Nintendo 3DS (thread twooooo)

[speedlolita]

Do they not? I was under the impression Pok?mon did at least.

[djtickle]

Do they not? I was under the impression Pok?mon did at least.

Yup they do.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-23-yoshis-new-island-gets-3ds-release-date

Yoshi's New Island on 3DS gets Pal release alongside the US one on March 14th

[nakamura]

Does anyone know if this will be suitable for use in Japan or an an aeroplane?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fosmon-Folding-Travel-Charger-Nintendo/dp/B008UFK5H0/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1390669341&sr=8-23&keywords=us+3DS+charger

[jamesy]

The Interviews are below. I must admit, I didn't realize they took so much work, I thought they just put them through a machine and pressed a "3D convert" button lol. Very interesting read.

Big thanks for linking those interviews. Tempted to get a 3ds now lol.

[Zaki]

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/30/zelda-four-swords-anniversary-edition-available-free-nintendo-3ds/

Free game!

[KusoGaki]

Does anyone know if this will be suitable for use in Japan or an an aeroplane?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fosmon-Foldi...us+3DS+charger

Not sure about use in an aeroplane, but if you have a laptop or something with you while you're here then you can buy a usb charger from 100yen shops.

[Asura]

Does anyone know if this will be suitable for use in Japan or an an aeroplane?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fosmon-Foldi...us+3DS+charger

In terms of voltage etc. it will work fine in Japan. It's very similar to the one I used whilst living there.

As for an aeroplane, voltage etc. again fine, but it'll depend on the fitting. If you're flying with ANA then they'll probably use Japanese plugs.

Also, I wouldn't recommend USB. It would work, but given the power output of USB I suspect you'd be waiting ages for it to charge.

[Asura]

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/01/30...-nintendo-3ds/

Free game!

Not on the Euro store. Seriously Nintendo, getting tired of your region bull****.

Also, still no Zelda: Link To The Past on the 3DS eShop. Yes, it's been released this week, on the WiiU (slow clap). I want to buy it for the machine that's just seen the sequel released.

The Interviews are below. I must admit, I didn't realize they took so much work, I thought they just put them through a machine and pressed a "3D convert" button lol. Very interesting read.

Yeah, just in general I think many developers thought that 3D was going to be easy for video games. Unlike movies, games have an inherent knowledge of depth, and for 2D games it's relatively simple to establish rules for a rudimentary sense of depth.

In reality though, it's a very complicated area. True, you can still do "basic" 3D depth (some of the worse 3DS games do this) but in reality you need to consider things like where the player focuses on the action. Plus, games often use depth tricks (having "big" objects actually be closer and smaller and such) which 3D displays expose.

It's the reason why some films do it well, and some do it badly (excluding the movies that are "3D converted" as those are all bad); the director has to really understand how to use the technique in their movie and as it's relatively new, the rules haven't really been established yet.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Also, still no Zelda: Link To The Past on the 3DS eShop. Yes, it's been released this week, on the WiiU (slow clap). I want to buy it for the machine that's just seen the sequel released.

Not sure why you think ALttP would get a 3DS eShop release, in all honesty.

SNES games obviously aren't available on the 3DS eShop and the GBA port of ALttP/4 Swords is also a no-no as NIntendo have often stated that they don't intend to port GBA games to the 3DS outside of the titles that were given to 3DS Ambassadors.

[Dogg Thang]

Not intending to port GBA games at one point does not rule out the intention at a future point. Actually Natsume recently made out like they're trying to get their GBA games to the 3DS.

That Zelda Four Swords was free on our eShop for a good while before so it appears to be those in the US getting it late.

[kryss]

Worth mentioning that DS games may be appearing in May, as that is when the schedule appearance of Advance Wars: Dark Conflict on the J-eShop. Yes, the one that was a Platinum gift for 2013.

[Asura]

Not sure why you think ALttP would get a 3DS eShop release, in all honesty.

SNES games obviously aren't available on the 3DS eShop and the GBA port of ALttP/4 Swords is also a no-no as NIntendo have often stated that they don't intend to port GBA games to the 3DS outside of the titles that were given to 3DS Ambassadors.

Well, it's quite simple - some people have it, I don't, I want it and I'm willing to pay. That should be reasoning enough.

I really hope Nintendo ditch that "party line" about the "ambassador" games soon and just release the things for the rest of us. It's daft that they're not selling GBA games if they have the necessary infrastructure in place anyway; it's not like we can still buy them new, and GBA is one of the worst formats for buying 2nd hand online due to all the fakes.

That Zelda Four Swords was free on our eShop for a good while before so it appears to be those in the US getting it late.

Looking online, it appears that it was out in the USA then, too. They've brought it back for a couple of days, but only for American consumers.

On the one hand I shouldn't complain, because I got Mario 3D Land "free" as part of that post-Christmas offer they did a while back (as I got the XL pretty much at launch, due to having sold my original 3DS about 2 weeks after it launched and deciding to wait for the updated hardware), but in this case, you can't even buy the title in question.

[parkinho]

No one has ALttP on 3DS, Minish Cap was the Zelda game that came with the Ambassador titles.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Well, it's quite simple - some people have it, I don't, I want it and I'm willing to pay. That should be reasoning enough.

Not trying to be funny, but there are already a few ways to purchase ALttP if you're that desperate to play it. As well as the Wii U eShop, you can still download it from the Wii Shop Channel. You could even purchase a SNES/SFC for peanuts and a 2nd-hand copy of the original game. Hell, you could even emulate it on other devices!

Not intending to port GBA games at one point does not rule out the intention at a future point. Actually Natsume recently made out like they're trying to get their GBA games to the 3DS.

And similarly, just because one developer is trying to get GBA games to appear on the 3DS eShop doesn't mean that it's a given that GBA games will appear to purchase on it.

The GBA games on 3DS talk isn't new - this has been going on for a few years now. It just feels like Nintendo would've done it by now if they really were going to. It looks, imo, more like Nintendo will go the route of re-releasing "modern" ports of classic games in the vein of Starfox 64 3D, OoT 3D and Wind Waker HD (note how GC games haven't appeared on VC yet? There was lots of talk about that happening too).