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So what exactly is the point of even having it as a built in premium forefront feature?
WilliamRLBaker
The same as advertising 1080p to Hell and back on consoles then letting developers render their games at 540p? :P
The power's there. It's the developer's choice to use it or re-direct it towards some other purpose. Difference is that the 3DS is a handheld and you're pretty much forced to buy the 3DTV along with the system unlike buying an HDTV for a console. Would it have been better to make two 3DS models? Probably not. It'd totally mess up marketing and costs would probably be higher to the point where the 2D model would be almost as expensive as the 3D model we have right now.
Speaking of prices though, I'm sure you've heard the 3DS' price is going down to the point that Nintendo's taking a loss on a per-unit basis. I'm not sure you'll be able to complain about having to pay for a feature you can't use soon. :P Just pretend they're taking the cut on including the 3D screen.
1. HD doesn't give people headaches, eye strain and nausea first off.
2nd HD wasn't the only forefront feature of the consoles...Pseudo 3d pretty much is the only forefront feature of the 3ds..hence why its called the 3ds. there are quite a few more games on the hd consoles that run in hd...3ds? once the system is old enough we will see a severe severe minority of Pseudo 3d games on it compared to the regular games, Nigh I believe half way through the 3ds life cycle once they start shrinking it they will remove all Pseudo 3d capabilities.
1.Hence the red part. I'm aware you're a part of that 5% (or whatever it was) that can't vew 3D for whatever reason. Hell, I think your involvement in various 3DS threads and mentioning your issues with 3D have made you (in)famous. :P
Actual argument: The 3DS doesn't break people's bank accounts like HDTV's did at the start of this gen. :P As I said, the 3DS is going for dirt cheap soon. I don't think you can complain about including a 3D screen. If you don't want to use it or can't use it, there's everything else.
By August 12, your complaint about your disability will be less effective than a blind person's complaint about not being able to drive to work at a call center 10 miles away. You don't have to use the 3D to enjoy 3DS games unlike the poor sap who can't get to work without extreme assistance, let alone play video games so complaining that you're being left out won't work.
I also can't stress enough that the 3D's a part of a package and the costs are being assumed by Nintendo. The only step further they could take is to give $30 dollars to anyone who submits proof that they can't see 3D because they can't use the bonus that came with the package. Are you willing to pay for an eye exam that'd likely cost more than $30 dollars? Probably not. Besides, if they were to give $30 or even more when they're already taking a loss, you could sell your 3DS to someone else right afterwards as a system that's practically new, making yourself money. Nintendo's a business. They aren't going to let that happen.
Rest: The 360 and PS3 don't have forefront features. They simply have features that are improvements over previous iterations.
I'm sure the 3DS could've been called something else, but out of being clever with the naming, decided to keep it in line with the Nintendo Dual Screen's obvious name philosophy by calling it the Nintendo 3D Screen. It's a handheld. The screens are what make it different from console gaming, portability aside (but lets not copy our competitor by calling it the something portable because that'd be so lame on two levels, shall we?). Why not name the handheld by its feature?
As for 3DS games potentially not using the 3D, that bothers me about as much as the majority of DS games not using the touch-screen.
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