Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS Announced - DS News at IGN
I really hope for Nintendo's sake that it features more than just 3D and more powerful hardware. At least a touch screen, as much as I hated it for most titles did offer some new gameplay possibilities. 3D on the other hand is one of those things that will never really affect the way we play games. I guess maybe Nintendo just wanted to try and beat Sony to the punch.
I remember Nintendo once saying that the DS wasn't the successor to the Gameboy and that there was a strong possibility of a new Gameboy co-existing alongside the DS series, but this now seems unlikely. It's a shame because I loved the GBA because of quality games like Golden Sun and Advance Wars whereas I've found the DS to be overly gimmicky. I fell for it's early allure with Nintendogs but since then, I've gotten no long-lasting fun out of it. Elite Beat Agents was only entertaining for about half a day, for example.
I don't forsee anything different out of this new addition to the DS's technology. I already find it hard to believe that people went out and bought the DSi when the price was comparable to a PSP. So I wonder how much this 3DS will cost?
I'm surprised you didn't get much fun out of the DS. I love mine. :3
But anyway, 3DS sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to the demos they'll have prepared this year at E3.
Edit: Also, I feel this is vaguely relevant.
I never really thought the DS was gimmicky at all (some of the new DSi stuff, sure, but not the concept in general). Some games make incredible use of the touch screen, while some don't really use it at all. It's really not a big deal.
As far as the 3DS goes, just from the name alone, I'm expecting 3 screens.(not really.)
As long as the games are as fun as DS games are, I'll likely end up getting it, eventually.
My problem with the DS was that the games that used it well (like Trauma Center) were few and far between, while the games that tried to shovel arbitrary uses of it just because it was there were fairly common. Worse were the games that forced you to use it for things that would have been better with the D-pad and buttons. I can't tell you the number of times I took damage in Phantom Hourglass that never would have happened with a traditional control scheme.Originally Posted by Momiji
I'm not saying it was perfect, and I'd certainly say the game developers who make arbitrary uses of the touch screen (or force you to use it) are the ones to blame for the DS feeling gimmicky-- it's not the hardware's fault that some developers won't make good use of the touch screen.
No it's not the hardware's fault, but the fact that there have been so few good uses strikes me as having less to do with developers not wanting to make good use of it as much as the potential uses of it being limited. It can add to some genres, but no more so than a mouse would, and most don't benefit much. So maybe it's not quite gimmicky per se, but it's not the innovation Nintendo wanted people to believe when it came out.
Which is actually a trend with them lately if you ask me.
I guess so. Either way, it really doesn't bother me that much at all. If a game makes good use of the touch screen, wonderful. If a game doesn't really need to use the touch screen, but has it as an option (such as touch-screen menus and stuff), I generally won't use them. It's a 2-screen GBA game to me at that point.
I really hope the 3D technology isn't headache inducing! Just thinking about it is already making me dizzy, yo. e_e
But an "early 2011" launch sounds really near! I don't think I'd mind waiting another half a year for half a year more refinement on the system that seems like it'll be around for a while. I'm generally very patient with video game things, since I never seem to get things when they're hot. xD
Well, wouldn't that 'early 2011' release apply to Japan? If that's the case, I'm sure they'll take care of any bugs or stuff that might not work before it gets released here-- they slap enough health warnings on games these days (hell, there's always one when you turn the handheld itself) they'd have to if they don't want to get sued for causing little Johnny to go cross-eyed or for causing little Suzie to convulse on the floor.
Hmm, I don't know, I don't really play hand-held games that often, but I do realize that the only hand-held consoles actually worth anything come from Nintendo. Maybe I'll buy it, if I have the money.
Great! I hope it has motion-sensory functionality like the Wii remote.
Is that your final answer?
I can see the tilt sensor working out, but not the pointer and other stuff.
Especially since a touch screen is actually better than the Wii pointer if you ask me.I can see the tilt sensor working out, but not the pointer and other stuff.
Still, I really can't see a tilt sensor working out very well. I'd find it annoying trying to watch the screen while tilting the handheld all over the place.
WarioWare Twisted, man.Especially since a touch screen is actually better than the Wii pointer if you ask me.I can see the tilt sensor working out, but not the pointer and other stuff.
Still, I really can't see a tilt sensor working out very well. I'd find it annoying trying to watch the screen while tilting the handheld all over the place.
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