Iwata: Not Every 3DS Game Has to be 3D

[QUOTE="abuabed"]3D proved to be useless for most people and for your battery's life but what is 3DS if not for 3D?-Snooze-

A piece of hardware, with a useless, and costly feature built in, at the loss of better hardware.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Timstuff"]So the 3DS's main feature is pretty much dead on arrival. This would be like if Nintendo launched the Wii and within a year most games were only using the classic controller. There comes a point where you gotta ask "Why don't I just wait for the PS Vita?"Timstuff

[QUOTE="Again_elation"]How was analog a novelty? It improved gameplay in a 3D space. 3D does NOTHING. Haziqonfire

I'm sorry, but this is nonsense. HD is just the continuation of a long line of resolution increases in media and videogames.

Not all games utilized the DS's touch screen. That didn't stop it from being a great handheld.

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

The whole point of the 3DS is the 3D! Wow Nintendo has been really shooting themselves in the foot lately.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

[QUOTE="abuabed"]3D proved to be useless for most people and for your battery's life but what is 3DS if not for 3D?mbrockway

A piece of hardware, with a useless, and costly feature built in, at the loss of better hardware.

Playing Blurays isn't useless.

Not all games utilized the DS's touch screen. That didn't stop it from being a great handheld.

magiciandude

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

The whole point of the 3DS is the 3D! Wow Nintendo has been really shooting themselves in the foot lately.

Vinegar_Strokes

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

The whole point of the 3DS is the 3D! Wow Nintendo has been really shooting themselves in the foot lately.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

The whole point of the 3DS is the 3D! Wow Nintendo has been really shooting themselves in the foot lately.

Chris_Williams

[QUOTE="magiciandude"]

Not all games utilized the DS's touch screen. That didn't stop it from being a great handheld.

Vinegar_Strokes

No, but it was touted a main feature of the DS. Along with the dual screens of course.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Vinegar_Strokes"]why call it the 3DS then. the 3D is the 3DS's USP Vinegar_Strokes

So Nintendo is hinting at developers not to use the 3DS's only redeeming quality; looks like the 3DS will be stuck with remakes and downloadable games forever.. UCF_Knight

I honestly couldn't care less for the 3D, fine by me. If you're buying a 3DS only for the glasses free 3D, I think you're going to be disappointed.bobcheeseball

This is good to hear. At least devs have the choice to not shoehorn 3D into ever single 3DS game like a gimmick like some of the games on the Wii that had broken motion controls.

Could have done that with the wii's motion controls so I could actually play skyward sword. Funny though, the biggest selling point of the handheld is suddenly not needed.

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

Chris_Williams

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

Chris_Williams

I didn'tdo that and the fact that alot of new features and a signifigant step up in power has nothing to do with it being better right?

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

Chris_Williams

I barely even hyped the 3D feature on the handheld in the first place.

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"]So Nintendo is hinting at developers not to use the 3DS's only redeeming quality; looks like the 3DS will be stuck with remakes and downloadable games forever.. charizard1605

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

super600

I barely even hyped the 3D feature on the handheld in the first place.

I'm pretty sure we hyped the 3DS for it's improved graphics, online features, and games. I don't remember 3D ever being more than just an extra plus. Yeah 3D is cool, but Idon't want it to check out DoA's jiggle physics in 3D. I want it to play games.

[QUOTE="bobcheeseball"]I honestly couldn't care less for the 3D, fine by me. If you're buying a 3DS only for the glasses free 3D, I think you're going to be disappointed.Vinegar_Strokes

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="UCF_Knight"]So Nintendo is hinting at developers not to use the 3DS's only redeeming quality; looks like the 3DS will be stuck with remakes and downloadable games forever.. UCF_Knight

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Timstuff"]From the looks of it, a lot of them are on the N64 and Wii virtual console. :PTimstuff

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]

also i love the hypcrosity in here, when the 3DS was first revealed, you guys were just bragging about the 3D functions, saying its going to be cool and its going to add to the games and that nintendo is changing the industry with this device, then when it comes out and even nintendo is iffy about 3D, its all of a sudden... "meh i never even cared about 3D anyway", "thats not the whole point in the 3DS anyway", "you guys don't know what your talking about "...... just admit making a device around 3D wasn't a good idea, its a cool gimmick but it gets old after a while.

Chris_Williams

The 3DS is called the 3DS because it is capable of displaying 3D and has dual-screens. Its name doesn't automatically mean that the games must be made in 3D. The option is there and that option is what makes this handheld unique, that's the reason for the name 3DS.

Apparently this is difficult to understand but I don't know why :?

He liked that female Charizard :oops:charizard1605

The 3DS is called the 3DS because it is capable of displaying 3D and has dual-screens. Its name doesn't automatically mean that the games must be made in 3D. A 3D 2D side-scroller wouldn't make much sense now would it..? The option is there and that option is what makes this handheld unique, that's the reason for the name 3DS.

