Official Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS, "New" 3DS, & "New" 2DS XL Thread.

**Diff-chan** · 28 Jul 2011, 03:57 PM

Hero, have you used a portable device made in the last 4 years? People don't care about a long battery.

There are no 3DS games getting press as must-haves. That's the real problem, not the lack of "burst session games."

I've been playing portable games since the early 1990's and I wasn't aware that the "real value" of those devices was "the ability to play without a narrow field of vision." It sounds like you are just making shit up at this point.

**Yoshi** · 28 Jul 2011, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Hero

a mini me-too console on-the-go that wants AAA titles with the same fidelity, hype, etc. as its bigger brethren.

What? Are you sure you're not talking about the Vita here? The 3DS has none of that.

**Yoshi** · 28 Jul 2011, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Diff-chan

Hero, have you used a portable device made in the last 4 years? People don't care about a long battery.

There are no 3DS games getting press as must-haves. That's the real problem, not the lack of "burst session games."

I've been playing portable games since the early 1990's and I wasn't aware that the "real value" of those devices was "the ability to play without a narrow field of vision." It sounds like you are just making shit up at this point.

Anywhere Hero goes inherently has a narrow field of vision...

**Finch** · 28 Jul 2011, 04:18 PM

$250 was just too high a price for a Nintendo portable. The screen is nice, and the 3D isn't even necessary to the enjoyment of the device itself. It'll sell fine with the lower price and once there are actually games for it.

Originally Posted by YellerDog

Gimmick tech is gimmicky. It's gonna hover around the edges of mass adoption, but never quite make it.

I remember this device with two screens, where the bottom was a touch screen, and it had a microphone, gimmicky as all get out. I don't think that one sold too well either.

**Cheebs** · 28 Jul 2011, 05:02 PM

The Vita is going to run into the exact same problems.

Why would anybody buy a portable if it doesn't have a phone, a media player, a web browser, a general app store, and a large supply of $2 games? You need a phone anyway, and your phone will already have all of that.

The upside of physical buttons and large-scale games is almost vanishingly small in comparison.

**kingoffighters** · 28 Jul 2011, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Yoshi

I feel like a dumbass now. I knew there would be an eventual price drop, but I certainly didn't expect it to be within four months and a huge 32%.

At least there are new VC games listed, because I want nothing to do with any of the current crop. Although since it's all Nintendo-published crap, I'm not super excited for very much of it.

Should I post that Family guy video again?