If 3DS Does Release this October....

the 3DS will certainly be more than $200 if it releases this October (which I doubt it will, here in the States). Why do I say that? Check out http://news.punchjump.com/blog/2010/06/09/midnight-blue-nintendo-dsi-xl-to-drop-in-july/ . Based on this news report, we know that that the DSi XL's price is not being reduced this summer. Seems unlikely that this new color XL is released at $189 and then immediately, a couple months later, is cut in order to let the 3DS take over its price point.

I think both Sony and Nintendo really need to focus on hardware prior to just setting up their huge array of rehashes of their systems.

If the price is that high, I refuse to play any more portable games and I will dump all of my games onto the street.

This is so dumb. DS, DSi, DS Lite, DS XL then now a 3DS?!

THE HECK GUYS.

Then the PSP-1000. PSP-2000. PSP-3000. PSP-Go. Now a PSP2?

These companies have too much money, they should play Monopoly to learn how to actually effectively get business :S.

I think both Sony and Nintendo really need to focus on hardware prior to just setting up their huge array of rehashes of their systems.

If the price is that high, I refuse to play any more portable games and I will dump all of my games onto the street.

This is so dumb. DS, DSi, DS Lite, DS XL then now a 3DS?!

THE HECK GUYS.

Then the PSP-1000. PSP-2000. PSP-3000. PSP-Go. Now a PSP2?

These companies have too much money, they should play Monopoly to learn how to actually effectively get business :S.

Ghosty1212

Finally! Someone who agrees with me! It is dumb! If thge 3DS releases this year or early next, I am DONE with gaming. My DS Lite and I will be bery happy for many yuears to come. So long gaming companies. I've thought of quitting gaming a few times; but none is bringing me so close to doing it as this.

ye do understand that ds, ds lite, dsi and dsi xl were all the same gen like playstation 3, playstation 3 slim, the 3ds and psp2 would be the first iteration of the next gen of handhelds as in completely new hardware;

anyway i think nintendo will release it for xmas its too big of market to lose out on for the sake of a couple of months otherwise they will hold it to the following fall, the first ds was released six years ago so nintendo have probably been developing this ds since 2006-2007 if i had much money id put it on 3ds being released for xmas, nintendo are not that buisness stupid :)

lol @ the two quitting because a new gen handheld comes out 6+ years after the last one =p nintendo wins with cheap, innovative systems, so 200 or less most likely.CyberKlown28

Why are you laughing at us? Its not becauyse of the new handheld; but the idea of it releasing this year or early next. The DSi XL just came out! Why, now do they come out with this thing? That was utterly STUPID of Nintendo to go and announce this thing. They should have left it at the DS Lite; then anounced this thing. Thats why we're unhappy.

The DSi ans XL are essentially "special editions" of the DS in the big picture. I've had my DS since not long after it's release and it still works fine for me; I think it's about time for a next gen system though so I openly welcome this. Anyone who has purchased an XL or DSi knew it was just the same old system with a few extra features. Some people enjoy getting the latest "toy" with new features, look at how things like the iPad are selling. People won't even remember how much they enjoyed it a year from now. All those upgraded DS versions are for people who are not content with their regular DS system or for people who never bought a DS until now. I only feel bad for the first time buyers who have a XL or DSi as their first system in the DS line; everyone else who willingly upgraded their system honestly shouldn't act surprised or make a big deal out of it because they made the choice to purchase it.

The DSi ans XL are essentially "special editions" of the DS in the big picture. I've had my DS since not long after it's release and it still works fine for me; I think it's about time for a next gen system though so I openly welcome this. Anyone who has purchased an XL or DSi knew it was just the same old system with a few extra features. Some people enjoy getting the latest "toy" with new features, look at how things like the iPad are selling. People won't even remember how much they enjoyed it a year from now. All those upgraded DS versions are for people who are not content with their regular DS system or for people who never bought a DS until now. I only feel bad for the first time buyers who have a XL or DSi as their first system in the DS line; everyone else who willingly upgraded their system honestly shouldn't act surprised or make a big deal out of it because they made the choice to purchase it.

