Is Nintendo drastically changing the 3DS?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/27572
Nintendo is rumored to be working an attachment for the 3DS that will add a second Slide Pad, as well as a radical hardware revision for the 3DS, according to a report by 01net.
The report cites an anonymous source within Nintendo, and claims that Nintendo is not only working on an analog control attachment for the 3DS, but that they have third party developers working on titles that make use of it. Their source claims that prevailing thought in Nintendo has concluded that dual analog is far more important for gaming than originally perceived. According to their sources, 01net says the attachment would retail for about $10 and be required for some games. How it would attach to the right side of the 3DS hardware is currently unknown.
In addition, the report states that the disappointing performance of the 3DS may be forcing Nintendo to rethink its strategy. The report states that Nintendo may introduce a new 3DS redesign in 2012. The rumored model will address some of the concerns players had with the original 3DS and the marketing will put less emphasis the 3D element of the system. Nintendo may even give the unit a different name in order to differentiate it from the current 3DS. 01net speculates that 3DS price drop, as well as the Ambassador program, may be a strategy to liquidate the current 3DS inventory in order to make way for the new design.
In the past, 01net has been accurate with their reports. They were the first to let out details about the Wii U, and they claim to have trustworthy sources from within Nintendo. Until the evidence is clear, however, this is a rumor.
Who calls it that?Same people who called the Wii the "Double-You-Double-You-Eye-Eye".
This makes perfect sense
...if they're trying to out-botch HP.
I hope this is wrong. The DS didn't have a mind blowing start either. It wasnt until Nintendogs and Brain Age that the system started selling like nuts! Once the 3DS gets a new one of those it will pick up. Surprisingly no one cares about 3D though, who knew?
I do find the 3DS a little uncomfortable when using circle-pad heavy games, maybe an attachment which increases the width a little could help things?You can make it much more comfortable with an attachment grip. My favorite one is "Grip Stand 3DS" (Answer Co., Ltd.). You can buy one in Japan like I. It's effective when you use the D-pad too.
Nintendo could VERY easily release a Right Slide Pad kit that includes the tools, minus the soldering iron, to replace the front plate on the 3DS and have users manually install the second pad slide onto the 3DS themselves. Sure, not everyone has the technical know-how to do this correctly without bricking the system but those are extremely minor concerns. Traditional gaming controls on 3DS are just a couple dozen easy steps and firmware update away.
Nintendo is currently selling the glasses free 3D as being THE selling point of the system. However, not only have they tried to warn about its dangers on children, it is hard to show it off through marketing.
And even when you've fixed those problems it's still just a silly gimmick that people don't care about.
The 3DS needs killer apps and I don't see those on the horizon. Nintendogs clearly didn't work at all.
...We need to sit down and talk about your definition of Success. Motion Plus is a flop, Period. I still don't own one and I'm a regular on these forums. For goodness sakes I have Wii Speak and I don't have Motion Plus. I don't even own Animal Crossing. My Wii has a Keyboard... It is literally the only accessory I don't have that isn't a glorified plastic shell.
Actually this was already done, quite successfully I might add, with Motion Plus on the Wii. Is there really any reason to doubt this could happen when Nintendo has already done it before with Motion Plus?
Nintendo made the mistake of marketing 3D as the reason to buy 3DS. Sure, it's a gimmick, but gimmicks aren't inherently bad. The problem with 3D is that it's not even close to the best thing about 3DS. 3D is a bonus and the fact that 3DS is a great system is what Nintendo should be shilling in their marketing campaigns. I'm playing through Ocarina of Time and the touchscreen improves the game so immensely that I don't know how I played this game any other way. The slide pad also shits all over the N64's stick.I agree. The 3D is a perk of the 3DS but by no means is it the key feature for me. I like it don't get me wrong but:
A revision with a second slider could work so long as no game requires it. It may not be the best way and Nintendo would probably be better off tossing the idea, but it's the only way this could conceivably work. Every 3DS game would need to work on both versions of the hardware even if one has an additional perk.
The DS brand is too successful to dump, and I would say that the Game Boy Micro hurt the brand at least a little.
