WilliamWatts said:
greenmedic88 said:
Regardless of whether the 3DS has 3G connectivity, most people will still need a mobile phone.
My only concern is that 3G connectivity isn't free. Most cell service providers charge about $30 a month for unlimted data 3G access and there is no way in hell I'd pay $30 a month to keep my $200 portable game system connected, unless it WAS a phone in addition to being a game system and it replaced my iPhone (of which I don't see either happening).
But then this comes from someone who already has a 3G network subscription plan and naturally wouldn't pay for a second one for a device that would stay at home all the time as opposed to a mobile phone.
Of course whether it has 3G connectivity or not won't effect buyers who aren't interested in paying for the service, which would be optional. There won't be any "required monthly service plans" for buying a 3DS anyway.
So I file this one under "neat" if it doesn't add to the cost of the 3DS, but something I won't use even if data subscription plans were an extremely low (for 3G connectivity) $10 per month of service.
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Of course as an ammendium to your post it could be like the Kindle and only or mainly use 3G to download digititally digistributed games. They could roll the cost of the 3G download into the price of all the items on the store so just as cartidge based distribution would have costs involved, so would 3G distribution. It gives them a way to compete directly with Apple in terms of being able to get games on demand when/where the person wants. Also considering the games are probably still under 1GB each, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch if the console itself had between 4 and 16GB of space with an expandable SD card slot for more.
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e-books are small download size in comparison though. i just checked the rates of ATT and they charge $10 per GB. offhand, i think i remember that the 3DS carts will go up to 1.5 GB which means the delivery cost could be up to $15.
