3DS 2012 Lineup is HUGE!!! (No 56k) (3DS Wins 2012?!)

It had a rough start, but it's already been recovering, and now, it seems like the 3DS is set to have a stellar 2012 lineup. The titles below are all excellent games that you can enjoy only on the 3DS next year, with two exceptions.

LUIGI'S MANSION 2

ANIMAL CROSSING

HEROES OF RUIN

KID ICARUS: UPRISING

BEYOND THE LABYRINTH

RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS

PAPER MARIO

TIME TRAVELERS

TALES OF THE ABYSS 3D

MARIO TENNIS

METAL GEAR SOLID 3D: SNAKE EATER

PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MASK OF MIRACLE

FANTASY LIFE

RHYTHM THIEF

BRAVELY DEFAULT: FLYING FAIRY

TEKKEN 3D: PRIME EDITION

RAYMAN ORIGINS

FIRE EMBLEM

MONSTER HUNTER TRI G

THEATRHYTHM: FINAL FANTASY

KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: DREAM DROP DISTANCE

GUILD 01

LEGO CITY STORIES

CRUSH 3D

ROLLER COASTER TYCOON 3D

EXTREME ESCAPE ADVENTURE

The coming year seems loaded, and this isn't even including some more 'questionable' games like Mario and Sonic at the Olympics...

So which games will you buy?

• Luigis Mansion 2
• Animal Crossing
• Kid Icarus
• Resident Evil
• Paper Mario
• Tales of the Abyss
• Fire Emblem

Tales and Fire Emblem for sure! Woot!

Not to be controversial but I can see why handhelds are dying out.

I can't see any of these games doing well, save a few exceptions.

Not to be controversial but I can see why handhelds are dying out.

I can't see any of these games doing well, save a few exceptions.

balfe1990

I'll buy them all!

You forgot Kingdom Hearts, Mario and Sonic 2012, CRUSH3D, and Lego City Stories.

Guild 01Slashkice

[QUOTE="Slashkice"]Guild 01charizard1605

Kaiou: King of Pirates.

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

Not to be controversial but I can see why handhelds are dying out.

I can't see any of these games doing well, save a few exceptions.

charizard1605

I'm not sure where you're from and I assume the 3DS is doing well there but I'm generally speaking about where I'm from.

Mention Professor Layton or Monster Hunter to someone here and they'll look at you like you've got two heads.

I don't think there's a high 3DS adoption level around these parts, I rarely hear about them or see any around. MGS and Resident Evil might do well but as for the more obscure titles....

I'll buy them all!

You forgot Kingdom Hearts, Mario and Sonic 2012, CRUSH3D, and Lego City Stories.

ChubbyGuy40

Kaiou: King of Pirates.

ChubbyGuy40

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="balfe1990"]

Not to be controversial but I can see why handhelds are dying out.

I can't see any of these games doing well, save a few exceptions.

balfe1990

I'm not sure where you're from and I assume the 3DS is doing well there but I'm generally speaking about where I'm from.

Mention Professor Layton or Monster Hunter to someone here and they'll look at you like you've got two heads.

I don't think there's a high 3DS adoption level around these parts, I rarely hear about them or see any around. MGS and Resident Evil might do well but as for the more obscure titles....

Bravely Default looks stunning, i would buy a 3DS just for that one game

God, I can't get over how bad Luigi's Mansion 2 looks graphically, but other than that. That lineup does look kick ass.nintendoboy16

The game looks great! The trailer on the eShop has the best use of 3D on the system yet IMO. The graphics kick LM1 to the curb.

I'm very excited about Kid Icarus and Paper Mario. I wonder which announced or unannounced game will be Nintendo's big holiday title for next year, they might take it easy in Q4 to highlight Wii U and let 3D Land+Mario Kart do its thing cus I can't foresee any big hitter.

and maybe pokemon too if it does come out in 2012

I'm very excited about Kid Icarus and Paper Mario. I wonder which announced or unannounced game will be Nintendo's big holiday title for next year, they might take it easy in Q4 to highlight Wii U and let 3D Land+Mario Kart do its thing.

SuperFlakeman

Added Kingdom Hearts, but I didn't add Mario and Sonic and Lego City, because, well... :P

What's that?charizard1605

You best add Lego City Stories! Don't you doubt the awesomeness of the Lego games! Plus it comes out for the Wii-U and supposedly has cross-platform play.

It's from that one guy who left Capcom and directed MML3 I think.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Added Kingdom Hearts, but I didn't add Mario and Sonic and Lego City, because, well... :P

What's that?ChubbyGuy40

You best add Lego City Stories! Don't you doubt the awesomeness of the Lego games! Plus it comes out for the Wii-U and supposedly has cross-platform play.

It's from that one guy who left Capcom and directed MML3 I think.

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I'll buy them all!

You forgot Kingdom Hearts, Mario and Sonic 2012, CRUSH3D, and Lego City Stories.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I'll buy them all!

