Nintendo 3DS Announced!

so when will it be realesed?

i know i may get flamed for this, but i'm really excited to see what the graphics of this are gonna be. The PSP is now something like 5 years old, so potentially, the graphics could be substantially better than that...and i still have to double take every now and then playing Daxter or GOW on the PSP...imagine, superior graphics, with Nintendo's handheld gaming know how, touch screen...AND 3D! Man, nintendo is gonna have to really work hard to F this one up lol

No need for an anlog on the Wiimote but more buttons near the A button are needed for some games. It has limited developers before.thedude-

I think the simplest solution would be to make the [-] and [+] buttons larger and move them closer to the A button. Kinda like in this mock-up:

[QUOTE="thedude-"]No need for an anlog on the Wiimote but more buttons near the A button are needed for some games. It has limited developers before.ThePlothole

I think the simplest solution would be to make the [-] and [+] buttons larger and move them closer to the A button. Kinda like in this mock-up:

I have to say that I am officially interested in this new Nintendo product but will be reluctant to buy it unless they come up with some kinda of trade in offer to upgrade from the older DSi model. I am sure the new 3DS system well be rather expensive (my guess $249). I could care less about the 3D stuff but I hope the graphics will be better than the PSP. Guess we will find out a whole lot more come E3 in June.

Nintendo just announced that they will be reveiling a new DS model at E3 that will incorporate 3 Dimensional images in its gameplay. Looks like there won't be a DS2 announced : /

this is ds2 itll have gamecube like graphics , ,go look in system wars they leaked info

http://whttp://ds.ign.com/articles/107/1079233p1.html

ww.siliconera.com/2010/03/23/nintendo-3ds-announced-will-be-revealed-at-e3/

Azwraith_PL

I have to say that I am officially interested in this new Nintendo product but will be reluctant to buy it unless they come up with some kinda of trade in offer to upgrade from the older DSi model. I am sure the new 3DS system well be rather expensive (my guess $249). I could care less about the 3D stuff but I hope the graphics will be better than the PSP. Guess we will find out a whole lot more come E3 in June.

tbs76

Lol it won't be $249, most @ $199

it'll be somewhere between $149-$199 most likely higher

The screens are said to be relatively cheap, from 2004 even, and the GameCube tech inside will be cheap , also Tegra isn't that expensive

[QUOTE="tbs76"]

I have to say that I am officially interested in this new Nintendo product but will be reluctant to buy it unless they come up with some kinda of trade in offer to upgrade from the older DSi model. I am sure the new 3DS system well be rather expensive (my guess $249). I could care less about the 3D stuff but I hope the graphics will be better than the PSP. Guess we will find out a whole lot more come E3 in June.

darth-pyschosis

Lol it won't be $249, most @ $199

it'll be somewhere between $149-$199 most likely higher

The screens are said to be relatively cheap, from 2004 even, and the GameCube tech inside will be cheap , also Tegra isn't that expensive

We can't deny the reality that the DS's price scale has only gone up over time. I hope the 3DS is $199, but I fear worse.

Why would Nintendo launch the DSi XL at $189 only to launch the 3DS, which basically makes the XL obsolete, at $149 the next year?

We can't deny the reality that the DS's price scale has only gone up over time. I hope the 3DS is $199, but I fear worse.

SakusEnvoy

Nintendo said in their announcement that the 3DS screens would be smaller than 4". So technically it doesn't make the XL entirely obsolete.

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

[QUOTE="tbs76"]

I have to say that I am officially interested in this new Nintendo product but will be reluctant to buy it unless they come up with some kinda of trade in offer to upgrade from the older DSi model. I am sure the new 3DS system well be rather expensive (my guess $249). I could care less about the 3D stuff but I hope the graphics will be better than the PSP. Guess we will find out a whole lot more come E3 in June.

SakusEnvoy

Lol it won't be $249, most @ $199

it'll be somewhere between $149-$199 most likely higher

The screens are said to be relatively cheap, from 2004 even, and the GameCube tech inside will be cheap , also Tegra isn't that expensive

We can't deny the reality that the DS's price scale has only gone up over time. I hope the 3DS is $199, but I fear worse.

Nintendo knows what they're doing. They know the $300 iPod Touchs sell bad compared to the $200 iPod Touchs every year, they saw what happened to the PSP go. $199 tops.

Heck, the DSi is $169 which is reasonable, but they had to charge a bit more for XL, and $20 is all they wanted to charge. With all the tech inside the 3DS it probably won't cost more than $150 total to manufacture (the 3D screens are only $10 more than a DS LCD screen) at most, so it all depends on what amount of profit ninty wants to make from each unit

I mean if its GCN tech, then its old and reliable and probably very cheap.

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

Why would Nintendo launch the DSi XL at $189 only to launch the 3DS, which basically makes the XL obsolete, at $149 the next year?

We can't deny the reality that the DS's price scale has only gone up over time. I hope the 3DS is $199, but I fear worse.

ThePlothole

Nintendo said in their announcement that the 3DS screens would be smaller than 4". So technically it doesn't make the XL entirely obsolete.

That is ridiculously small for modern standards.thedude-

How so? Most recent smart phones have a display size around 3.5-3.8" (ie. under 4"). Okay the PSP screen is 4.3", but it only has one of them. In fact if you calculate the dimensions area of even the original DS/DS Lite's two 3" screens combined, you will find that they actually have slightly more screen area.