Apparently this is difficult to understand but I don't know why :?

Tezcatlipoca666

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]He liked that female Charizard :oops:UCF_Knight

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="kuu2"]

The death of 3d is emminent.

For those of you that bought the virtual boy part deux thinking 3d was great this is proof that you have been had.

kuu2

Iwata coming out and saying that 3d games on a 3d console are no longer mandatory pretty much proves it. Not to mention the poor sales and the $80 price drop 4 months after the system launches as well.

Do you have a different take on the 3DS?

The 3DS is called the 3DS because it is capable of displaying 3D and has dual-screens. Its name doesn't automatically mean that the games must be made in 3D. The option is there and that option is what makes this handheld unique, that's the reason for the name 3DS.

Apparently this is difficult to understand but I don't know why :?

Tezcatlipoca666

Really? You really don't have any idea why a console that was advertised as a 3D device is receiving backlash because 3D is not mandatory for all the games?

Really? You really don't have any idea why a console that was advertised as a 3D device is receiving backlash because 3D is not mandatory for all the games?GD1551

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

The 3DS is called the 3DS because it is capable of displaying 3D and has dual-screens. Its name doesn't automatically mean that the games must be made in 3D. The option is there and that option is what makes this handheld unique, that's the reason for the name 3DS.

Apparently this is difficult to understand but I don't know why :?

GD1551

Really? You really don't have any idea why a console that was advertised as a 3D device is receiving backlash because 3D is not mandatory for all the games?

It's impossible to use it for some of the games on the 3DS that are usually 2D platformers or on games that involve heavy use of the 3DS's motion controls. Forgames like 2D platformers the extra layer of depth doesn't really add anything to the game's gameplay like in a 3D platformer.If you use it for a game that uses the 3DS's motion controls a lot in a game it will lead to a receipe of disatrous and possibly cause headaches and eye issues easily.I wish people on Sw will actually think of the benefits of not using the 3D on the 3DS before bashing the device.

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

The 3DS is called the 3DS because it is capable of displaying 3D and has dual-screens. Its name doesn't automatically mean that the games must be made in 3D. The option is there and that option is what makes this handheld unique, that's the reason for the name 3DS.

Apparently this is difficult to understand but I don't know why :?

GD1551

Really? You really don't have any idea why a console that was advertised as a 3D device is receiving backlash because 3D is not mandatory for all the games?

Yes. Yes I am. Precisely because of the mandatory part. Making 3D mandatory for ALL games is an idiotic idea...

[QUOTE="GD1551"]Really? You really don't have any idea why a console that was advertised as a 3D device is receiving backlash because 3D is not mandatory for all the games?UCF_Knight

Good. Ash released charizard in that episode. I was like WTF O__Ocharizard1605

does a wii have to have all motion control games? no it doesnt this is no different

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="kuu2"]

Iwata coming out and saying that 3d games on a 3d console are no longer mandatory pretty much proves it. Not to mention the poor sales and the $80 price drop 4 months after the system launches as well.

Do you have a different take on the 3DS?

kuu2

No, because the DS was successful out of the gate and the pad did not hamper a gamers experience like 3d does (headaches, eye straing, upset stomachs). 3d was doomed to fail as it has done previously, and wearing glasses has little to do with its demise.

The 3DS is suffering the same problems the Virtual Boy did almost to a tee. Lack of 3rd party games, check. Over priced, check. Makes people ill, check. Nintendo back tracking on it, check. I have called this befor the 3DS launched and I have been right the entire time. Outside of a graphics upgrade which is not a leep in visuals there is not a redeeming quality about the 3DS.

Sorry to burst bubbles but that is how I see it.

The Wii was advertised for it's motion control, yet motion control is not mandatory in Wii games. I don't see why this is such a large deal, considering a lot of games will not even benefit from 3D

UCF_Knight

Which wii games don't use motion controls at all?

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="kuu2"]

Iwata coming out and saying that 3d games on a 3d console are no longer mandatory pretty much proves it. Not to mention the poor sales and the $80 price drop 4 months after the system launches as well.

Do you have a different take on the 3DS?

kuu2

No, because the DS was successful out of the gate and the pad did not hamper a gamers experience like 3d does (headaches, eye straing, upset stomachs). 3d was doomed to fail as it has done previously, and wearing glasses has little to do with its demise.

The 3DS is suffering the same problems the Virtual Boy did almost to a tee. Lack of 3rd party games, check. Over priced, check. Makes people ill, check. Nintendo back tracking on it, check. I have called this befor the 3DS launched and I have been right the entire time. Outside of a graphics upgrade which is not a leep in visuals there is not a redeeming quality about the 3DS.

Sorry to burst bubbles but that is how I see it.

the ds was not successful out the gate you really dont know what your talking about