Topic: 3DS Usage

[Ceric]

That's a lot of time on Netflix already. Where are you watching it that you can't find a television or computer instead?

During WoW Raids.  I can't use the Computer because I'm raiding on it.  Then my only TV with Netflix is in another Room.

[Ceric]

You know what... I think the Activity timer is broke.  I was looking at some of my old results and I had 2:17 already on Super Monkey Ball and I ended with 3:49 but I know I played the game for 2 or so hours when I made the push to finish it so Neal and I could argue about the game not being total junk.  I had also put at least 30 minutes on it the day before.  Maybe it did condense down to that...

[GaMMa]

I've actually used my 3DS more than I expected. I bought a DSi thinking it'd be fun getting back into handheld gaming (my last handheld was a GameBoy Color). I think I put a total of 80 hours into it in the time I owned it. With the 3DS I kind of expected the same usage, but I'm actually using it a lot more. I've probably put 80 hours into Zelda: OOT 3D alone. All I have to say is great system and Nintendo did a good job with this console.

[leahsdad]

I would say that about 95% of my total gaming is on the 3DS.  I temper that comment by saying that I am married with a 5 year old and a 5 month old, so I really, really don't have a lot of time for  gaming.  I probably get maybe an hour, hour and a half at most a day.  I just cannot find the time to sit myself in front of the the TV or my computer for over an hour at a time.  My average gameplay session lasts 5 to 20 minutes, so pretty much portables only. 

And hey, I'll admit:  I play games in the bathroom.  When I'm...ahem, "Dropping off some friends by the pool," if you know what I mean.  Not my 3DS, though.  My XL has become my official handheld of the bathroom, I've got a spare charger plugged in there so I've just been keeping a game on standby forever.   Hey, I love games but I don't have the time to play them, so I have to take advantage of any time I've got.

[Razorkid]

I would say that about 95% of my total gaming is on the 3DS.  I temper that comment by saying that I am married with a 5 year old and a 5 month old, so I really, really don't have a lot of time for  gaming.  I probably get maybe an hour, hour and a half at most a day.  I just cannot find the time to sit myself in front of the the TV or my computer for over an hour at a time.  My average gameplay session lasts 5 to 20 minutes, so pretty much portables only. 

And hey, I'll admit:  I play games in the bathroom.  When I'm...ahem, "Dropping off some friends by the pool," if you know what I mean.  Not my 3DS, though.  My XL has become my official handheld of the bathroom, I've got a spare charger plugged in there so I've just been keeping a game on standby forever.   Hey, I love games but I don't have the time to play them, so I have to take advantage of any time I've got.

No shame in that , I'm in the same boat when it comes to having a little one, a wife , and gaming.  Most of the games I've completed over the last 6 months have been on a portable system.

[leahsdad]

No shame in that , I'm in the same boat when it comes to having a little one, a wife , and gaming.

Yeah, in retrospect, I think the best gift a gamer can get when they're expecting a child is either a 3DS or 3DS games.  One thing that I never expected before becoming a parent was just how much time I spend waiting to do something.  Like waiting to burp my child while my wife is breastfeeding.  Waiting to go somewhere while my wife is changing an unexpectedly soiled diaper.  My youngest just recently learned to roll over, and I play 3DS next to her while she's sleeping because we're afraid she'll roll over and be unable to breathe, so someone's gotta watch her.  And while a PSP would probably fill the same role, the whole flip-it-closed-to-suspend thing is so easy and intuitive.  Well, that and I love Nintendo games.

And when I play my Wii, there's just so much crap I've got to get ready.  I've got to fish my wiimote out of my ottoman, decided what I'm going to play and figure out whether I need to get out my nunchuck or my motion plus, walk over and pick out a game, stick in my Wii, turn on the TV, set my AV receiver to GAME, take out my headphones (since I'm invariably playing at night when my family is sleeping), stick them in the AV receiver, bring it back to the couch, etc..  This can take a few minutes, which is fine if you're going to play for 3 hours straight.  But I might just be playing for 10 minutes, so that is a huge chunk of my very precious off time.

So yeah, portables make things that much easier.  And I hate Angry Birds, so that's that.

[Razorkid]

No shame in that , I'm in the same boat when it comes to having a little one, a wife , and gaming.

