3DS successor: yay or nay for the 3D?

They don't need 3D for the next handheld, so I'm okay with them dropping it.

I don't really use the 3D setting all the time, but I do like it when I use it. Personally, I don't care if they have it or not, but I feel they should find something else to differentiate their next handheld instead.

No, please god no.

Also having 3D but it not affecting the quality of the other components is an impossibility. The screen for starters, would automatically be lower res because the games need to run smoothly with the 2 screens at once.

I just want an HD Gameboy.

i think nintendo will stay away from it because it really didnt take off as expected.

a lot of people had problems with it.

Please, no 3D!

3D is as useful as waggle. Please f off with it and invest those additional resources into better hardware.

Yay. I like the 3D effect I use on my New 3DS XL and I do nope they continue to use it on there next handheld. Sony wanted to use 3D on there Vita as well but Sony saw that as a wise move. And besides, if anyone doesn't like 3D, they can just turn it off or not use it. It's optional, always is, why drop it when it's optional? It ain't gonna hurt to have it.

I prefer better battery, as 3D has always been a battery hog. Taking it out will save a couple more hours.

New 3DS XL battery life is good enough

hey...that waggle spanked that ass..... lets not get too hasty.

3d makes graphics have another level of realism... its too bad that the effect is hard to keep stable.

It's not on the New 3DS

Ditch the 3D. Was a stupid idea to begin with. Despite your assertions to the contrary there are still people who experience blurriness and headaches with the new models even though the tracking helps things for many. They're also making the central gimmick of their device something that around 10% of customers can't see to begin with, and one that optometrist's have warned can damage children's eyes. Now top it off with your own admission that the feature has been used well in embarrassingly few games and you have one of the dumbest decisions in Nintendo's history.

For Pete's sakes, don't dare them to double down on the stupid.

i still have issues char....ghosting is still there and a slight flicker from time to time.

Yeah, looks like it is iffy at best :/

I would really not mind the 3D, and I would really want them to keep it (especially since it is optional). But I can at the very least see where the dissenters are coming from on this one.

Battery life is actually more important to handhelds, so good enough isn't really enough. What sells handhelds? Games, and battery efficiency. Why is Nintendo been dominant in Handhelds for so long?

@FireEmblem_Man: Fair enough. I wouldn't mind a return to DS Lite/DSi XL levels of battery life myself.

Like me. Despite Char's constant regurgitation that the New 3DS fixed everything, it still makes my head hurt.

If you have to have a gimmick -- *cough* NintendoGonnaNintendo *cough* -- please find something else.

:D Yay! Something we actually agree on!

Where is this constant regurgitation? This thread is the first time I have said something like this, and it was based on my experiences of having started to use a New 3DS recently.

I can understand disagreeing, but please don't misattribute things to me.

Man you guys can't even appreciate what Nintendo tried to do with 3D back then. it was called 3DS for a reason, without 3D, it would ahve been another DS and people would not buy another DS model. Really guys, 3D without glasses was cool and I never had any problems using 3D feature and like I said, it's optional to turn it on or not, so nothing of value was lost. 3DS is still booming and 3D is hear to stay so face the facts.

@FireEmblem_Man: We also agree Witcher is pretty awesome

I'm lukewarm toward 3D. Generally I find it a non-factor, but there are games I've played where it has been quite novel (although those have been on PC). My limited experience with the New 3DS XL has me feeling it's far less important, notwithstanding the fact that the 3D functions far better on the newer model than on earlier versions. Higher resolution, bigger screen, and console-pad inputs are higher priorities for me.

I really don't mind the 3D from time to time, I mostly don't use it but I'll often for short bits use the 3D until it becomes bothersome then turn it off. I won't miss it, but I won't be glad to see it go either. If they can make it though so it doesn't look so low res, that'd be a big improvement.

There's also other improvements to 3D that need to be had, more on the design side from developers, such as stop giving so much depth contrast between characters and the dialog boxes, that pisses me off and they always do it wrong, I shouldn't have to strain my eyes going back and forward from a character and their dialog.

