THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 04:30:12 PM

Title: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 04:30:12 PM
So yeah I know I said I'd get one when I got paid but it's still hard for me to pull the trigger. I know if I get one and Mario/Kart/RE/MGS/KI then it'll be the final nail in me not finishing Xenoblade. I've only put a couple hours into it so far, and I've had it for two weeks. :'(

And at this point, it's like, E3 is a month off. They probably won't announce a redesign but who knows? And even if they don't, I still want this beauty:

(http://i.imgur.com/OsbwD.jpg)

:drool Fricking NoA gives us pink but not this. :'(

(Although red is second choice.)

I'm so confused Bore what should I do. :-\
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 29, 2012, 04:45:19 PM
Get one of the HD consoles.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: archie4208 on April 29, 2012, 04:47:15 PM
Get a PC.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MCD on April 29, 2012, 04:48:48 PM
Wait for Lite edition. You waited all this time, what's a couple more months?



Get a Windows Phone 7 in the mean time. Please support the Metro revolution.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 04:50:54 PM
Get a PC.
Get one of the HD consoles.

The problem with these options is that they cost more than $170, in the case of the PC I want to build substantially more. I am going to start buying parts for my new PC, but piecemeal over the next month or two.

As for the HD console option, well, I already have two 3DS games. And I'm kinda sick of being made fun of for not having a 3DS. ::)

Wait for Lite edition. You waited all this time, what's a couple more months?



Get a Windows Phone 7 in the mean time. Please support the Metro revolution.

:lol I promise to get a Windows Phone shortly after I buy a Vita, how about that?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MCD on April 29, 2012, 04:54:17 PM
I'm a very generous man. I promise to gift you something if you actually bought one.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Bebpo on April 29, 2012, 04:55:38 PM
Wait for revision.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 29, 2012, 05:02:02 PM
Wait for e3 at least.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: demi on April 29, 2012, 05:15:00 PM
I'm buying one after E3.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: archnemesis on April 29, 2012, 05:16:08 PM
There is no reason to jump on it now if you hardly play the games you already own. Might as well wait for a revision.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Positive Touch on April 29, 2012, 05:18:30 PM
buy one and sell me your xenoblade
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 29, 2012, 05:28:39 PM
Wait for the inevitable 3DS Lite.  You already waited over a year, what is a few more months?  It isn't like the 3DS is going anywhere anytime soon.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 29, 2012, 05:31:56 PM
Wait for the 4DS.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Vizzys on April 29, 2012, 05:36:06 PM
I don't think 3ds lite will be announced at e3, just my guess though

What games u got/want bro
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Bebpo on April 29, 2012, 06:09:00 PM
When they announce a revision with a better screen I know I'm going to end up double dipping :(  But probably won't replace both my US & JPN region ones.  Will have to look at which has the better games coming and choose one to upgrade.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 29, 2012, 06:24:02 PM
Bebpo you have two 3dses?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 06:55:00 PM
Wait for the 4DS.

After Sony goes third party they'll collaborate for it. I can just see the announcement now...

(http://i.imgur.com/TnrB5.gif)

I don't think 3ds lite will be announced at e3, just my guess though

What games u got/want bro

I'm 70% sure it won't be either, but I'm 90% sure there will be a redesign announced by September. Too many things have lined up. Nintendo says the 3DS hardware will start to turn a profit by then... pretty specific, they could have just said Q3 or Q4.

Then there's a fact that NSMB2 is releasing in August, which is eerily similar to the original NSMB coming out in May and the DS Lite hitting in June (in America lolz.) I dunno, just a gut feeling I have.

What do I have? OoT 3D (Amazon special) and TotA (was worried it might go out of print and my friend has been saying for years how great it is.)

What do I want? The must-haves for me:

- SM3DL
- MK7
- RE Revelations
- MGS3D
- Kid Icarus
- (Pushmo)
- (Mutant Mudds)

After I clear those then the next ones I get could include Spirit Camera, Sonic Gen, Star Fox, Shantae, VVVVVV, and Mighty Switch Force.

