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| Hands-on with the Nintendo 3DS by Jeremy |  | | 3DS Feature: Yes, it works. | | [View Article] |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Great write up! This is making me re-think putting off buying one at launch.
Question to Jeremy: What was so great about James Noir's use of 3D?
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E.g. it was a puzzle where you had to find a number out of the flower arrangement - which was more intuitive and 'engrossing' in 3D rather than 2D. But it was the potential for 3D puzzles that hand me intrigued with this game, as opposed to purely an aesthetic improvement.
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Nice write up Jeremy. Your preview gives it more shine than others I've read. Originally I was going to pick one up at launch. But after hearing about a) the region locking, b) the lineup (nothing really there for me), and c) the PSP2, I think I'm going to wait this one out until I can make a more informed decision.
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I might wait for the obligatory 12 months for Nintendo to bring out another DS version.. After being burnt by the SP (when I'd just bought an Advance) and the Lite (when I'd just bought an original DS) I'm hesitant to be an early adopter..
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All I want to know is if it wil be comfortable in larger hands? DS/DSi/DsLite/DSXL are all WAY too small for my hands, so is every controller ever bar KB/Mouse and 360Pad. I get RSi and just cannot enjoy, mainly due to the pincer like way I have to hold it as well as the TING dpads designed for Asian petite hands and kids.
What do you guys reckon? Im actually getting one anyway my GF cannot wait.
Nintendo: next time you make a XL, make the CONTROLS LARGER not just the unit. BAH.
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| pdaddy wrote: | | I might wait for the obligatory 12 months for Nintendo to bring out another DS version.. After being burnt by the SP (when I'd just bought an Advance) and the Lite (when I'd just bought an original DS) I'm hesitant to be an early adopter.. |
Iwata has confirmed that this won't be the case. They've already mate the 3DS as "Lite" as possible; it's not like the DS Phat where a lot of room in the case was just wasted (which I can confirm; I've opened up both models and they have similarly sized motherboards).
Basically, expect to wait 5 years like you did for the Game Boy pocket.
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Being totally honest, the button layout felt pretty much the same as DS Lite, so if you were uncomfortable with that, I can't envisage you being as comfortable with the 3DS... 
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^that is a good point. I doubt they would have changed the size of the controls. They make smaller wii motes it would be nice to see bigger controllers for some. Funny since the original xbox controller was so hated for being too big.
I would have personally worn a nintendo shirt and not a mass effect one to a nintendo event haha wonder if they cared lol
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I do not think they will make a newer version of the 3ds like the ds lite, but I do see them doing an XL version as well as something similar to the dsi but instead of adding a camera I am pretty sure I read they are already working on making a video camera in 3d. Expect that and other features down the track. There is no way nintendo will not release another version. They make a killing with each new model
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I'm getting an original. I got a DS phat and I will get a 3DS (phat?).
Whether that be at launch or a few months later with a better game bundle remains to be seen.
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Impression of the games graphics running in person? Much better then the PSP or on par with?
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Well, in terms of raw power, none of the games on display beat the PSP. However, all of them were much, much, much cleaner and smoother. However, then you had the video of MGS: Snake Eater - The Naked Sample which better than Peace Walker. So yeah...
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| Cyph wrote: | | bOriginally I was going to pick one up at launch. But after hearing about a) the region locking, b) the lineup (nothing really there for me), and c) the PSP2, I think I'm going to wait this one out until I can make a more informed decision. |
Yeah I was gonna get the 3DS on lauch but after the PSP2 being revealed, I will wait to see which one I would prefer.
Though it's a given that eventually I will get the 3DS and depending on how well it does, the PSP2.
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Revelations and Mercs are pushing shaders the PSP does not. Hell, so is Star Fox. There are some truly ugly games on the system like any launch, but the PSP comparisons are so confusing. The 3DS is blatantly more powerful, even if not all games look it, just as not all PSP games look all that flash.
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It seems like a good little machine, but still, $350 for what is PSP-like specs with 3D seems a little too gimmicky for me. IMO, it won't do as well as the DS did, simply because the main feature is a bitch to market. I guess I can't really judge a book by it's cover, but I'll be keeping my pennies until Nintendo can convince me with some sort of originality, rather than a bazillion ports of games I'd much rather play on the consoles they were created for, and simply adding a joystick to the mix.
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| daishogun wrote: | | It seems like a good little machine, but still, $350 for what is PSP-like specs with 3D seems a little too gimmicky for me. IMO, it won't do as well as the DS did, simply because the main feature is a bitch to market. I guess I can't really judge a book by it's cover, but I'll be keeping my pennies until Nintendo can convince me with some sort of originality, rather than a bazillion ports of games I'd much rather play on the consoles they were created for, and simply adding a joystick to the mix. |
Surely 3D is a hell of a bigger selling point than anything the DS had - wow! its like a gameboy with two screens! oh my god lets buy ten!
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