The Nintendo 3DS

[Firemaster]

Anyone else heard of this yet? It looks rather interesting. According to the story, it is the next version of the DS, and its biggest feature is the fact that it will have 3D graphics (Avatar/Up/etc. type 3D, not regular video game 3D) without needing a pair of those special glasses. Let's just hope they've learned from the Virtual Boy (I think that was the one).

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List of known and suspected facts regarding the 3DS

[jschild]

Originally Posted by Firemaster

Anyone else heard of this yet? It looks rather interesting. According to the story, it is the next version of the DS, and its biggest feature is the fact that it will have 3D graphics (Avatar/Up/etc. type 3D, not regular video game 3D) without needing a pair of those special glasses. Let's just hope they've learned from the Virtual Boy (I think that was the one).

Links:

Story

List of known and suspected facts regarding the 3DS

Kinda feel sorry for anyone who's already paid for a DSi XL. Oh that thing you just got...sorry, it's replacement is already in the pipeline, see you silly customer around christmas Ha..ha....

[Warlord Alpha]

Originally Posted by jschild

Kinda feel sorry for anyone who's already paid for a DSi XL. Oh that thing you just got...sorry, it's replacement is already in the pipeline, see you silly customer around christmas Ha..ha....

I know, seriously? You have to wonder when people are gonna figure out that Nintendo is borderline stealing money from them. Of course, it isn't quite stealing, as they are somehow convincing people to just throw money at them for products that don't really add anything new. The fact that I only own a 1st gen DS and can still play the new Pokemon game on that DS is a testament to that. Seriously, the fact that people bought the DSlight and the DSi and the DSi XL and now are going to buy this, all within about 5 years, is ridiculous. And only one of them, MAYBE two, will actually allow you to play games the others would not have (GB Advance -> DS and MAYBE DSwhatever -> 3DS, but I doubt it).

Like, seriously people? Don't encourage Nintendo. Unless this 3DS counts as a kind of new generation of DS (where games won't support other DSes), you are basically throwing money at Nintendo in order to buy into what amounts to a gimmick (a gimmick that as much as 10% of the population can't see, BTW. Just google something about not being able to see 3D images).

It just boggles the mind, how people could A. Be stupid enough to buy into new DSes that don't add much of anything, and how B. Nintendo can actually be as successful as it is by doing this.

/Rant.

But as for the hardware itself, I am curious to see how it actually ends up working. I wonder if you will need to use both screens in order to generate the 3-D effect, which will basically make it as though there is only one screen (as in, both screens are showing the same thing, just in different ways so that it produces the 3D effect). That could end up being a major drawback, as it would eliminate one of the DS's greatest assets as well as its namesake.

[Aldin]

You guys are funny. I'm strongly considering a DSiXL. Call me old, but a bigger area for both screens will really help with the text intensive games I tend to play (RPG/Strategy). I want a 3DS too, but I can wait until there are a bunch of games out for it that I want.

~Aldin, not an early adopter

[Anthasu1]

Right now it looks like Nintendo is coming out with a new DS edition every other Month.

I was originally going to get a DSiXL, so I can play DS games, but I think I'll stick it out a bit more to see if they have any more improvements to make before I do.

Guess I'm stuck with my Old Gameboy Advance SP.

[Greyelephant]

Originally Posted by Aldin

You guys are funny. I'm strongly considering a DSiXL. Call me old, but a bigger area for both screens will really help with the text intensive games I tend to play (RPG/Strategy). I want a 3DS too, but I can wait until there are a bunch of games out for it that I want.

~Aldin, not an early adopter

Me too! The XL seems really nice. I've currently got the DS lite, and saw no real advantage to upgrading to the DSi. However, the DSi XL to me gives enough incentive to want to upgrade.

[Nukatha]

I got my DS Lite back in June '06 and its still under warranty!

Every year I have sent it to them due to stress fractures, there's a Kotaku article on that.

The cracks appear after about a month even if you never drop/throw/curb stomp the system, only play it with gloved hands, and never open it all the way (or at least that's how it works for mine).

Personally, I'll probably be a somewhat early adopter (right after the gen 5 pokemon games are released).

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

The first DS is the best one. It can play GBA games, and its hinge will stay intact.

[wdgrant]

Originally Posted by ParaGoomba Slayer

The first DS is the best one. It can play GBA games, and its hinge will stay intact.

I agree. My son has the DS Lite and I enjoy some of the GBA games. He wants a DSi and I think losing the GBA compatibility is not worth what you get in return.

[Greyelephant]

Originally Posted by wdgrant

I agree. My son has the DS Lite and I enjoy some of the GBA games. He wants a DSi and I think losing the GBA compatibility is not worth what you get in return.

I thought that the DSi XL gave you back the capacity to use GBA games with it. Am I wrong?

[jschild]

Originally Posted by Greyelephant

I thought that the DSi XL gave you back the capacity to use GBA games with it. Am I wrong?

This is from wikipedia, but they are usually accurate on this sort of thing.

It will also be capable of downloading and playing DSiWare. Like the current DSi, there is no slot for Game Boy Advance cartridges. Instead of having Game Boy games, you are able to download games from the DSi Shop.

[Greyelephant]

Originally Posted by jschild

This is from wikipedia, but they are usually accurate on this sort of thing.

Yea, I was searching everywhere and found the same thing over and over.

That really stinks. I don't have a ton of GBA games, but I would like to have the capacity to play them if I wanted without having to use a seperate machine to do so.

Why would you make it so big and not add the GBA slot? It's not like it's not big enough.

Oh, well. I guess I won't be so interested in the DSiXL as I thought.