You forgot Kingdom Hearts, Mario and Sonic 2012, CRUSH3D, and Lego City Stories.

Cherokee_Jack

Did you mention Monster Hunter 4? Or is that not confirmed for 2012?

Regardless, an awesome year of gaming ahead.

Did you mention Monster Hunter 4? Or is that not confirmed for 2012?

Regardless, an awesome year of gaming ahead.

trugs26

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

hakanakumono

And yeah, mostly because we haven't heard anything of the game since its reveal, we don't even know if it will be localized.charizard1605

Level-5 ran a poll asking people which games they should localize, and Layton vs. Wright had the most votes by far. I think it's all but guaranteed.

It could easily slip into 2013, though, because of Mask of Miracle. Level-5 takes their time with the Layton.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]And yeah, mostly because we haven't heard anything of the game since its reveal, we don't even know if it will be localized.Cherokee_Jack

and maybe pokemon too if it does come out in 2012

TheShadowLord07

EDIT: Look what I found

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

hakanakumono

These games where all in development before Vita was even announced. I think it's more like they where hoping that Nintendogs+cats, 3D novelty and the built in stuff like faceraiders+3Dcamera would keep a high demand at a high price.

But they did not, so ultimately they pushed back these minor titles such as Kid Icarus which was supposed to be there day one, because they'd send them to die with a small userbase, they expected more sales.

What Vita may have caused is that Nintendo decides to not push back any of these titles, under normal circumstances they would, in order to make a strong impression.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

charizard1605

First, I agree with you on the "tepid sales of the 3DS."

To answer you, I think in SW we get confused by a variety of sources. First, the initial library of the 3DS. Realistically, Nintendo would have been fully aware of their future lineup. I would imagine 3rd parties give Nintendo notice when they plan on developing titles for their systems. If anyone knows how to sell hardware without software, it's Nintendo. Even if the sales were "tepid," they were not terrible and the handheld is doing well in comparison with the DS in the same time frame (read: better).

And yet, the price drop still feels hasty and drastic. It's not justified by the performance of the 3DS. If anything, I think it was unacceptable to Nintendo to have the 3DS selling at the same price point as the Vita.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

hakanakumono

First, I agree with you on the "tepid sales of the 3DS."

To answer you, I think in SW we get confused by a variety of sources. First, the initial library of the 3DS. Realistically, Nintendo would have been fully aware of their future lineup. I would imagine 3rd parties give Nintendo notice when they plan on developing titles for their systems. If anyone knows how to sell hardware without software, it's Nintendo. Even if the sales were "tepid," they were not terrible and the handheld is doing well in comparison with the DS in the same time frame (read: better).

And yet, the price drop still feels hasty and drastic. It's not justified by the performance of the 3DS. If anything, I think it was unacceptable to Nintendo to have the 3DS selling at the same price point as the Vita.

What strikes me is all of these companies probably have spies. They should be more or less famliar with what the other companies are doing. I wonder if Sony fed them false information.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

SuperFlakeman

These games where all in development before Vita was even announced. I think it's more like they where hoping that Nintendogs+cats, 3D novelty and the built in stuff like faceraiders+3Dcamera would keep a high demand at a high price.

But they did not, so ultimately they pushed back these minor titles such as Kid Icarus which was supposed to be there day one, because they'd send them to die with a small userbase, they expected more sales.

What Vita may have caused is that Nintendo decides to not push back any of these titles, under normal circumstances they would, in order to make a strong impression.

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] That is most likely actually true. The tepid sales of the 3DS might have further spurred them into immediate action. If I may ask, how did you come to that conclusion? charizard1605

First, I agree with you on the "tepid sales of the 3DS."

To answer you, I think in SW we get confused by a variety of sources. First, the initial library of the 3DS. Realistically, Nintendo would have been fully aware of their future lineup. I would imagine 3rd parties give Nintendo notice when they plan on developing titles for their systems. If anyone knows how to sell hardware without software, it's Nintendo. Even if the sales were "tepid," they were not terrible and the handheld is doing well in comparison with the DS in the same time frame (read: better).

And yet, the price drop still feels hasty and drastic. It's not justified by the performance of the 3DS. If anything, I think it was unacceptable to Nintendo to have the 3DS selling at the same price point as the Vita.

Not so much that as much as wanting to maintain a price advantage against Sony products. I think Nintendo fully expects to beat Sony in every price war. Given the differences in hardware and strategy, this is understandable.

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

hakanakumono

[QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

and maybe pokemon too if it does come out in 2012

crippled_ram

EDIT: Look what I found

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

crippled_ram

? There was one point where the 3DS was the same price as the Vita was proposed to be. I'm pretty sure the Vita was always $300. Unless I'm wrong. But I specifically remember them having the same price ...

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

First, I agree with you on the "tepid sales of the 3DS."

