My 3DS XL thread - come join the fun!

[archnemesis]

[Tasty]

Nintendo actually ripping Sony off, and it was the worst thing too.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I barely got any sleep last night so I played through some of my 3DS titles.

Super Mario 3D Land is pretty cool.  This game seems designed for bite size gaming where you can play a level or two and then turn it off and move on to something else.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 isn't that bad.  Going from impressions here, I expected the worst.  This game is still much better than the amateur hour known as the first NSMB.  Definitely not a classic but I'll still be beating this game.  Very easy, I have about 2000 coinz and about 35 lives.  I see they even have a three digit life counter.  They're not even pretending that these games aren't cakewalks.

Mario Tennis Open is pretty decent.  I had a lot of fun with the N64 game which is why I picked this up.  Probably a game I will get to later.

Legend of Zelda seems pretty fun.  I never beat the original on the N64 so this is my first time where I try to beat it.  I was too poor to afford the game and once I had any kind of income, I was onto the Dreamcast or PlayStation 2.  Never had time to go back until now.

Mario Kart 7 is probably the best Mario Kart in the series.  I really held the DS version in high esteem and the Wii version was a step or two back from that but this one is pretty nice.

I played a shitload of Starfox 64 back when I had it on the N64 and this is a pretty good port of it.

Theatrhythm is pretty uguu but I've heard good things from others so I'll stick it out.

I'll continue my impressions in the 'what are you playing' thread but this handheld isn't bad.  The 3D is nice when I'm laying in bed, which is probably when I will do most of my 3DS gaming.  Seems to be the perfect angle to have 3D without having to contort myself to make the effects work.  I still want to get Samurai Warriors, Ghost Recon, Tales of the Abyss, and Shinobi.  Plus there are a few games coming up that I want so I didn't make a bad choice when getting this handheld.  My general rule is that I don't get a console or a handheld unless there are 10 games I want to buy for it.

[Tasty]

Yeah that's basically what I think of NSMB2 so far.

Almost through World 3 and I have 135 lives.

[demi]

Best Buy has B2G1 this week on all 3DS games.

And apparently their DOTD tomorrow is Kid Icarus for $15. So stay up if you want it because that shit is gonna get raped the minute it starts.

[Joe Molotov]

I wish Best Buy had a better selection of 3DS games. I'd get Devil Survivor Overclocked and Tales of the Abyss if they had them.

[Tasty]

Best Buy has B2G1 this week on all 3DS games.

And apparently their DOTD tomorrow is Kid Icarus for $15. So stay up if you want it because that shit is gonna get raped the minute it starts.

12am EST tonight?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Best Buy has B2G1 this week on all 3DS games.

And apparently their DOTD tomorrow is Kid Icarus for $15. So stay up if you want it because that shit is gonna get raped the minute it starts.

Yep, I got my 3DS and games at Best Buy.  According to my receipt I got Starfox and NSMB2 for free

[Huff]

I wish Best Buy had a better selection of 3DS games. I'd get Devil Survivor Overclocked and Tales of the Abyss if they had them.

I had to go to a couple different stores to find a abyss copy the week it came out. Cant imagine trying to find it somewhere now

[demi]

You can get it at Amazon right now.

[Huff]

Well yeah, but I meant in person to take advantage of deals

[Joe Molotov]

You can get it at Amazon right now.

Yeah, I just mean for the B2G1 deal. All they've got at my local Best Buy besides first party games is Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm, and Resident Evil.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I ordered Tales of the Abyss, Devil Survivor Overclocked, and Samurai Warriors Chronicles.  I'm good with buying games for a long time.

You can get it at Amazon right now.

Yeah, I just mean for the B2G1 deal. All they've got at my local Best Buy besides first party games is Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm, and Resident Evil.

Yep, my Best Buy had a very scant selection.

[Shaka Khan]

I still want to get Samurai Warriors, Ghost Recon, Tales of the Abyss, and Shinobi. 

I wish I'd known you're interested in Samurai Warriors and Ghost Recon before I traded them at GS for what felt like pennies in store credit.