The Ice White machine and the Monster Hunter special are both pretty good looking but Nintendo fucked themselves with the "tying purchase to a machine" thing - yes, i know i can jump through hoops and do a transfer but i'd like to , you know, just log into my account and redownload.

Not really jumping through hoops, it's right there in the OS. Only pain is you have to have both systems, which obviously precludes selling the device to buy a new one...

Andrex - given you've insunated you make mad bank and you're a screaming Ninthing i am stunned you haven't stuck your hand in your pocket for a 3DS. It's legitimately got a great line up.

I know I know I know. >_< But I'm trying to be more responsible with my moneyz. Last week before I was paid I had like $4.97 in my account and needed to divy that up between food and subway/bus costs. :lol Don't want that to happen again.

At this point it's probably worth waiting to see what happens at E3 and go from there, but yeah - it's a good machine. I like it.

Stfu Ninhater!!!1
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 06:58:03 PM
Quote
Stfu Ninhater!!!1

I'm only pimping the machine because Nintendo lose money on every unit sold and i only buy the games to justify my trolling  :-*

My God... it all makes sense!!  :omg
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Takao on April 29, 2012, 07:03:21 PM
Andrex buy me a Japanese 3DS so I can play silly children's robot games
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 07:04:23 PM
Andrex buy me a Japanese 3DS so I can play silly children's robot games

You bought a Vita, you're obviously rich enough to buy eight 3DS's and not worry about the costs.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 29, 2012, 07:08:00 PM
I'm only pimping the machine because Nintendo lose money on every unit sold and i only buy the games to justify my trolling  :-*

I never thought of it that way.  I'll buy a 3DS then and buy all of the games used!
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Huff on April 29, 2012, 07:29:56 PM
Usually if you have to ask don't buy it, but I'm still not sure why you never had one in the first place
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 29, 2012, 07:38:22 PM
Ehhh, I'm kinda regretting it.  I like several eshop games but I can never find a good reason to play the thing.  If I have downtime I'm at home and I just play wii.  Retail is outrageous prices when it is something I want, and the abscence of western support and the uncertainty of japanese localizations is disconcerting. I do find that special ware that makes a strong impression and in a way justifies the existence of the machine to me.  Colors 3d is an amazing art app that couldn't be replicated elsewhere (3d integration is awesome for compostition purposes).  I also love Zen Pinball 3d.  I think whats sad is that I can only think of a few games in the future I'm willing to plunker down full price for.  Rayman Origins could be awesome if they nail 60 fps autostereoscopic visuals. Parallax scrolling is state of the art again :teehee based on what I've seen in Mighty Switch Force.  Animal Crossing looks nice and should be awesome with spotpass and streetpass integration.

I wouldn't question myself twice if Pokemon 3ds was an imminent thing.  But gamefreak got cold feet or something , I dunno.  I kinda don't want a pokemon game not tailored to the new system features.  The system has a lot of potential to carve out a strong niche if Nintendo plays their cards right, but NoA doesn't seem to have a plan beyond continued advertising for Nintendo Dogs+Cats.  When the dd of retail games materialized I also might be more placatable, I kinda wanna get stuff like Pilotwings and Steel Diver but not as carts I have to switch out.

edit: Also , where the fuck are Warioware and Advance Wars, huhhhhhhhhhhh?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Freyj on April 29, 2012, 07:50:36 PM
Get a PC.
Get one of the HD consoles.

The problem with these options is that they cost more than $170, in the case of the PC I want to build substantially more. I am going to start buying parts for my new PC, but piecemeal over the next month or two.

As for the HD console option, well, I already have two 3DS games. And I'm kinda sick of being made fun of for not having a 3DS. ::)

For the price of a 3DS and the games you mentioned you could buy a bottom line (possibly lightly used) PS3 or 360 and go nuts with the bargain bin. Or you could drop $120 on three Nintendo games.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: tiesto on April 29, 2012, 07:53:07 PM
Yeah, the 3DS as a hardware platform is terribly unappealing to me at this moment:
-main gimmick (the 3D) gives me headaches
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)
-screen scratching and other hardware flaws. I was lol when my brother had a piece of felt between the screens, and he said that you need to do that otherwise the screen gets marked up
-need for bulky 2nd stick to play certain games

That's why I'm holding out for a redesign... though Mario 3D Land, Kid Icarus, and Bravely Default are very tempting "must plays" for me.