We don't need to go back to a single screened handheld. That's a step backwards.
I know! If anything, there should be even more screens. 2 screens? Too mainstream, I say! I'm thinking 3 to 5 screens, maybe even a clock display next to the front facing camera.
We don't need to go back to a single screened handheld. That's a step backwards.
...We need to sit down and talk about your definition of Success. Motion Plus is a flop, Period.
Actually this was already done, quite successfully I might add, with Motion Plus on the Wii. Is there really any reason to doubt this could happen when Nintendo has already done it before with Motion Plus?
No, Wii Sports Resort is a success. Motion Plus is a flop. An accessory needs to be useful beyond one game when its meant to be a general Accessory....We need to sit down and talk about your definition of Success. Motion Plus is a flop, Period.
Actually this was already done, quite successfully I might add, with Motion Plus on the Wii. Is there really any reason to doubt this could happen when Nintendo has already done it before with Motion Plus?
Considering how many units of Wii Sports Resort sold, other publishers and developers wish they had more of such flops.
It is a shame that there aren't many games that take advantage of the accessory.
Ceric, I own five games that use WiiMotion Plus. If there are people like me, then I wouldn't consider it a flop.UncleBob owns every E-Reader card so is that not a flop either?
Wii MotionPlus may not be the huge success Nintendo hoped for, but by no means can it be considered a flop.
Read my post again. I said "IF there are people like me...blah blah blah..." so I was saying that if there are people like me who own that many wii motion plus than it isn't a flop.Ceric, I own five games that use WiiMotion Plus. If there are people like me, then I wouldn't consider it a flop.UncleBob owns every E-Reader card so is that not a flop either?
It didn't come close to being the standard
You're reaching. There's what... 1 WM+ title that's used the remote and sold in any respectable sense? There are only a handful more titles that even utilize the WM+ at all. You can't call something that no one uses a standard.It didn't come close to being the standard
It went beyond close. It is the standard. You can't buy a new Wii system or Wiimote without it integrated into it. The problem is mainly there just isn't a lot of new Wii games coming out period. Whether they make use of it or not...
You can't call something that no one uses a standard.
Well, if you feel that something that goes unused by 99.99% of games is a standard, well... good luck with that.You can't call something that no one uses a standard.
Yeah you can because that's not how a standard is defined. There's very few things which make use of USB 3.0 at the moment, but USB 3.0 is a standard. It may not be used much, but it is a standard. And so is Motion Plus.
Ceric, I own five games that use WiiMotion Plus. If there are people like me, then I wouldn't consider it a flop.UncleBob owns every E-Reader card so is that not a flop either?
ones that would use it for a camera can use the D-pad
Motion+ came along too late in the system's life to have any chance of being treated as the standard. It has, however, significantly improved a good number of games, and something like Skyward Sword wouldn't be possible without it, so don't dismiss it.I'm just bitter I never got to use my Super Mario Bros 3 cards.Ceric, I own five games that use WiiMotion Plus. If there are people like me, then I wouldn't consider it a flop.UncleBob owns every E-Reader card so is that not a flop either?
-1 for insulting the eReader.
...Smear Marketing Gold.
So, I guess I hope none of this is true. Especially since I plan to get a 3DS for Christmas and was (until this rumor) damn excited about it!!
...Smear Marketing Gold.
So, I guess I hope none of this is true. Especially since I plan to get a 3DS for Christmas and was (until this rumor) damn excited about it!!
I would not be to surprised that this is a competition smear tactic.
They do in Politics. I don't see why not about games. It be easy enough. I'm sure Sony or MS know a developer that is close to Nintendo on the other side of the line. Just one bit of right information to secure your credibility. Educated guesses knowing the business coupled with informed exaggerations of problems. Yeah I say that is totally doable....Smear Marketing Gold.
So, I guess I hope none of this is true. Especially since I plan to get a 3DS for Christmas and was (until this rumor) damn excited about it!!
I would not be to surprised that this is a competition smear tactic.
Is that possible? Do things like that really happen?