Nintendo 3DS

[Neon Ignition]

This is getting funny now, I can only imagine a certain level of expectation is leading to the less than impressed views. Of course the 3D doesn't add anything, it's just a nice effect. The screen will be perfectly fine too. "Oh but Ridge Racer and SF4 don't look AMAZE on it" Seriously? Using these quick ports as a benchmark for what we'll eventually get?

Feels like some are treating the 3DS like a game launch were if it doesn't do the job in 10 days it can still be returned. Did you like your old DS? Then keep the pre-order. Not? Get rid.

Anyone expecting a hardware revolution must have missed 99%of previous launches

[yesteryeargames]

Im sure time seems to be slowing down the closer it gets to release :S

[abigsmurf]

It's not really surprising. The original DS protection was utterly broken so it'd be hard for them to fix it.

DSi only games and 3DS games are still secured.

[Junko]

Im sure time seems to be slowing down the closer it gets to release :S

Im driving the other half mental with my daily " x days to go " announcement !

[davek22]

If any of you Japanese members are truly dissapointed with it so much please mail it over to me. I will give your 3DS a good home :-)

[DeathAdder]

Pleased with the brief go I've had on my black one so far (Ridge Racers).

[hudson]

Anyone with a 3DS got Street Fighter Phwoar?

[DeathAdder]

I ummed and arred over buying SF, and almost bought it for the nostalgia of all the fun I had playing SF2. Then I remembered that the last two Streetfighter games I bought - PSP and SF4 - I got bored of them almost the same day, whereas I have only ever been disappointed with one Ridge Racer game (DS).

[hudson]

That's fine, mate. I'm really looking to hear from somone who plays a fair bit of console/arcade SFIV an has tried the 3DS version. Really want to hear how the dpad/circle pad hold up.

[DeathAdder]

That's fine, mate. I'm really looking to hear from somone who plays a fair bit of console/arcade SFIV an has tried the 3DS version. Really want to hear how the dpad/circle pad hold up.

Sorry, I was thinking out loud, rather than poo pooing anyone else's choice of game.

[DeathAdder]

This may be common knowledge - apologies if so, but it was something I had no idea about.

My Japanese 3DS DOES play other region DS games. Or at least, it has no problem with the US Civilisation I just tried.

[yesteryeargames]

hoolak
Ive got the 360 version with the tourny fight stick and ive played quite a bit of SF over the years. I played the 3ds version for a good 30 mins at the preview event and it holds up extreamly well graphics and control wise to the console/arcade versions. The d pad is good as always with nintendo d pads, only slight thing may bother some people is that its low down on the console. The slider works really well too i was pulling off all the specials without much trouble, Definate day 1 purchase along with pilot wings.

[DeathAdder]

Is Pilotwings a launch game in the UK? I was dismayed when, this evening, I couldn't find it in Bic Camera.

[yesteryeargames]

Yes it is a uk launch game

[DeathAdder]

Well, I'm looking forward to it, but I wonder if it will ever be a Wii download (the N64 version) then.

That's the reason I wanted a 3DS, really - can take or leave all the launch titles.