Nintendo 3DS

[pLover]

Epicelite, remember that video you posted? I actually think it will be a lot like that. i remember a month or two ago when Nintendo was hinting a DS successor, they said they were working on a tilt functionality "not unlike the iPhone's."

 

[jleemero]

That 3D Hologram flax we've already seen on iPhone and the Wii is SO STUPID and I *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ING HATE THE *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ING flax OUT OF IT.

It's "NEAT", but it's not 3D, AT ALL.
Worthless flax.

Paired with 3D, it could be great.

 

[Tchay]

Kotaku is hardly a reliable source. Not saying this isn't legit, but something to keep in mind (they thought toad was a secret character in Melee )

I personally think 3D is an awful and ANNOYING result of the bad economy. Seriously, 3D is not new, and I hate how its being given the "new" pedestal.

I reaaaallly hope this follows the style of the Gameboy SP - that system was the flax. Even that infamous "Gamecube Advance" mockup makes you get all giddy inside. If they don't make it like that, then I will

 

[jleemero]

http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20100323D23JFN04.htm

Nikkei is reliable as *Can'tSayThisOnTV*.
I'm excited.

 

[snowpenguin]

engadget posted as well.

I'll get one of these if some good games get made for it probably.

 

[PalmerTech]

I am a massive believer in 3D. I have a 3D monitor, two 3D HMDs, and a CRT with some 3D shutter glasses. This is likely going to be using the new lenticular sheet that Sharp has been making, no headaches, no glasses, but your head needs to be in the "sweet spot". The good news is, if you hate 3D, then it will be very easy to simply turn it off.

Kotaku is RETARDED. "lol, glasses-less tech is expensive so here is this flaxty demo lol". -_- This WILL be lenticular technology, mark my words, and it is DIRT CHEAP and still works great.

This will be like any other Nintendo handheld. If you hate incremental upgrades, then GTFO of Nintendoland, they love those. Will have great 1st and 2nd party titles, and a bunch of flax titles. Just don't buy the flax, and don't complain.

I am EXCITED.

 

[ShockSlayer]

I don't particularly care.

With the DS, I was like, "Sweet, new Gameboy." Not, "Sweet, touch screen."
With the Wii, I was like, "Sweet, new Nintendo console." Not, "Sweet, motion control."

New features? Who gives a flying *Can'tSayThisOnTV*. Upgrades and improvements? Nice, makes the experience better.(I mean like a brighter screen, or better buttons.)

I don't buy the next Nintendo console because of their new gimmick. I buy it for the games.

The only reason I prefer Nintendo is because I grew up on it's series'. Next game in the LoZ series? Buying it. Next game in the Pokemon series(canon not that ranger/dungeon spinoff flax)? Buying it. Next game in the PW series? Buying it. They are the reasons, and in my opinion, the only reason Nintendo should stick around at all. They are slowly turning into a Hasbro knock-off with the constant shovel-ware and mis-targeted audiences.

SS

 

[PalmerTech]

Upgrades and improvements? Nice, makes the experience better.(I mean like a brighter screen, or better buttons.)

How about the fact that this thing outpowers the Gamecube, graphics wise?

 

[ShockSlayer]

Does that improve the games I already have?

SS

 

[Yoshilime M.R.]

New Marrio. New Zelda. New First party awesome games. Im sold. 3D? eehhh, if it's done well.

 

[vskid3]

I don't really see the draw of 3D the way it's currently implemented (might be because I can't see 3D ). The only really useful, multi-person 3D tech I can see being useful is holograms, and even that would be best suited for research and sports.

 

[XCVG]

The only reason I prefer Nintendo is because I grew up on it's series'. Next game in the LoZ series? Buying it. Next game in the Pokemon series(canon not that ranger/dungeon spinoff flax)? Buying it. Next game in the PW series? Buying it. They are the reasons, and in my opinion, the only reason Nintendo should stick around at all. They are slowly turning into a Hasbro knock-off with the constant shovel-ware and mis-targeted audiences.

SS

Good point. Unfortunately, Nintendo does seem to be going that route.

Anyway, like I said I'm not sold on the 3DS. I mean, the DSi XL is the biggest *Can'tSayThisOnTV*tard handheld ever. It's disproportionately large, had screens with the same low resolution, and doesn't play GBA games. Oh, and they released it less than a year after the DSi.