Gloryfinder

lol @ the two quitting because a new gen handheld comes out 6+ years after the last one =p nintendo wins with cheap, innovative systems, so 200 or less most likely.CyberKlown28

yeah its kinda silly I'm guessing your still mad about the lack of GBA on the DSi

[QUOTE="CyberKlown28"]lol @ the two quitting because a new gen handheld comes out 6+ years after the last one =p nintendo wins with cheap, innovative systems, so 200 or less most likely.Calvin079

Why are you laughing at us? Its not becauyse of the new handheld; but the idea of it releasing this year or early next. The DSi XL just came out! Why, now do they come out with this thing? That was utterly STUPID of Nintendo to go and announce this thing. They should have left it at the DS Lite; then anounced this thing. Thats why we're unhappy.

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]

[QUOTE="CyberKlown28"]lol @ the two quitting because a new gen handheld comes out 6+ years after the last one =p nintendo wins with cheap, innovative systems, so 200 or less most likely.nintendofreak_2

Why are you laughing at us? Its not becauyse of the new handheld; but the idea of it releasing this year or early next. The DSi XL just came out! Why, now do they come out with this thing? That was utterly STUPID of Nintendo to go and announce this thing. They should have left it at the DS Lite; then anounced this thing. Thats why we're unhappy.

and no offense, Calvin. Its just like....a really really bad reason to quit gaming.

[QUOTE="Ghosty1212"]

I think both Sony and Nintendo really need to focus on hardware prior to just setting up their huge array of rehashes of their systems.

If the price is that high, I refuse to play any more portable games and I will dump all of my games onto the street.

This is so dumb. DS, DSi, DS Lite, DS XL then now a 3DS?!

THE HECK GUYS.

Then the PSP-1000. PSP-2000. PSP-3000. PSP-Go. Now a PSP2?

These companies have too much money, they should play Monopoly to learn how to actually effectively get business :S.

Calvin079

Finally! Someone who agrees with me! It is dumb! If thge 3DS releases this year or early next, I am DONE with gaming. My DS Lite and I will be bery happy for many yuears to come. So long gaming companies. I've thought of quitting gaming a few times; but none is bringing me so close to doing it as this.

[QUOTE="CyberKlown28"]lol @ the two quitting because a new gen handheld comes out 6+ years after the last one =p nintendo wins with cheap, innovative systems, so 200 or less most likely.Calvin079

Why are you laughing at us? Its not becauyse of the new handheld; but the idea of it releasing this year or early next. The DSi XL just came out! Why, now do they come out with this thing? That was utterly STUPID of Nintendo to go and announce this thing. They should have left it at the DS Lite; then anounced this thing. Thats why we're unhappy.

They came out with Game Boy Micro about a year after DS's launch. Also DSi XL's main demographic is the type that buys thing at launch.

[QUOTE="Calvin079"]

[QUOTE="CyberKlown28"]lol @ the two quitting because a new gen handheld comes out 6+ years after the last one =p nintendo wins with cheap, innovative systems, so 200 or less most likely.Shadow2k6

Why are you laughing at us? Its not becauyse of the new handheld; but the idea of it releasing this year or early next. The DSi XL just came out! Why, now do they come out with this thing? That was utterly STUPID of Nintendo to go and announce this thing. They should have left it at the DS Lite; then anounced this thing. Thats why we're unhappy.

They came out with Game Boy Micro about a year after DS's launch. Also DSi XL's main demographic is the type that buys thing at launch.

Well jeez, these guys might as well be saying, "I'm going to quite gaming because a new Zelda is being released"

The 3DS isn't another DS, it's a whole new generation.

I think both Sony and Nintendo really need to focus on hardware prior to just setting up their huge array of rehashes of their systems.

If the price is that high, I refuse to play any more portable games and I will dump all of my games onto the street.

This is so dumb. DS, DSi, DS Lite, DS XL then now a 3DS?!