Vita seems fantasic, apart from a lack of TV/out... but its high price and cloudy longterm viability has me worried. Lumines, Wipeout, Sound Shapes, and anything Falcom are extremely tempting for me, as well as the PSP download only games like Patchwork Heroes and Corpse Party (I never bothered upgrading my PSP memory).

We'll see what happens at E3... I have exactly $250 in GameStop giftcards from last Christmas.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 29, 2012, 07:53:19 PM
WiiU will be out this year, don't settle for lesser endeavors Andrex :smug
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 07:55:13 PM
I wouldn't question myself twice if Pokemon 3ds was an imminent thing.  But gamefreak got cold feet or something , I dunno.

GF don't usually handle generational transitions well. It was like 2.5 years after the DS came out that D/P did, and they ran like crap. Emerald even came out months after the DS was released (in America.) Hopefully they're tuning their engine on 3DS so we don't have a repeat of that. More than any dev though, when BW came out I realized GF really want to stretch their legs on new hardware.

I kinda don't want a pokemon game not tailored to the new system features.

Considering BW implemented some of the 3DS's features before 3DS did, I'd say that's a certainty.


edit: Also , where the fuck are Warioware and Advance Wars, huhhhhhhhhhhh?

WarioWare DIY 2 with (actual, official, system-based) DLC support and NiN stuff and StreetPass junk = :hyper :hyper :hyper

-need for bulky 2nd stick to play certain games

There is no "need." Even RE Rev and MGS3 I've heard play fine without it and those are the two games that would probably benefit the most. Hell even MH3G, which it was made for, isn't as necessary with the auto-lockon whatever.

I do hope the redesign has both of them from the get-go though, and that LM2 supports it.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 29, 2012, 07:59:36 PM
I highly doubt BlackWhite2 will use any of the specific 3ds functionality.  And thats a shame. 
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: demi on April 29, 2012, 08:20:54 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Bebpo on April 29, 2012, 08:21:32 PM
Bebpo you have two 3dses?

Yep. 

Region locking  :'(
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 08:22:48 PM
I highly doubt BlackWhite2 will use any of the specific 3ds functionality.  And thats a shame.

Nah, it won't, it can really only use up to DSi stuff like BW did. But the BW C-Gear had functions eerily similar to StreetPass, along with some other stuff.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Bebpo on April 29, 2012, 08:23:07 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

I think it matters to people more and more these days as fewer Japanese games are being brought over and will continue to be brought over in the next few years since the market in the US has moved strongly away from J-gaming.  Meanwhile, 95% of the worthwhile games for the system will be made in Japan since Western devs don't touch handhelds.  So that means a lot of good games might get left out.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: magus on April 29, 2012, 08:30:49 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

there are a lot of titles that never come in europe or come after several months,so yeah regional locks sucks

i was thinking of picking a 3DS myself but then i tought... what the heck i'm supposed to play on it? super mario land and mario kart 7?
PASS
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: cool breeze on April 29, 2012, 08:34:38 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

I have maybe 10 or more imports between Japan and Europe for DS.  A few of those eventually came over, but most didn't.  Chou Soujuu Mecha MG is one of the top DS games and wasn't even brought to Europe.  So, yeah.  Region locking is sucks, but there's enough in NA alone to warrant a purchase.


re: second stick.  It's not "needed" for these games, in the same sense that you don't need a gamepad/stick to play Street Fighter Alpha 2 on PC.  And that's only for Resident Evil and MGS3 (which isn't worth it if you have a PS2/PS3/360) or if you're left handed and want to play Kid Icarus.  There isn't really support for it.  The bigger control issue that could be fixed with a revision is the poor d-pad and its placement.

and yeah, why would you ever impulse buy a system if you've waited this long? at least wait for a deal or E3 (for revision / other news).
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Takao on April 29, 2012, 08:59:36 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

