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stof on 25 March 2010

The XL seems primarily an attempt to reach out to the older audience. I really don't think the 3DS announcement will do much at all to dent DS sales. And the 3DS's release will coincide with the DS becoming a cheaper system. Both should sell a lot for a long time.



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MasterZack on 25 March 2010

Yes. I have said that in other thread...



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Siko1989 on 25 March 2010

not really the 3DS is actually a real successor, the DSXL will still sell but only at the same rate as the DSi is selling now.. that means the DSXL wont get a boost at all




M.U.G.E.N on 25 March 2010
Tridrakious said:
Of course it was!

Nintendo jumps from system to system way to much. I mean the only reason the "DS" is doing so well is because the there was the DS "Phat", DS Lite, DSi, DSi XX/XL now there is this 3DS.

BTW I've got to say this.

NINTENDO RIPPING OFF SONY!!!! 3D is Sony's techology! :)

^THis. I was also thinking of getting a newer DS soon but this just stopped my purchase for now

 

ANd why are there so many posts on how Nintendo knows better than thou and I know this because I read articles on the internet just like everyone else but I can't seem to answer a simple question without protecting my beloved master Nintendo as he pays for my house and guarded my dog being run over by the 3vil S0Ny?

It is a bit weired on timing this time around, who knows we might get some good answers by E3. So until then, unless you own Nintendo, SPECULATE



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cAPSLOCK on 25 March 2010
M.U.G.E.N said:
Tridrakious said:
Of course it was!

Nintendo jumps from system to system way to much. I mean the only reason the "DS" is doing so well is because the there was the DS "Phat", DS Lite, DSi, DSi XX/XL now there is this 3DS.

BTW I've got to say this.

NINTENDO RIPPING OFF SONY!!!! 3D is Sony's techology! :)

^THis. I was also thinking of getting a newer DS soon but this just stopped my purchase for now

 

ANd why are there so many posts on how Nintendo knows better than thou and I know this because I read articles on the internet just like everyone else but I can't seem to answer a simple question without protecting my beloved master Nintendo as he pays for my house and guarded my dog being run over by the 3vil S0Ny?

It is a bit weired on timing this time around, who knows we might get some good answers by E3. So until then, unless you own Nintendo, SPECULATE

There's been a lot of companies working on 3d technology. For example, the 3d tech that some speculators think will work is developed by someone other than Sony (some kind of 3d that only works on screens X size or smaller).  Sony is neither the first nor the pioneers of modern 3d tech. Just like anything video game related you have to look at PCs who have been doing it for a while now.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/117303/sharp_ships_3d_monitor.html (Aug 10, 2004)

Yeah I agree it's weird timing and I'm very curious as to why now of all times.

Maybe to steal thunder from the PSP 5 year anniversary! It's as plausible as any other answer at this point.



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hsrob on 25 March 2010

I can't remember which thread it was in but The Source mentioned something about Nintendo announcing 2010 full year financial projections some time in the early or middle part of May i.e. ~6 weeks from now.

If the 3DS is to be released this year it would have to be factored into these projections so obviously Nintendo couldn't wait until E3 to announce it and didn't want the first announcement of their new system to be a mere footnote in a financial report.



z101 on 25 March 2010
Kennyheart said:

Now I know I will probeley get hate for this but I think Nintendo would have been better if they anounced it at a later date.

Why because they annouced a new handheld right before The DS XL hits america.

I think this well certainy stop some nintendo fans from getting it now,because they know a new handheld on the way.

They should had a big annoument at E3 about instead they annouce it a week before the XL comes out.

Now I don't hate nintendo i love them but I got to addit this was bad timing at there fault.

It was the right time!

A few days before Sony announced there "Wii too"-Move system (yes the laggy think) and got some interest in the mainstream media.

The announcement of the 3DS is the next proof that Nintendo rules the Videogaming world and all other are only following Nintendos path.

I think this announcement was another hit in sonys face.



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Tridrakious on 25 March 2010
cAPSLOCK said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Tridrakious said:
Of course it was!

Nintendo jumps from system to system way to much. I mean the only reason the "DS" is doing so well is because the there was the DS "Phat", DS Lite, DSi, DSi XX/XL now there is this 3DS.

