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Roma on 11 January 2011
Immortal said:
mantlepiecek said:

I like how some people think that everything nintendo does is great and everything its competitors do is bad.


I like how some people think everything Nintendo's competitors do is great and everything Nintendo does is bad.

I fail to see the point of criticizing Nintendo fans for doing this kind of stuff when others do it just as much, if not more.

On topic, this is genius in terms of getting people to take their handhelds everywhere and play together, which Nintendo always tries to do with their handhelds. 3DS may finally manage to make a video game console every man's constant companion.

Yeah like when Nintendo made the Wii-mote it was a gimmick and stupid but when MS and Sony does it, it is cool and the future :P



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ameratsu on 11 January 2011

If true, this is Nintendo's attempt to bring dedicated portable gaming devices into the public sphere. If people are motivated to carry their handheld with them and even play it in public, Nintendo not only capitalizes on the lifestyle thing, but can appeal to the friends of 3DS owners in same fashion that has sold so many idevices.



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milkyjoe on 11 January 2011
Barozi said:

So basically developers create some extras for every game and force you to walk a few steps to unlock it....

doesn't make any sense.

But paying £9.99 for that same extra content would?



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mantlepiecek on 11 January 2011
Immortal said:
mantlepiecek said:

I like how some people think that everything nintendo does is great and everything its competitors do is bad.


I like how some people think everything Nintendo's competitors do is great and everything Nintendo does is bad.

I fail to see the point of criticizing Nintendo fans for doing this kind of stuff when others do it just as much, if not more.

On topic, this is genius in terms of getting people to take their handhelds everywhere and play together, which Nintendo always tries to do with their handhelds. 3DS may finally manage to make a video game console every man's constant companion.


Give me an example of that happening in this thread. I can give you my example if you want. I never hated on nintendo for anything btw. Because I don't have a wii to hate on, since I haven't experienced it.



Immortal on 11 January 2011
mantlepiecek said:
Immortal said:
mantlepiecek said:

I like how some people think that everything nintendo does is great and everything its competitors do is bad.


I like how some people think everything Nintendo's competitors do is great and everything Nintendo does is bad.

I fail to see the point of criticizing Nintendo fans for doing this kind of stuff when others do it just as much, if not more.

On topic, this is genius in terms of getting people to take their handhelds everywhere and play together, which Nintendo always tries to do with their handhelds. 3DS may finally manage to make a video game console every man's constant companion.


Give me an example of that happening in this thread. I can give you my example if you want. I never hated on nintendo for anything btw. Because I don't have a wii to hate on, since I haven't experienced it.

It's not happening in this thread, but as I stated in my second sentence, it's rather pointless to criticize Nintendo fans for it if everyone does it in general.

I can see that I took too much of a fanboyish damage control-ish stance though. Sorry for that - it's my job, ;).



 

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BenVTrigger on 11 January 2011
dahuman said:
BenVTrigger said:

BenVTrigger said:

This is a cool idea but it still doesn't change the fact that the 3DS still lacks a centralized user ID that can show you your progress on the games you've completed and a good history of the things you've accomplished to compare with your friends.  A cool concept but still lacking compared to the 360's Achievements and PS3's Trophys. 

I don't understand why Nintendo doesn't make a centralized account.  It seems like a basic thing in modern gaming. 

 

No i'm just basing it off all info released so far.  If it does end up having one that is awesome and a huge positive for the system.  In fact the lack of one is the main reason I'm considering not buying one until they price drop later on.

I'm not trying to turn this into a Nintendo vs other companies thread at all because I think the 3ds looks great I just find it a bad business decision to not have a centralized ID with game tracking like the other systems currently have.  If it adds one in that is awesome news.


why would you need an online ID for a portable system when there is not free wifi all over the world yet? how would that benefit us in any way? the point of an online id is so people can search and play with friends on the fly, why the hell are you sitting there playing your 3DS at home when you can play on actual consoles or a PC? comparing progress is comparing on who has more "no life" value, how's that a good thing to compare?


are you kidding me?  Walk into the nearest college campus and tell me how many DS's you see.  Here's a hint for you, LOTS.  There's free wi-fi at all colleges and practically all over the place now days.

This isn't a debate its a fact that online play has become a HUGE part of gaming and will only become more and more prevalant over the next 5 years.  If the 3DS still lacks a good solid way to track your friends online and jump into games with them its a bad business choice. 

How can you say you honestly would prefer to walk around and get imaginary coins more than having a good, solid, centralized online experience with game tracking?  Don't get me wrong the coins thing might end up being cool too but not near as important as centralized ID.



noname2200 on 11 January 2011
mantlepiecek said:


Give me an example of that happening in this thread. I can give you my example if you want.

In this thread, before you made your first post?  Let's see it.



Rainbird on 11 January 2011

Clever. Let's see it in action.



Antabus on 11 January 2011
JOKA_ said:

Maybe this has been mentioned already, but this goes hand in hand with that feature where you can pass information from 3DS to 3DS just by walking past someone that is carrying it, even if it is off.  By rewarding people to carry their 3DS around with them, its going to help along that other feature too.


Can you disable that kind of "feature"?



noname2200 on 11 January 2011
Antabus said:
JOKA_ said:

Maybe this has been mentioned already, but this goes hand in hand with that feature where you can pass information from 3DS to 3DS just by walking past someone that is carrying it, even if it is off.  By rewarding people to carry their 3DS around with them, its going to help along that other feature too.


Can you disable that kind of "feature"?

Yes.