I have 2 right now. I'll probably get Inazuma Eleven and its sequel for Europe bumping that to 4. One of the 2 I own is Medabots DS, which has an lol worthy history of localizations, and so of course has its latest iteration announced for 3DS.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: demi on April 29, 2012, 09:08:54 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

there are a lot of titles that never come in europe or come after several months,so yeah regional locks sucks

YOU DONT EVEN BUY THEM!
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: tiesto on April 29, 2012, 09:21:47 PM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

Probably about 10 or so? Including the euro Tingle game. Its not like I'm a stranger to importing.
Plus, most of the good shit for DS got English release. But considering how the US market is nowadays, that's not much of a guarantee we'll be seeing more imports our way.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Sho Nuff on April 29, 2012, 09:54:07 PM
Wow that new firmware update sure is sweet. You can make a folder and assign it one letter. COOL
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 10:01:00 PM
Wow that new firmware update sure is sweet. You can make a folder and assign it one letter. COOL

FUOTY: Firmware Update of the Year

Not that it takes much to beat Vita's "updates." :lol
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Huff on April 29, 2012, 10:02:48 PM
Can you only assign it one letter?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 29, 2012, 10:03:34 PM
Wow that new firmware update sure is sweet. You can make a folder and assign it one letter. COOL

FUOTY: Firmware Update of the Year

Not that it takes much to beat Vita's "updates." :lol

You should make a separate thread with a GAF style OP.  Hey, it's what the Sfags did for PS3 firmware update 2.4! (The one that allowed trophies, you know, the poor man's equivalent to achievement points, the very thing Sfags detested from 2006-2008?)
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 10:36:40 PM
Wow that new firmware update sure is sweet. You can make a folder and assign it one letter. COOL

FUOTY: Firmware Update of the Year

Not that it takes much to beat Vita's "updates." :lol

You should make a separate thread with a GAF style OP.  Hey, it's what the Sfags did for PS3 firmware update 2.4! (The one that allowed trophies, you know, the poor man's equivalent to achievement points, the very thing Sfags detested from 2006-2008?)

:lol I had blocked that from my memory. Although GAF does have a(n informal) thread for the folders topic.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 10:57:18 PM
you used 'thine' completely incorrectly here.

I know. It was ironic. Thine wasn't even in the original line. I think.

And hey at least I'm not holding a skull.

as for your question, do what you want.  it's only $170, no need to wring your hands over it.

This post contributed greatly to the thread and my decision to buy or not buy a 3DS. Thank you.  ;)
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:13:46 PM
I actually was split, and probably would have got a 3DS this week if not for the 10 "WAIT FOR E3 PLEB" posts in a row. So that's what I'm going to do now.

Maybe my mind is just soft and easily swayed by forum posts. :spin
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: cool breeze on April 29, 2012, 11:17:54 PM
:lol I had blocked that from my memory. Although GAF does have a(n informal) thread for the folders topic.

3DS is the real portable PS3 :bow2

Then again, not even Nintendo could top Sony's struggle to fix the clock and battery meter from overlapping.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:19:55 PM
no, the very fact that you came to a militantly anti-nintendo forum to ask if you should buy a nintendo console tells me that you already decided you shouldn't buy it, and just wanted some support on that.

Uhh no dude, I'm telling the truth, and I really was asking for opinions. Waiting until after E3 was one of the options I considered, but I wasn't leaning towards it at all.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Takao on April 29, 2012, 11:23:13 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/MH6IE.jpg)

Derpy Vegeta: "You should buy Takao a J-3DS, he doesn't care if there's a revision with 10 analog sticks announced in August"

you gonna upset vegeta
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Shaka Khan on April 29, 2012, 11:28:53 PM
Dude, you're a Nintentard. You want one. You're going to get one. You're going to love it. Money isn't an issue. So get one. Right. Fucking. Now.

The sooner you do it, the sooner I can stop hating you for shilling games you don't own on systems you haven't purchased.

Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:37:24 PM
Dude, you're a Nintentard. You want one. You're going to get one. You're going to love it. Money isn't an issue. So get one. Right. Fucking. Now.

The sooner you do it, the sooner I can stop hating you for shilling games you don't own on systems you haven't purchased.

...And then there's posts like this that swing me the other way.

