Official Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread

[Kakashi Hatake]

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[center]Nintendo Impresses[/center]

[b][center]Welcome to the Official Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread!
Here you will find the latest news on the latest new on Nintendo's newest hand held game system! This forum will contain great info like announced games in development, all the 3DS features, and more! Have fun and happy posting![/center][/b]

[b]My grade for the idea![b]
[color="#FF0000"][size="6"]A-[/size][/color]

[spoiler=Thread Index]
[b]The system at first glance! 1.0[/b]

[b]Other great features! 2.0[/b]
How it all works 2.1

[b]The Major Games! 3.0[/b]
The full library! 3.1

[b]Other info from Nintendo! 4.0[/b]
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[spoiler=The System at First Glance! 1.0]
[center]Nintendo says that the 3DS models on the E3 2010 show floor weren't final, but they still highlight all the features we can expect to see on retail units when they release sometime before March 2011. From the look of the E3 model, the 3DS will be released in Red, Blue, and Black. The model also had a 3D top screen, 3D slider, Slide pad, Home button, Headphone jack, 3 Cameras, Wi-Fi, and, of course, the Touch screen.[/center][/spoiler]

[spoiler=Other Great Features! 2.0]The 3DS system is 5.0" wide by 0.8" tall. The system will also be able to play movies on the go!
[spoiler=How it all works]
Most people know that when you're watching a 3D movie and wearing those dorky glasses, a different image is being sent to each eye; your brain mashes these two images together to create a composite 3D image. You may not know that a 3D display incorporates an overlay that is placed in front of the LCD. This is called a parallax barrier and it polarizes the glasses.

Sharp's parallax barrier is a little different for it is actually a 'switching LCD' that allows for both 2D and 3D imaging without the need for special glasses or goggles. When this switching LCD is switched off, the TFT-LCD displays 2D imaging as normal, but when the parallax barrier is switched on, it controls the way light leaves the display, meaning different patterns of light reach the left and right eye.
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Other rumors suggest the device will pack a DualShock-esque vibration-feedback system and something called 3D control sticks, whatever they are.[/spoiler][/spoiler]

[spoiler=The Major Games! 3.0]Here is a list of [b]some[/b]of the best games in my opinion!

Kid Icarus: Uprising
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
DJ Hero 3D
Mario Kart
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
Nintendogs + Cats
PilotWings Resort
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
Resident Evil Revelations[/spoiler]

[spoiler=The game Library 3.1][b]Atlus[/b]
Shin Megami Tensei(3 titles in progress)

[b]Capcom[/b]
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition

[b]Electronic Arts[/b]
FIFA Soccer
Madden NFL
The Sims 3

[b]Harmonix[/b]
(Untitled Music Game)

[b]Hudson Soft[/b]
Bomberman
Kororinpa

[b]Konami[/b]
Baseball
Contra
Frogger
Pro Evolution Soccer

[b]Majestico Entertainment[/b]
BloodRayne: The Shroud
A Boy and His Blob

[b]Namco Bandai[/b]
Dragon Ball
Gundam
Pac-Man & Galaga
Ridge Racer

[b]Nintendo[/b]
Animal Crossing
Paper Mario
Star Fox 64 3D
Steel Driver

[b]Sega[/b]
Sonic
Super Monkey Ball

[b]Square Enix[/b]
Codename: Chocobo Racing 3D
Dragon Quest
Final Fantasy
Kingdom Hearts

[b]Tecmo Koei[/b]
Dead or Alive 3D
Dynasty Warriors
Ninja Gaiden
Samurai Warriors 3D

[b]THQ[/b]
De Blob: The Underground
Kung Fu Panda: Kaboom of Doom
Marvel Super Hero Squad: Infinity Gauntlet
Puss 'N Boots
Saints Row: Drive-By

[b]Ubisoft[/b]
Assassin's Creed: Lost legacy
Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike
Driver Renedage
Ghost Recon
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

[b]Warner Bros[/b]
Batman franchise
LEGO franchise[/spoiler]


[spoiler=Other info From Nintendo! 4.0]Release Date: Sometime before March 2011.
Price: TBD
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[CDude]

The taxt boxes don't work.

[Phantom Roxas]

How in blazes did you forget Ocarina of Time?

