The 3DS and gaming in the third dimension
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Nintendo of America announced an official release date and price for the 3DS at a press event today. That date is March 27th, and the price is $249.
It will come in aqua blue or black.
And these are the release titles:
Pilotwings Resort
Madden
Dead or Alive
Super Street Fighter IV
Nintendogs + cats
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Reggie said there will be 30 titles available for the device by early June.
There is a lot of interesting features that I will copy and paste in a quote from Ars Techina
The first console dedicated, or rather marketed to, 3D gaming is coming in 2 months. PS3 has had 3D capability for a little while (if you have a 3D TV) and computers can also do 3D gaming (again, with the right guts and peripherals). I remember trying 3D Bad Company 2 at PAX East last year and getting a headache. I don't know if the 3DS will solve that problem (it does have a slider, as mentioned in the article), but it just seems off to me. Maybe my eyes are too old for this shit.
It will come in aqua blue or black.
And these are the release titles:
Pilotwings Resort
Madden
Dead or Alive
Super Street Fighter IV
Nintendogs + cats
Steeldiver
Reggie said there will be 30 titles available for the device by early June.
There is a lot of interesting features that I will copy and paste in a quote from Ars Techina
The game card slot on the back will accept both 3DS and DS games, and the 3DS will come a 2GB SD card and charging cradle. A home button under the bottom screen will allow players to pause whatever they're doing and change applications, and a 3D slider lets them set the depth of the picture.
A light on the top left corner will communicate various statuses on the 3DS—for instance, green means a friend is online, and red means the battery is low. The front-facing camera above the top screen is 2D, and two cameras on the 3DS's back allow for 3D pictures.
The StreetPass feature will allow 3DSes that move past each other on the street to grab each other's Mii avatars to populate a virtual public area. The feature will also integrate with games, allowing characters to fight or exchange data.
The first console dedicated, or rather marketed to, 3D gaming is coming in 2 months. PS3 has had 3D capability for a little while (if you have a 3D TV) and computers can also do 3D gaming (again, with the right guts and peripherals). I remember trying 3D Bad Company 2 at PAX East last year and getting a headache. I don't know if the 3DS will solve that problem (it does have a slider, as mentioned in the article), but it just seems off to me. Maybe my eyes are too old for this shit.
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I eagerly await the day when I can purchase prescription 3D glasses.
But that whole thing with the women chained to them was really weird and gross.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
I hope it works though because I can't wait for 3D advertisements. Here's your juicy burger right in your fucking face.
What?
But then I did buy a new DS just a few weeks ago so that sucks but either way I will wait for a red coloured one
I wear glasses but I did not get the headache or other werid effects from things like this
I'm excited for this release and will probably get the black one.
Other games that are in the makings for 3DS, including a 3D remake of Ocarina of Time and a port of Snake Eater
Dead or Alive is exempt because they probably incorporated at least 3 D's into the game.
They weren't wearing anything too revealing, from the picture I just googled. Its a good way to prevent someone from stealing a prototype?
When it was unveiled they were chained to a bunch of booth babes who walked around and had sweaty nerds play it two feet away from them.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
I need that dinosaur fighting game. I need it yesterday.
Also: I think $250 is a bit much, but I'm sure I'll break down and buy one of these when the Layton games start rolling out.
although by "library" I really mean "first 3DS exclusive Pokemon game"
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See when you say it like that it sounds awful.
It would be pretty hilarious if they announce the belt as an accessory for like $39.99
I'm interested in 3D tech as a whole though; I'll be interested in getting a 3D TV once they're cheaper and standardised a couple of years down the line.
But even $250 is really high for a handheld (in my opinion)
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Black and White comes out on the 6th of March, 3 weeks before it. So, probably no 3D
Its funny, because this was just said in G&T, and someone had the same reaction I have to it: What difference does it being hand held make?
What spring does with the cherry trees.
Compared to a current DS?
if you mean in comparison to a standard console
then this really shouldn't need to be said
It was more of a coloteral for a loan for $90 I gave to someone 5 or 6 years ago He still has not paid me back nor have I seen him since that weekend
Yet I bought games for it and play it
Don't get me wrong, I have some DS games that I love and am extremely glad to have played
But in the end, I really only play my DS when I'm away from home, or possibly on the can, so I can't see spending $250 on a new one unless there are a significant number of games that I really want to play. I'm interested to see if the 3DS titles are going to cost any more than a typical DS game, though.
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I do take it with me when I would go away from the house on vacation
They could re-brand it as Nerd Lure for Girls.
Y'know, for girls looking for a Nerd.
Those three of them out there.
Who are also blind.
I'll probably get it after Ocarina and Kid Icarus are out.
WARNING: If you fail to flash in time, he will refuse to leave the lure for some time, making it impossible to attract other nerds.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
I'm pretty sure there are a lot more than a few games that use the touch screen. You probably just don't play them.
And it seems like you would have to play into the gimmick in order to make a 3DS game.
Elite Beat Agents was one of the few that really made use of it to its full potential.