JackFetch Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 • The Nintendo 3DS is black and blue, red and black as well as black and, well, black. • As promised, this is a glasses-free 3D device • Two cameras on the outside of the device for 3D picture taking • 3D depth slider on the side of the device • Round numb analog stick called the "Slide Pad" • Bottom screen is a touch panel • Below the touch screen are Select, Home and Start buttons • Underneath the A, B, X, Y buttons is the handheld's power button • Motion sensor and gyroscope • Compatible with Nintendo DSi • A camera facing the player above the portable's 3D screen • The ability to play 3D Hollywood movies, like Legends of the Guardians from Warner Brothers • The 3DS launch game will be Kid Icarus: Uprising • It is a powerful system, featuring improved graphics • The 3DS periodically searchs for WiFi spots and other 3DSs • Easy online navigation • No monthly fee for Nintendo's 3DS online access • Nintendo is developing 3D Nintendogs • More than twenty companies have signed on to develop for the 3DS • The top screen is 3.5 inches • Release date is TBA • Price is TBA Every game announced so far: Nintendo * Animal Crossing * Kid Icarus: Uprising * Mario Kart * Nintendogs + Cats * Paper Mario * Pilotwings Resort * Star Fox 64 3D * Steel Diver Activision * DJ Hero 3D AQ Interactive * Cubic Ninja Atlus * Etrian Odyssey * Shin Megami Tensei: * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor * Shin Megami Tensei: Persona Capcom * Resident Evil: Revelations * Super Street Fighter IV 3D EA * FIFA Soccer * Madden NFL * The Sims 3 Gameloft * Asphalt GT Harmonix * (Untitled Music Game) Hudson * Bomberman * Deca Sports * Kororinpa Konami * (Untitled Baseball Game) * Contra * Frogger * Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D "The Naked Sample" * Pro Evo Level 5 * Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle Majesco * BloodRayne: the Shroud * A Boy and His Blob * Face Racers: Photo Finish * Lion's Pride: Adventures on the Serengeti * Martha Stewart * WonderWorld Amusement Park Marvelous * BOKUJYOUMONOGATARI 3D Namco Bandai * Dragon Ball * Gundam * Pac-Man & Galaga * Ridge Racer * Super Robot Wars Rocket * Crash City GP * Super Robo SEGA * Sonic the Hedgehog * Super Monkey Ball Square Enix * Codename: Chocobo Rcing 3D * Dragon Quest * Final Fantasy * Kingdom Hearts Take-Two * Carnival Games Tecmo Koei * Dead or Alive 3D * Dynasty Warriors * Ninja Gaiden * Samurai Warriors 3D Tomy * Lovely Lisa 3D * Naruto Shippuden Action THQ * de Blob 2 * Kung Fu Panda: Kaboom of Doom * Marvel Super Hero Squad Infinity Gauntlet * The Penguins of Madagascar * Puss N Boots * Saints Row: Drive By Ubisoft * Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy * Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike * Driver Renegade * Hollywood 61 * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Warner Bros. * Batman * LEGO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Zelda: Ocarina of Time is being redone and updated for the 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 The graphics for that and Kid Icarus look beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 The Kid Icarus trailer they showed looked like a Wii game to me at first; I didn't realize it was a 3DS game until later. That's just brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Man, Nintendo knows how to make people happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks like it'll run $250 and will be released on 25 March in Europe and on 27 March in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'll probably stick with my DSi. 3D graphics give me headaches. Sounds like one amazing piece of machinery, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'll probably stick with my DSi. 3D graphics give me headaches. The 3D effect can be turned off, actually. Even though it's probably worth the $250, it's too much to be the impulse-buy that the first DS was. I'll have to wait and get it later when I have some more disposable cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nintendo believes it’ll have 30 games on the shelves between launch and early June. This launch list includes PilotWings Resort, Nintendogs + Cats, Steel Diver, Dead or Alive: Dimensions, Madden NFL, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Ridge Racer 3D, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries, Star Fox 64 3D, The Sims 3, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Dual Pen Sports, Super Monkey Ball 3D, Thor: God of Thunder, Crush 3D, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D, Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (!), Rayman 3D, and Rabbids: Travel in Time. UPDATE: Looks like we might not see the following at launch, as we first reported. Nintendo is listing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart 3DS, Animal Crossing 3DS, and Paper Mario 3DS as "in the works," suggesting that they won't make the loose launch timeframe. Built-In Software -- The 3DS will ship with a built-in pedometer, and an overall games activity tracker that will, according to Nintendo, award you with Mario coins that can be used in select games. Also, look forward to the Mii Maker and the device’s built-in AR games