For all of you hoping for a 3DS Lite...

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

I'm sorry, but "shock-prised"? Is that something the youngsters are saying?

On topic........Nintendo wouldn't want to admit they are working on a revision of the 3DS because it would stifle sales of the current 3DS - even more so. Okay sure, maybe they're not working on one at this very second, but a newer version will inevitably come out.

Nozizaki

Schock-prised is my thing and only mine.

On topic, I understand that, but I do believe that they aren't working on one now, and I don't expect to see one until Holiday 2013.

I really hope it stays that way lmao..

honestly, Nintendo should just can the 3DS. It reaks of failure.

It's being made obviously, Reggie won't risk further infuriating early adopters by telling them a 3DSlite is already in the works.

we need a 3ds xl not light. 3ds is a tiny system

we need a 3ds xl not light. 3ds is a tiny system

pc-ps360

i dont remember gameboy colour or advance ever getting 'lite' versions :/ anyways i would be happy with the normal 3ds version.. I mean its essentially a ds lite and that is a fine size.. smaller =/= better... especially when its already compact

campzor

honestly, Nintendo should just can the 3DS. It reaks of failure.

EggHeadMan

[QUOTE="EggHeadMan"]

honestly, Nintendo should just can the 3DS. It reaks of failure.

nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="EggHeadMan"]

honestly, Nintendo should just can the 3DS. It reaks of failure.

Timstuff

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="EggHeadMan"]

honestly, Nintendo should just can the 3DS. It reaks of failure.

Timstuff

theres nothing wrong witht he damn 3ds sales can we cut this out now?

Of course they are going to say that! They just cut the price on the 3ds the last thing they need is people thinking "well they announced a revision so I'll wait" if you honestly think we will hear of a revision before it's damn close to release you are wrong. I am almost sure we will see a revision for holiday 2012 becaus there is just no way you can look at the 3ds and not see a lot of design choices that need improving. If you can damage your upper screen just from closing the device, that's a problem.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"] Give it more time...Mario1331

theres nothing wrong witht he damn 3ds sales can we cut this out now?

Compared to the original DS and gameboys there is

Its tradition we will see revisions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_line

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/WilliamRLBaker/Wikipedia_gameboygroup.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS#Model_comparison

Could they not do some minor design changes, to sort out teh current issues? Not that i'm bothered. For £115 I may buy two.

Reggie obviously isn't going to admit that there is a 3DS Lite in the works. If he did people who stop buying the current 3DS and hold out for the new one.

I have patience and by the time it's out,there will be a lot of games available for it.

Lto_thaG

theres nothing wrong witht he damn 3ds sales can we cut this out now?

Mario1331

I just got a brand new 3DS + brand new Ocarina of Time 3DS for $120 yesterday through a fantastic deal.

The sales of the system will skyrocket when people take advantage of these amazing retailer sales.

Remember that massive line in Akihabara, Japan, just waiting to get the 3DS?

Of course he says there isn't one being made. There is one being made though. There always is.ShadowDeathX

The DSLite got a better/brighter screen compared to the regular DS.

The 3DS-lite needs a better 3D viewing angle, because right now it's totally CRAP.

I don't really know what they could do to improve the 3D viewing angle and is it something they can even really change? As for the 3DS itself the design is fine, feels exactly like the DSi to me. My only complaints has to do with the ghosting; it's supposedly not effecting everybody however and has more to do with the person's eyes so I'm not sure how they'd fix that either. The only improvements I could see them adding is a slimmer design with bigger screens or a similar design with a better battery life.

The design isn't even the 3DS's problem currently, it's great and isn't putting anybody off the product. Probably would have seen higher sales if they just called it the DS 2 instead of the 3DS because it looks so much like the previous DS's that it's hard to tell if it's just a DS with 3D or truly the next generation. I think a large amount of casuals think it's just a DS with a 3D effect and it's probably effected sales.