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY BACKLOG SHAKA
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 29, 2012, 11:40:51 PM
here is how i am pretty sure that there will be a revision soon:

go to the gamestop website, and look for the circle pad pro. you will see that it isn't going to be in stock again until july. now go to the official nintendo online store, and you will see the same thing. it isn't that there is a shortage of components, because the fucking thing is a lump of plastic they could easily shit out by the hundreds of thousands. it's that there is a shortage of giving a fuck, because sometime this year they're gonna sweep the first busted hunk of shit under a rug and launch another with a bigger battery and that extra stick built in.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Shaka Khan on April 29, 2012, 11:43:26 PM
BUT WHAT ABOUT MY BACKLOG SHAKA

Play you're 3DS when you're dropping deuces. Play your console when you're not.

OR

Fuck backlogs. Because there's always going to be backlogs. So play what you want and stop keeping a count.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 29, 2012, 11:45:53 PM
yeah, forgot about that

so, a bigger 3ds to accomodate the extra stick and larger battery, and that nfc shit built in?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 29, 2012, 11:47:37 PM
it's the threads that are "i bought a <newsystem> ... what games does this thing have? Recommendations please!" - i mean, seriously, there's one a week per platform and rather than people say "Go look at <this> thread!" we have a complete repeat. Don't buy a platform if you don't know whats on the fucking platform.

I don't agree with this.  I'll use the example of the PS3 I bought a few months ago.  When I had a 360, I didn't give two shits what came out for the PS3 other than to laugh at a major game bombing.  Yet there is a lot of bullshit and hubris with a lot of PS3 titles because people liked these games for reasons other than the game itself.  However, I trust the opinions (other than the chaff like Methodis or Damian79) of this board so it would be useful to ask what good games came out for the system because I'd probably get far more of an honest opinion than if I went to GAF, where they'd probably recommend shit like Heavy Rain with a straight face.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Shaka Khan on April 29, 2012, 11:48:04 PM
here is how i am pretty sure that there will be a revision soon:

go to the gamestop website, and look for the circle pad pro. you will see that it isn't going to be in stock again until july. now go to the official nintendo online store, and you will see the same thing. it isn't that there is a shortage of components, because the fucking thing is a lump of plastic they could easily shit out by the hundreds of thousands. it's that there is a shortage of giving a fuck, because sometime this year they're gonna sweep the first busted hunk of shit under a rug and launch another with a bigger battery and that extra stick built in.

I'm not sure if this means "revision at E3" or not, but it's something that's been really bugging me. I've had mine pre-ordered since Feb, and GS keeps bumping the expected arrival date.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Huff on April 29, 2012, 11:48:46 PM
I'd imagine that they are also trying to make sure when they launch the revision that they keep the price similar to the current model. Not sure how much a bigger battery, the stick, and any other gadgets they put in would add to the cost
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:50:42 PM
Uhh no dude, I'm telling the truth, and I really was asking for opinions. Waiting until after E3 was one of the options I considered, but I wasn't leaning towards it at all.

I believe that you're telling the truth, as you understand it.  Your sub-conscious obviously didn't fill you in on the plan.

You can never admit when you're wrong, can you? ::)

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY BACKLOG SHAKA

Play you're 3DS when you're dropping deuces. Play your console when you're not.

OR

Fuck backlogs. Because there's always going to be backlogs. So play what you want and stop keeping a count.

But i r ocd. :(
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:53:06 PM
OK, now the thread has a poll so we can decide this properly. Shaka's post made me undecided again. :(
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Takao on April 29, 2012, 11:53:12 PM
On second thought Andrex, you probably shouldn't buy me a J-3DS. I'd probably play it twice. The last time I used my North American one to actually play a game was months ago.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: cool breeze on April 29, 2012, 11:54:12 PM
I'm guessing the current 3DS will stay at $170 and the new model will be $200.  DSi XL (and the DSi, I think) were more expensive than the Lite.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:54:32 PM
No, because I'm not wrong here.  Unless you're a magical unicorn human being that defies every piece of psychological research done to date.

But maybe you are.

