Too many displays ?

[Mr.Panos]

Do you think that Nintendos have too many displays? I mean do you believe that two displays are helpful?
Personally, I believe that one and big display would be far better than the current ones. Perhaps a 7-inch display with 3D features and a Full HD or with an Ultra HD resolution would be awesome. Playing games using two displays is too complicated for me.

 

[532]

I think that 2 displays are good, they do not need to be reduced. They are really useful as you can have information on both screens simultaneously. For example, when I play Zelda Ocarina of Time on the N64, it is a tedious process to switch between items in the inventory. Whereas on the 3DS, you can switch between items with the touch of a stylus, in a second. Really intuitive and convenient.

 

[Mikaya]

2 is good enough. I personally don't like having it all one screen. Both screens are used for different purposes, and compliment one another. There is one main screen and having another for the little things is great.

 

[Demon_skeith]

2 screens is perfect, 3 or more would be a pain.

 

[18]

Two displays is fine and it's pretty cool. More displays would be overkill, but the two displays on the DS/3DS family are well-arranged and aren't troublesome at all. Since we're never really required to look at the touch screen and the upper screen at the same time, and us humans have been on the evolutionary fast track for so long that we possess the genius to be able to aim, as games like Liberation Maiden and Kid Icarus: Uprising (?) require, with the touch screen, and keep our eyes on the upper screen.

 

[Alex]

Two displays are needed. The Gameboy was alright, but Advanced and Color, introducing their multiple displays, were far superior (Not including other enhancements). I'd have a tough time looking at different data on the screen if the handholds only had one display.

 

[Neofang64]

I think having two screens is perfect for inventory and map screens, allowing for more fluid gameplay. One screen has me pausing far too often in my opinion, and any more would be useless, not to mention a nightmare to manufacture.

 

[sodajet]

2 screens really makes the DS /3DS system a unique device. I really like how easy it is to access certain information and buttons on the bottom screen. However, with the next handheld, I think Nintendo might need to change some things up. With mobile gaming becoming a threat to handhelds, coming up with a fresh and innovative idea would really help attract more interest to the 3DS. I think that many people just think the 3DS is a DS with some 3D feature and that probably doesn't help Nintendo market the system (especially since the 3DS looks so much like a DS in the first place). What I'm saying is that a 2 screen configuration is very convenient, but may be dropped in favor of something new.