But no doubt they'll tack a good marketing campaign on the 3DS, market it to the same people who buy the Wii, and sell a flaxload of them. It almost makes the state of gaming sad. There's no way to turn back the clock, unfortunately. You can buy up retro 'junk' that most people don't want (despite being awesome) and pretend it's new, but it's not the same. Even buying brand new stuff doesn't have that same level of satisfaction.

 

[jleemero]

Kotaku is RETARDED. "lol, glasses-less tech is expensive so here is this flux demo lol". -_- This WILL be lenticular technology, mark my words, and it is DIRT CHEAP and still works great.

Like Heck it'll be Lenticular tech.
I mean, yes, I know, it's been around for NEARLY 70 YEARS, and it does "work", but god Dang is it obnoxious to use.
"Hold your face HERE"

I'm as big of a 3D cigarette as Palmer, he knows that.

I have used Lenticular setups for many things.
Individual photographs, silly promotional items, ya know what, it's fine.
But I've also played videogames on a Lenticular monitor, and it was an awful experience.
It "worked", it did, and it was comfortable, but all I had to do was sit up in my chair, and I'd be doomed to trying to get my head in the right place again.
Modern Lenticular setups work BETTER, I know this, but I still am turned off from the idea.
Parallax barrier tech is no better in that regard.

Not to mention, BOTH Lenticular and Parallax Barrier methods do something violently angering to me, cutting the horizontal resolution IN HALF.

There are actually ways to make Lenticular setups work with a much larger area, but in doing so, you cut down your horizontal resolution even more.
(But the be honest, the results are BEAUTIFUL, just horribly impractical)

I'd kill to see Nintendo working with CGH, but I'd hate to then see the $500 price tag on a *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ing handheld.
It's some of the best AMAZING 3D Tech out there, rivaling Volumetric displays in quality.
But it's yet to really been used for terribly much, and there are VERY few commercial solutions, all of which are phenomenally expensive.
I do not expect this, at all.


Displays with incredible resolution can overcome the shortcomings and difficulties of Lenticular display technology, but I don't really see that happening.


More than anything, I'm excited because I want to see what they end up doing.
Nintendo has the money and the resources to do whatever the *Can'tSayThisOnTV* they want in this regard.
Maybe they'll surprise us!
Maybe they'll use a horrible Lenticular display with only 1 possible viewing angle and a focal length of 2 feet and this thing will fail as hard as the Virtual Boy did.

 

[pLover]

Remember a while back when Nintendo put that patent on holographic disc reading? Maybe this 3DS technology is similar. *crosses fingers that nintendo successfully developed the thing*

 

[PalmerTech]

A few 3rd party devs have said that the dev kit is using a Parallax Barrier made by Sharp.

I think waiting to see the announcement before slamming it/praising it is a good idea. I am honestly having a hard time making judgement based on how little we know.

 

[jleemero]

Parallax wouldn't put me off any more or less than lenticular really.

 

[PalmerTech]

Eh... What did you expect? The good thing about it is that it would be possible to turn 3D off.

 

[Zero]

At first I was skeptical of this, but I'm sure I'll be buying this as soon as it comes out. I mean even though we don't know for sure how the 3d will work, as long as they upgrade the hardware significantly and continue to get 3rd party support, I'm sure it'll be a huge hit, especially if you can turn off 3d (if it does end up being flax). I'm actually a bit more interested on what they're gonna do with the lower screen, multi-touch is pretty much a given, but I wonder if they're going to have 3d support for both screens or just the top screen. Also, considering its backwards compatible and its Nintendo, I'm pretty sure they're sticking to carts, but if this system truly outperforms the GC, how much compression are they going to have to use?

Regardless, I'll be buying this.

 

[samjc3]

i dont really care for nintendo, honestly. i mean, i love my n64, but thats it. never even played a real nes, played a gamecube once, found a DMG at a park and never played it (still have it though). nintendo has always been like hasbro to me, honestly. i had several friends that were obsessed with nintendogs; they said it was the best game for the DS, so i never bought one. i would be kinda interested in this, but the more crap nintendo releases, the less i like it.
[/soapbox]

i dont see the point of the 3d. it gives me an awful headache. (plus it adds nothing to the viewing experience)

gimme a new PSP (truly new) and i will be happy.

 

[themadhacker]

yeah, I'm with sam (except I love pre-wii nintendo stuff.)

I would much rather have a new psp.

I wonder when microsoft is going to release a handheld?