Nintendo 3DS

[sj33]

If it's any consolation, the stuff on Itsu no ma no Terebi is ****e. A bunch of 3 minute long clips, the only one being even remotely interesting is the Idoling wrestling one.

[kryss]

That's exactly what I wanted it for

[SkilloChris]

I'm locked out of the uk video download service, because apparently guernsey isn't in the uk. Nice on Nintendo. : /

[Wil]

I'm locked out of the uk video download service, because apparently guernsey isn't in the uk. Nice on Nintendo. : /

One magic trick and a CGI cartoon lizard. You should be so lucky.

This is weird. For a Ninty fan, I feel absolutely no love for the 3DS. The constant hassle of keeping it in the 3D sweet spot and the headaches/nausea that gives me coupled with the prospect of (yet again) nothing much worth playing other than 1st party releases make me think I just should have gotten a DSi XL like I intended to in the first place. With a complete lack of interest in the Wii U, as well, I think I'm finally growing out of my love for the big N.

[gizmo1990]

As much as I've got a lot to grumble about the 3ds. And the list is steadily growing..

All I have to do is take a look at the e3 trailers.. that is a lot of prospectively amazing titles... all you've got to do is wait for the damn things..

[cutmymilk]

Mario Kart is all I want. Will it be worth getting one for that? Depends on if I have the spare cash.

Also massively in agreement with Wil. Big Nintendo fan completely uninterested in the 3DS and Wii U.

In fact, I think I'd be happier if Nintendo went 3rd party and just made Mario for proper consoles...

[koopatroopa90]

With a complete lack of interest in the Wii U, as well, I think I'm finally growing out of my love for the big N.

I had this after the Wii - was a massive Nintendo fan but became bored with the Wii after a few months and even lost interest in the DS.

Having just purchased a PSP Go my 3DS is getting even less use. It is so much bigger, battery life runs out too quick and the 3D sweet spot mentioned gets annoying enough for me to turn it off completely quite often. Coupled with the complete lack of games and the fact the price of the console and games has dropped a lot since release I really regret buying so early...

[importaku]

In one weeks time there will be a game i actually want as so far im not paying premium for N64 games tarted up, i want new games really. I love card battling games so to get one so soon is a dream for me & it's based on the awesome bikkuriman series. This time the stickers have kanji hidden in the various character & monsters, you battle using kanji. The higher the stroke order the more damage it does but the clever bit is if you combine cards to make words the damage is massive, can't wait to get my hands on it

[DJW]

I'm locked out of the uk video download service, because apparently guernsey isn't in the uk. Nice on Nintendo. : /

Its not strictly speaking a part of the UK much like Ireland isn't part of the UK but both are part of the British Isles. But unlike Ireland Guernsey is not part of the EU either.

So if its not part of the EU or UK then what part of the world do Nintendo count you as?!

I must admit currently on my 3DS I am playing Donkey Kong more than anything else. A game I brought 2nd hand on on my Gameboy Color years ago but didn't give much time to and traded it in for a Neogeo CD I think. I thought it was a good game then but now I am really into it - a fantastic game even now very clever.

As for Super Mario Land I think this game has dated very badly. It plays ok but I don't think the gameplay has aged well it seems very stiff and heavy to move mario which I was not expecting but then its a game I have not played for well over 15 years now.

As for the new Zelda - brought it, loaded it up but not started on it yet!

I do think the virtual console is a great feature if only they would release more games and stop drip feeding them

[SkilloChris]

Yeah, we are in a bit of a weird position, but if Microsoft and Sony can figure it out Nintendo dont really have an excuse. (They, like most online based companys ie: Lovefilm, Great Universal etc count us as being a part of the UK even if it is'nt strictly true) For everything else online-wise they seem to count us as being in the UK, but for videos, the Bermuda Triangle it seems

But all that moaning aside, I would'nt have even tried to load the thing up and notice it if there where some games to play on the damn thing....

[gizmo1990]

I had this after the Wii - was a massive Nintendo fan but became bored with the Wii after a few months and even lost interest in the DS.

Having just purchased a PSP Go my 3DS is getting even less use. It is so much bigger, battery life runs out too quick and the 3D sweet spot mentioned gets annoying enough for me to turn it off completely quite often. Coupled with the complete lack of games and the fact the price of the console and games has dropped a lot since release I really regret buying so early...

I'm sorry but if you lost interest in the ds then perhaps you should realise that a certain segment of games, portable/quick blasts/puzzle etc, simply aren't for you.

Your points are valid about the 3ds, some more than others (so much bigger?) but nothing that a slew of great compelling games won't change.

Nintendos strategies often make me want to cry but as long as they deliver with the games I'll be glad I purchased my 3ds. And personally I think the 3ds is, save the poor battery life, a great little machine. It just needs better direction from Nintendo, imo.

[BIG EDD]

Xevious 3d for the euro e-shop this Thursday

[koopatroopa90]

I'm sorry but if you lost interest in the ds then perhaps you should realise that a certain segment of games, portable/quick blasts/puzzle etc, simply aren't for you.

I've probably done more gaming in my life on a handheld than any other platform. Don't get me wrong, the DS has some brilliant games, I'm sure I could name at least 20, but nothing I really wanted to play came out for quite a long while and I got bored of it. Plus I found many games were no better than their predecessors on the GBA. I also found the DS lite had quite sharp edges which made some games painful to play!!

(so much bigger?)

I meant that the PSP Go is much smaller than the 3DS. To be honest the 3DS' size is fine but the little Go is lighter than my iPhone, and much the same size. The ultimate portability of the GBA micro meant for a time I had GBA games to hand almost anywhere and got through loads of excellent titles, I don't know how easy it would be for Nintendo to make the 3DS any smaller than it is but a thinner and lighter machine in the future would be great, providing of course the selection of games to make me want to carry it around all the time is out there.

And personally I think the 3ds is, save the poor battery life, a great little machine. It just needs better direction from Nintendo, imo.

I agree with this, no doubt, just I wish I'd saved my money until it had that direction and the price had fallen as it already has.

[abigsmurf]

On the subject of 3DS puzzle games. Crush3D has been delayed. The reasoning for this is simply "the success of the 3DS". Presumably the lack of.

This is pretty bad for Nintendo. If developers are jumping ship and there's no killer app for 4-5 months, it's going to be hard to see how the 3DS can start gaining ground.

[Dogg Thang]

Well, there's always the 4DS...