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Xen on 25 March 2011

I read only about half-way through, I love the way this is organized, my opinion on your opinion is something you should expect to see tomorrow!



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Conegamer on 25 March 2011
Saruk said:

How is the 3D effect like on the system menu? When I first boot up the system and look at the menu with the slider off and turn it up will I see a difference? I'm not getting any games at launch so I'm depending on the AR games and the system itself to show off the 3D, will I be disappointed? Can't wait till Midnight tomorrow x_x

Definitely. Put on an application, press home and then click on another one, nice layering effect there.

There is a MASSIVE difference



 

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Conegamer on 25 March 2011
Xen said:

I read only about half-way through, I love the way this is organized, my opinion on your opinion is something you should expect to see tomorrow!

Cool, thanks! And to everyone else to

We shall see, you'll have to lemme know how it is anyway. I'm sure you'll love it



 

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Conegamer on 25 March 2011
Wagram said:
SleepWaking said:
Wagram said:

Good review but I don't believe you about the eye strain. That has to vary person to person because i've heard people talking about how annoying the 3D is after awhile and that it strains the eyes and gives headaches.

Why wouldn't you believe him? I haven't got any eyestrain and have used it for several hours now....

Some people may have eyestrain although I'm pretty sure most will be having no troubles anymore after playing the 3DS more often.

Multiple reports conflict with his. I've seen the 3D and personally I don't like it. However that's not the 3DS's fault. I just like 3D. I extremely HATE it when i'm watching Cinema.

It does vary, but since a review is from my opinion and my perspective I use the data I have

Best advice is to try it at a demo stand and make an opinion there. If you don't have strain after 5 minutes, you probably won't for couple hours. 

Take time to adjust 3D as well. Not everyone likes 100% depth!



 

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Saruk on 25 March 2011
Conegamer said:
Saruk said:

How is the 3D effect like on the system menu? When I first boot up the system and look at the menu with the slider off and turn it up will I see a difference? I'm not getting any games at launch so I'm depending on the AR games and the system itself to show off the 3D, will I be disappointed? Can't wait till Midnight tomorrow x_x

Definitely. Put on an application, press home and then click on another one, nice layering effect there.

There is a MASSIVE difference

Alright thanks, I prolly wont get a game for it till Zelda in June hopefully. I'll be happy if I can see the 3D still with the AR games and stuff.




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Wagram on 25 March 2011
Conegamer said:
Wagram said:
SleepWaking said:
Wagram said:

Good review but I don't believe you about the eye strain. That has to vary person to person because i've heard people talking about how annoying the 3D is after awhile and that it strains the eyes and gives headaches.

Why wouldn't you believe him? I haven't got any eyestrain and have used it for several hours now....

Some people may have eyestrain although I'm pretty sure most will be having no troubles anymore after playing the 3DS more often.

Multiple reports conflict with his. I've seen the 3D and personally I don't like it. However that's not the 3DS's fault. I just like 3D. I extremely HATE it when i'm watching Cinema.

It does vary, but since a review is from my opinion and my perspective I use the data I have

Best advice is to try it at a demo stand and make an opinion there. If you don't have strain after 5 minutes, you probably won't for couple hours. 

Take time to adjust 3D as well. Not everyone likes 100% depth!

Oh yeah I understand. I thought the review was good. I'll be picking up one in the future, just not right now.



Jumpin on 25 March 2011

Judging by forum response; I think Nintendo designed the 3DS so that Sony fans will experience headaches and eye strain. There is a lot of evidence that points to this.



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RCTjunkie on 25 March 2011
Jumpin said:

Judging by forum response; I think Nintendo designed the 3DS so that Sony fans will experience headaches and eye strain. There is a lot of evidence that points to this.


It's amazing how they do that. Sony must attract groups of people with sensitive eyes.......



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archbrix on 25 March 2011
RolStoppable said:

I just don't get it. I can see the 3D (stuff appearing to extend through the 3DS's backside and stuff popping out), but it doesn't make anything easier to visualize. In most instances it just becomes harder to play the games (I have Pilotwings and Ridge Racer). I generally went with low 3D intensity, because it was less troubling to see it correctly and therefore it was less likely to cause dizziness. But what the hell is the point? Now it's even easier to hit a spiky ball floating in the sky!

I guess the 3D is messing with my depth perception, because I find it harder to judge distances with it being turned on. I fail to see the point of 3D. It makes me play worse, it lowers the brightness level of the screen, it consumes more energy and it doesn't make games look significantly cooler.

Quick summary:

 

  • Miis: meh.
  • AR games: Moving the 3DS around with the 3D being activated? Headache. Without the 3D? Boring.
  • Face Raiders: Same as above.
  • Photos: Why should I bother?
  • Sound Maker: Why in the world...?
  • Pressing the power button to shut the system down only to be prompted to decide between standby and shutting down? Who came up with this crap? If I wanted standby, I would close the system. Power off should mean power off and nothing else.
My score: 9.5/10.

Lol.  I love how your post seems unforgivingly critical but then you give it a score of 9.5/10.

Oh, Rol!  



snowdog on 25 March 2011
Conegamer said:
Saruk said:

How is the 3D effect like on the system menu? When I first boot up the system and look at the menu with the slider off and turn it up will I see a difference? I'm not getting any games at launch so I'm depending on the AR games and the system itself to show off the 3D, will I be disappointed? Can't wait till Midnight tomorrow x_x

Definitely. Put on an application, press home and then click on another one, nice layering effect there.

There is a MASSIVE difference

There are also a few nice little Easter Eggs with the 3DS. The Home menu responds to sound - try blowing into the microphone or putting some music on and you'll see the icons vibrating. There are 5 different Easter Eggs as far as I remember, read it on the CVG site a few days ago.

Edit: Details here.