THE HECK GUYS.

Then the PSP-1000. PSP-2000. PSP-3000. PSP-Go. Now a PSP2?

These companies have too much money, they should play Monopoly to learn how to actually effectively get business :S.

the 3DS will certainly be more than $200 if it releases this October (which I doubt it will, here in the States). Why do I say that? Check out http://news.punchjump.com/blog/2010/06/09/midnight-blue-nintendo-dsi-xl-to-drop-in-july/ . Based on this news report, we know that that the DSi XL's price is not being reduced this summer. Seems unlikely that this new color XL is released at $189 and then immediately, a couple months later, is cut in order to let the 3DS take over its price point.

RichardWrite

Then why is the DSi and XL prices going down in Europe and Japan?

DSi is going to $129 and XL is going to either $149 or $160

You seem like you're trying hard to prove the 3DS won't be out this fall or at $199, why?

[QUOTE="RichardWrite"]

the 3DS will certainly be more than $200 if it releases this October (which I doubt it will, here in the States). Why do I say that? Check out http://news.punchjump.com/blog/2010/06/09/midnight-blue-nintendo-dsi-xl-to-drop-in-july/ . Based on this news report, we know that that the DSi XL's price is not being reduced this summer. Seems unlikely that this new color XL is released at $189 and then immediately, a couple months later, is cut in order to let the 3DS take over its price point.

darth-pyschosis

Then why is the DSi and XL prices going down in Europe and Japan?

DSi is going to $129 and XL is going to either $149 or $160

You seem like you're trying hard to prove the 3DS won't be out this fall or at $199, why?

Its so funny how some people actually compare the DS, DS Lite, DSi, and the DSi XL to the 3DS, as Nintendo has already stated it is the successor to the DS. I really don't know how much clearer it can get. :?

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

[QUOTE="RichardWrite"]

the 3DS will certainly be more than $200 if it releases this October (which I doubt it will, here in the States). Why do I say that? Check out http://news.punchjump.com/blog/2010/06/09/midnight-blue-nintendo-dsi-xl-to-drop-in-july/ . Based on this news report, we know that that the DSi XL's price is not being reduced this summer. Seems unlikely that this new color XL is released at $189 and then immediately, a couple months later, is cut in order to let the 3DS take over its price point.

RichardWrite

Then why is the DSi and XL prices going down in Europe and Japan?

DSi is going to $129 and XL is going to either $149 or $160

You seem like you're trying hard to prove the 3DS won't be out this fall or at $199, why?

Because they're getting as much money as they can

You really think they'lll drop the price in Europe and Japan and not NA?

3DS this October, yada yada blah blah.

Now when do you guys think it is coming out? Don't you think if there was a release within 4 months they would have announced it along with their other titles? How about it isn't in existence yet just like I told you.

[QUOTE="RichardWrite"][QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

Then why is the DSi and XL prices going down in Europe and Japan?

DSi is going to $129 and XL is going to either $149 or $160

You seem like you're trying hard to prove the 3DS won't be out this fall or at $199, why?

darth-pyschosis

Because they're getting as much money as they can

You really think they'lll drop the price in Europe and Japan and not NA?

The funny thing is- I'm upset about the remarkable proximity in the releases of DSiXL and 3DS, not because I bought an XL only to find out a whole new system was coming out, but because I've been waiting for years for them to make a sizable increase in screen size, only to have to keep from buying it because the new handheld system would be released within the same year. I'm sure I will get an XL, but it'll be after I get my 3DS. By the bye, does anyone know what the screensize will be for 3DS?El_Zo1212o

[QUOTE="Gloryfinder"]

The DSi ans XL are essentially "special editions" of the DS in the big picture. I've had my DS since not long after it's release and it still works fine for me; I think it's about time for a next gen system though so I openly welcome this. Anyone who has purchased an XL or DSi knew it was just the same old system with a few extra features. Some people enjoy getting the latest "toy" with new features, look at how things like the iPad are selling. People won't even remember how much they enjoyed it a year from now. All those upgraded DS versions are for people who are not content with their regular DS system or for people who never bought a DS until now. I only feel bad for the first time buyers who have a XL or DSi as their first system in the DS line; everyone else who willingly upgraded their system honestly shouldn't act surprised or make a big deal out of it because they made the choice to purchase it.

