3DS Chinese Connection(3D not mandatory,up to developers)

[maxy]

from gaf

leaky leaky








more pics
http://imgur.com/a/AV29w/nintendo_3ds_china_leak__dudes_done_for

Battery is 1300 mAh,DS Lite has 1000 mAh....hmmm

Forum link

http://forum.tgbus.com/viewthread.php?tid=1901089&extra=page%3D1&page=1

[Sho Nuff]

Elite Chinese leaker with balls of steel

[SantaC]

ugly design. I expect a slicker revision 6 months later.

but if it is true that it has 128MB RAM instead of 64MB RAM first reported, then I am pleasantly surprised.

[demi]

Funny how Chinese people own more legit games than most members here...

[demi]

The GAF thread is so funny. The chineese have -no clue- how to operate the machine.

prease unnerstand

[maxy]

Some people on gaf are trying to start a war with that Chinese board...stoopid chinese

Hopefully they hack gaf in retaliation
gafFailOverflow

[Sho Nuff]

Some people on gaf are trying to start a war with that Chinese board...stoopid chinese

Hopefully they hack gaf in retaliation
gafFailOverflow

You don't mess with elite Chinese hackers



Mess with the best
DIE LIKE THE REST

Razor & Blade

[Himu]

why do people think 3ds is ugly 

[chronovore]

Most likely because the glossy plastics are accentuating a number of small but noticeable curves in what should be flat surfaces. It's almost certain, though, that those are not final plastics in terms of finish.

[Himu]

I really like how it glows and stuff.

Man, look at that case. That blue case is so fucking sexy.

[Don Flamenco]

I hate glossy in general.  I don't like wiping my hand grease off every time. 

[Smooth Groove]

Funny how Chinese people own more legit games than most members here...

 

[TakingBackSunday]

fug ugly, but still shall be awesome

[cool breeze]

yeah, I was kinda hoping what they showed at E3 wasn't the final product.

the glossy look makes it look cheap, especially compared to the much nicer glossy psps of the matte dsi.  The bottom screen area just kinda sticks out and the start/home/select buttons remind me of the jaguar numberpad when using an insert.

[Vizzys]

its not DSfat uggo though

will buy if under 300$

[EmCeeGrammar]

It looks exactly like a ds lite with a slightly bigger top screen and an analog pad. I genuinely don't understand why people have a problem with its design. IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME.

Bitch about the dpad placement or something substantial

[Himu]

For what it's worth, ds lite isn't glossy on the inside of the clam shell.

[magus]

It looks exactly like a ds lite with a slightly bigger top screen and an analog pad. I genuinely don't understand why people have a problem with its design. IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME.

Bitch about the dpad placement or something substantial

i can't play layton 5 in 2013 without buying a 3ds

3DS! *shakes fist*

[Diunx]

Looks ugly and shitty.

[pilonv1]

edit: nevermind was looking at the XL

[Eel O'Brian]

Looks like I can play games on it, which is good enough for me because I'm not a fairy-princess ponce like the rest of you Marys.

 :zelda OH FIDDLESTICKS IT DOESN'T MATCH MY EARRINGS :zelda

[Eel O'Brian]

doesn't 3ds have a gyroscope?  from what i hear that works well on iphone games, could help somewhat with camera control here

[Eel O'Brian]

you'd have to hold that stylus all the time, though, which would render all the buttons on the right side of the unit practically useless

[pilonv1]

The touch screen is probably good enough to substitute for a stick as far as camera control goes. 

stealth Mario 64 DS/thumbstrap troll?

[The Sceneman]

It looks exactly like a ds lite with a slightly bigger top screen and an analog pad. I genuinely don't understand why people have a problem with its design. IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME.

Bitch about the dpad placement or something substantial

i can't play layton 5 in 2013 without buying a 3ds

3DS! *shakes fist*

oh no you might have to get a new console every 5 years or so. It sucks being 'serious' about gaming huh?

[Eel O'Brian]

Oh, I just use my thumb on the touchscreen.  I've heard about people who always need to use the stylus though.  Kinda weird.  

i could never get it to register well enough to just use my thumb when i owned a ds

there are thumb styli out there, i just never bothered to buy one

[Himu]

Thankfully my earrings are shiny so I don't really mind 3ds. Tee hee! :zelda

[Shuri]

iphone/ipad with 2$ games >>>>>>>>>>>>>> handhelds with 30$ titles

[demi]

Aint that some real talk. Poors leave

[Eel O'Brian]

i don't think poor belongs in the description of someone who buys apple products

[cool breeze]

I think touch screen camera control works wonderfully on the iphone, but that is a glass capacitive touch screen compared to the archaic resistive one on the 3DS (iirc).  It's really responsive and natural to swipe around to move the camera as you would with a track ball.

