[QUOTE="osan0"]i think itll be announced at E3 2013. perhaps earlier if the Q4 of this year is a disaster. but it dont think it will be...the games lineup for the 3DS is looking pretty fantastic. im going to find it very hard to resist :S. but i would be surprised if we dont have news on a Lite or V2 or something by E3 2013. as for improvements the major things for me are 1) the battery life. ninty screwed up 2) the 3D viewing area. its not nintys fault with the current screen but new tech is coming on boad to improve it. so i would like to see some of it put into the 3DSLite. fix those 2 problems and i will be a customer. They won't launch a 3ds lite cause the current model is small and doesn't weight to much. As usual they will launch a new model at some time but not a Lite model.
[QUOTE="soulreaper-4"]The Hinge is not the best, but almost everything else you are complaining are not real flaws. 3D slider is ok, It has a volume slider not buttons like you say, it has no ghosting, the power button is well placed and the battery is more than enough. Seriously who the hell will play more than 5 hours straight?DJ_Lae
Anyone traveling on a plane or car, or even being able to play your handheld for a couple of days in a row without having to charge it all the time. There is definitely ghosting, too, although some of the result seems to be up to whoever codes the games. Zelda has some really bad double imagine on the square cursor when you're buying stuff in shops, and it's not caused by holding the 3DS incorrectly - it's a problem of the screen itself. The others are minor gripes, I will admit, but there are things that Nintendo almost obviously chose to do with the original 3DS model so they'd give people a reason to upgrade. Otherwise we'd have a 3DS that shares much more in common with a DSi than it does. Well not everyone travel so much that will need a longer battery. It's 5 hours and more if you turn off the wireless, 3d and so on. Plus it is a piece of cake to charge, just put it in the cradle and the next time you take it, it will be full. The only thing that's true are the size of the top screen, it is too small for full 3d games but anyway that still is a personal preference.
Like the Lite, I'd imagine we'll get an announcement in a year and a revision in a year and a half. Nintendo has stated otherwise, but really - it's not in their interest to get people to wait, especially with 3DS sales already disappointing.
I do not think the 3DS in its current form is perfect in ANY way. I own one, but there isn't much about the design I'm happy with, so there's plenty of room for improvement:
Surface finish is a fingerprint magnet. The three layer and four/five colour design is hideous. The lid having a DS Lite style clear candy finish but the rest of the unit solid colour is just bizarre. Whatever the revision ends up being, it needs a cohesive design and (hopefully) a matte finish.
Hinge strength needs addressing
Screens touching causing lines needs a fix - and not just longer bumpers
sturdier 3D slider would be nice
stylus in a different location - preferably the right sidelike all of the DS models, or even the left
volume buttons would be preferable to a slider, especially in terms of handheld longevity
slightly bigger dpad would be great too (same size as the DSi, ideally, it's just larger enough to feel more solid)
battery life
battery life
slightly larger screens are an easy improvement. The bottom one is smaller than the regular DSi's already.
improved viewing angle on the 3D effect and less crosstalk. The current model is ridiculously narrow and has problems with double imaging or ghosting, particularly with light on dark.
Better placement of the power button
more button-like select/home/start buttons
And that's just to start. It's not the monstrosity that the original DS was, but let's be honest - the DS Phat's main problem (other than tiny, not very bright screens) was that it was hideous. The 3DS isn't quite as bad in that regard but it still could use work, plus it has a ton of small hardwareproblems.
DJ_Lae
The Hinge is not the best, but almost everything else you are complaining are not real flaws. 3D slider is ok, It has a volume slider not buttons like you say, it has no ghosting, the power button is well placed and the battery is more than enough. Seriously who the hell will play more than 5 hours straight?
[QUOTE="soulreaper-4"]That's the same think they said during the Launch of the GameCube and the Wii and even the 3DS. They are the videogames industry biggest liars.meetroid8
That isn't lying. That is making promises that they can't keep. Haha! Good one.
I've heard people say that LCDs have imput lag especially on fighting games but i don't see any on my Bravia. Anyway maybe today's today's tv shouldn't have a problem like this.
I've been using my PS3 and Wii on a 26" Sony Bravia for quite sometime and it has work excellent. I see no visible lag and the colors quality is great. Now i am thinking about upgrading to a bigger one, most probably a 32" one, maybe 40. It's for the bedroom and i don't have more too much space.
Right now i've been eyeing a Samsung 32 LCD but before getting anything i would like some recomendations. Are 2011 Samsung's 32 tvs great for gaming?
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