You'll see it fly off the shelves come holiday season though with the new advertising campaign they have, lower price point and new titles coming out. My prediction is this time next year we'll be looking back at 3DS failure topics and laugh at them.

Its tradition we will see revisions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_line

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/WilliamRLBaker/Wikipedia_gameboygroup.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS#Model_comparison

WilliamRLBaker

Yeah, there's always a revision. Might as well wait it out if there's no must have games for you.

The DSLite got a better/brighter screen compared to the regular DS.

The 3DS-lite needs a better 3D viewing angle, because right now it's totally CRAP.

TheFlush

My biggest problem with the current 3DS model is the scuff/scratch marks people are getting on their screen simply from closing their 3DS. Until they fix that issue, the 3DS is not a purchasable item for me. Well fix that and release games I care for because so far it has 0 games that interest me.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"] Give it more time...Mario1331

theres nothing wrong witht he damn 3ds sales can we cut this out now?

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="EggHeadMan"]

honestly, Nintendo should just can the 3DS. It reaks of failure.

Timstuff

[QUOTE="Mario1331"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]It's obviously too early to call, but if Nitnendo doesn't turn it around by the time the 3DS is a year old, I think it's going to be the next Virtual Boy.Evz0rz

theres nothing wrong witht he damn 3ds sales can we cut this out now?

Compared to the original DS and gameboys there is

The Nintendo DS had the exact same sales issues around its launch too, and was constantly outsould by the Sony PSP and Nintendo Game Boy Advance for months :|

[QUOTE="Evz0rz"]

[QUOTE="Mario1331"]

theres nothing wrong witht he damn 3ds sales can we cut this out now?

DarkGamer007

Compared to the original DS and gameboys there is

The Nintendo DS had the exact same sales issues around its launch too, and was constantly outsould by the Sony PSP and Nintendo Game Boy Advance for months :|

Nintendo's only hope is to attract core gamers with the 3DS, but unfortunately with its unambitious hardware and weak software support many gamers will probably just stick to their consoles and laptops, which means that the 3DS is a system for loyal Nintendo fanboys. Is it any surprise that loyal Nintendo fanboys are the only ones who are defending Nintendo right now, and that no-one on the journalism side of things is trying to put a positive spin on Nintendo's recent woes? It's because Nintendo's situation really is that bad.

[QUOTE="DarkGamer007"]

[QUOTE="Evz0rz"]

Compared to the original DS and gameboys there is

Timstuff

The Nintendo DS had the exact same sales issues around its launch too, and was constantly outsould by the Sony PSP and Nintendo Game Boy Advance for months :|

Hell even when nintendo was laughing to the bank and back with the DS and wii I don't recall you giving them any praise

Nintendo NEEDS to release a new, revised design for the 3DS, whether it be called 3DS Lite, 3DS XL or whatever. The current 3DS model is not worth buying, plain and simple.

Buyers are just becoming much smarter, and are beginning to wise up to Nintendo's tactics. They release 3 different versions, sometimes more, of every handheld they release, and just expect people to buy them all and eat it up like candy. It's coming back to bite them in the ass because now people are just much more willing to wait for the bigger and better, probably cheaper, system rather than get screwed over by getting the lesser system. Early adopters already probably feel screwed for having to pay $250 for the system in the first place. The only smart consumers here are the ones that wait for the system revision and the price cuts to take place. What on earth are they missing out on, Ocarina of Time? A game we all completed 15 years ago? Even if you have the slightest bit of patience, you can wait for some real games to come out and by the time they do, a price cut will be in place, possibly some bundles and most likely a revised system actually worth buying.

The reason the current 3DS is not worth buying is because the thing has MAJOR design flaws. A 3 to 5 hour battery life is completely and entirely inexcusable, no matter how you look at it. The argument that you just play your 3DS at home where it's always in a power outlet is not a good argument. The 3DS is a portable device, and doesn't function adequately as a portable device. Then you have the fact that it scratches the upper screen when you close the system, completely inexcusable. There have been many reports of loose hinges, and the 3D viewing angle is terrible. The 3D viewing angle is so bad that you can't even use the gyroscope sensor properly without throwing the 3D "sweet spot" out of whack.

