Noticeable lack of good original games; too many remakes.


Edited by the dave on December 4, 2011 at 16:36:15

Edited by Daveris on July 16, 2012 at 0:22:00

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Edited by Daveris on September 21, 2012 at 1:14:35

Edited by Daveris on September 25, 2013 at 2:48:28

I got mine on launch day, pre-ordered too (no hunting around for two months, not this time!). I ended up purchasing Lego Star Wars III and nothing else for the time being, since the games I want the most are only a few weeks or months away. I'm a bit surprised that the eShop isn't running yet, as I expected it at launch, but I suppose it'll come along soon enough.

I'm still working on always keeping my head within the handheld's "sweet spot" for the 3D, but I'm getting there. It turns out that I tend to hold my DS ever so slightly at an angle! One thing's clear, though: the output is 3D, and it does work. It's not as stunning as a large movie display, but I like the added depth it offers: it doesn't fully jump into your face, which makes it look more realistic instead of distracting.

Fun thing: I took a 3D picture on the 3DS, removed the SD card, crammed it into my PC, opened the picture file... 'lo and behold, my 3D-enabled PC display rendered the photo properly! I'm surprised to see that the file format is standard enough to work across devices!

I haven't played much of the game itself yet, so I'll hold my comments for now. I'll only say this: load times on a cartridge game? Seriously?

I'll try the AR and head shooting... game... thing in a day or two.

One thing I dislike: the annoying, fake camera sound that is heard whenever you take a picture. No matter if you mute the system or plug in headphones, the clicking always happens. Nintendo, I'm not trying to capture 3D panty shots with my handheld, I want to take photos of the urban scenery where perspective effects will show what that screen can do. Please allow me to do so without bothering the people around me.

The head shooting game is...interesting.

I scanned in a picture of Spock, and the results were interesting.

With the AR cards, Samus ended up battling my cat.

Great system, and the fishing is very relaxing.

On another note, that clicking noise IS annoying,although I did laugh at the "jokes" about it seen above.

Obviously, but if I wanted to do that, I could just grab my regular digital camera: it's smaller, faster to use, and I can mute all noise including when taking pictures. Granted, the result wouldn't be in 3D, but I'd have a much better resolution in return! Should we really inflict the noise on everyone for a situation that is far from being a widespread society problem?

I'm holding off until the price drops. I'll buy the games I want when they come out (Professor Layton, Megaman Legends 3, etc) so it'll look good on their sales record.

Meanwhile, I think I'll buy a new PS3 with that $300. I don't feel comfortable paying $300 for a handheld. (This is coming from a person who can't imagine paying more than $20 for a cellphone...)

Would you prefer the 3ds lite, the 3dsi, or the 3dsi XL?

Good point. I changed my entire network setup last summer, and everything is now encrypted with WPA. I wanted to use my DS online a few times, but gave up once I realized that I'd need to create holes in my secure setup just for the sake of using the DS. Thankfully, with a firmware-upgradable 3DS, Nintendo should be able to add support for new security models if something new becomes popular.

><_>< Personally, I considered the dsi XL a failure.

It looks like some people think differently...

Some time has passed, and I want to say this: bring on the fun games already! As soon as the Nintendo eShop opens, which can't be too soon, we'll get access to the entire library of DSi downloadable titles. That alone will be enough to keep me busy for a while.

I'm having a lot of silly fun with Mii StreetPass. It's great to see the green notification light being lit, I then go to the Mii application and the game goes "you've met X, it's your third time; here's Y, this is your first meeting", and so on. It's nice to see a local wireless program for the 3DS that is actually usable, compared to the DS's must-be-stuck-in-this-game-and-mode way of doing things.

Face Raiders is hilarious! The game does a pretty good job at capturing faces and creating expressions with them, and the game itself is fun too. I've added a few family members and friends in it's database, and it's funny to see them come up randomly in a round winking, laughing and frowning! I'm hoping that Nintendo will eventually release other games such as these. They're simple, are a nice way to showcase the system, and they're fun.

It's a shame that the battery doesn't last longer. I have to make sure that I recharge my 3DS once every 2-3 days of casual use, else I end up with a dead system. I'll probably start shutting down the wireless communication whenever I'm not in a public area in order to make it last longer.

...I kinda hope Capcom releases a MMBN6 remake in 3d...

with better music, graphics,enhanced battle style,and maybe both beasts in 1 game...
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Although everyone knows that's never going to happen.

I'd beee fine with a nice F-Zero game, preferably not a remake (I spent over...a long time on GX, unlocked every course and character without an AX machine
(might be abit off-topic)

Edited by the dave on April 24, 2011 at 3:57:35

Just got back from vacation. NetFront is fine, MUCH FASTER than dsi, but... Nintendo did a good job.