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homer on 11 January 2011
dahuman said:
BenVTrigger said:
dahuman said:
BenVTrigger said:

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.

because we all goto college right? That's a piss poor arguement, come up with something more practical. It'd just be in your pocket with the lid closed as you are walking, you don't need to be playing a game.

Your arguement sucks. I thought there was free internet in airports, most hotels, most cafes(heck even Mcdonalds), restaraunts, etc.  Online gaming is becoming more prevalent, even on handhelds. What about people who do not live in very populated areas, or people who live in cities/ town that are spread out, making walking to where you need to go, impossible? Why wouldn't you want a centralized online id anyways? By your logic, why even have any online in a portable.



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dtewi on 11 January 2011
RolStoppable said:
dtewi said:

What a completely stupid idea.

I don't play games in order to just damn walk to make them more fun.

If I want to exercise, I'll go running Nintendo or do crunches, but stop shoving fitness down our throats.

I could be wrong, but I think you can earn coins ingame as well, so you don't have to take your 3DS with you at all. This is just an additional way to earn coins that is favorable for people who don't have that much time to play video games.


Still, Ninty is going a tad overboard with the "Omg yay fitness is good :3" stuff.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

dtewi on 11 January 2011
RolStoppable said:
dtewi said:
RolStoppable said:

I could be wrong, but I think you can earn coins ingame as well, so you don't have to take your 3DS with you at all. This is just an additional way to earn coins that is favorable for people who don't have that much time to play video games.

Still, Ninty is going a tad overboard with the "Omg yay fitness is good :3" stuff.

How is it overboard, if you don't have to?


It doesn't matter if I'm not playing them, I still think they're going overboard with fitness.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

Mr Khan on 11 January 2011
RolStoppable said:
dtewi said:

What a completely stupid idea.

I don't play games in order to just damn walk to make them more fun.

If I want to exercise, I'll go running Nintendo or do crunches, but stop shoving fitness down our throats.

I could be wrong, but I think you can earn coins ingame as well, so you don't have to take your 3DS with you at all. This is just an additional way to earn coins that is favorable for people who don't have that much time to play video games.

Has there been confirmation of this, or is this just speculation?

Though it's quite disconcerting that Nintendo hasn't made it clear



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dunno001 on 11 January 2011
noname2200 said:
mantlepiecek said:

The OP itself.

A short response, but "no" would have been even more to the point.  Or can you point to something specific in the OP?  And before you answer, I advise taking a look at the posting history of the person who created the OP (not fwap, but the person he stole it from).

A simple answer which should also suffice to END this derailment. If anyone disagrees with this ending it, consider this a mod order to end it.

Topic itself, I think it's a great idea! It's not mandatory, but given that I already have my DSi on me most of the time, this would just make it even easier for me to make sure I have it on me the rest of my non-sleeping hours. And as someone who has been trying to make more time for gaming, this might let me to play more games, another good thing. Fitness and gaming... sounds great to me!



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manuel on 11 January 2011

The best selling third party accessory will be a (charging) cradle that shakes your 3DS all day long.

... I'm off to the patent office... ;P



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GuyDuke on 11 January 2011
dtewi said:
RolStoppable said:
dtewi said:
RolStoppable said:

I could be wrong, but I think you can earn coins ingame as well, so you don't have to take your 3DS with you at all. This is just an additional way to earn coins that is favorable for people who don't have that much time to play video games.

Still, Ninty is going a tad overboard with the "Omg yay fitness is good :3" stuff.

How is it overboard, if you don't have to?


It doesn't matter if I'm not playing them, I still think they're going overboard with fitness.

I disagree. Fitness is the perfect way to being healthy, and they'll never be too much ways to get healthy. It's a serious society problem nowadays and fitness MUST be promoted more, and its a good way to promote it via videogames, which is a common past tense for teenagers, especially boys. With over 25% of population in US having obesity problem, a little walk outside is welcomed.



dahuman on 12 January 2011
homer said:
dahuman said:
BenVTrigger said:
dahuman said:
BenVTrigger said:

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.

because we all goto college right? That's a piss poor arguement, come up with something more practical. It'd just be in your pocket with the lid closed as you are walking, you don't need to be playing a game.

Your arguement sucks. I thought there was free internet in airports, most hotels, most cafes(heck even Mcdonalds), restaraunts, etc.  Online gaming is becoming more prevalent, even on handhelds. What about people who do not live in very populated areas, or people who live in cities/ town that are spread out, making walking to where you need to go, impossible? Why wouldn't you want a centralized online id anyways? By your logic, why even have any online in a portable.


what does walking have to do with an online id? a more practical solution is 3G support, then the online ID would make sense for that portable. running around looking for free wifi spot is just dumb, might as well stay home and play your games there then, don't need a 3DS for that at all.



homer on 12 January 2011
dahuman said:
homer said:
dahuman said:
BenVTrigger said:


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.

because we all goto college right? That's a piss poor arguement, come up with something more practical. It'd just be in your pocket with the lid closed as you are walking, you don't need to be playing a game.

Your arguement sucks. I thought there was free internet in airports, most hotels, most cafes(heck even Mcdonalds), restaraunts, etc.  Online gaming is becoming more prevalent, even on handhelds. What about people who do not live in very populated areas, or people who live in cities/ town that are spread out, making walking to where you need to go, impossible? Why wouldn't you want a centralized online id anyways? By your logic, why even have any online in a portable.


what does walking have to do with an online id? a more practical solution is 3G support, then the online ID would make sense for that portable. running around looking for free wifi spot is just dumb, might as well stay home and play your games there then, don't need a 3DS for that at all.

It has everything to do with walking. If the only way to add someone to your friends, is walking by them, then that is stupid. What about the people who live in spread out areas, where you cannot walk everywhere you need to go? 3g would be nice, but not going to happen. The problem with your arguement is, that it is hard to find wifi spots, but in reality(at least in the USA) it is fairly easy. You are practically suggesting that there is no need for online gaming in handhelds, which I obviously disagree with. imo, not having online ids, is  "just dumb."



"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." -My good friend Mark Aurelius

makingmusic476 on 12 January 2011

I'd say what's most brilliant about this is that it encourages users to keep their 3DSes on them when moving around, which makes SpotPass a more viable feature outside of Japan.