I turn the 3D off when I use my 3DS....so nay.

If they continued to use it, I wouldn't mind.

I also wouldn't be upset if they dropped it.

3D aint done nothin wrong, leave my friend alone. Streets of Rage 3D now available for the 3DS, get it while its hot.

Also watching 3D videos is fun.

not a fan of 3D in any format

At first I didn't like the 3D, mainly due to the "sweet spot" the 3DS needed to be held in. Now that I have the N3DS I can say I use the 3D almost all the time. Especially for Zeno blade Chronicles 3D and Major as Mask 3D. Battles in Alpha Sapphire with the 3D on blew my mind the first time I played it. I guess I can say I love the 3D effects.

I'd rather Nintendo ditch the dual screen setup than 3D.

Nay.

The 3D is terrible.

I'm in favor of keeping the 3D. It would be a shame if all consoles/handhelds just became boring and generic in design with nothing to differentiate themselves from everyday PCs/smartphones. That's not to say I was a big fan of the wiimote or gamepad; I definitely prefer more traditional controller designs. But if it's possible to put in a high resolution 3D screen, with the option to turn it off, why not? 3DS is the only glasses free 3D device I own and will likely always be the only one if its successor doesn't have one.

No, it's a stupid gimmick. I don't want any gimmicks; I just want powerful hardware with a beautiful screen and an ergonomic design. That is what Nintendo needs to focus on, not gimmicks.

I never use 3D anymore. Sacrifice it for better graphics, even if it's marginal at their best effort.

I like the 3D. I think it's pretty cool. That being said, if 3D is doing to force them to make a low resolution screen again I would drop the feature.

I don't really use the 3D much.

Wouldn't make much of a difference for me. I only try it for the first couple of minutes.

I honestly never used it. I'm okay with no 3D.

Nay only some games worked well with it. :P

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Don't care eitherway but probably Yay for those who still want it (I can turn it off when I don't want to use 3D).

I'd be fine with roughly X1 graphics at 800 (2) x 480 and 800 x 480 bottom screen .

Don't insult waggle like that! Play boom blox then get back to me :P

Nintendo actually should bring the Wii mote back, but update it and keep it as an optional controller.

I couldn't really care less. I only use it rarely for a few minutes, mainly whenever I get a new game just to see how it looks.

@Chozofication:

Only worked well when genres were designed around it. Super Monkey Ball was one of the best, I think.

Shoehorning is never good, we know this. Never played the Super monkey ball games on Wii but I can see how that'd work well, maybe i'll try one.

More than the motion controls though, the IR pointer is a fantastic addition to gaming. Sin and punishment 2 is a great example of using the pointer perfectly but not shoehorning in motion controls.

I actually don't care for it in the fps-aiming sense. Continuously having to point an arm at the screen--no thanks. Even duck hunt let you relax your muscles. It isn't about being lazy either, just not having that factory working mentality.

I understand not liking it in FPS games. It takes quite a while for me to get tired just holding up the tiny Wii mote though, and cutscenes and breaks in multiplayer action do happen.

I love the pointer controls in FPS. I used to not, but after spending time with in the options menu tweaking dead zones and stuff, it's great. In COD Black ops 2 on Wii U I occasionally use the Wii U pro though. I'm a bit bummed Activision dropped support for CoD on the console (and didn't optimize the existing ones and rushed ghosts out but yeah..) because the wii mote is the only reason i'd care about CoD.

Yes, I want it. It's really cool, and I think it works great on the New 3DS. If they could improve on it even more with less flickering and ghosting and an even better pop-out / fall-in effect, it would be awesome.

on the original 3DS, I hated the 3D feature. But after upgrading to the N3DS XL, I always use it
so yay to the 3D feature

They should ditch it. It would be one thing if implementing 3D was free...but it takes money from elsewhere in the handheld's design.

I own all the 3DS models (except for the small new 3ds) and I still dislike the 3D effect. The best two of the bunch are the new 3DS XL and the 2DS imo.