Anyone getting a dread feeling...

that the 3DS was a realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly short-lived system?
those who did buy the Virtual Boy or any other short-lived system might have gotten that feeling
that this system is going nowhere?

dont get me wrong, i enjoyed every moment since getting the 3DS. played around every single
option in it (streetpass, AR games, SF4, etc...), but this is something i feel is similar when the
virtual boy was released and it was suppose to be a huge thing with many pending releases.
but it all just disappeared fast. now i keep my virtual boy in a dark corner of my closet.

weak release, no eshop or online chat with friends, remakes or ports (if any) from others systems to
catch the eye (Zelda, Metal Gear, Rayman, Street Fighter, Dead or Alive).

i just cant help this feeling of paranoia that i made a mistake with this. its be 3 days since i played
with my 3DS.

is there any news of anything that could revitalize the life in this system?
when is the eshop opening (heard it was sometime in May '11)? more AR games? etc,etc,etc...

that the 3DS was a realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly short-lived system?
those who did buy the Virtual Boy or any other short-lived system might have gotten that feeling
that this system is going nowhere?cayne_phoenix

What makes you think it's going nowhere? There are a bunch of AAA games planned for release this year, and there are a lot more currently in development.

Seriously, you kids are acting all paranoid over nothing.

It'll probably pick up, but at the moment that's not a surprising feeling given how weak the launch lineup was (it's why I didn't buy one right away).DJ_Lae

This is the calm before the storm. Nintendo said they are concentrate on games, and once they do, other companies will join.

[QUOTE="cayne_phoenix"]

that the 3DS was a realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly short-lived system?
those who did buy the Virtual Boy or any other short-lived system might have gotten that feeling
that this system is going nowhere?dzimm

What makes you think it's going nowhere? There are a bunch of AAA games planned for release this year, and there are a lot more currently in development.

Seriously, you kids are acting all paranoid over nothing.

that was a similar issue with the virtual boy. i know i keep bringing this up but this was a most painful buy for me and stuck with me, and now im getting this bad feeling with the 3DS... i saw the release list for this year and it looks great, but why couldnt they have released it sooner or at launch?

Nintendo has too much invested, they won't let it die.

Nintendo has too much invested, they won't let it die.

solidsolo

Sometimes leting it die would be the best investment (not the 3DS though Mario Kart will send it way up)

[QUOTE="dzimm"]

[QUOTE="cayne_phoenix"]

that the 3DS was a realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly short-lived system?
those who did buy the Virtual Boy or any other short-lived system might have gotten that feeling
that this system is going nowhere?cayne_phoenix

What makes you think it's going nowhere? There are a bunch of AAA games planned for release this year, and there are a lot more currently in development.

Seriously, you kids are acting all paranoid over nothing.

that was a similar issue with the virtual boy. i know i keep bringing this up but this was a most painful buy for me and stuck with me, and now im getting this bad feeling with the 3DS... i saw the release list for this year and it looks great, but why couldnt they have released it sooner or at launch?

Don't have doubts. It's just a very slow start. A lot of systems start out very slow with very few games of interest at launch. Just give it some time. I just don't think you should have rushed out to get one right away. But whatever you do, DON'T sell it. I'm sure you'll regret that if you do!

we are gtting super mario , mario kart, and a zelda port..this year...thats more than the virtual boy ever got in its lifetime.

Just wait until somone hacks it

[QUOTE="dzimm"]

[QUOTE="cayne_phoenix"]

that the 3DS was a realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly short-lived system?
those who did buy the Virtual Boy or any other short-lived system might have gotten that feeling
that this system is going nowhere?cayne_phoenix

What makes you think it's going nowhere? There are a bunch of AAA games planned for release this year, and there are a lot more currently in development.

Seriously, you kids are acting all paranoid over nothing.

that was a similar issue with the virtual boy. i know i keep bringing this up but this was a most painful buy for me and stuck with me, and now im getting this bad feeling with the 3DS... i saw the release list for this year and it looks great, but why couldnt they have released it sooner or at launch?