Yeah, in retrospect, I think the best gift a gamer can get when they're expecting a child is either a 3DS or 3DS games.  One thing that I never expected before becoming a parent was just how much time I spend waiting to do something.  Like waiting to burp my child while my wife is breastfeeding.  Waiting to go somewhere while my wife is changing an unexpectedly soiled diaper.  My youngest just recently learned to roll over, and I play 3DS next to her while she's sleeping because we're afraid she'll roll over and be unable to breathe, so someone's gotta watch her.  And while a PSP would probably fill the same role, the whole flip-it-closed-to-suspend thing is so easy and intuitive.  Well, that and I love Nintendo games.

And when I play my Wii, there's just so much crap I've got to get ready.  I've got to fish my wiimote out of my ottoman, decided what I'm going to play and figure out whether I need to get out my nunchuck or my motion plus, walk over and pick out a game, stick in my Wii, turn on the TV, set my AV receiver to GAME, take out my headphones (since I'm invariably playing at night when my family is sleeping), stick them in the AV receiver, bring it back to the couch, etc..  This can take a few minutes, which is fine if you're going to play for 3 hours straight.  But I might just be playing for 10 minutes, so that is a huge chunk of my very precious off time.

So yeah, portables make things that much easier.  And I hate Angry Birds, so that's that.

My fellow Father-in-Arms 

[delebreaub]

More stats should be posted and updated sometime like once a month.
Total steps: 201,706
Total playtime: 552:57
Top 10 games:
1. Internet Browser - 129:33 (Very sad, I know. Eventually Ocarina of Time should take that spot back while I work through the Master Quest.)
2. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D - 96:37
3. Pokemon Black Version - 54:35
4. Madden NFL Football - 35:32
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - 24:38
6. Nintendo eShop - 18:36
7. Cave Story - 15:06
8. nintendogs+cats - 13:43
9. Friend List - 12:55
10. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition - 11:43

Titles played: 80

Top Game of the Month:
August 2011 - The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D - 28:21 (Total playtime for August - 169:29)

[Mop it up]

Now seems like a good time for another check for me, before I get started on the Ambassador games.

1. Pokémon Platinum, 70:54, Times 40
2. Dragon Quest V, 26:28, Times 14
3. Mario and Luigi Partners in Time, 22:54m Times 15
5. Super Mario 64 DS, 22:24, Times 16
5. Tetris DS, 11:31, Times 9
6. New Super Mario Brothers, 7:51, Times 7
7. 3D Classics ExciteBike, 1:06, Times 3
8. Pokédex 3D, 0:04, Times 1

[ejamer]

After about a month with my 3DS, play times are ok.  Probably higher than they deserve to be for some applications since there isn't much competition.  The Activity Log does a really nice job of tracking and displaying times... although I've heard some people question how accurate it is.

Top 10 Games:
Starship Defense  16:08, 24 times
PiCTOBiTS  15:25, 51 times
Donkey Kong  6:28, 21 times
Metroid  4:31, 14 times
Pokedex 3D  4:14, 99 times  (I think this got left on one day when I walked away from the system)
StreetPass Mii Plaza  2:20, 28 times
Super Mario Bros.  2:06, 14 times
Pop Island Paperfield  2:03, 13 times
Animal Crossing: Wild World  1:44, 6 times
Rytmik Rock Edition  0:42, 5 times

Noteworthy Apps:
Netflix  10:26, 33 times
Nintendo eShop  8:56, 39 times
Internet Browser  5:07, 47 times
Game Notes  2:05, 15 times


Can't wait for Flipnote Memo to arrive.

[alegoicoe]

I play my 3ds almost everyday, i usually take it to college to get my spot passes, i been playing OoT alot lately, am at spirit temple as of today, i plan on getting Starfox next week, so i have to say that i have been enjoying my 3ds alot more than i expected, its a great system, and one that dosent need another circle pad.

[Mop it up]

Pokedex 3D  4:14, 99 times  (I think this got left on one day when I walked away from the system)

If that happened, it would increase the number of hours, not the times it was played, unless you accidentally rigged up a machine that continually opened and closed the game.

Speaking of, I noticed that your play times have low averages compared to the number of times you played each game. I'm curious, do you play in short bursts a lot? Driving to work? On your work breaks? During commercials watching TV?

[UncleBob]

Play time: 129 titles, 65:57

Did you try all of your DS games just to get their icons to load in the log?