Looks like I can play games on it, which is good enough for me because I'm not a fairy-princess ponce like the rest of you Marys.

 :zelda OH FIDDLESTICKS IT DOESN'T MATCH MY EARRINGS :zelda

Matte just feels better, if that makes sense.  The type of plastic used can make the device/controller more comfortable to hold, like that new Xbox 360 controller that has a butt ugly color scheme but feels nicer to grip.  Same goes for the way the bottom screen is arranged with buttons that are under (what I assume is) a thin sheet of plastic; how it will feel rather than how it looks.  (I'm aware that's it is weird to critical about the plastic used in it, btw.  I just expected something to change since the other weak things about it, such as the low resolution and resistive touch screen, were not likely to.)

It mostly just looks fine and like the ds lite.  There is only one upcoming handheld that can be described as "sexy" and "sexable": the Panasonic Jungle.  Eat your heart out, Gizmondo.

i don't think poor belongs in the description of someone who buys apple products

haha, consider yourself lucky for not meeting people who complain about being dirty poor and jobless while fiddling with their iphone 4.

[Eel O'Brian]

i don't know anyone in real life who owns an apple anything other than myself, tbh

[magus]

It looks exactly like a ds lite with a slightly bigger top screen and an analog pad. I genuinely don't understand why people have a problem with its design. IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME.

Bitch about the dpad placement or something substantial

i can't play layton 5 in 2013 without buying a 3ds

3DS! *shakes fist*

oh no you might have to get a new console every 5 years or so. It sucks being 'serious' about gaming huh?

ehy he was the one who asked for substantial bitching

[GilloD]

Wiating for 3DS Lite/Color/Mini/Micro/Nano whatever

[Cormacaroni]

i don't think poor belongs in the description of someone who buys apple products

Oh, it definitely does these days.  I remember when I was a kid and I went to my classmates' houses for birthday parties, it was always the welfare cases living in the shittiest apartments with hobo-brand peanut butter who had the nicest TV sets.  That's what Apple products are now.  

the operative word there is probably 'buys'

[Dickie Dee]

Wiating for 3DS Lite/Color/Mini/Micro/Nano whatever

Already looks small than the DS Lite

[Damian79]

ugly design. I expect a slicker revision 6 months later.

but if it is true that it has 128MB RAM instead of 64MB RAM first reported, then I am pleasantly surprised.

Uh according to the first pic isnt it 96MB?  That would be 64 + 32?

[maxy]

Or 128-32

Single chip vs two chips

[chronovore]

i don't think poor belongs in the description of someone who buys apple products

I dunno, under 200 bucks for the low-end iPod Touch is a great buy considering the hardware. Just don't drop it.

I feel like I could use my DSi as a weapon and it would still play games afterward. The iPod, I'm afraid of dropping it. Onto grass. From a foot up.

[Vizzys]

you could kill a man with the original gameboy

[Corporal]

I bet it's a dev machine, which traditionally come with more RAM. 32 Megs extra for that sound about right.

I will believe the 128MB rumours when I see the chip on the retail mainboard.

Designing the system with only 64MB sounds exactly like something Nintendo would do.

[maxy]

No shaky hands or bumpy roads allowed

Kid Icarus Uprising director Masahiro Sakurai has a suggestion for playing the 3DS: keep the system still!

In a few Tweets earlier this week, Sakurai responded to a follower's questions about the 3DS's 3D effect, and also shed some light onto the effect a shaky hand can have on the system.

3D can make your eyes tired, said Sakurai, but because the effect varies depending on the person, he suggested that players make adjustments using the system's 3D slider adjuster.

He also suggested that players keep the 3DS fixed. The reason for this is that the system's 3D view is achieved through the player's eyes being in a set position, so if the shake that results from control inputs is too harsh, there could be issues.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/04/sakurai_steady_3ds/

[Cormacaroni]

What if you have rock-steady hands like a surgeon on Adderall...but a bobbly head? What then, Evilbore

[maxy]

[pilonv1]

So a portable device you have to be sitting perfectly still for? Brilliant

[SantaC]

So a portable device you have to be sitting perfectly still for? Brilliant

it's just a recomendation.