[AdmiralViscen]

re: sml2

oscar is right and andrex is a little bitch

[Joe Molotov]

Okay, the 3DS XL. Why are the buttons so tiny? This should be the 3DS: Grown Ass Man Edition, but it still has little tiny Japanese buttons. Also, why does the VC suck so much ass? Why can't you play NES/SNES/N64 games, instead of a few GB games and SMB and Zelda. That's distinguished mentally-challenged. People give some Sony crap for the way they've dropped the ball on the Vita (and rightfully so) but the amount of fucks Nintendo gives about the 3DS is 0, at least when it comes to making it do anything that any one would actually want it to do. I forgot how distinguished mentally-challenged Nintendo is.  :'(

OTOH, Super Mario 3D Land is firing it's hot load of whimsy right into my gamer g-spot. 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Yeah the tiny buttons and where they are located suck.  I had to contort my hand to play Mario Kart 7.

I still want to get Samurai Warriors, Ghost Recon, Tales of the Abyss, and Shinobi. 

I wish I'd known you're interested in Samurai Warriors and Ghost Recon before I traded them at GS for what felt like pennies in store credit.

Yeah I got Samurai Warriors for $14 brand new.  Rarely do Musou games drop in value but this one apparently did.

[bork]

Really getting into RE Revelations Raid Mode now...hit me up if you guys want to play some co-op, but to get access to everything you need to beat the game once.

[Tasty]

I played the demo and the controls seemed awkward. I kept reaching for a second stick that wasn't there.

The graphics were just amazing though.

[bork]

I played the demo and the controls seemed awkward. I kept reaching for a second stick that wasn't there.

The graphics were just amazing though.

The second stick is there...if you pay $20 for the circle pad pro! 

Playing without the second analog pad isn't that big a deal, really.  It's like RE4 only you can now strafe by holding L. 

[Tasty]

No XL Circle Pad.

[Joe Molotov]

Circle Pad Pro XL is never coming out.

[Eel O'Brian]

it's coming, and it will look hilarious

[Tasty]

Circle Pad Pro XL is never coming out.

If MH is ever localized, it better.

[bork]

Yeah, I can see a CPP XL coming out for Monster Hunter 4.

[demi]

Kid Icarus is $15 on Best Buy, order your copy now or cry later

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17005&type=page&pageId=pcmcat174700050005&pageType=category&_DARGS=/site/en_US/global/nav/olsminicart.jsp_A&_DAV=

Add to your cart to see the new price

[Tasty]

Got KI for $15.

[bork]

No shipping options?  Store pick-up only?   

[demi]

You = too late

Better hope they re-stock or your store has a copy for pickup.

[bork]

Yeah, I guess.  I did a store pick-up option for a location not too far away.  If they don't have it, I can wait for another sale.

[bork]

Just got an Email confirmation that the store has the game for pick-up.  That was fast.

[tiesto]

I haven't been able to find a carrying case for the XL anywhere... surprised since you'd think they'd be all over the place by now. Honestly, the XL launch seems pretty low key so far for Nintendo.

[frod]

if it helps it's exactly the same size as the DSi XL.

[bork]

Yup, just get a DSi XL case.

[demi]

Okay, the 3DS XL. Why are the buttons so tiny? This should be the 3DS: Grown Ass Man Edition, but it still has little tiny Japanese buttons. Also, why does the VC suck so much ass? Why can't you play NES/SNES/N64 games, instead of a few GB games and SMB and Zelda. That's distinguished mentally-challenged. People give some Sony crap for the way they've dropped the ball on the Vita (and rightfully so) but the amount of fucks Nintendo gives about the 3DS is 0, at least when it comes to making it do anything that any one would actually want it to do. I forgot how distinguished mentally-challenged Nintendo is.  :'(

OTOH, Super Mario 3D Land is firing it's hot load of whimsy right into my gamer g-spot. 

Joe, buy Sword of Hope 2 <3

In fact EVERYONE buy Sword of Hope 2

[Tasty]

What the hell is Sword of Hope 2?

[Tasty]

[demi]

Awesome GB RPG. I think it's only $3 on eShop.

[Joe Molotov]

I loved Sword of Hope back in the day. I probably will buy it.

[Tasty]

Awesome GB RPG. I think it's only $3 on eShop.

