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decoyoctopod on 13 July 2010
Hynad said:
decoyoctopod said:
sc94597 said:
Hynad said:

Then comes the third version, the 3DS.  It's the 3rd and offers 3D...  DS 3... 3DS. 

 

The name is just right, IMO.

I think it is best to think of DS, DSL, and DSi as the same platform, while 3DS is an entirely different platform. DSi isn't the original DS' sucessor, 3DS is. As for the name, who cares? It's a name. 

Yeah the DS fat, DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL are all the same console in the same generation, just different versions. So the 3DS is really only the second "DS."

Regardless, I think the name's fine.

No, the DSi has exclusive content that are unplayable on the DS lite (DSi Enhanced).  2 Cameras (one front, one out), DSi Wares, music player from SD Card slot not present on the DS Lite and sound recorder.  Among other stuff I may be forgetting.

It may play the same games as the DS, but for many games it offers a lot of added content exclusive to the system and brings enough features to justify a differenciation between the 2 systems.

I'm sorry, but the DSi is just another revision of the DS. Sure, it has some crappy "DSi-enhanced" games and some okay DSiWare titles but they are both in the same generation and overall they play the same games.  The change from DS Lite to DSi isn't substantial enough to warrant the DSi as an entirely different system. The 3DS, however, is an extreme upgrade and is the next installment in the DS line, like the Game Boy Advance was to the Game Boy Color.



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homer on 13 July 2010
Ssenkahdavic said:

Aww, it should have 2 analog sticks...

 


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L.C.E.C. on 13 July 2010

DAMITTT. I actually wanted 3D Video Chat like Iwata was hoping for... c'mon it's one more fucking camera Nintendo! Pony that shit up! Oh, and I hate the stupid size difference in screens. It's just wrong. I meant, remember Metroid Prime Hunters? You used the mottom screen as an analog stick for the top screen. Probably not gonna be possible now :(




sc94597 on 13 July 2010
Hynad said:
decoyoctopod said:
sc94597 said:
Hynad said:

Then comes the third version, the 3DS.  It's the 3rd and offers 3D...  DS 3... 3DS. 

 

The name is just right, IMO.

I think it is best to think of DS, DSL, and DSi as the same platform, while 3DS is an entirely different platform. DSi isn't the original DS' sucessor, 3DS is. As for the name, who cares? It's a name. 

Yeah the DS fat, DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL are all the same console in the same generation, just different versions. So the 3DS is really only the second "DS."

Regardless, I think the name's fine.

.....

That hardly makes it a new platform. 



DeadEye on 13 July 2010

That's cool. The 3DS could still use a nip and tuck imo though. The tag feature sounds nice.



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Shonen on 13 July 2010

Just put a nice little emblem on the cover, tell me how much you want for it , and when , that i will buy it.

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Ninten78 on 13 July 2010

3D video chat would still be possible,the one camera sends the image to the other one and then it is translated to a 3D image correct? and vice versa



TomaTito on 13 July 2010
L.C.E.C. said:

DAMITTT. I actually wanted 3D Video Chat like Iwata was hoping for... c'mon it's one more fucking camera Nintendo! Pony that shit up! Oh, and I hate the stupid size difference in screens. It's just wrong.

I think the same way. Same size screens!!! They've been saying it wasn't the final design and suddenly it is.

Also make the thing matte like the DSi. I hate glossy screens, plastic, etc.



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irstupid on 13 July 2010

why is the name being discussed?  its a perfect name and a method used in a lot fo things, such as MSN NBC becomes MSNBC, or ESPN News becomes ESPNEWS, this is 3D Dual Screens (DS) = 3DS



SnesTea on 13 July 2010

@ d21lewis

Versions of Nintendo handhelds:

Game Boy

Game Boy pocket*

Game Boy light (japan only)*

Game Boy Color*

Game Boy Advance

GB Advance SP*

GB micro*

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS lite*

Nintendo DSi*

Nintendo DSi XL*

Nintendo 3DS

 

*redesign

So in total, there have been 8.

That's not including all the colors they came in. If you count those, there are like 200 different Game Boys.

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Eh, I wish it was smoother looking. But I will most likely buy one. Depending on the price.