[Kakashi Hatake]

[color="#9ACD32"][size="7"]New games added to the list![/size][/color]
Kid Icarus: Uprising
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
DJ Hero 3D
Mario Kart
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
Nintendogs + Cats
PilotWings Resort
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
Resident Evil Revelations

[size="5"]Sadly, the price and release date are still to be determined.[/size]

[Phantom Roxas]

They'll announce the price and release date on the 29th of this month. There will also be some minor tweaks to the design seen at E3.

[Dark]

Glad you made this thread.

One thing I'm skeptical about is how 3D will acually revolutionize gameplay. I have no doubts that the games are amazing and the graphics are kick-ass, but I don't want the games (Mario Kart 3DS, for example) to be the same as they were on earlier consoles.

Either way, I will be getting this console. The only recent-handheld I have is the DSPhat, and that's falling apart quickly. And I refuse to buy a DSi.

3d pix r win

[Kiyo]

Definitely getting the console and Kid Icarus at launch

[quote name='Dark' timestamp='1285103655' post='4644339']
Glad you made this thread.

One thing I'm skeptical about is how 3D will acually revolutionize gameplay. I have no doubts that the games are amazing and the graphics are kick-ass, but I don't want the games (Mario Kart 3DS, for example) to be the same as they were on earlier consoles.

3d pix r win
[/quote]

Well, I've read an article about a short demo game for the 3DS that shows how the 3D [i]could[/i] change gameplay a little.
You're controlling a cat with a pogo stick, and you have to hop through platforms to reach the end.
Without 3D on, all the platforms seem the same distance. But with the 3D on, you can see how far each platform is, and devise a safe route.

[Dark]

[quote name='SeishukuKiyo' timestamp='1285108611' post='4644641']
Definitely getting the console and Kid Icarus at launch



Well, I've read an article about a short demo game for the 3DS that shows how the 3D [i]could[/i] change gameplay a little.
You're controlling a cat with a pogo stick, and you have to hop through platforms to reach the end.
Without 3D on, all the platforms seem the same distance. But with the 3D on, you can see how far each platform is, and devise a safe route.
[/quote]

Right, but if the platform were farther away, the game could just show it as being smaller. That's how our current depth perception works in video games. If they don't revolutionize gameplay using 3D, the 3DS is just another handheld console in the DS line, with one extra perk. I mean, it beats the PSP any day of the week, but it really is just a waste of Nintendo's time if they make the 3DS that doesn't do much more than the DSi.

[Kiyo]

Well, I didn't see it myself, so I couldn't word that very well :/
Maybe in person it would make more sense why the 3D depth helps.

[Dark]

I guess. One good example is during the Kid Icarus trailer at E3, they showed Pit flying through a bunch of lasers. That seems really impossible in normal, 2D view, since depth perception is crap with something like lasers. But with 3D, you can see where the lasers are EXACTLY aiming in an xyz plane, and you can navigate around them.

But games can't do that all the time, and I doubt they can even do it some of the time. If there are only a few things that require 3D, what's the point? Might as well buy a DSi.

[Tentacruel]

Because Nintendo will force us to buy it by releasing Pokemon Gen VI only for the 3DS.

[Ice.]

How did you forget Paper Mario.

[Kiyo]

[quote name='Dark' timestamp='1285192932' post='4646432']
I guess. One good example is during the Kid Icarus trailer at E3, they showed Pit flying through a bunch of lasers. That seems really impossible in normal, 2D view, since depth perception is crap with something like lasers. But with 3D, you can see where the lasers are EXACTLY aiming in an xyz plane, and you can navigate around them.

But games can't do that all the time, and I doubt they can even do it some of the time. If there are only a few things that require 3D, what's the point? Might as well buy a DSi.
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Well, 3D isn't the prime new feature that would force you to buy it.
Take the DSi for instance. The main marketed feature was the camera, but how many DSi-exclusive games actually used it? Barely any.
The 3DS also has the analog stick, gyrometer, and accelerometer. Seeing how many games made use of the DS's controls in a unique way, I can see a ton of games using these features in cool ways.
Heck, I'd buy it just if the new feature was analog

[Dark]

Yeah, valid point. I just think if they are going to make a [b]huge[/b] update like 3D graphics (camera was really basic, like phones), they might as well devote a good amount of time to making some games work really well with its new capabilities.