[Dickie Dee]

What if you have rock-steady hands like a surgeon on Adderall...but a bobbly head? What then, Evilbore

George Clooney can fuck all the models he wants, he'll never get the true 3DS experience like me

[SantaC]

now just give me a 3DS castlevania and it will all be good

[SantaC]

Can't wait till No$GBA 2.9 comes out and has 3DS emulation built-in.

considering the PSP doesnt even have a good emulator yet, I think we have to wait...

[Cormacaroni]

Can't wait till No$GBA 2.9 comes out and has 3DS emulation built-in.

I'd have thought you'd have been pretty good at waiting by now, Borys.

[magus]

now just give me a 3DS castlevania and it will all be good

yes i can't wait to see 1993 Rondo of Blood sprites in glorious 3D!

3DS

[SantaC]

now just give me a 3DS castlevania and it will all be good

yes i can't wait to see 1993 Rondo of Blood sprites in glorious 3D!

3DS

but...but IGA is no more



Just keep mercury stream away from my castlevanias

[cool breeze]

I'll be turning that 3D switch off the minute I get mine and I'll be awfully surprised if it ever goes on again.

depending on how it is, I might do the same for a lot of games.  I like the 3D effect but it will have no impact on the actual games.  It's a shame that they can't design mechanics around the use of depth and things like that.  It's just a nice visual gimmick, and don't get me wrong, it's nice, but that's pretty much it.

[MCD]

I'll be turning that 3D switch off the minute I get mine and I'll be awfully surprised if it ever goes on again.

depending on how it is, I might do the same for a lot of games.  I like the 3D effect but it will have no impact on the actual games.  It's a shame that they can't design mechanics around the use of depth and things like that.  It's just a nice visual gimmick, and don't get me wrong, it's nice, but that's pretty much it.

How come?

[maxy]

Maybe he thinks 2D to 3D seamless transition,games will have to be fully playable in both modes,that will kinda limit 3D stuff
Maybe someone releases something designed for 3D only,black screen if you move slider to 2D


I wonder if power consumption is (significantly)higher with 3D on

[cool breeze]

^yeah.  Because you can turn 3D off completely, it means it won't be more than a visual gimmick.  They can't alienate everyone who doesn't want to, or just can't, use the 3D effect.  It's going to be like what you can do on the PC, PS3, 360 (for Black Ops, Avatar, and I think Batman AA), Boogie on Wii, Rad Racer/3D World Runner NES, etc.  Again, I'm not trying to say it isn't going to nice as a visual effect, just that it won't be anything more.  Any type of game on the 3DS you can play on other systems; it's not like suddenly there will be a game that requires you to thread a needle by comparing their distance in 3D space.  wait, don't steal that idea while I go ring up Majesco.

[MCD]

I just want my visual novels (like Phoenix Wright) in full 3D.

[Cormacaroni]

What you guys are not taking into account is that 3D, done right, is way more than a gimmick. Once you've seen a game running in 3D, you won't want to go back. It's not about crazy depth-of-field OMG FINGER IN MY EYE! type effects; it's about a richer, more convincing picture. Saying you would turn it off is like saying you would always choose the Dolby stereo track on a DVD even when you own a nice receiver and a 5.1 speaker system. Maybe once in a while, if the game in question is REALLY poorly optimized for 3D (and knowing Ninty's quality control over 3rd parties, there will be a few of those for sure).

[cool breeze]

I have seen a game running in 3D and I have made the comparison of a surround sound before (in that it enhances the experience, rather than is essential to the enjoyment).  But you have to understand that the 3DS solution isn't at the point yet where you sacrifice nothing for the benefits of 3D.  People have complained before about the limited angle in which the 3D effect works, and now you have Sakurai talking about how shaking it around is problematic.  It's just that sometimes I want to lie down on my comfy couch and not worry about holding it a certain way; in those times, I'd rather just turn it off and enjoy the game.  It's not really Nintendo's fault because I can't think of another consumer device that uses this glasses-less 3D method and it is forward thinking in a way.  I'm actually hoping it catches on so there could be even more interest in 3D tech, because I do like the idea of it; the current solutions aren't perfected yet, be it the viewing angle or wearing glasses.   But I'm mostly just blowing hot air and am speculating about this stuff.

[Eel O'Brian]

i think the screen is too small for it to be anything more than a novelty in most games

"haha, the 1/2 inch man is coming out of the screen, look at that"