"We're going to continue to bring new content, and that's what's going to keep this device vibrant and keep it going well into 2018 and beyond."

"We say that it's a home console that you take with you and play with anyone, anywhere, anytime. It really is meant to deliver that great home console performance, you just happen to be able to undock it and take it with you, which is a key innovation," Fils-Aime said. "But look, in the end, what we want is we want the consumer to call it their device, right" Their preferred gaming device that they can play fantastic Zelda, Mario, third-party content, all of their favorite franchises brought to life on the platform. That's what we want. And we're greedy and we want Nintendo 3DS right alongside it."
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