Everything you need to know about the 3DS

[A Pixy]

I really feel bad for Sony. Since the PSP2 was kind of leaked by Midway, they have some stiff competition.

Gunpei Yokoi must be crying tears of joy right now.

His legacy, his console and his business ideals. All being followed. :"D

 

[SIN1488]

All of the features are awesome! :D

Except maybe the "Street Pass", as it seems someone could rig up their 3DS to send out malicious data...... :O

But is it out in US starting March of 2011, or 2012?

 

[butterbiscuit]

All of the features are awesome! :D

Except maybe the "Street Pass", as it seems someone could rig up their 3DS to send out malicious data...... :O

But is it out in US starting March of 2011, or 2012?

2011, thankfully. ^-^
Meh, I don't think anyone is that smart..

 

[SIN1488]

2011, thankfully. ^-^
Meh, I don't think anyone is that smart..

I think some people are smart enough to do that, but really, with all the work it would take, I don't think it would be worth it. What would they really gain from it besides lulz?

 

[A Pixy]

They wouldn't have that either. They can only hope they're really upset. o3o

 

[bna_li]

Wow, this looks friggin' epic. I might get it if I had the money. I'm wonder if playing it too much would cause headaches?

 

[redsaber5859]

I showed this to my stepdad

He said, YES! FINALLY NO MORE GLASSES FOR 3D

Were getting one on launch day, no matter the price :D

 

[A Pixy]

Wow, this looks friggin' epic. I might get it if I had the money. I'm wonder if playing it too much would cause headaches?

I'm pretty sure Nintendo won't make the same mistake twice. o3o

 

[butterbiscuit]

I think some people are smart enough to do that, but really, with all the work it would take, I don't think it would be worth it. What would they really gain from it besides lulz?

Well, even if someone did do that, they wouldn't be able to control who they sent it to with Street Pass. They could exchange the data with each other, but then someone else may get the data too.

I showed this to my stepdad

He said, YES! FINALLY NO MORE GLASSES FOR 3D

Were getting one on launch day, no matter the price :D

Ha, glad to hear some people are as excited as me! :'D

 

[o0PinkSquid0o]

I'll be getting it for sure, but ugh I think it might be a little too expensive at first!

BTW love that you made this thread! very handy!

 

[fenyx4]

Well, I'm definitely excited for the Nintendo 3DS! I don't have a DS, so this will be a great opportunity to update my handheld experience! I'll wait for the price to drop a bit, though... The main reason I'm getting it is to play Platinum, HeartGold, and the third version of BW. However, games like StarFox 64 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Street Fighter IV (as well as touched-up 3D rereleases of GameBoy and GameBoy Color games) are exciting me as well! :D

I'm still sad that the 3DS lacks a GBA slot, though... :( I'd rather take that over the camera feature. Cross-generational Pokemon transfers are going to be quite a hassle for me...

One other con I have is that the "Power" switch has turned into a button again, similar to the layout on the DS Phat. Words cannot seem to express the anger I felt when my finger repeatedly touched the Power button accidentally when I first handled a classmate's DS for a few hours (it happens during intensive play on the DS Phat. Trust me). :cer_pissed: The fact that I had made a lot of progress but didn't get to save just worsened the matter.

I saw nothing wrong with the switch-on-the-side layouts from past Nintendo handhelds... :\

 

[A Pixy]

I feel as though I need to post this here.

Zeffy and I were having an INCREDIBLY long convo about how they can use decks in Augmented Reality to make Routes and who you're playing as.

No need to update games, just give us new cards. n_n

 

[butterbiscuit]

Good. You keep it alive. :D
Pretty much what we were talking about, right? :p

 

[SIN1488]

One other con I have is that the "Power" switch has turned into a button again, similar to the layout on the DS Phat. Words cannot seem to express the anger I felt when my finger repeatedly touched the Power button accidentally when I first handled a classmate's DS for a few hours (it happens during intensive play on the DS Phat. Trust me). :cer_pissed: The fact that I had made a lot of progress but didn't get to save just worsened the matter.

I saw nothing wrong with the switch-on-the-side layouts from past Nintendo handhelds... :\

This, I hate when that happens, though I seem to have avoided it for quite a while. Maybe the reason of it's location has to do with the actual "guts" of the handheld?

I guess not though, as it's location varied with all the DS's....

But anyways, I came in here because I had an idea that maybe they should have implemented, or maybe they should next time, lol.

I think the inner camera that faces the person playing the game should also somehow double as a motion sensor, and the stylus could have something in the end of it that acts like a Wii-mote. :D

It might work, but the stylus might be too small to have something like that in it, and the 3DS itself might not be able to handle a motion-sensor thing in it, as it already has so much other stuff. But maybe in years when they shrink down that technology some more, they would be able to implement it. :P

 

[butterbiscuit]

I think the inner camera that faces the person playing the game should also somehow double as a motion sensor, and the stylus could have something in the end of it that acts like a Wii-mote. :D

It might work, but the stylus might be too small to have something like that in it, and the 3DS itself might not be able to handle a motion-sensor thing in it, as it already has so much other stuff. But maybe in years when they shrink down that technology some more, they would be able to implement it. :P

That wouldn't really work. If you play your DS a lot, the stylus will easily slip out of its slot, and this would make your Wiimote stylus very easy to lose, and I doubt that they could fit that kind of technology in that small of a space any time soon. (Unless the made the stylus bigger)

And there are a couple of DSiWare games that already use the internal camera as somewhat of a motion sensor, namely WarioWare: Snapped.

 

[SIN1488]

And there are a couple of DSiWare games that already use the internal camera as somewhat of a motion sensor, namely WarioWare: Snapped.

Yeah and I regret getting that game, you have to have the background/person contrast, lighting, and angles to be perfect to even play, and I could never get it to work.

And about losing the stylus, then put a GPS tracker in it, and the 3DS could have GPS tracking technology! :O

Jk, :P

But I can imagine the future of this stuff, the slogan would be: "DS 3000, what can't it do?" :P

 

[butterbiscuit]

I wish I could chip my DSi.
I lose that thing so much. :x

Seems reminiscent of the PS3. "It only does everything." :b

 

[A Pixy]

It does appear to do a butt-load of things.

A 3D camera is almost worth the price of the item. o3o

 

[butterbiscuit]

Yep, I wouldn't be surprised if shortly after the 3DS' release they started selling 3D cameras for the price of a 3DS.

Or maybe for more.

 

[fenyx4]

This, I hate when that happens, though I seem to have avoided it for quite a while. [S-HIGHLIGHT]Maybe the reason of it's location has to do with the actual "guts" of the handheld? [/S-HIGHLIGHT]

I guess not though, as it's location varied with all the DS's....

Possibly... :\ But they were able to redesign the Nintendo DS "Phat" when they developed the DS Lite, and that converted the button to a switch just fine... But the DSi went back to the power-button format.

I'm hoping there's a 3DS redesign that shifts the power "button" back to a switch, though... But I'll have to try out the depicted 3DS model to see if button placement will be a problem anyway (which I am anticipating it could be...)