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

[MechDeus]

The PSP outsold it almost 3:1 last quarter.

I cannot fathom why anyone would buy a PSP in 2011, so that's pretty powerful.

Since that's worldwide, I'm going to take a guess that a new Monster Hunter got released in Japan.

[edit] Nope, the last MH was in December and the next one isn't until the end of August. Well, I'm stumped.

Although I do recall Square and I think Bandai releasing MH clones recently, so maybe that's it.

[Yoshi]

Lots of exclusive games on that thing I'd like to play, no desire whatsoever to own/use the portable they're on.

At this point, you'd be better off buying a Vita to play them anyway. That's what I meant regarding the timing. The PSP has an underrated lineup, but that doesn't mean anyone should be buying one this late when a backward compatible successor is so close.

[mollipen]

How is sitting it in a drawer harder than sitting it on its cradle? I don't get this battery life nonsense at all. When I had to buy six AAs for my Lynx it mattered. It doesn't anymore.

I'm getting a little tired of having various devices all sitting around plugged in all the time. With my DS Lite and DSi, I keep them in a drawer, play them when needed, and when they need a charge, I pull out the cable and plug them in for a night. What I really don't want is another device that has to have a specific location and dedicated wall outlet for constant re-charging. Probably not a big deal if you're living in a house with a wide variety of rooms and possible places to leave stuff, but I'm in a smaller apartment that I really want to keep uncluttered.

I already have to have space reserved for two cellphones and two laptops to constantly be plugged in. I know it isn't a BIG deal, but it is for me.

And really, beyond that, it's just the huge difference in usage and mindset between the DS and 3DS. I liked the ability to take my DS with me somewhere and, based on casual usage, not have to think about recharging it for days. I charged the DS up before I took it with me, and then didn't have to really worry. That's one of the many reasons I ended up loving the DS.

It's like going from a car that gets 40MPG to one that gets 20MPG. Sure, just stop and fill it up more - but it's still that mental conditioning you've come under for what kind of experience you should be getting.

I cannot fathom why anyone would buy a PSP in 2011, so that's pretty powerful.

You're also not in Japan, where the PSP market is still huge and thriving. The PSP is becoming the go-to platform for Japanese developers who can't or won't make the jump to HD gaming.

[YellerDog]

At this point, you'd be better off buying a Vita to play them anyway. That's what I meant regarding the timing. The PSP has an underrated lineup, but that doesn't mean anyone should be buying one this late when a backward compatible successor is so close.

No desire to use that portable either.

[Finch]

I'm getting a little tired of having various devices all sitting around plugged in all the time. With my DS Lite and DSi, I keep them in a drawer, play them when needed, and when they need a charge, I pull out the cable and plug them in for a night. What I really don't want is another device that has to have a specific location and dedicated wall outlet for constant re-charging. Probably not a big deal if you're living in a house with a wide variety of rooms and possible places to leave stuff, but I'm in a smaller apartment that I really want to keep uncluttered.

DSi and 3DS use the same charger. You don't even have to plug another charger in!

[GohanX]

Like what?

I'm planning on installing a backlight (one made for the system, not gutting a sp,) doing some adjustments to increase visibility, and doing a sound mod to give it a clear line level audio output. That's pretty tame, some of the mods are nuts, usually for people using the Gameboy to produce chiptunes and having it interface with audio equipment.

[mollipen]

DSi and 3DS use the same charger. You don't even have to plug another charger in!

But my DSi charger is sitting in a storage bin 97.4% of the time.

[Yoshi]

Freedom for chargers!

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

Gentlemen. We have here a technical problem. Hmm?

[Compass]

They make those multi-charge cables so you can have a bunch of stuff charging from the same cable/outlet.

Battery life is way down the list of qualities I care about in a portable, but I do hate how every device uses its own connector.