The 3DS is not worth buying right now, plain and simple, and unless you work for Nintendo, it's just foolish to own one right now.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="DarkGamer007"]

The Nintendo DS had the exact same sales issues around its launch too, and was constantly outsould by the Sony PSP and Nintendo Game Boy Advance for months :|

Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]That was a long ass time ago. Smart phones were only a blip on the radar back then, and now most of the people who bought the DS have moved on to gaming on their phones. Nintendo brought touch-screen gaming to the masses, but Apple and Google put it in people's phones, so why are they going to buy the 3DS when the App store is full of games that only cost $1? Nintendo's only hope is to attract core gamers with the 3DS, but unfortunately with its unambitious hardware many gamers will probably just stick to their consoles and laptops, which means that the 3DS is a system for loyal Nintendo fanboys. Is it any surprise that loyal Nintendo fanboys are the only ones who are defending Nintendo right now, and that no-one on the journalism side of things is trying to put a positive spin on Nintendo's recent woes? It's because Nintendo's situation really is that bad.Timstuff

Again, I don't recall you giving praise even when nintendo was on top of the world with the wii or DS.

The typical bashers find a chink in their armor (this case the lackluster 3ds sales) and go to town on it

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]It's called bandwagoning bro

Shinobishyguy

Again, I don't recall you giving praise even when nintendo was on top of the world with the wii or DS.

The typical bashers find a chink in their armor (this case the lackluster 3ds sales) and go to town on it

Eventually, I grew up and realized how immature this kind of thinking was, and that was around the time that I decided to actually give games on other systems a try. It was at that point that I realized Nintendo wasn't a victim, they were just a dinosaur.

If they do decide to make a lite version, I hope they take out that ugly "strip" of plasticoff the bottom of the system. It really shows on the blue 3dS where on the bottom half of the system has a discolored bluepart compared to the regular blue color.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]So Nintendo is just the victim of herd thinking, and it has nothing to do with the 3DS selling badly or Nintendo as a company being worth less than half of what it was a few years ago. Thanks for clearing that up. I bet that the USA's credit score being downgraded is just the result of bandwagoning too, so maybe you should get a job for Obama as his economy czar. :roll:

Timstuff

Again, I don't recall you giving praise even when nintendo was on top of the world with the wii or DS.

The typical bashers find a chink in their armor (this case the lackluster 3ds sales) and go to town on it

and please spare me the "I used to like nintendo back where they were cool" spiel.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]What the hell does that last line have to do with this :|

Again, I don't recall you giving praise even when nintendo was on top of the world with the wii or DS.

The typical bashers find a chink in their armor (this case the lackluster 3ds sales) and go to town on it

Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]I used to be a Nintendo fanboy, so I know how the game works. You see something unfavorable to Nintendo, and instantly it must be because everyone is biased. I remember that when I was a kid, I once complained to a local store manager at Wal-Mart in a letter about how the Gamecube section of the gaming aisle was much smaller than PS2 section, and every time I'd read flyers for electronics stores I'd be outraged when they'd advertise PS2 and Xbox games but then have no Gamecube section, and I assumed that it was because they were biased and they were trying to look cool by not showing Nintendo's games. When multiplat games came out on PS2 and Xbox but not Gamecube, I assumed that the publisher was being biased and that they were trying to look cool by not supporting Nintendo. That is how fanboys think-- logic and reason go out the window, and suddenly Nintendo is the victim of everyone's collective bias and pretentious desire to be "cool."

Timstuff

Comparing the incident of a few DS's d-pads to something widespread like the RRoD...seriously? :|

Never mind the fatc that you were pratically the only one making a deal out of it

[QUOTE="Timstuff"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]I'm not saying nintendo is without faults, but when you never give credit when they do things right and constantly bash and bring up isolated incidents (that painted d-pad...seriously)...it kinda says alot about your intentions.