SIMPLE! Those games weren't ready and still aren't (except for a few).

Virtual Boy; Sold 770,000 in it's short lifetime.

3DS; Sold 3.6 million in a month.

It really isn't going anywhere. From May on things should really start picking up especially with the online services starting and the games people are interested in getting begin coming out with more frequency.

The people at Nintendo are pros. They know what sells and won't, and have an established fanbase and name. Once a great title like OoT will be released I think you all won't be disappointed. All people who sold their 3DS already would have jumped off a building if they were working on Wall Street. Give your investment a chance to GIVE you something.

Dude. Seriously. Patience. It has been one month.

lol i dont think virtual boy sold 3.8 million world wide ,sure in japan seams slow but remember their sales come from weekly basis not monthly , that said its doing about the same as ds remember ds didnt have psp alongside it plus psp is older and has titles,epecailly in japan in fact japan is the only country i know of that buys psps over dses /3ds .

the 3ds has to be at 4 million plus if not nearing 5 and this is faster then what it took ds to do thesame it took it 6 months to hit 5 million

its taking 3ds less long to do the same thing

psp aint touching this thing ,

this is not going to fail

Virtual Boy; Sold 770,000 in it's short lifetime.

3DS; Sold 3.6 million in a month.

It really isn't going anywhere. From May on things should really start picking up especially with the online services starting and the games people are interested in getting begin coming out with more frequency.

Virtual Boy; Sold 770,000 in it's short lifetime.

3DS; Sold 3.6 million in a month.

It really isn't going anywhere. From May on things should really start picking up especially with the online services starting and the games people are interested in getting begin coming out with more frequency.

[QUOTE="solidsolo"]

Nintendo has too much invested, they won't let it die.

LaytonsCat

Sometimes leting it die would be the best investment (not the 3DS though Mario Kart will send it way up)

[QUOTE="LaytonsCat"]

[QUOTE="solidsolo"]

Nintendo has too much invested, they won't let it die.

Rod90

Sometimes leting it die would be the best investment (not the 3DS though Mario Kart will send it way up)

This is just like the Virtual boy in every way, except it works, and doesn't kill people. JamTKD

I think it will be fine, but I do however think they went wrong with the 3d aspect...I think most of us are done with that feature once you play with it so much. It really adds nothing in SOME of the games I play.

I would have much rather had a 3d-less system with better specs than what nitnendo gave us. Dont get me wrong, I love my system, its a step up from the DS in every way but after seeing the NGP games and specs its really hard to resist a peice of technology like that. I think nintendo could have done something like that if not better if it scrapped the entire 3d gimmick.

ive had the 3ds since launch and i have to say i havent touched my ps3/360/pspgo since.. i absolutely love it, the 3d still amazes me, and playing streetfighter online is flawless....

ive only got streetfighter and ridge racer but ive also been playing some ds games i missed out on like zelda phantom hourglass... ive met lots of people via streetpass and have enjoyed the little streetpass battles on streetfighter...

just give it time and dont be so paranoid... the 3ds has fantastic potential...

[QUOTE="dzimm"]

[QUOTE="cayne_phoenix"]

that the 3DS was a realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly short-lived system?
those who did buy the Virtual Boy or any other short-lived system might have gotten that feeling
that this system is going nowhere?cayne_phoenix

What makes you think it's going nowhere? There are a bunch of AAA games planned for release this year, and there are a lot more currently in development.

Seriously, you kids are acting all paranoid over nothing.

that was a similar issue with the virtual boy. i know i keep bringing this up but this was a most painful buy for me and stuck with me, and now im getting this bad feeling with the 3DS... i saw the release list for this year and it looks great, but why couldnt they have released it sooner or at launch?

Come on, man, there's no parallel here. The Virtual Boy sold poorly even at launch, and there only ever six games released over its lifetime. The 3DS has sold close to 4-million and continues to sell at a steady rate and has at least two games that have sold at least 1 million each, plus it has an impressive line-up of first- and third-party games coming out this year.

