Nintendo 3DS - Official Thread
So, Nintendo's next console will be the Nintendo 3DS.
Who saw that one coming? And more importantly, anyone excited at the prospects of this thing?
Looks like this year's E3 could be very interesting for handheld gamers like myself!
http://kotaku.com/5499697/nintendo-a...e-nintendo-3ds
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I can't say I'm entirely excited for the idea of 3D games. 3D movies haven't seemed that great really (and I'm including Avatar in that, "the" 3D movie) and I prefer seeing them in regular 2D. Still, it could prove to be great... and of course every game doesn't have to use the 3D function.
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Unless it comes with a stand and eyeshade, and has the option to view every game in red monochrome, pass. When will this current 3D craze just die!?
PSP in Japan is selling like hotcake. It is even beating DSi. This comes to no surprise why Nintendo planning to launch new DS with 3d capability. PSP already done it few years ago. I think this will truly mean real 3d handheld war.
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When will Nintendo ever come up with their own ideas? /sarcasm.
Nintendo fanboys have been saying it ever since Sony announced six axis, then motion control, and then about Microsoft when announcing the Natal. Now you see Nintendo announcing a system with 3d capabilities which Sony has been working on to be integrated into the PS3 for years now.
I could honestly care less about 3d, but yeah. Just thought I'd bring that up.
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How long did it take for 3D movies to die off in the 50's before they came back recently? I honestly don't know, but once people get tired of the new effects they'll die off.Originally Posted by SPAZ-12
It's nice Nintendo announced this before the XL got released, imagine if people went out and bought the XL instead of waiting for this new 3D system. Nintendo just saved people a lot of money at their own expense. Thanks big N.
3D also came back in the early 80's and than died off. It seems like everyone goes nuts over 3D for a short time...but than they quickly loose interest in it. 3D disappears for awhile, than they bring it back for a new generation. It sticks around for a little bit, people grow tired of it again, and it disappears for another 20 or 30 years.
I merged the two threads that were running along....
I'm all for this, particularly because my DS collection will be usable on this system and I have just a *few* DS games.
Because it makes no attempt to be great, it is therefore extremely great.
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I agree. I'm okay with their past gimmicks, but 3D? Really, Nintendo? Now we can play Mario games with 8% less Virtual Boy style shame?
And ANOTHER DS? After one came out last year?
Methinks Nintendo is whoring out.
Either that or the DS is the Octomom of portables.
I think it's just one of those "have to wait and see it for ourselves before forming an opinion" things. To me, a mobile platform seems much better suited for something like this than a console.
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I think the theory is that Nintendo will use a fixed parallax barrier, such as a lenticular lens array for the screens. I'm not sure how it's going to work in person, and how lighting and such will effect the experience. Also, you have to wonder if there will be a pretty good percentage of people who won't be able to enjoy it. I have a good buddy that has a problem with one of his eyes, and he can't "see" 3D. I'm not sure whether he'll be able to see 3D on this device or not. I know those people are definitely in the minority, but still....
Well it doesn't look bad, Tilting the system to look around wasn't my first thought when I heard of this though. Can you leave the system on a table then move around the system to look around in the game? Probably not. I think this will sell better than Virtual Boy though, Nintendo didn't advertise the VB much and the 3D effect wasn't as obvious. Also, When they had the VB at E3 (Or whatever shows they may have been marketing at) The common passerby couldn't see the 3D effect unless they tried it out. With all that said, I'd buy one if I was in the market for a DS.
Edit - The video title doesn't say 3DS, it says DSI. BTW, Don't you think this is somewhat gimmicky?
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BARF!
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It better have a 2d mode. There's a significant percentage of people, including myself, that can't see in 3d.
Quoted since no one seemed to read it the first time.
Also: "According to Nintendo, the product will go on sale between April 2010 and March 2011."
Really? Sometime between next week...or a year from now... they aren't even trying and people still get sucked in.
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Maybe I'm just not cynical enough but I think this is going to be fantastic. In all honesty, Nintendo has never disappointed me, and their hardware is always topnotch. I always thought it was sad that the virtual boy didn't get the love it deserved. But then again I never got headaches or anything from playing it. Here hoping Nintendo has better luck on their second 3D outing.
That's what I was thinking as well. It works like those 3D DVD cases and whatnot that have the grooved plastic, only much finer and much better 3D effect. My guess is that it will pretty much be a DSi but with a screen that allows for games to utilize a 3D effect. If you only have 1 good eye, then it will look like a standard 2D game.
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Nintendo... why not just give us a 2010 version of the Virtual Boy?
I know this might sound crazy, but why not a new version of the Virtual Boy? Now that they are going to do the Nintendo 3DS, it would seem that they would be more open to trying something even more out of left field. The idea of trying to enjoy a 3D experience on a tiny handheld just seems kinda goofy. But give me a full size Virtual Boy, in color, with more advanced technology, and I'd definitely want to try it out.
I'm wondering if VR headsets will ever return to the consumer market? Maybe it's just too much of a health/side-effects issue or something. Still, I'd love to see what a modern day Virtual Boy would look like with the latest and greatest technology under the hood.
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