Topic: Nintendo 3DS Discussion

[Kytim89]

@ Spyke: There's going to be another Giant Dinosaurs game? Eh. I get my dinosaur kicks from actual source material and technical papers. That means I'm looking forward to the bewbies. Big, jiggly 3D knockers. Can't freaking wait.

@ Kytim: While I hope you're right, the screens definately seem to indicate that the game is a port or remake of Snake Eater.

Why Snake Eater? I mean that game kicked serious ass, but I would not mind a remake of Metal Gear featuring a young Solid Snake.

[Shaymin]

What is the significance of the 2GB 3DS carts compared to memory of DS carts? Could the storage of 3DS carts expand? Do you think they would bring the price up because of the quality of the games?

2GB is 4x larger than the largest currently announced DS game (512 MB for the Ghibli/Level 5 RPG).

[TJ Spyke]

TheFleece, the largest DS game card is about 400 MB, so bumping that up to 2GB would allow for a lot more data. As Adrock said, it's also larger than both the GameCube Optical Disc (1.4 GB) and the UMD (1.8 GB). The DS has expanded multiple times in size (the only restriction being that the larger cards cost more money to make), so the 3DS could potentially as well.

[TheFleece]

TheFleece, the largest DS game card is about 400 MB, so bumping that up to 2GB would allow for a lot more data. As Adrock said, it's also larger than both the GameCube Optical Disc (1.4 GB) and the UMD (1.8 GB). The DS has expanded multiple times in size (the only restriction being that the larger cards cost more money to make), so the 3DS could potentially as well.

Frikkin amazing! All this talk has got me wishing for the release details. There are some new developer videos up on the E3 site. Kojima, Inafune and others. e3.nintendo.com/ I WANT ONE!

[Kytim89]

I wonder if Suda 51 is interested in making a No More Heroes game for the 3DS?

[Peachylala]

@ Spyke: There's going to be another Giant Dinosaurs game? Eh. I get my dinosaur kicks from actual source material and technical papers. That means I'm looking forward to the bewbies. Big, jiggly 3D knockers. Can't freaking wait.

@ Kytim: While I hope you're right, the screens definately seem to indicate that the game is a port or remake of Snake Eater.

Why Snake Eater? I mean that game kicked serious ass, but I would not mind a remake of Metal Gear featuring a young Solid Snake.

MGS3 remake is absolutely pointless, unless this is his way for giving Nintendo something in return since they allowed Snake in Brawl.

I would've preferred a remake of the first Botkai game using the weather engine from Lunar Knights.

[BlackNMild2k1]

What are the 2 ports on the back of the 3DS on either side of the game card slot, specifically the port next to the Stylus hole.
http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/06/e3-8.jpg

Can anyone tell what that is? I', sure the one on the left side (near the R button) is a charging port, but what is the other one?

[TheFleece]

What are the 2 ports on the back of the 3DS on either side of the game card slot, specifically the port next to the Stylus hole.
http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/06/e3-8.jpg

Can anyone tell what that is? I', sure the one on the left side (near the R button) is a charging port, but what is the other one?

That would be the Stylus holder and a LAN port.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I really really hope they put two identical sized screen in the final unit.

But assuming this cost $189.99, would any of you be willing to buy a 3DS XL $219.99
that had 2x4.5" screens? (basically 2 EVO 4G sized screens)

I would easily put down more for an XL version.

[Kytim89]

I would just with what is already available, but I hope they switch the position of the analog nub and the d-pad because I like the d-pad to be flush with the other four buttons.

[King of Twitch]

I hope they switch the position of the analog nub and the d-pad because I like the d-pad to be flush with the other four buttons.

Why would the d-pad be flush? Did one of the other buttons write it a romantic poem?

[MysticGohan]

Possibly BnM, I still would like a launch date and official pricing, depending when it comes out, I may chose this rather PS3 heh. MGS Snake eater has me excited let alone Star fox 64, OO,T Kid Icarus, etc.

However I wonder how powerful 3DS really is? Devs claimed it was on par with 360/PS3 hmmm... it does look better than GameCube.

Man, I love how developers are behind it, and 3D movies too? awesome! I wonder if it'll have the internet browser? hmm...

[BlackNMild2k1]

I didn't find anything on 3D movies and The Nintendo Conference Video wasn't available in the 3 places I went looking for it.

Anyone got a direct quote or a youtube clip or something?

[Kytim89]

I hope they switch the position of the analog nub and the d-pad because I like the d-pad to be flush with the other four buttons.

Why would the d-pad be flush? Did one of the other buttons write it a romantic poem?

Your are thinking of the word "blush." I am refering to the d-pad being adjacent to the other four buttons.

[Kytim89]

I didn't find anything on 3D movies and The Nintendo Conference Video wasn't available in the 3 places I went looking for it.

Anyone got a direct quote or a youtube clip or something?

http://kotaku.com/5563466/the-nintendo-3ds-the-definitive-guide?skyline=true&s=i
 
• The ability to play 3D Hollywood movies, like Legends of the Guardians from Warner Brothers

[King of Twitch]

I hope they switch the position of the analog nub and the d-pad because I like the d-pad to be flush with the other four buttons.