Am I not different from every other fanboy you've encountered? It's not impossible. :)

I'm guessing the current 3DS will stay at $170 and the new model will be $200.  DSi XL (and the DSi, I think) were more expensive than the Lite.

Not to mention the Vita now gives them some great headroom until they drop the price, which probably won't be for a while unless the Vita is halfway in the grave (right now it's really only dipping its ankle.)
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:57:41 PM
Haha, no, you're not unique among fanboys, either.  You fall into one of the "types", as we all do.  Anyway, I'm off, but I really strongly advise you to try my coin thing!  It's a real time-saver, and a great set of training wheels on the path to becoming a confident adult.

I know the coin thing, and it's why I don't flip coins most of the time since I already know what I want the outcome to be.

For me, posting this thread is legitimately the same as flipping a coin. No idea on the outcome, and I trust the Bore's gaming judgment a bit more than a coin's.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 29, 2012, 11:59:03 PM
Oh and what type am I?

ONLY OSCAR MAY ANSWER
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 12:01:45 AM
Quote
and I trust the Bore's gaming judgment a bit more than a coin's.

weird - it seems only 5 minutes ago you were throwing a hissyfit and acusing people of making shit up! ;)

WELCOME TO THE BORE!

I thought you'd have learnt by now when I'm actually throwing a hissyfit. ;) Hasn't even been that long since the last one.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: cool breeze on April 30, 2012, 12:02:55 AM
He has a point.  Bore's GOTY 2011 was Garshasp.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 12:04:04 AM
He has a point.  Bore's GOTY 2011 was Garshasp.

I thought it was Party Quest?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 30, 2012, 12:47:16 AM
I didn't like the voting options, but bitchface is a fun word.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 30, 2012, 01:10:05 AM
Its like everyone wants a piece of Andrex these days.  Just a general rule of thumb, duder.  Stick to threads about games on systems you actually own and dabble in sales talks for delicous concern trolling.  If [your platform preference] comes up in off topic its somewhat acceptable to do system warriors bullshit.  The only time I break that rule is for Kingdom Hearts trolling because, really, its Kingdom Hearts, fuck you.

Ooh, ooh, I wanna know my taxonomical fantard classification too.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Trent Dole on April 30, 2012, 01:15:36 AM
Hey I never realized regular non Icon types could make polls. This a new-ish thing?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 30, 2012, 01:17:24 AM
Hey I never realized regular non Icon types could make polls. This a new-ish thing?

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?action=post;board=6.0;poll
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Shaka Khan on April 30, 2012, 01:18:36 AM
Don't listen to Emcee, Andy. Post wherever and whatever you want.

I don't think anyone *really* has anything against you. No one is safe from the occasional cheap shot.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 01:25:41 AM
Don't listen to Emcee, Andy. Post wherever and whatever you want.

I don't think anyone *really* has anything against you. No one is safe from the occasional cheap shot.

Hey, nothing like UGUUgate has happened to me yet so I think I'm OK. :P
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 01:40:35 AM
You don't need to tell me, I knew what this place was before signing up. :spin
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: maxy on April 30, 2012, 02:39:59 AM
Wait till November,December.

Nintendo is not exactly pleased with 3DS performance in US,EU so some major push is bound to happen.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: magus on April 30, 2012, 05:37:44 AM
-region-locked (in a post-Rainfall time when less and less Japanese games are getting released stateside)

Is this really a detractor to some people? How many J-DS games have you opted to import, instead of crying about it not coming?

there are a lot of titles that never come in europe or come after several months,so yeah regional locks sucks

YOU DONT EVEN BUY THEM!

i actualy have a collection of cheap 15$ games from the dark age of before the R4 and the like existed,these include a japanese version of yoshi touch & go and an american one of warioware touch it,yoshi touch & go was a special play-asia deal but with regional lock? none of that
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Verdigris Murder on April 30, 2012, 07:16:44 AM
Ooh, ooh, I wanna know my taxonomical fantard classification too.
Fantard is a great word.

I think Andrex is an ironic Gameboy, rather than Mr Srs Bidniz. Its also MONDAY guys!!!!!!!!! This week is going to bring serious changes in the gaming world, mark my words.