Shinobishyguy

Comparing the incident of a few counterfit DS's d-pads to something widespread like the RRoD...seriously? :|

People used to claim the PS3 was virtually "fail proof" also, and that the yellow light of death was an "isolated incident" simply because the system had a lower failure rate than the Xbox 360. As somone who lost a PS3 to the YLOD though, I know that hardware problems are not somehting that should be swept under the rug until it's too late and everyone is having problems. The fact that you try and put a positive spin on Nintendo's mistakes and then ignore the ones that you can't make excuses for is only making the problem worse. If it's not appropriate to discuss a potential manufacturing problem now, then when is it? In a few years when more games come, out and Nintendo is still using painted 3DS units instead of solid colored plastic and suddenly everyones' 3DS starts looking like a piece of scrap?

Nintendo NEEDS to release a new, revised design for the 3DS, whether it be called 3DS Lite, 3DS XL or whatever. The current 3DS model is not worth buying, plain and simple.

Buyers are just becoming much smarter, and are beginning to wise up to Nintendo's tactics. They release 3 different versions, sometimes more, of every handheld they release, and just expect people to buy them all and eat it up like candy. It's coming back to bite them in the ass because now people are just much more willing to wait for the bigger and better, probably cheaper, system rather than get screwed over by getting the lesser system. Early adopters already probably feel screwed for having to pay $250 for the system in the first place. The only smart consumers here are the ones that wait for the system revision and the price cuts to take place. What on earth are they missing out on, Ocarina of Time? A game we all completed 15 years ago? Even if you have the slightest bit of patience, you can wait for some real games to come out and by the time they do, a price cut will be in place, possibly some bundles and most likely a revised system actually worth buying.

The reason the current 3DS is not worth buying is because the thing has MAJOR design flaws. A 3 to 5 hour battery life is completely and entirely inexcusable, no matter how you look at it. The argument that you just play your 3DS at home where it's always in a power outlet is not a good argument. The 3DS is a portable device, and doesn't function adequately as a portable device. Then you have the fact that it scratches the upper screen when you close the system, completely inexcusable. There have been many reports of loose hinges, and the 3D viewing angle is terrible. The 3D viewing angle is so bad that you can't even use the gyroscope sensor properly without throwing the 3D "sweet spot" out of whack.

The 3DS is not worth buying right now, plain and simple, and unless you work for Nintendo, it's just foolish to own one right now.

arkephonic

Most phones also have a 3 to 5 hour battery life.

The original PSP had a 4 to 6 hour battery life.

You can't claim that as a flaw of the system.

Nintendo packed as much battery into the console as they could without sacrificing aesthetics.

And if you REALLY need more battery life, just buy the external Nyko battery pack.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]The painted D-pad was not an isolated incident. We had several people report in that thread that their 3DSes are painted, and if their 3DS gets used a lot its possible that the paint will wear off of the D-pad and buttons. I bet a lot of people thought the RROD was an isolated incident too, but you would rather the issue not be discussed at all because it made Nintendo look bad, and you obviously can't be having any of that so you and all the other fanboys just wanted to sweep it under the rug and started lashing out at anyone who dared question the quality of the 3DS's construction.Timstuff

Comparing the incident of a few counterfit DS's d-pads to something widespread like the RRoD...seriously? :|

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"][QUOTE="mattuk69"]

Why would people want 3DS light if the price is being cut anyway?

mattuk69

People wonder that about Apple all the time!

I agree that there will be one, it's only a matter of time.

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]

Comparing the incident of a few counterfit DS's d-pads to something widespread like the RRoD...seriously? :|

Shinobishyguy

I was going to wait for a Lite version but with Gamestop's trade in deal I went ahead and bought one.

DS Lite + 7 DS games + $50 = 3DS + Ocarina of Time

Awesome.