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[Nintendo 3DS] The 3DS XL is out.
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Nintendo Network ID: unclesporky
Quite a few but not all of course. FF:CC is a good example.
Even if (meaning "when") this version ends up being 85% the exact same as City Folk, it's still a 'Day 1' purchase for the two 3DS' in my house. This is such a guilty pleasure with my family that it's a no brainer.
MPH was by NST
The N stands for Nintendo.
But MK7 still isn't ever getting voice chat.
Nintendo Network ID: unclesporky
This has made my dick fully erect. I now may have no choice but to purchase a 3DS. A shame, I was really trying to hold out for the eventual hardware revision.
How is Netflix on 3DS? Does it work pretty well? How is the video quality? Is the interface decent?
IT'S FOLDER TIME!
I thought it was tomorrow? Is it April 25th in your part of the world?
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The interface is pretty much the same as the Xbox 360, which means it's pretty streamlined but loads up the covers of each show. Thankfully it does NOT autostart when you select a show, but lets you select an episode you like.
I think I've logged more time on Netflix than any other game, but that's starting to change (and I couldn't be happier!).
I just updated too. Nintendo updates are always weirdly early or incredibly late.
Don't toss out your broken/unusable/worn out Nintendo (especially Gamecube/N64) controllers! Donate them to me!
edit: the system update also makes a minor revamp of the eShop. Wonder what else was sneakily changed?
Revamp of eShop: "what's new" ticker is now on top screen, and the icons on the bottom screen are smaller as they now have a second row of icons on the bottom for the settings/add funds/reviews/watch list/etc buttons.
Don't toss out your broken/unusable/worn out Nintendo (especially Gamecube/N64) controllers! Donate them to me!
Highlight an empty space and a "create folder" button appears at the bottom.
Don't toss out your broken/unusable/worn out Nintendo (especially Gamecube/N64) controllers! Donate them to me!
YES! Update coming to Mighty Switch Force will add 5 more levels and a quick-retry button!
Groovy, thanks.
Yeah, it was frustrating! Similarly baffling when racing games neglect to have a restart.
I was wondering what was up for that. A game about time attack without a retry button?
Nintendo Network ID - Brainiac_8
PSN - Brainiac_8
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I totally agree. My home screen hasn't been this clean since I got my 3DS.
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Yeah, Netflix is pretty great. There are a million devices that do Netflix now but it's a good feature on all of them.
So I've been playing a lot of MGS3D lately (with the Circle Pad Pro). It's just as great as I remember it. Frame rate issues are noticeable in the beginning but it gets better and/or you forget about it as the game goes on. I have a feeling that they designed more graphically intensive areas in the beginning to blow people away at the start of the game, and as the game goes on there are more interiors and less thick vegetation. Occasionally the frame rate really sticks out again, such as in all hornet cutscenes, but these are somewhat rare. It's probably up to the individual as to whether it will bother you.
One cool thing about this version - well, it starts off being a bad thing - there's only one save file. But because of that, you can unlock everything on that one save, you don't start from square one in each difficulty like you did on PS2. Also it has 27 different ranks/titles for when you beat the game and they're saved like achievements, letting you know what you've previously earned. And unlike in the PS2 versions, you can qualify for multiple ranks at once and unlock all of them. You could go for Foxhound rank and also get Fox, Doberman, Hound, Tortoise (20 or less injuries), and Eagle (5 hours or less playtime). I'm unlocking all the special items on my first playthrough and will pick up a handful of titles along the way.
Mostly I am kind of amazed that they fit every single codec conversation in. I'm not used to a portable game with so much dialogue. I have vowed to listen to as much of it as possible again, as if I were playing for the first time, which meant listening to Major Zero prattle on about hanging from ledges and Para-Medic telling me about every different type of food at length (humorously). Hours of dialogue.
Also, these folders! I like using a symbol as the first character, there are a good number of shapes and such. And there is exactly enough space to write
♪ NES Ambassador
Nintendo Network ID: unclesporky
Also, in MGS3, you could get multiple ranks, but it would only show the "best" one. You could still attain multiple ranks to unlock the related items. It's cool that it shows them all in MGS3D though.
It's kind of unfair that a single Japanese character can be so much more descriptive. Kanji could be the equivalent of a full word (assuming you can use kanji for the names, I think the auto-suggest dictionary has them?), and even kana is much more useful. If you wanted to split them into series, putting "Mario" and "Metroid" would leave us with the same letter on both, but in Japanese you'd get マ and メ.
Don't toss out your broken/unusable/worn out Nintendo (especially Gamecube/N64) controllers! Donate them to me!
Atlus USA also never passes on anything related to MegaTen, so you Americans will almost absolutely be getting it too.
Simple, call your "Game Boy" folder the "Virtual Console" folder.
Or put all your GBA & NES games in one "Ambassador" folder.
Guess I'll go ahead and trash my ambassador certificate. No need to keep that around.
That is plain old not true.
Also:
Pretty sure since Nocturne Atlas has localized every MegaTen game.
Edit: Well, not counting GBA.
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You would need something to put in the folders
Xbox: UnbreakableVows | PSN/Wii U: UnbreakableVow | 3DS: 1521-3241-9354
Edit: This also makes it possible to display 3D Classics games at the second-smallest size, so the sprite icons appear unscaled, while leaving the main screen at a larger scale. I used to have my menu at the second-smallest setting just so 3D Classics would look OK.
Don't toss out your broken/unusable/worn out Nintendo (especially Gamecube/N64) controllers! Donate them to me!
My code again: 3480-3525-3547 I added Sporky as well, and Skeldare.
MechWarrior Online: Khyber Pryde
Kid Icarus: Uprising looks like it has awesome multiplayer, but I have yet to cave in.
Swapnote isn't really a game but I really like interacting with people with it as a medium, and the same can be said for all of the Streetpass stuff.
MechWarrior Online: Khyber Pryde
I've never had problems with just leaving my 3ds in sleep mode while I wander around.
3DS Friend Code: 2664-2118-8366
PSN & Wii U: RidleySaria
Me too, it stays in my desk at work in sleep mode, and it still has full bars when I'm done for the day.
Also Kid Icarus has fantastic multiplayer.
Nintendo Network ID - Brainiac_8
PSN - Brainiac_8
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Pretty weird going back to the smaller screens, but I'm sure I'll adapt. Got the Ice White + Mario 3D Land bundle but I've never been much of a Mario gamer so it's pretty low down on my backlog, I'll try out the 3D eventually.
Decided I was going to pick one up for Icarus and it's apparently long gone.
XBox ID - therealmasume