Considering there are like 10 games on the VC I'll probably get around to it eventually. I wanna beat the retail games I've bought (NSMB2, OoT 3D, TotA, and now KI) before buying anything else though.

I've made an ultimatum: on January 1st of next year I'm selling all the Wii and DS games I haven't beaten.

Won't help any of the Steam games I bought though.

[bork]

Added myself.

[demi]

List of games? I'll buy some.

[Tasty]

List of games? I'll buy some.

Today I'm selling off:

- MadWorld
- Sonic and the Secret Rings
- Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
- Ivy the Kiwi?
- Excite Truck
- Guitar Hero 3
- Link's Crossbow Training

spoiler (click to show/hide)

And yes, I'll be deleting them from my Wii's HDD too.

[close]

[demi]

Why are you selling them? You dont need the money with a good paying job. Hold on to them.

[Tasty]

Why are you selling them? You dont need the money with a good paying job. Hold on to them.

I uh, actually do need the money. I wasn't joking when I said I bought my XL and I have a problem.

Only getting paid once a month ftl.

[bork]

I wish I could sell off all my Wii games, but most of them (and the system) are Japanese, so nobody cares.  Thinking I might just bring the games to sell off next time I'm over there.  Will likely keep the Wii for the few games I think are worth it. 

[bork]

Kid Icarus REALLY makes you long for dual analog pads.  And not even the CPP works with both.   

The game plays just like Metroid Prime Hunters.  I think it works pretty well in the flying segments, but I'm not too thrilled with flicking the touch screen with the stylus to turn when on the ground.

[Raban]

I wish I could sell off all my Wii games, but most of them (and the system) are Japanese, so nobody cares.  Thinking I might just bring the games to sell off next time I'm over there.  Will likely keep the Wii for the few games I think are worth it. 

Do you have the Japanese version of Metoid: Other M? I'd be happy to take that off your hands!

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Here's my friend code, homos: 5456 0725 1093

[bork]

I wish I could sell off all my Wii games, but most of them (and the system) are Japanese, so nobody cares.  Thinking I might just bring the games to sell off next time I'm over there.  Will likely keep the Wii for the few games I think are worth it. 

Do you have the Japanese version of Metoid: Other M? I'd be happy to take that off your hands!

Nah, the U.S. version.  Last Japanese release I got was Punch-Out!!.  Then I installed CFW and started getting American games.

[Tasty]

I loved Metroid Prime Hunters.

[ToxicAdam]

I have a chance to buy a 3ds with an R4 card for pretty cheap. Can I .. uhhh .. "homebrew" on the 3ds?

Sorry for the noob question, I am out of the loop.

[demi]

Yes, but not with an R4, all the chinese shit cards are blocked. You can't pirate 3DS games...

[Tasty]

Yes, but not with an R4, all the chinese shit cards are blocked. You can't pirate 3DS games...

Thankfully.

[Tasty]

Seems like some dudes found that metadata for MK7 and SM3DL was added to the eShop on Thursday, guess I'm waiting to buy them until they hit.

Why they aren't dumping as many retail games as they can onto it, I don't know, nor do I know why new releases aren't day-and-date eShop/retail releases.

But I was going to hold off on buying new games anyways until I'd finished Abyss, OoT, and KI (which I need to pick up from BB tomorrow...)

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Mario Kart 7 is the best Mario Kart in the series.  Buy it for sure.

Mario 3D Land is kind of weird. It's like the level design resembles a diorama.  Still a great game but designed with 3D being cranked up to the limit.

[demi]

Resident Evil is good, but it hasn't really felt much like Resident Evil.

Feels good to finally play something else after playing nothing but Ghost Recon

[TakingBackSunday]

Mario 3DLand is pretty easy but goddamn, once you get Luigi its like a brand new fucking game

[bork]

Resident Evil is good, but it hasn't really felt much like Resident Evil.

How so?  It reminded me of the older RE games with an RE4/RE5 perspective.

And Raid Mode is really where it's at!

[Huff]

Mario 3DLand is pretty easy but goddamn, once you get Luigi its like a brand new fucking game

Nah the "harder" levels had zero creativity and made levels harder by adding time limits and shit. Not to take away from the original levels