To answer you, I think in SW we get confused by a variety of sources. First, the initial library of the 3DS. Realistically, Nintendo would have been fully aware of their future lineup. I would imagine 3rd parties give Nintendo notice when they plan on developing titles for their systems. If anyone knows how to sell hardware without software, it's Nintendo. Even if the sales were "tepid," they were not terrible and the handheld is doing well in comparison with the DS in the same time frame (read: better).

And yet, the price drop still feels hasty and drastic. It's not justified by the performance of the 3DS. If anything, I think it was unacceptable to Nintendo to have the 3DS selling at the same price point as the Vita.

hakanakumono

Not so much that as much as wanting to maintain a price advantage against Sony products. I think Nintendo fully expects to beat Sony in every price war. Given the differences in hardware and strategy, this is understandable.

[QUOTE="crippled_ram"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

hakanakumono

? There was one point where the 3DS was the same price as the Vita was proposed to be. I'm pretty sure the Vita was always $300. Unless I'm wrong. But I specifically remember them having the same price ...

What strikes me is all of these companies probably have spies. They should be more or less famliar with what the other companies are doing. I wonder if Sony fed them false information.

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

You know, I've come to a conclusion about Nintendo's reaction to the 3DS. Initially I suggested that Nintendo was having the same unjustified freak out that SW was having because it wasn't an instant success. I've come to the conclusion that it was rather that the price of the Vita completely caught them off guard and they did not expect Sony to sell it for under $400.

Anyways, good lineup.

hakanakumono

These games where all in development before Vita was even announced. I think it's more like they where hoping that Nintendogs+cats, 3D novelty and the built in stuff like faceraiders+3Dcamera would keep a high demand at a high price.

But they did not, so ultimately they pushed back these minor titles such as Kid Icarus which was supposed to be there day one, because they'd send them to die with a small userbase, they expected more sales.

What Vita may have caused is that Nintendo decides to not push back any of these titles, under normal circumstances they would, in order to make a strong impression.

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

What matters are 3DS' own hardware sales. If 3DS was selling like Wii, they wouldn't have cut the price even if Vita cost 150.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] So they were panicking that the 3DS might not be able to hold its own against the Vita when they were both on an even footing as far as price was concerned?charizard1605

Not so much that as much as wanting to maintain a price advantage against Sony products. I think Nintendo fully expects to beat Sony in every price war. Given the differences in hardware and strategy, this is understandable.

Pretty much. Funny thing about prices is that sometimes selling something at a higher prices fuels the idea that it's 'premium,' regardless of whether it is or not. Although, we can probaby agree that the Vita is more capable hardware. :P

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

What strikes me is all of these companies probably have spies. They should be more or less famliar with what the other companies are doing. I wonder if Sony fed them false information.

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

These games where all in development before Vita was even announced. I think it's more like they where hoping that Nintendogs+cats, 3D novelty and the built in stuff like faceraiders+3Dcamera would keep a high demand at a high price.

But they did not, so ultimately they pushed back these minor titles such as Kid Icarus which was supposed to be there day one, because they'd send them to die with a small userbase, they expected more sales.

What Vita may have caused is that Nintendo decides to not push back any of these titles, under normal circumstances they would, in order to make a strong impression.

SuperFlakeman

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

What matters are 3DS' own hardware sales. If 3DS was selling like Wii, they wouldn't have cut the price even if Vita cost 150.

Maybe. Maybe not. If the Vita cost 150, I don't know wtf would happen at that point lol.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

Not so much that as much as wanting to maintain a price advantage against Sony products. I think Nintendo fully expects to beat Sony in every price war. Given the differences in hardware and strategy, this is understandable.

hakanakumono

Pretty much. Funny thing about prices is that sometimes selling something at a higher prices fuels the idea that it's 'premium,' regardless of whether it is or not. Although, we can probaby agree that the Vita is more capable hardware. :P

[QUOTE="SuperFlakeman"]

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

I don't think it has to do with the library lineup so much as the two systems both selling for $300. I don't think Nintendo saw the Vita selling for $300 when they decided to price the 3DS. Of course, they also thought they could maintain demand at $300 when they initially priced it.

hakanakumono

What matters are 3DS' own hardware sales. If 3DS was selling like Wii, they wouldn't have cut the price even if Vita cost 150.

Maybe. Maybe not. If the Vita cost 150, I don't know wtf would happen at that point lol.

hmm, maybe not at least in the short term, it would be more wise to rake in the profits even though they risk Vita building a market they could've stopped!

Anyway 3DS' software sales are horrible. That's the real issue. All those millions upon millions of shovelware titles sold on Wii and DS won't happen ever again, those consumers will go to Apple/facebook.

I suspect 3DS and Wii U will have great hardware numbers, but will end up with significantly lesser software attachment rates. People will buy these systems for a select 5 must have games, not to build libraries.

That's the issue Nintendo is facing I'd say.