And it started with a poll.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: frod on April 30, 2012, 07:39:54 AM
Don't buy one AND sell Xenoblade.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Takao on April 30, 2012, 09:22:43 AM
If you were to categorize my fanboyness in Moe I'd probably be a tsundere.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 09:37:13 AM
the 3ds is easily the worst system ive ever played. it has no good games except for likie maridio 3d land if you like that type of gmae. other than that everything is subpar and mediocre. huge waste of money.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 09:48:01 AM
Ooh, ooh, I wanna know my taxonomical fantard classification too.
Fantard is a great word.

I think Andrex is an ironic Gameboy, rather than Mr Srs Bidniz. Its also MONDAY guys!!!!!!!!! This week is going to bring serious changes in the gaming world, mark my words.

And it started with a poll.

Something crazy is going to happen this week... that's for sure...

If you were to categorize my fanboyness in Moe I'd probably be a tsundere.

No you'd be the annoying younger sister type.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 10:28:33 AM
http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/4/30/2988308/new-midnight-purple-3ds-available-may-20

My waiting has been rewarded!!

Wait, that's the wrong color NoA. DAMNIT
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: demi on April 30, 2012, 12:01:12 PM
These things are like $150 at most these days. Does that really hurt your wallet? :shrug:
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 12:05:47 PM
it will when you realize it has no game
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 12:09:42 PM
These things are like $150 at most these days. Does that really hurt your wallet? :shrug:

Nope, and if a revision does come out I can always do a system transfer and give my old one to one of my sisters...

I just, I dunno! :( I also want white. Damn do I want white...

it will when you realize it has no game

Vita thread's that way -->
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 30, 2012, 12:11:24 PM
Racist!
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 12:13:27 PM
Racist!

White > Red > Black > Purple > Pink > Aqua
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 12:18:18 PM
unlike the vita the 3ds actually has no games unless you enjoy mario and if you do over the age of 13 i think you have menthol deficiencies
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: frod on April 30, 2012, 12:19:29 PM
When does the Vita come out?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 12:26:03 PM
:teehee
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 30, 2012, 01:01:31 PM
if you do over the age of 13 i think you have menthol deficiencies


:lol methodis black confirmed
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 02:25:48 PM
that game came out  ???

i liked PES 2011 on 3ds it looked amazing and played well but ive liked nothing else. i dont like nintendo games i guess besides paper maridio
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 02:29:51 PM
im not a nintenard if i was i would be shoving my dick into trees to recreate the nostalgia i hold for the nes controller
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 02:31:20 PM
You disgrace the term "nintard" by labeling Methodis with it, Oscar.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 30, 2012, 02:43:17 PM
if you do over the age of 13 i think you have menthol deficiencies

:lol methodis black confirmed

 :rofl
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 02:57:23 PM
im not buying wiiu nintendo have shamed me more than once the past 10 years with bad purchases
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 02:59:21 PM
im not buying wiiu nintendo have shamed me more than once the past 10 years with bad purchases

So you've switched sides and now Sony can shame you with 10 years of bad purchases.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: frod on April 30, 2012, 03:04:44 PM
im not buying wiiu nintendo have shamed me more than once the past 10 years with bad purchases

So you've switched sides and now Sony can shame you with 10 years of bad purchases.

You can even backdate this in a couple of years time.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 30, 2012, 03:15:30 PM
Man, Methodis hasn't been savaged this bad for I don't know how long.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on April 30, 2012, 03:55:35 PM
i buy every console. i didnt even own a ps3 until 2009  ??? im the only neutral on thsi board
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Takao on April 30, 2012, 04:44:00 PM
No you'd be the annoying younger sister type.

I Can't Believe My Little Sister Is This Cute?
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: Tasty on April 30, 2012, 04:58:59 PM
Wait... the biggest nfag ever didn't own a 3DS? :o

No, methodis did get one from what I understand.
Title: Re: First World Problems: To buy a 3DS or not to buy, that is thine question
Post by: demi on May 01, 2012, 01:29:11 AM
Best Buy is giving out Pilotwings and Steel Diver w/ purchase of 3DS next week ($170).

Those games are like $5 buy themselves though so this isnt much of a deal.