3DS

[pappy]

Guess what Steph's getting for her birthday?

Time to start saving!

[ARMCANNON]

Probably going to wait for the first price drop.

[DR EGG]

I'm still playing through the huge back catalog of DS games. Early adopters, let me know if the whole 'Virtual Boy headache' thing is back.

[ARMCANNON]

I'm still playing through the huge back catalog of DS games. Early adopters, let me know if the whole 'Virtual Boy headache' thing is back.

well that would be a non issue since you can turn the 3D effect off at will.

[dave auto]

Sony has officially debuted the successor to the PSP. They've codenamed it the NGP, which I take to mean they are officially relaunching the Neo Geo Pocket brand. Go Sony.

The thing looks like it's as big as a Sega Nomad, but it does pack nearly every conceivable gameplay option you could want: dual analog sticks (that look waaay more "stick-like" than the current PSP's little nub); touch screen on the front AND touch pad on the back (which seems a little pointless, but could be a more elegant solution to the problem that the DS originally set out to solve with its second screen: how to do touch-screen gaming without obscuring the action on screen); six-axis motion tilt; front and rear facing cameras, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth; and backwards compatibility with all current PSP download content (as the UMD drive has been axed in favor of flash memory cards).

Current unknowns are battery life and price. No optical drive and an OLED screen are power savers, but probably not enough to offset all that battery draining wireless connectivity, not to mention the quad-core ARM A9 that drives this thing. Price will be the biggest determining factor, I think. Nintendo may have priced themselves out of successfully targeting their most reliable demographic (families with young children) in favor of delivering features hardcore gamers have been demanding. Sony has out-featured Nintendo with the NGP; if they can pull off a miracle and out-price them as well, they could finally pose a serious threat to Nintendo's dominance.

[Ekkebus]

I don't think Sony is going to be able to outprice Nintendo. For one their past philosophy regarding console pricing tells me they wouldn't blink at putting this out for $300. Second, by the time this does come out ('winter' assumes 'holiday' but could concievably still be a year off or more) Nintendo probably wouldn't be too resistant to dropping the 3DS price in order to widen the gulf between the two.

[joecamnet]

Put a $50 preorder on this after I traded a ton of games in just in case I can eventually afford the rest of the system. If not, that's $50 I can use on MS points or something.
Launch lineup doesn't seem too great to me so far, and I hear the 3DS shop with Game Boy Virtual Console might not even be ready until like May? Shit. I just want to play some Super Mario Land without having to bust out my old Brick of a Game Boy.

[King wiL]

I just want to play some Super Mario Land without having to bust out my old Brick of a Game Boy.

That's what GBA SP's are for!

[joecamnet]

I know, but I have a rare orange one that I "sold" a few years back. The buyer was actually like a dozen different people who knew how much I loved it and all chipped in to buy it and make me keep it and never sell it again. I have it proudly displayed on my shelf as part of my swag collection.
Plus I have no fucking clue where my old Game Boy games are since we moved.

[ARMCANNON]

3DS will be playable at PAX East. Who do you think is going to rock the VIP pass to get into the expo floor before it opens? THIS GUY.

I'll be sure to give you the first hand scoop mother fuckers.

[ARMCANNON]

3DS will be playable at PAX East. Who do you think is going to rock the VIP pass to get into the expo floor before it opens? THIS GUY.

I'll be sure to give you the first hand scoop mother fuckers.

MEH

played Kid Icarus. Maybe it's something you need to get used to. It was like trying to play a DS with an analog stick while drunk and having double vision.

[DrJonAngus]

I fully paid mine off on Tuesday and pre-ordered Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. I'm pretty excited and will post a review or something once I get my hands on it. Until then, hibernation ho!

[King wiL]

I guess it's out here in the UK before the states then seeing as it's out at midnight tonight!

[King wiL]

Went with my buddy to get his this morning, the 3d's not as exciting as everyone's making it out to be. street fighter 4 plays pretty good on it though. Pretty cool handheld I'll defo get one when there are some decent games out for it. Or when Animal Crossing comes out.

[Juese]

Did you get to see how the Dynamic View/over-the-shoulder looked? I'm curious, wish that was what was in our kiosks instead of Pilot Wings. The 3D didn't really pop for me when I was trying either. The full slider was just kinda headache view for me, 1/3 to 1/2 separated the background a little, but more felt like my subject was in focus and the background was blurry with a touch of separation than any of this awe-inspiring stuff. I wonder if I got magic eye-d a little.