BTW I've got to say this.

NINTENDO RIPPING OFF SONY!!!! 3D is Sony's techology! :)

^THis. I was also thinking of getting a newer DS soon but this just stopped my purchase for now

 

ANd why are there so many posts on how Nintendo knows better than thou and I know this because I read articles on the internet just like everyone else but I can't seem to answer a simple question without protecting my beloved master Nintendo as he pays for my house and guarded my dog being run over by the 3vil S0Ny?

It is a bit weired on timing this time around, who knows we might get some good answers by E3. So until then, unless you own Nintendo, SPECULATE

There's been a lot of companies working on 3d technology. For example, the 3d tech that some speculators think will work is developed by someone other than Sony (some kind of 3d that only works on screens X size or smaller).  Sony is neither the first nor the pioneers of modern 3d tech. Just like anything video game related you have to look at PCs who have been doing it for a while now.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/117303/sharp_ships_3d_monitor.html (Aug 10, 2004)

Yeah I agree it's weird timing and I'm very curious as to why now of all times.

Maybe to steal thunder from the PSP 5 year anniversary! It's as plausible as any other answer at this point.

Companies are only just now getting into 3D tech because Sony is building it for everything. Movies, Games, TV, etc.

They are also using the processes that Sony is/has put into place.



redspear on 25 March 2010
Tridrakious said:
cAPSLOCK said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Tridrakious said:
Of course it was!

Nintendo jumps from system to system way to much. I mean the only reason the "DS" is doing so well is because the there was the DS "Phat", DS Lite, DSi, DSi XX/XL now there is this 3DS.

BTW I've got to say this.

NINTENDO RIPPING OFF SONY!!!! 3D is Sony's techology! :)

^THis. I was also thinking of getting a newer DS soon but this just stopped my purchase for now

 

ANd why are there so many posts on how Nintendo knows better than thou and I know this because I read articles on the internet just like everyone else but I can't seem to answer a simple question without protecting my beloved master Nintendo as he pays for my house and guarded my dog being run over by the 3vil S0Ny?

It is a bit weired on timing this time around, who knows we might get some good answers by E3. So until then, unless you own Nintendo, SPECULATE

There's been a lot of companies working on 3d technology. For example, the 3d tech that some speculators think will work is developed by someone other than Sony (some kind of 3d that only works on screens X size or smaller).  Sony is neither the first nor the pioneers of modern 3d tech. Just like anything video game related you have to look at PCs who have been doing it for a while now.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/117303/sharp_ships_3d_monitor.html (Aug 10, 2004)

Yeah I agree it's weird timing and I'm very curious as to why now of all times.

Maybe to steal thunder from the PSP 5 year anniversary! It's as plausible as any other answer at this point.

Companies are only just now getting into 3D tech because Sony is building it for everything. Movies, Games, TV, etc.

They are also using the processes that Sony is/has put into place.

OK first off the 3d push in movies from James Cameron's Avatar and that is produced by 20th Century Fox a subsidary of News Corp and has nothing to do with Sony. BTW in case you are wondering the push was deliberate on James Cameron's behalf. Dreamworks Animation also has been pushing 3D and that is paramount which is owned by Viacom again not Sony. You also have the Zemickis animation films produced by Time Warner. Sony has done nothing to push 3-D in Movies.

Samsung has been pushing 3-D tech for TVs as well as sharp and Hitachi. Sharp has a 3-D enabled laptop and Hitachi a 3-D phone. Panasonic produced the first 3-D video camcorder. In fact with everything Sony has been behind the curve in pushing 3-D allowing others to trail blaze teh way.

However Sony will be important when it comes to popularizing it.

 

Edit:

 

Before it is brought up. Sony cameras were used to shoot Avatar. However one of the reasons it won an academy award for cinematography  was that none of the cameras were designed to shoot in 3-D so Vince Pace and James Cameron had to actually create there own rig and modify the cameras appropiately. The cameras include HDC-F950, HDC-1500 and the Cine-Altra series which are very nice cameras but not 3-D



Asriel on 25 March 2010

Better for Nintendo to announce it before someone leaks it.

 

There's also this that makes me think it was a carefully calculated and well timed move: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/38174/3DS-sends-Nintendo-stock-soaring