functionality, which uses cards (six come with the device) to render games based off what the 3DS’ cameras see in your environment. An Internet browser and video player were confirmed as well at today’s event. StreetPass vs. SpotPass -- All 3DS units will be able to detect each other by something called “StreetPass.” Most commonly, this’ll be used to “instantly exchange common game data,” according to Nintendo of America's official Twitter account. The 3DS will also be able to detect 3DS specific hotspots and receive “3D videos, downloadable games, add-on content, and locations-specific special offers” via SpotPass, a built-in Internet connection seeker. Game Demos -- If you want to get your hands on a 3DS before launch, you’ll get your chance. Nintendo plans to put over 5000 units at retail and street locations. Backwards Compatibility -- Just in case you missed this one, the 3DS can play Nintendo DS games with their original 2D visuals. Also, as we previously reported, you'll be able to transfer your DSi and DSi XL DS Shop games to your 3DS using a service that will be provided by Nintendo after hardware launch. http://www.giantbomb.com/news/nintendo-dates-and-prices-the-nintendo-3ds/2859/ No rpgs mean no buy for me. If they can't get a Mario or Zelda game out at launch, then why bother launching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I'll probably wait for it's first price drop, but I do that for most consoles anyway. I am interested in trying it out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 EA has already canceled a launch title for the 3DS. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm already pretending that the 3DS doesn't launch until July. That way I can go out on "launch day" and get a ton of awesome games this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 The 3DS will have instant Netflix Streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well played Nintendo, but the screen is too small for that to be a selling point for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 It'd work for cartoons, maybe. And it's definitely a good thing for kids who need to be distracted with technology whilst their parents take grunting naps in the other room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 If Netflix isn't blocked at work than this might be a selling point for me. I need to check this tomorrow. edit: It's blocked so there goes that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Just finished watching some reviews for the 3DS. Looks like I'll be waiting for the updated version with a better battery life and lighter. So, it'll be a few years till I even think about getting one then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Just finished watching some reviews for the 3DS. Looks like I'll be waiting for the updated version with a better battery life and lighter. So, it'll be a few years till I even think about getting one then. The DS lite came out less than a year and a half after the original DS. If the same schedule applies, that would put the next version of the 3DS at holiday 2012. I think I might get it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 I played Super Street Fighter on the 3DS in a game shop, and a couple of things: Aqua Blue or whatever the greenish 3DS's stupid name is, is ugly as all hell. The 3-D effects really did nothing for me, and the controls felt a bit awkward for Street Fighter, the only thing that I actually liked about the game was that I was, after several Street Fighter games, intentionally do a super move during a fight, which is just clicking the bottom screen, so that's good. I've tried Pilotwings in 3-D as well, and that also didn't really work for me. I'm not paying nearly £200 for one though. I could get a pre-owned 360 with Kinect for that price, if the price came down to £150 with some sort of deal, then that would be more reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 If Nintendo dropped the price from $250 to maybe $160 next year with a price drop, it'd be a killer value. Otherwise it's just too overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 The 3DS is getting price-dropped to 169.99 on the 12th of August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 The 3DS is getting price-dropped to 169.99 on the 12th of August. If the cut is good enough, in the UK. I'll likely get one. if the standard price now will be somewhere around £170, I'll just buy one from Amazon a few days before the cut goes into effect and get the 10 free GBA games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Damn. I didn't think they'd drop the price that fast. It's definitely a good thing, though. They practically pulled a PS3 launch with their huge overestimation of people's willingness to pay so much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Does it have more than ten games yet? Not counting the typical Nintendo shovelware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Glancing at IGN, they only have 6 games rated at an 8.0 or above, and 29 games overall. It's actually not too different from the original DS launch; that one had very few good games initially as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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