Maybe... :D

190 Titles - 226:14.

I wish I had more time to play.  My number one game is New Super Mario Bros - all from vs. mode sessions.

[Mop it up]

Doesn't the log book cap at 128 titles? Are you going to email a complaint to Nintendo about the limit, since you can't check your stats for some of your games?

I actually think 128 is a bit of a small number. Since it counts system software, downloads, regular DS, and 3DS games, it seems like a number feasible reachable by a large number of 3DS owners.

[UncleBob]

It's got 30 pages with eight slots on each page - looks like the cap is 240.

Here's something odd though - It lists me with 190 titles, but I have 24 full pages plus three icons on the next page - 195.  Weird.

[ejamer]

Pokedex 3D  4:14, 99 times  (I think this got left on one day when I walked away from the system)

If that happened, it would increase the number of hours, not the times it was played, unless you accidentally rigged up a machine that continually opened and closed the game.

Speaking of, I noticed that your play times have low averages compared to the number of times you played each game. I'm curious, do you play in short bursts a lot? Driving to work? On your work breaks? During commercials watching TV?

For the Pokedex app, I usually never use it for more than 1 or 2 minutes to get the newest Pokemon when it's available.  So even using it 99 times - roughly 3 times a day since getting my 3DS - the play time should be shorter than what is listed.


As for my playing times being short in general, between work and family commitments I rarely have more than a few minutes at a time while waiting for the next event to start. My only extended gaming sessions are during the evenings, and only once or twice a week at that.  (There is also the "gee, wow" factor where friends want to see the system and play a couple of games just to see the 3DS in action.)

[Mop it up]

It's got 30 pages with eight slots on each page - looks like the cap is 240.

My 3DS has 16 pages. Does it expand to 30 pages once 16 are filled up?

[Mop it up]

My year-end stats for 2011:

Titles Played: 64
Total Time: 265:42

Steps: 81,079
Coins: 300

#1 - Pokémon Platinum - 72:54
#2 - Dragon Quest V - 48:10
#3 - Mario Kart DS - 25:40
#4 - Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time - 22:54
#5 - Super Mario 64 DS - 22:52
#6 - Tetris DS - 22:01
#7 - New Super Mario Brothers - 9:46
#8 - The Legend of Zelda - 8:39
#9 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - 6:38
#10 - Metroid - 3:20

[Nintendad]

Here are my 2011 stats:


Titles played: 63
Play Time: 261:09


Steps: 1,510,227


#1 - Internet Browser - 39:56
#2 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - 28:18
#3 - Super Mario 3D Land - 24:15
#4 - Kirby Mass Attack - 20:57
#5 - Radiant Historia - 14:21
#6 - Pilot Wings Resort - 13:55
#7 - Mario Kart 7 - 13:20
#8 - Professor Layton and the Last Specter - 12:12
#9 - Friend List - 12:06
#10 - Swap Note - 11:11

[FZeroBoyo]

Here are my stats since day 1:


Steps Taken: 1,376,236
Titles Played: 92


Top 10 Title Play Times:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - 91:36
2. Mario Kart 7 - 58:25
3. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition - 56:17
4. Star Fox 64 3D - 54:39
5. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D - 33:30
6. Super Mario 3D Land - 23:04
7. Donkey Kong - 18:58
8. Pushmo - 18:03
9. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - 17:31
10. Game & Watch Gallery - 14:54


Total Play Time: 590:43

[NWR_insanolord]

How the hell did you play Ocarina for 91 hours? Even if you played through both the regular and master quests, that seems like too long.

[UncleBob]

Titles Played: 242
Steps Taken: 391,342
Top Five (I'm lazy)

New Super Mario Bros - 47:25
Kirby Mass Attack - 42:20
Starship Defense - 25:26
Cave Story (DSiWare) - 21:45
Plants vs. Zombies - 21:37

[UncleBob]

Here's something odd though - It lists me with 190 titles, but I have 24 full pages plus three icons on the next page - 195.  Weird.

Here's weird...  I have 30 full pages plus seven icons on the 31st page - 247 games... but my system says I've only got 242 games...

[NWR_insanolord]

Maybe it's not counting the bundled apps in the total even though they appear in the logs.

[FZeroBoyo]

I suppose my sister helped; I lent her my system and the game during the summer and she completed it twice.


...And I 100 percented both versions.