Nintendo 3DS & 3DSXL General Discussion

[Ash Housewares]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Only 6 hours or so for me. I can't remember the last time I was this pumped. Probably coming home from Florida and finding my Howard Senft T1 bust was the last time I was this excited.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

You'll have to give us some impressions, Ash!

 

[Ash Housewares]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

I will do buddy. I'm getting Ridge Racer and SFIV. I probably won't stay up long to play it as I'm getting old. I have stocked up on Red Bull though. I'm hoping they'll let me pick up a copy of Crisis 2 as well but they said they want ppl in and out as quick as possible. Wish me luck with the raffle.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

I will do buddy. I'm getting Ridge Racer and SFIV. I probably won't stay up long to play it as I'm getting old. I have stocked up on Red Bull though. I'm hoping they'll let me pick up a copy of Crisis 2 as well but they said they want ppl in and out as quick as possible. Wish me luck with the raffle.

Yeah man I hope you win!

Two more days for me.

 

[Ash Housewares]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Thank you. Under an hour to go. Never felt so nerdy.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Blue vs. Black

 

[Muzzy]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Wow, with those deals, even my discount at Walmart can't match that. I'll just keep my Amazon order and have my system on Wednesday, along with an actual 3DS game. I was going to wait on purchasing any, but with that deal there's no reason for me to waste it!

 

[Sniper33]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Thought I had posted about the TRU deal awhile ago, but after looking through I Guess it was on another few boards I visit that I made mention.

Ill get SSF4 and either Nintendogs Poodle or Pilot Resort. So its a pretty good deal, even better with my discount.

 

[Ash Housewares]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Well I picked up my 3ds. It's good. The launch games aren't great but like I said before the 3d capability is brilliant. I was up til 3am just playin the AR games and messing around. Ridge racer is fun and so is SFIV 3D but they have no longevity.

 

[Senketsu]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Well I picked up my 3ds. It's good. The launch games aren't great but like I said before the 3d capability is brilliant. I was up til 3am just playin the AR games and messing around. Ridge racer is fun and so is SFIV 3D but they have no longevity.

The launch games' lack of longevity is why I'm holding out on getting a 3DS until Ocarina of Time comes out. Only Pilotwings really interests me at present (and that's only because I liked the SNES and N64 Pilotwings games so much).

Nice to know that the 3D capabilities are genuinely great, though. Thanks for letting us know. And congrats on getting your 3DS.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Congrats, Ash.

If you need a game with some depth and length, may I suggest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars? It's a strategy game in the vein of Advance Wars and is developed by some of the people who made the X-Com games back in the day.

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After SSFIV3D, Ghost Recon is getting the best reviews for the 3DS launch lineup.

Reviews
NGamer -84%
GamesTM- 8/10
ONM - 8/10
Gamecentral- 8/10
EDGE UK- 7/10
Kotaku- "must buy"

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

How the 3D in the 3DS works (compared to other methods of 3D):

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^worth a watch.

 

[Ash Housewares]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Ghost recon looks good. Might pick it up when it's cheaper. I bought Lego Star Wars 3 for my fiancée and I decided to try it this morning thinking I would be fed up after 5 minutes. However I've been playing it for 3 hours. It's great. The 3d is fantastic on this game, probably the best use of it that i've seen, the visuals are actually very good, but it stutters at times with the 3d on max. The Space Battle missions look amazing. Very surprised how much I like it. I would definately recommend a pick up, even if it's just to see how good the 3d looks.

 

[Violator66]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

How long does the battery last with 3d on. I heard it really drains the life out of it? Let me know

 

[Ash Housewares]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

It does drain pretty quickly. Prob between 4-5 hours. Battery life isn't great. Doesn't bother me though as it will always be in my house anyway.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Picking mine up at midnight. Looking forward to it. I'm not buying any games with it though. Waiting until morning so I can pick up some games from the TRU 50% off deal. I'll at least have Ridge Racer to play tonight.

 

[Boba Ben]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Where are you getting it from? I have to wait until tomorrow morning to pick my preorder up from Toys R Us.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Gamestop. I have credit there I want to use.

 

[Boba Ben]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

I've got an original release DS I was thinking about trading in toward this. I wonder if it would even be worth it since it isn't one of the newer models like the DS Lite or DSi.

 

[plasmid303]

Re: Nintendo 3DS

Yeah most places are only offering the extra bonus trade-in amount toward a 3DS if you have the Lite/DSi/XL models. Frankly, for the amount I imagine they'll give you, I'd keep the DS or hawk it on ebay.

Refer here for all the currently known DS trade-in offers as well as promotions and other info.