IS THE 3DS A NEW HANDHELD or just a version of the ds???

I was wondering if it's like a DS 2 or just a version of theDS like the DS LITE. If it is basically a DS 2 will it have it's own library of games?

New handheld meaning it'll have its own library of games. It'll also be backwards-compatible with the current DS games.

am I the only one who thinks people should get banned for not knowing by now?CyberKlown28

You don't have to sit there all day to know if its a successor. it takes under a minute to see a screenshot of metal gear solid CyberKlown28

How do u not know this? It was announced as a successor along time ago before E3.

How do u not know this? It was announced as a successor along time ago before E3.

painguy1

Are people really asking that still? LMAO

Yes and it far exceeds the DS and PSP in graphical power. It isn't just 3D tacked onto DS graphics.

Are people really asking that still? LMAO

jasonharris48

The news has been out since April. :x

The news has been out since April. :x

martinX3X

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Are people really asking that still? LMAO

kyle_360

And no, I don't believe you'll be able to. But I'm basing that on an educated guess.....just like everyone else here is making an educated guess, totally NOT yet verified by the press or by Nintendo, and calling it gospel.

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I was wondering if it's like a DS 2 or just a version of theDS like the DS LITE. If it is basically a DS 2 will it have it's own library of games?

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who cares if its a "succesor" or not...its still flippin sweeeeeet

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[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

Are people really asking that still? LMAO

RichardWrite

And no, I don't believe you'll be able to. But I'm basing that on an educated guess.....just like everyone else here is making an educated guess, totally NOT yet verified by the press or by Nintendo, and calling it gospel.

You have to understand that there are a lot of obnoxious jerks on here who think their opinion is gospel, and anyone who doesn't hold to it is just stupid. Ask them this: Ask them to provide any evidence in the press that you cannot play a 3DS game on a regular DS. Then let's watch and see who looks stupid.

And no, I don't believe you'll be able to. But I'm basing that on an educated guess.....just like everyone else here is making an educated guess, totally NOT yet verified by the press or by Nintendo, and calling it gospel.

RichardWrite

No need to guess. Just take a look at a 3DS game card:

As you can see it has a little tab in the corner, which means it won't fit in a DS.

Although I am surprised as well I won't be as agressive lol. It is a completely new gen of Nintendo handhelds. It looks amazing and features:

3D (slider to turn it on, off, or anywhere in between)

better graphics and resolution

bigger screen

dual cameras to take 3D pics

slider pad (better then that of the PSP) and other button changes.

accelerometer or something like that.

MANY other little things.

[QUOTE="RichardWrite"]

You have to understand that there are a lot of obnoxious jerks on here who think their opinion is gospel, and anyone who doesn't hold to it is just stupid. Ask them this: Ask them to provide any evidence in the press that you cannot play a 3DS game on a regular DS. Then let's watch and see who looks stupid.

And no, I don't believe you'll be able to. But I'm basing that on an educated guess.....just like everyone else here is making an educated guess, totally NOT yet verified by the press or by Nintendo, and calling it gospel.

ThePlothole

No need to guess. Just take a look at a 3DS game card:

As you can see it has a little tab in the corner, which means it won't fit in a DS.

What is that tab for anyways?, and they shoulda put a DS cart so we can compare the sizes.

What is that tab for anyways?, and they shoulda put a DS cart so we can compare the sizes.

Prince_Denspion

Most likely it's sole function is to keep you from trying to use the cards in a DS. Nintendo has done similar things in the past:

See how the Game Boy game has a notch in the top right corner, while the Game Boy Color game does not? On the original Game Boy that notch would be covered by a little tab that came out when you flipped the power switch, locking the cartridge in. This subtle change means you should not be able to power on the Game Boy if a GBC specific game is inserted (I think the GB Pocket just gives you a on-screen message). And on the Game Boy Advance cart you'll notice tabs on either side. Those make it impossible to jam the smaller cartridges into any of the first generation Game Boys.

We know that DS and 3DS cards go in the same slot on the 3DS, so based on that it looks like the 3DS cards have similar dimensions excluding that tab.

It's a whole new handheld. And, I can't really tell, but it seems as though they've added a joystick to it that's similar to the ones on the PSP.

Considering they called the DSi a "new handheld with it's own library of games" as well and it only came out with 2 or 3, -not counting DSi ware-, I'm going to go with an upgrade. Every game that plays in the 3DS at E3, the old DS can handle. (graphics wise) but nobody has actually tried is all. =/

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Considering they called the DSi a "new handheld with it's own library of games" as well and it only came out with 2 or 3, -not counting DSi ware-, I'm going to go with an upgrade. Every game that plays in the 3DS at E3, the old DS can handle. (graphics wise) but nobody has actually tried is all. =/

Yoweeh

The DSi is surprisingly analogous to the Game Boy Color. In either case they almost doubled the speed of the CPU, exactly quadrupled the RAM, and incorporated a few new features (Color and an IR port on the GBC, cameras and flash memory on the DSi). But the underlying architecture remained the same.

The 3DS is clearly the Game Boy Advance of DSs. We know that it's using a new and far more powerful graphics core. That itself is an architectural change. And it did definitely show up in the demos. The particle effects in DOA and Kid Icarus, the 3D cell shading in Street Fighter, the textures in MGS3, and just the polygon count in all of these games... none of it would be possible on the DS or DSi. And that is not even getting into Resident Evil (which Capcom confirms WAS rendered in real time).

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Yoweeh

Thanks for the fill in. That post was really a call for someone to tell me all about it's capibilites. Anyway, because Nintendo release 3 "new DS's" this past year, I'm going to wait for the 3DS 2 anyway.

Hopefully third parties which actually take us of the new features this time around.

if a 400MHz Graphics proccessor doesnt convince you then your crazy or a fanboy

Casuel gamers call it a new DS Core gamers call it a new generation yes it is a new generation

Wow, the DS board really flips over this. It's not that suprising that someone wouldn't know, sinse it actually has "DS" in the name still. 3DS is catchy, but it really doesn't screem "Next generation".

Wow, the DS board really flips over this. It's not that suprising that someone wouldn't know, sinse it actually has "DS" in the name still. 3DS is catchy, but it really doesn't screem "Next generation".

mastershakez

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Wow, the DS board really flips over this. It's not that suprising that someone wouldn't know, sinse it actually has "DS" in the name still. 3DS is catchy, but it really doesn't screem "Next generation".

CyberKlown28

Indeed, but it should be expected that people will ask these kinds of things here before doing any research(including looking at pictures of the games). This is gamespot after all. Answering this in the first post would have ended this thread.