Really, dude, this is nothing like the Virtual Boy.

I think it will be fine, but I do however think they went wrong with the 3d aspect...I think most of us are done with that feature once you play with it so much. It really adds nothing in SOME of the games I play.

I would have much rather had a 3d-less system with better specs than what nitnendo gave us. Dont get me wrong, I love my system, its a step up from the DS in every way but after seeing the NGP games and specs its really hard to resist a peice of technology like that. I think nintendo could have done something like that if not better if it scrapped the entire 3d gimmick.

SRTtoZ

Where did you hear that MOST of us are done with the 3D? Some games implemented it poorly so I can understand not using it in those. Some people are done with the 3D simply because they didn't give it a chance. They probably played for a while, got a headache, turned off the 3D and decided never to turn it on again. For many of us, the 3D has become an important part of the experience. It's not a gimmick.

People are looking at this in the wrong sense, trying to defend the console and how it's got potential, will sell and has AAA games. Rather though, the OP, in my opinion, is basing his 'theory' off Nintendos one dud console doing so badly. Everyone makes mistakes, even Nintendo. It was 15 years ago, in that 15 years we've had GBA, Nintendo DS and Wii's reign of sales - so really, how much more does Nintendo have to sell to make people forget about the VirtualBoy?

[QUOTE="SRTtoZ"]

I think it will be fine, but I do however think they went wrong with the 3d aspect...I think most of us are done with that feature once you play with it so much. It really adds nothing in SOME of the games I play.

I would have much rather had a 3d-less system with better specs than what nitnendo gave us. Dont get me wrong, I love my system, its a step up from the DS in every way but after seeing the NGP games and specs its really hard to resist a peice of technology like that. I think nintendo could have done something like that if not better if it scrapped the entire 3d gimmick.

TankZorz

Where did you hear that MOST of us are done with the 3D? Some games implemented it poorly so I can understand not using it in those. Some people are done with the 3D simply because they didn't give it a chance. They probably played for a while, got a headache, turned off the 3D and decided never to turn it on again. For many of us, the 3D has become an important part of the experience. It's not a gimmick.

SSIV has an option to play in 3d or non-3d and I always play in 3d. It just looks and feels "better".

Well, you have to take into acoount that, while there are indeed some people whogave up on the 3d without trying it, for some others the 3d is a hassle. In my particular case, I have an eye that is pretty much useless. Unless I'm wearing my contact lens, I can't experience 3d with the 3ds. Thereafter I understand that some people with ocular defficiencies would readily give up on the 3ds (or alternatively, how someone doesn't understand that they have to be positioned directly in front of the 3ds to be able to see 3d or else they'll get an ugly double image).

Anyways, before I had my 3ds I rarely used my contacts. I guess I can thank Nintendo for saving my vision! :P

[QUOTE="SRTtoZ"]

I think it will be fine, but I do however think they went wrong with the 3d aspect...I think most of us are done with that feature once you play with it so much. It really adds nothing in SOME of the games I play.

I would have much rather had a 3d-less system with better specs than what nitnendo gave us. Dont get me wrong, I love my system, its a step up from the DS in every way but after seeing the NGP games and specs its really hard to resist a peice of technology like that. I think nintendo could have done something like that if not better if it scrapped the entire 3d gimmick.

TankZorz

Where did you hear that MOST of us are done with the 3D? Some games implemented it poorly so I can understand not using it in those. Some people are done with the 3D simply because they didn't give it a chance. They probably played for a while, got a headache, turned off the 3D and decided never to turn it on again. For many of us, the 3D has become an important part of the experience. It's not a gimmick.

imho i dont think i can go back to playing games without the added depth that the 3ds gives, they just look boaring without it now.

[QUOTE="Rod90"][QUOTE="LaytonsCat"]

Sometimes leting it die would be the best investment (not the 3DS though Mario Kart will send it way up)

BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="Rod90"] But did mario kart wii spiked wii system sales?riariases

[QUOTE="riariases"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] i don't know, but it sure did sell 20million + units.BrunoBRS