflate size and price.
The top 10-15 3DS games should just be HD ported on Switch.
Wouldn't that be a downgrade? I think the battery life of the 2019 model is better than that of a 3DS.
That's a very interesting mock-up. Another level of Switching.Switch Pro, thinner, with a better screen and a nice battery... Don't need anything else. They can make the DS/3DS catalogue digital, and sell something like the flip-grip
I just want a dock that isn't a lump of useless plastic with space for a LAN adapter, and instead lets you insert game cards/play games from that while using the actual Switch unit itself as a second screen like the Wii U, while you play docked.
It is? I seem to remember the 3DS lasting longer on battery than the Switch. Although I'm not sure if my Lite model has the improved 2019 battery life.
Real question, would any of you be down for some sort of super game boy type of adaptor?
You'd need to keep the cartridge lid open at all times, and the dual screen would look too small on portable mode, but at least it's more viable since it's not forced into any model and any switch could play it.
You'd need to keep the cartridge lid open at all times, and the dual screen would look too small on portable mode, but at least it's more viable since it's not forced into any model and any switch could play it.
I wish Nintendo would have included this themselves, since I don't expect any developers to use that scheme knowing that most users won't have that device. The same situation as Wii Motion Plus, basically.