Why would the d-pad be flush? Did one of the other buttons write it a romantic poem?

Your are thinking of the word "blush." I am refering to the d-pad being adjacent to the other four buttons.

Oh. But Wikipedia says that it means to become markedly red in the face and often other areas of the skin from various physiological conditions (such as Carcinoid Syndrome). Do you think 3DS could have Wikipedia built into it?

[Kytim89]

I hope they switch the position of the analog nub and the d-pad because I like the d-pad to be flush with the other four buttons.

Here is what I meant by the word flush: Having surfaces in the same plane; even.
 b. Arranged with adjacent sides, surfaces, or edges close together: a sofa flush against the wall. See      This is an old carpentry term. I hve used when I hung dry wall and we would say that the dry wall sheet was flush with the wall meaning it lined up properly with the studs in the wall and did not over lap into door frames, etc. The word has many meanings, sorry for the mix up.

Why would the d-pad be flush? Did one of the other buttons write it a romantic poem?

Your are thinking of the word "blush." I am refering to the d-pad being adjacent to the other four buttons.

Oh. But Wikipedia says that it means to become markedly red in the face and often other areas of the skin from various physiological conditions (such as Carcinoid Syndrome). Do you think 3DS could have Wikipedia built into it?

Here is what I meant by the word flush: Having surfaces in the same plane; even.
 b. Arranged with adjacent sides, surfaces, or edges close together: a sofa flush against the wall. See      This is an old carpentry term. I hve used when I hung dry wall and we would say that the dry wall sheet was flush with the wall meaning it lined up properly with the studs in the wall and did not over lap into door frames, etc. The word has many meanings, sorry for the mix up.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I didn't find anything on 3D movies and The Nintendo Conference Video wasn't available in the 3 places I went looking for it.

Anyone got a direct quote or a youtube clip or something?

http://kotaku.com/5563466/the-nintendo-3ds-the-definitive-guide?skyline=true&s=i
 
• The ability to play 3D Hollywood movies, like Legends of the Guardians from Warner Brothers

I've never heard of that movie. But that movie is coming out this fall, and Avatar 3D is supposedly coming back to theaters this fall and Netflix3D should be ready to go around then too. So 3DS better have some bad ass UI and channels and all that stuff and Netflix (& Hulu3D) better be the one of the first 3rd party channels on the system.

[Shorty McNostril]

Has anyone actually seen a stylus yet? 

[Kytim89]

Has anyone actually seen a stylus yet?

Nintendo might pull a wiimote on us and reveal the 3DS stylus at TGS 2010.
 
BnM, the 3DS would need a little bit of internal memory to play movies, right?

[Guitar Smasher]

I hope they switch the position of the analog nub and the d-pad because I like the d-pad to be flush with the other four buttons.

Here is what I meant by the word flush: Having surfaces in the same plane; even.
 b. Arranged with adjacent sides, surfaces, or edges close together: a sofa flush against the wall. See      This is an old carpentry term. I hve used when I hung dry wall and we would say that the dry wall sheet was flush with the wall meaning it lined up properly with the studs in the wall and did not over lap into door frames, etc. The word has many meanings, sorry for the mix up.

Why would the d-pad be flush? Did one of the other buttons write it a romantic poem?

Your are thinking of the word "blush." I am refering to the d-pad being adjacent to the other four buttons.

Oh. But Wikipedia says that it means to become markedly red in the face and often other areas of the skin from various physiological conditions (such as Carcinoid Syndrome). Do you think 3DS could have Wikipedia built into it?

Here is what I meant by the word flush: Having surfaces in the same plane; even.
 b. Arranged with adjacent sides, surfaces, or edges close together: a sofa flush against the wall. See      This is an old carpentry term. I hve used when I hung dry wall and we would say that the dry wall sheet was flush with the wall meaning it lined up properly with the studs in the wall and did not over lap into door frames, etc. The word has many meanings, sorry for the mix up.

Not to be verbally anal, but what you mean is "vertically aligned".  Technically the dpad and the face buttons are already flush (or near), since they protrude from the body at the same height, meaning their surfaces reside in the same plane (your original definition).

[Shorty McNostril]

This is what I'm thinking.  Surely if it was a normal stylus we would have seen it in the photos.  There must be more to it. 

[BlackNMild2k1]

obviously Nintendo has something else planned to finish the 3DS reveal with the final design and general internal specs, along with Pikmin 3 & Vitality sensor.

I would assume that the 3DS has atleast as much RAM as the Wii though which would mean that the 3DS would probably be as capable as a Wii at the very least.

[UncleBob]

3DS Stylus has internal memory that lets you transfer data from unit to unit by putting the stylus into it's holder.

[Kytim89]

obviously Nintendo has something else planned to finish the 3DS reveal with the final design and general internal specs, along with Pikmin 3 & Vitality sensor.

I would assume that the 3DS has atleast as much RAM as the Wii though which would mean that the 3DS would probably be as capable as a Wii at the very least.

They still have not talked about a virtual handheld service and I have a strong feeling that the 3DS will have this service once it releases. It seems like Nintendo is digging into the past with all these remakes of older titles and what better way to explore the past than with a virtual handheld service.