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[Kyuudaime]

It's just ignorance along with a scapegoat. Parents don't want to admit they're ignorant about certain things and they don't want to admit their child has a problem.

Edited by Shirosaki, 12 July 2010 - 02:18 PM.

[Dreamer]

3DS will be like a cellphone

Looks like 3DS will focus on digital distribution.

Edited by Uzumakikage, 12 July 2010 - 08:39 PM.

[Black Rose]

That sounds interesting. I think it is going to be practical for gamers, but I wonder how much money I gotta spend for a console with so many features...

[Dreamer]

That sounds interesting. I think it is going to be practical for gamers, but I wonder how much money I gotta spend for a console with so many features...

It should still cost less than the Wii otherwise it would be ludicrous to price a handheld more than a home entertainment console.

[Black Rose]

Well, I think so too, but I wonder if this is going to be the most expensive handheld entertainment console by Nintendo

[Dreamer]

Well, I think so too, but I wonder if this is going to be the most expensive handheld entertainment console by Nintendo

up to date? Probably.

[Black Rose]

up to date? Probably.

*sweats* Th-that's bad

[Smiter]

Nintendo 3DS launch details for North America and Europe!

NA: March 27th 2011, priced at $250.
EU: March 25th 2011, price unknown (Nintendo Europe says it's "set by retailers". What the hell, Nintendo? D: )

UPDATE: UK prices seem to be around the £220-£230 range. Play.com has it at £220, and HMV at £230. Nothing from Amazon UK so far.

Black and Blue will be the available colours.

Details about launch games are sketchy, Reggie Fils-Amie says they hope to have "around 30 3DS games at retail" between the launch date and this year's E3. Nintendo Europe had NO details.

UPDATE: Confirmed North American launch games so far:

Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
Nintendogs + Cats
Dynasty Warriors 3D


I'm not happy with the lack of info from Nintendo Europe, but at least the 3DS is coming out in time for my birthday!

Oh yeah, Friend Codes make a return, BUT you only need one per system. You can also register friends over local wireless without needing to input their codes.

[JoHamSandwich]

Nice.

Is it going to be backwards compatible with the DS?

Hoping DS lite/DSi prices will drop so I can get one XD

[Smiter]

Nice.

Is it going to be backwards compatible with the DS?

Hoping DS lite/DSi prices will drop so I can get one XD

Yep, it is.

If you're going for a DSL/DSi, I recommend the DS Lite. You can play GBA games on it (you can find some great ones for cheap), plus the DSi features aren't actually worth the extra. *looks at his DSi collecting dust* ;

I'm sure a lot of DS Lites and DSis will be going on places like Ebay in the run-up to the 3DS launch! I know mine will be. XD;

Here's some 3DS screens and videos from Kotaku.

What 3DS games are you guys interested in?

For me, it's:

Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Paper Mario
Mario Kart
Pilotwings Resort

[JoHamSandwich]

Yea, I was going for the DS Lite. Always thought the DSi and the XL was worthless lol.

[Smiter]

Yeah, I wish I hadn't been reeled in by the DSi hype. Oh well, we live and learn!

More details on the 3DS's Friend Code system. They sound like very welcome changes.

The Friend Code, the bane of every modern Nintendo gamer's existence, is getting a major overhaul with the release of the 3DS, allowing friends to find friends with little to none of the hair-pulling frustration that is currently involved.

Gamers who try to play online with others using the DS or the Nintendo Wii currently have to exchange a set of 16-digit numbers to connect. Sometimes they have to do so twice, depending on the game they play. And often the game doesn't remember those codes, turning an online session of gaming into something more akin to math than fun.

But the 3DS fixes some of that when it hits Japan in February and the U.S and Europe in March. The new Friend Code system will now be tied directly to the 3DS you own and there will only be one for each system, so no more secondary Friend Codes for games.

The system, Nintendo tells us, will also be able to remember the codes you put in for your Friends and track whether they are currently online or not. If they're online, one of the lights in the top right corner of the portable will glow orange to alert you.

The 3DS will have an app that tracks and can give you the current status of your friends at any given time.

And finding and becoming friends sounds like it will sometimes be easier as well. While we don't yet know if they Friend Code will be a 16-digit number, or even a number at all, we do know that you will have to exchange them just once with your friend to offer and accept a friendship on the 3DS.

But if you're connected with another friend via local wireless, you won't even have to do that. Instead you can push a button to accept or send friend requests and the 3DS will take down the number automatically and remember it.

While this new system still isn't as effortless as being able to create easy-to-remember user names and connect them with a message from anywhere, a system that both the PS3 and Xbox 360 use, it's much better than the intricacies and extra numbers of the current Wii and DS Friend Code system.

The 3DS also has multitasking, allowing you to pause your current game and skip to another application. An example was being able to pause a RPG and open a notepad to take notes. You probably could even skip to a web browser to look up game guides to get through a bit you're stuck on.

[Black Rose]

I think I DO know what I want for my next birthday!

[Sakura Blossoms]

I could buy a new Xbox for that price. I'll stick with my DSi XL kthnx, until the 3DS drops to a more reasonable price.

[Kyuudaime]

Yep, it is.

If you're going for a DSL/DSi, I recommend the DS Lite. You can play GBA games on it (you can find some great ones for cheap), plus the DSi features aren't actually worth the extra. *looks at his DSi collecting dust* ;

I'm sure a lot of DS Lites and DSis will be going on places like Ebay in the run-up to the 3DS launch! I know mine will be. XD;

Here's some 3DS screens and videos from Kotaku.

What 3DS games are you guys interested in?

For me, it's:

Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Paper Mario
Mario Kart
Pilotwings Resort

Gooooddddd

Paper Mario
Mario Kart
LoZ: Ocarina of Time
Star Fox 64 3D
And games I can't even think of right now cause I just woke up.

I think I DO know what I want for my next birthday!

Me too.
And this comes out right before my birthday.
>.>

[Smiter]

Gooooddddd

Paper Mario
Mario Kart
LoZ: Ocarina of Time
Star Fox 64 3D
And games I can't even think of right now cause I just woke up.


Me too.
And this comes out right before my birthday.
>.>

Mine too. XD It's the 27th of March for me. You?

I could buy a new Xbox for that price. I'll stick with my DSi XL kthnx, until the 3DS drops to a more reasonable price.

That's a good point. The 3DS looks great, but is expensive for a handheld. It's not just an Xbox, you CAN buy a PS3 Slim for the 3DS's selling price of £230!

I'll still want to get one, but only if I can get it from my workplace (10% staff discount) and I have the spare cash. If I'm short on it, I can wait. After all, there are more important things like food, rent and bills!

[BlackLightning]

I will get it only after it reach the price of at least 200-150 dollars and that is only if they are proven to worth the money and most of their major bugs straightened out. I'm not getting something that I will only use for the first week then let it collecting dust

[Derock]

Rather wait for the system to drop its price but then again, DOA Dimension is a launch title... so I might have to hurry up before it sold out when the months passed.

[Cloud]

Sticking with home console gaming for now. I can go pickup another PS3 bundle at that price. Or a new Xbox bundle...

Come on now, Nintendo....

I'll save my money.

[Illmatic]

I'm tempted to get one at launch, but I think I'm gonna hold off for a bit. It does look pretty awesome though. But it sucks that it'll be region locked. Oh well, not that big a deal for me anyway.