Nintendo 3DS (thread twooooo)

[Brad]

OK, are these to 3DS as WiiU is to Wii? i.e. backward compatible but essentially next-gen?

[kryss]

Can we go the Gundam route and call them ν3DS and ν3DS LL?

[importaku]

It's like with the DS & DSi newer games that were DSi only. It's pretty much the same 3DS but with added improved features.

[teddymeow]

Next year for Europe. Kinda sucks.

[Brad]

Good to see that the lessons of the WiiU naming calamity have been well and truly learned.

[kryss]

Next year for Europe. Kinda sucks.

My wallet can live with that.

[Dogg Thang]

Do we know if it plays DS games? Nintendo sometimes drop a gen of backward compatibility when upgrading.

And anyone know the answer to my question about the c-stick. Is it effectively the circle pad pro (and so will work with RE etc.) or is it a new function?

I wonder how many more new hardware specific games we'll see. I don't remember there being any DSi-only games announced prior to actual release of the system (that could be just poor memory though?). They seriously need a proper name for this thing.

[Guts]

I don't see why they would drop DS games since they use the same cart slot as 3DS games, but you never know.

I hope there'll be a real push for software following the release of this new hardware. 3DS has been a bit dry recently.

[kryss]

Do we know if it plays DS games? Nintendo sometimes drop a gen of backward compatibility when upgrading.

And anyone know the answer to my question about the c-stick. Is it effectively the circle pad pro (and so will work with RE etc.) or is it a new function?

I wonder how many more new hardware specific games we'll see. I don't remember there being any DSi-only games announced prior to actual release of the system (that could be just poor memory though?). They seriously need a proper name for this thing.

I can only think of Korg giving more features for DSi users, and pokemon b/w giving the video chat function.

[briareos_kerensky]

I'll end up buying two if the software will be good enough (US and JPN, though for the Japanese one I'll wait to see if a capture kit becomes available); Xenoblade alone it's not enough to justify it. I'm disappointed that Nintendo didn't took the opportunity to do a more thorough redesign of the handheld, the C stick and additional shoulder buttons don't look particularly comfortable, and I fear that pressing the ZR and ZL will lead to many unwanted R/L presses. Also, just exactly what Nintendo need, more naming confusion.

[Golgo]

How much more powerful is the new cpu, and what's the point if it's not pushing higher resolutions? Nintendo have managed to confuse me already with where this sits, next-gen or incremental improvement? Seem to be hedging their bets...

[teddymeow]

Having looked at both of them I might actually go for the smaller as it is a matte finish inside and the screen is slightly bigger than the normal 3DS.

[importaku]

How much more powerful is the new cpu, and what's the point if it's not pushing higher resolutions? Nintendo have managed to confuse me already with where this sits, next-gen or incremental improvement? Seem to be hedging their bets...

The point was to make online browsing & downloading games a lot faster, will be interesting to see if it boot up quicker too. The power can be used in games as well seeing as one of them so far will be new3DS only. It's more of an increment upgrade than a totally new system.

[Dogg Thang]

Yep, the smaller seems like a good purchase, IMO. I love the build of my XL but I'm always very aware of the pixels. To have a smaller build and a screen a little bigger than the original but not as big as the XL seems like a sweet spot to me.

[wakka]

Agreed DT I'll be picking up a smaller one for the same reason. Plus, GB Micro style interchangeable faceplates!