Nintendo 3ds

Started by RE: Blaxican10 pages

lol @ Kaliero then.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Nope, Mario Kart was just the beginning of the online hacking crusade Nintendo had to deal with.

p.s. I know this isn't anything unexpected, but I'll post it anyway.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/surprise-announcement-at-nintendo-3ds-preview-event-on-january-19th-new-metroid-game

squeee.. I lurve me some metroid 😄

Originally posted by SaTsuJiN
Um.. not quite sure if I've seen the same videos as everyone else for ocarina of time 3ds... but when I see something like res evil revelations... and then see ocarina of time with the same damn nintendo 64 models.. I pretty much right then lost my interest, as I thought that to be a perfect opportunity to use some new artwork to really bring out the 3d experience

I mean I believe at the least, 3ds is capable of delivering somewhere between smash melee link and twilight princess quality link

Have we been looking at the same videos and screenshots? The OoT remake looks much better than it's n64 counterpart. I'm fairly certain they've updated the models as well as the textures, because it looked damn good to my eye. 😛

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime
Nope, Mario Kart was just the beginning of the online hacking crusade Nintendo had to deal with.

p.s. I know this isn't anything unexpected, but I'll post it anyway.

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/surprise-announcement-at-nintendo-3ds-preview-event-on-january-19th-new-metroid-game

Or maybe not.

http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/114/1144406p1.html

Perhaps that was all just misunderstood for this.

YouTube video

edit: Then again...

I'm surprised no one's posted about it here yet.

System will come out March 27th in the US and will cost $250; it'll be available in blue and black.

Cheaper than expected, which is nice, but it's still pretty pricey.

I'm turned on by the thumbstick.

fffuuu... it would make my train rides to work go a lot faster...

fuuu.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime

wonder if samus is going to be playable in that (DoA).. that'd be awesome.. and yum @ the tech demo

I'm going to miss the prime series though...

3ds has

Spoiler:
no games

I'll pick one up in a year or two when there's actually a decent library of things besides rehashes.

$250 in the US

and £230 in UK? $367 wtf is that
and 250 euros in germany - $336

😠

and it's region-locked?? ! ha-son

The region-locking is crap. The DS isn't, why on earth is the 3DS?

Well, here's their quote on it (taken from ign):

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"Nintendo 3DS hardware is available in three versions: Japanese, American and European/Australian," the company said in an official statement, "Nintendo has developed different versions of Nintendo 3DS hardware to take into account different languages, age rating requirements and parental control functionality, as well as to ensure compliance with local laws in each region."

"We want to ensure the best possible gaming experience for our users, and there is the possibility that Nintendo 3DS software sold in one region will not function properly when running on Nintendo 3DS hardware sold in another," continued the statement, "Guidance will appear on every packaging of Nintendo 3DS hardware and the accompanying software. If you are in doubt, Nintendo recommends that you only purchase Nintendo 3DS software in the region where purchased your Nintendo 3DS system."

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It's not what they are saying is not logical, but they are taking a small issue- i.e. imports might not work- and using a sledgehammer to ensure it's not an issue- i.e. making imports impossible. Frankly, importing is a specialist market, so I don't see why 'buyer beware' shouldn't be the guide; fact is, a lot of games WOULD work internationally if Nintendo didn't lock them out.

(It does seem possible that the region locking is not forced, so 3rd party games might be able to be clear. The statement above implies maybe not even all Nintendo games will. We'll see.)

Obviously irritating though; firstly, there are a number of games I wanted to play (Etrian Odyssey games beyond the first and The Dark Spire are two that come to mind) that never got an European release. I had half a mind to get them imported; looks like might not not even be a future option.

Secondly, based on the idea that games in different regions might be programmed a little differently, I worry that- AGAIN- that this will lead to no international multiplayer, a not uncommon trend on Nintendo games.

(And Starcraft 2)

Originally posted by Barker
3ds has
Spoiler:
no games

I'll pick one up in a year or two when there's actually a decent library of things besides rehashes.


There already is apparently.. 😐

Originally posted by Bardock42
Assassin's Creed
Batman
Contra
Dead or Alive
Dragon Ball
FIFA Soccer
Kid Icarus
Ocarina of Time
Mario Cart
MGS3
Naruto Shippuden
Ninja Gaiden
Paper Mario
Pilot Wing Resort
Resident Evil Revelations
Resident Evil Mercenaries
Saints Row Drive By
Star Fox 64
Super Monkey Ball
Super Street Fighter IV

Well, for many of those it is not clear when they are published. They are just announced.

Originally posted by Ridley_Prime

YouTube video

I'm not a fan of handheld fighters typically, but this looks nice.

Current launch list is here:

http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/114/1144845p1.html

It may yet be expanded. I was under the impression that Zelda would be in at launch.

I've never tried a Pilotwings game before... though I do know my way around that Island quite well, due to the plane section of Wii Sports Resort... Ill give it a go.

I loved Pilotwings 64, I hope it is just as good as that.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Current launch list is here:

http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/114/1144845p1.html

It may yet be expanded. I was under the impression that Zelda would be in at launch.

I've never tried a Pilotwings game before... though I do know my way around that Island quite well, due to the plane section of Wii Sports Resort... Ill give it a go.


Wow, seriously? That's ridiculous, they need at least one guaranteed heavy hitter at launch.

Ah well, just means I don't have to purchase it immediately. Good.

I've never even heard of Pilotwings before...

And yeah, not a great initial lineup. Oh boy. Nintendogs. Yippee.

I don't think they ever gave the impression that OoT would be a launch title, though...

I heard good things about Pilotwings, and since making that last post have nabbed the original on the virtual console. The only reason I never played one is that they haven't made one since I started console gaming.

Painful as it may be to admit, GK, but nintendogs is a VERY heavy hitter...