Topic: Nintendo 3DS Discussion

[Enner]

More remakes. But this one of DQM1 looks like one of the cool ones. I hope it gets localized in to different languages.

[Ceric]

My 3DS is on its great voyage now.

[ejamer]

My 3DS is on its great voyage now.

Best of luck.  I had to send my 3DS in for repairs recently - they did a straight replacement and had it back in my hands (with everything unchanged, including friend codes and even virtual console game save states) 3 days later. Hopefully your experience is also painless.

[Ceric]

I hope so.  My unit has a little wear around the edges from riding in my pocket for 1 month less then its been out.  I figure I'm going to have to have a big argument with someone to not have to pay anything because I haven't abused it just used it a lot.

[Ceric]

I just got off the phone with Nintendo. 

Its an issue with Streetpass they said and that to resolve it there going to have to total wipe my 3DS and I'm going to lose all my activity Data and like.  They can't seem to get it off.  I'm a little impressed because they would have gotten my unit this morning at the earliest.  Hopefully it will be back next week.

Stinks about my progress in Gargoyle Quest though...

[NWR_insanolord]

I once again own every 3DS Virtual Console game. There is no better way to accentuate how much of a problem I have than to point out that I bought Golf despite having the incredibly similar yet superior in every way NES Open Tournament Golf from the Ambassador Program.

[Mannypon]

Hey, decided to drop in and show off this new video of Brave Default.  The game looks amazing in my eyes.  It seems to be the perfect mix of old school rpg graphics but updated just right.  Anyway, here's the link
 
http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=162863
 
I would die if Squareenix used this graphics engine for the inevitable release of a FF6 remake (hopefully on the 3ds)

[Razorkid]

The Blue Man Group videos have really grown on me. I've actually laughed out loud at a few of them and now look forward to newer ones.
I don't know why I'm confessing this...

[BlackNMild2k1]

Nov. 3rd, 2011

[King of Twitch]

only one slide pad

[Ceric]

only one slide pad

I think its more telling that the special Monster Hunter white 3DS only has 1 slide pad.

[FZeroBoyo]

That's the 5th or so 3DS color this year (excluding the MH3G one). Nintendo's just crankin' em out, huh?


Strange since  the original, original DS had one color for like seven months.

[ejamer]

I think its more telling that the special Monster Hunter white 3DS only has 1 slide pad.

But what is it supposed to "tell" that we didn't already know? That the rumored redesign (which nobody expects to be announced until 2012) isn't coming out in December 2011? That Nintendo considers Monster Hunter a big enough property to bend over backwards for marketing efforts in Japan? Those both seem like known - or at least expected - facts.

Maybe an updated 3DS model with two slide pads will be released next year. Maybe not. In either case, we won't know until first quarter of 2012 at earliest.

[nickmitch]

That's the 5th or so 3DS color this year (excluding the MH3G one). Nintendo's just crankin' em out, huh?


Strange since  the original, original DS had one color for like seven months.

The original DS didn't need the sales boost that early on.

[Ceric]

That's the 5th or so 3DS color this year (excluding the MH3G one). Nintendo's just crankin' em out, huh?


Strange since  the original, original DS had one color for like seven months.

The original DS didn't need the sales boost that early on.

I beg to differ but, Nintendo was positioning itself to jettison the whole DS line if things went to south.

[nickmitch]

That too. But the 3DS has kind of a bad rap at the moment, new colors can only help.

[Mop it up]

I don't think I'd be able to use it because it would show dirt too much.

[scraff]

I just got off the phone with Nintendo. 

Its an issue with Streetpass they said and that to resolve it there going to have to total wipe my 3DS and I'm going to lose all my activity Data and like.  They can't seem to get it off.  I'm a little impressed because they would have gotten my unit this morning at the earliest.  Hopefully it will be back next week.

Stinks about my progress in Gargoyle Quest though...

That does stink, but atleast they are sorting the problem. Too many companies take too long and CBA to fix problems.

[Ymeegod]

Sales for the first 6 months of launch place the 3DS at 6.6 million which is higher than the DS's first 6 months. 

[Shaymin]

And the DS had a Christmas, too.

[NWR_insanolord]

The first 6 months of the DS life were significantly worse than the 3DS's life so far in terms of game releases. Depending on how you want to take that, it either means the 3DS outselling it like that isn't a real accomplishment and should be expected, or that it's way too early to make any judgments about the 3DS considering how it's selling better than the best-selling system ever sold at this point in its life.

[BlackNMild2k1]

According to the Nintendo financial briefing today, the eShop will be accessible from bought he PC and your smart phone, and eventually you will be able to actually purchase games from those devices too.
Initially, you have to use the 3DS to take a pic of the QR code which will take you to the corresponding games page in the eShop.

[NWR_insanolord]

Initially, you have to use the 3DS to take a pic of the QR code which will take you to the corresponding games page in the eShop.

The exciting thing to me is that it seems like the best and easiest way to eliminate this step would be to create a centralized account system for the shop.

[BlackNMild2k1]

baby steps....



pretty soon Nintendo will start taking them.
But atleast they are sitting up now.


Here is the briefing:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/111028/index.html


p.s. System Update next month that coincides with the PC/Phone eShop access.

We would like to solve this issue by making the Nintendo eShop accessible via PCs and smartphones as well. At the beginning, you will not be able to directly purchase software from your PC or smartphone. Instead, you will need to take a photo of a QR code at the Nintendo eShop by using the camera of your Nintendo 3DS. The Nintendo 3DS will then open that specific page of the Nintendo eShop. That function is already included in the upcoming system update for the Nintendo 3DS. In the future, we will make it so that you will be able to purchase software by using your PC or smartphone,

[BlackNMild2k1]

more from the briefing Q&A
http://twitter.com/#!/gibbogame

3DS is the focus this year and profitablilty has been put on the back burner to make sure the system is a #1 success going forward. 1st step is improving the software library internationally.

Nintendo is going to use more outside developers since they can't provide enough software internally. States that 3rd parties/outside devs are better at the networking software than Nintendo (online gaming?) and that they will work hard to prevent any more software gaps now that they are utilizing 3rd parties/outside devs more.