ive been reading the nintendolife comments and people with Japanese issued DS systems are also experiencing it. I got it but restarting my system fixed it and I havent had an issue with it since. Hopefully its not a hardware issue.

Also, i got this black screen (no error message) when opening the mii creator so i wasnt even playing a game.

Sounds like a load failure to me.

If I were to get it, it'd be for the revamped N64 games that are getting released. And when I say games, I really only mean The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

there was a pic that showed a special zelda edition of the 3ds.

That was fan-made, but it'd be pretty awesome if Nintendo did something along those lines.

:sadvaultboy: damn the internet. i cant wait for OoT 3ds though.

The interesting thing is which edition of zelda will be the port. Red blood or Green blood? Islamic prayers or no islamic prayers?

I believe they're going with the GameCube version, as it'll also include Master Quest. They're apparently adding a decent amount of new content to the game though, which they've said they'll talk about later.

oooh master quest. that was awesome. glad its making a return.

It looks like it's WiFi component supports encryption better than WEP, so I'm happy.

The DSi and DSi XL also supported WPA, so it was a guarantee the 3DS would too.

It does, although for some reason normal DS games still require WEP...

kinda svcks that the neither the store or the browser was available at launch.

That's because the WFC protocol in the game doesn't know how to connect to WPA. Like I said, DSi and DSi XL are WPA-enabled, but this doesn't matter to the in-game WFC options since it uses it's own stack for communication, the 3DS inherits this limitation, since once again, games will use their own stack for communication rather than the 3DS's.

Welp, I've made up my mind, I'm getting a cosmo black 3DS tomorrow. Anyone else got one who'd like to play? I'm thinking about getting SSF4.

Nope---I'll stick to my PSP anyday.

I played Ocarina of Time on the 3DS at Wondercon yesterday, along with a few other games. Unlike with the other games, I was able to roam around an open area (Kokiri Forest) for a few minutes without having to focus on anything but taking in the 3D (like fighting or shooting things). It definitely looked better in 3D, and the difference was enough that I didn't want to turn off the 3D, but I'm sure that if I had more than a few minutes to play it I would have forgotten it was even there. Which seems to be the biggest problem with this 3D gimmick... if it's not giving you a headache, you're forgetting it's there. It really needs time to get a better game library before it's worth a purchase, imo.

Also, when I was playing Ocarina of Time I constantly felt the urge to play it on a TV instead. I'm sure it's because I played it so much on the N64 and Gamecube in the past, but it just felt so restricting to be using it on a comparatively tiny screen. I'm sure people who've never played it before wont have that problem though.

And aside from the battery, there's one thing they could improve on that would definitely warrant a 3DS Lite: Making a touch screen that doesn't need a stylus. The current screen is pretty responsive when using your finger, but there are times when you need to use the stylus. As one of the millions of people with a touch screen phone, having to use a stylus feels as backwards as getting up to change the channel instead of using a remote.

Augmented reality looks cool, also I will die for any pokemon game they release for it.

The price is kinda steep for an unemployed seventeen year old though.

The 3D on the 3DS is the Wii's motion control. They are both cheap gimmicks and [censored] will [censored] to you about how awesome it is until it comes out.

I want the 3DS because it's basically a portable N64 with slightly improved graphics. The thumbstick is also a nice thing to add.

I'm not interested in the 3DS, the price is high and it doesn't have very strong launch titles. A lot of reviews I've seen on YouTube say that some of the games either crash or cause headachs when the 3D is activated. I'll pass on this.

Guys with 3DS'! Add me!!! Send me a PM and we can swap friend codes, I've got SSFIV at the moment.

Yeah, I don't really care all that much about the 3D deal. I mean it's neat, sure, but I'd rarely use it. I'm the kind of person who sees the option to reduce brightness, volume, and now 3D as a way to increase battery life and puts them all on the lowest.

I think I will end up getting one in the future though. It's an investment, to be sure. Let's me play DS, DSi, and 3DS games, and since I bought a GBA SP I'll still have GBC and GBA capability. I'm just waiting for some better 3DS games. Gotta have at least ONE that forces me to buy the thing, and there just isn't one right now.

Also better colors. Black is commonplace, and the blue is not my favorite blue. I'd totally get a http://www.wiiff.com/photos/1286248199.jpg though. Or maybe a http://gamerfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Zelda-Box-Art.jpg.

Edit: I'm also actually very interested in homebrew prospects for it too. A stronger processor means better chances of seeing cool games jury rigged over, like possibly Arena *cough cough*, or maybe some virtual novels. That sort of thing.

It's closer to PS2 than N64. The original DS was akin to the Nintendo 64 while the PSP was like a PlayStation 1.5.


I've just been using my fingernail in games that don't use the touchscreen too often. It's just as responsive as the stylus (where as using the actual finger is sort of 50/50). That said, I do prefer using the stylus in general. I wash my hands quite a bit throughout the day (slightly OCD about it), but fingerprints and smudges are still common on my phone. I also don't like the idea of my finger taking up real estate, especially on such a small screen.


Not to mention the 3DS is getting its Virtual Console in May, along with the internet browser. It sounds like they plan on sticking to Game Boy Color releases, but I'm sure GBA will be added eventually.

I'd be careful about homebrew. Nintendo has a killswitch and can brick the system after connecting to the internet, if they detect anything they don't like.

http://www.bulletgadgets.com/comersus7f/store/catalog/33314s.jpg

That zelda one is fake, isn't it?

Oh, that's neat. Sorta dorky, but neat nonetheless.