RichardWrite

It was announced that the larger of the 2 screens will be 3.5 inches, compared to 4.2 inches for each of the XL's screens. So a half inch smaller....and probably closer to an inch smaller for the 3DS's lower screen.RichardWrite

[QUOTE="El_Zo1212o"]The funny thing is- I'm upset about the remarkable proximity in the releases of DSiXL and 3DS, not because I bought an XL only to find out a whole new system was coming out, but because I've been waiting for years for them to make a sizable increase in screen size, only to have to keep from buying it because the new handheld system would be released within the same year. I'm sure I will get an XL, but it'll be after I get my 3DS. By the bye, does anyone know what the screensize will be for 3DS?DJ_Lae

I wonder why they went with asymmetrical screens. Maybe they had a warehouse full of DSi touch sensitive screens and figured they'd make use of them. Do we know the resolutions of the screens yet? Part of me thinks the bottom one is going to be exactly the same as the DS, part for backwards compatibility and part to save costs.DJ_Lae

Any word on backward compatibility? (Sorry for all the questions, I've only been able to get my info from less than satisfactory liveblogs).El_Zo1212o

Yes, they said it will play your old DS games.

psp2?

whenwas that even announced

did you see 3DS and it's GAMES? If you did you cannot say that it's a DS.

There seems to be some estimated RRP at EB Games (Gamestop Co)

http://www.ebgames.com.au/sale-product-589-home-Nintendo-3DS?utm_source=webmail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=3DS&utm_campaign=Webmail20100616

$348 AUD, the DSiXL currently sits at $298 over here

[QUOTE="Ghosty1212"]

I think both Sony and Nintendo really need to focus on hardware prior to just setting up their huge array of rehashes of their systems.

If the price is that high, I refuse to play any more portable games and I will dump all of my games onto the street.

This is so dumb. DS, DSi, DS Lite, DS XL then now a 3DS?!

THE HECK GUYS.

Then the PSP-1000. PSP-2000. PSP-3000. PSP-Go. Now a PSP2?

These companies have too much money, they should play Monopoly to learn how to actually effectively get business :S.

Calvin079

Finally! Someone who agrees with me! It is dumb! If thge 3DS releases this year or early next, I am DONE with gaming. My DS Lite and I will be bery happy for many yuears to come. So long gaming companies. I've thought of quitting gaming a few times; but none is bringing me so close to doing it as this.

*wave* Bye to you and your dramatics.

Anyways, I'll be more than happy with an early release of the 3DS. As for the "learn how to get business," the DS' and all of its incarnations are the most successful gaming platform of all time. People need to look up the facts before they speak. If people went out and bought 'em, that's their problem, not Nintendo's. My most advanced DS is the Lite. Thought about getting a DSi or even an XL, but word of the 3DS isn't exactly new. As soon as I heard about it, I knew it was best to wait, and it has worked out for me. The consumer is at fault, needing the next new thing. Nintendo will gladly take your money, but if people can't control the impulses to buy, that's their deal.

I'll be buying a 3DS day one, whether it be this year, early next year, what have you. It is an excellent system with a very strong line up of games, and boasts backward compatibility. People can go off on their tirades about how it is unfair and we're being gouged, by all means, rant about it, threaten to quit gaming. Nintendo will still be raking in the cash, and many people will gladly give it to them.

I hope it gets released as soon as Kid Icarus is ready. Or is it already ready?

This is really not that difficult guys.

GBA--->GBA SP--->GBA Micro

DS--->DS lite --->DSi--->DSi XL

3DS-->???

I can't wait till next year for the 3DS... The wait and anticipation will kill me before then.