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BlowoverKing on 04 April 2013
DieAppleDie said:
Which gaming consoles do you own/like?


My top 5 favorites are:

1. PSVita

2. DS (ones with GBA slot)

3. PS3 

4. PS2

5. Gamecube

 

Other than those I own every Nintendo handheld (even micro), PS1, Wii, and PSP. Others i've owned in the past are N64, Dreamcast, and Xbox 360. 



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BlowoverKing on 04 April 2013
fedfed said:
My eyes don't hurt after 4 hours, my thumbs don't hurt after 4 hours, I can keep playing for hours lots of games.... MK7 - Pokemon Rumble and the other Pokemon are not a reflection of all 3DS games - I mean... really?

Ever tried KI? or Resident Evil?

I suggest you both (BlowoverKing and Veritaz) to sell the 3DS right now. 1 Pokemon game is never worth $200.
And by the comments of your you will be happier without a 3DS!


Remember these are first impressions so i'm sure it'll grow on me but for now it's left a bad taste in my mouth. As for the games I'm sure I'll buy some games that I never thought I would like just to try them out. 



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KHlover on 04 April 2013

Now if you started to play some of the good games (I know this is subjective, but you really shouldn't judge the 3DS after playing "Pokemon Rumble"), how about Kid Icarus: Uprising, Resident Evil: Revelations, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Super Mario 3D Land, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Pullblox, Pushmo...



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BlowoverKing on 04 April 2013
Rogerioandrade said:

"it functions well but I hate it"
What? You hate something that works well? That doesn´t make sense. But I´m assuming that you just hate it because you don´t like the layout of the menu. Maybe you´d prefer something like the floating circles of Vita.

"Besides games the 3DS has very little functionality. It has Netflix, a web browser and some Nintendo themed calculators"
Are you really talking about the 3Ds? C´mon.. It has a music player, microphone, 3D camera (you can see videos using a converter - I even watch movies on it), Swap Note, FlipNote Studio, MiiPlaza (for Streetpass), you can buy others, like Colors 3D for drawing/painting or a Scientific Calculator. And soon Miiverse. It´s clear that you really didn´t explore all that your device has to offer.

As for the games, there are way better games available than those.


A Toyota Prius functions well but I don't like that either and i do prefer the Vita bubbles mainly for customization. As far as the functionality goes of course I explored my options and I probably won't use any of them. I want things like youtube, facebook, twitter, skype, and an email client, those are things i'll actually use.



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Kaizar on 04 April 2013

You do know that you can ADJUST the VOLUME of 3D?

You need to have the Depth Slider "ALL THE WAY UP". You do know that, right?

 

Anyways, you should play:

Kid Icarus: Uprising

Resident Evil: Revelations ($19.99¢)

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Kingdom Hearts 3D

Star Fox 64 3D

Dillon's Rolling Western (eShop)

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (comes out on 3DS this month, it's the prequel)

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 3DS

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Mutant Mudds (eShop)

Harmo Knight (eShop)

Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

Tales of the Abyss 3D

Liberation Maiden (eShop)

Kersploosh (eShop)

Gunman Clive ($1.99¢ eShop)

Nano Assault EX (eShop)

Spirit Camera: the Cursed Memoir

Shinobi 3DS

 

Also you can download plenty of free Demos

Denpa Men They came by wave, is a Dungeon Crawler RPG (there's a Demo)

 

You can even visit 3D Websites, like the ones I have in my signature. But gbatemp.net site needs to visited on PC to open the ZIP file, if you want 3D screenshots of other GameCube & Wii games.

There are also 3D XXX sites.



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dahuman on 04 April 2013

gotta get more games man, 3 games is not enough!



ToraReaper on 04 April 2013

3DS is more shitty hardware from nintendo... I got mine because its Nintendo, they got handheld locked down man, the games are here and more are coming, give it a good chance.

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newwil7l on 04 April 2013

Honestly I like the original 3DS better than the XL



BuckStud on 04 April 2013
Nem said:

The 3DS isnt crappy at all, but its only a games console, its not a multi-media device. Its not meant to compete with phones at all, and it shows (unlike the Vita).

I will admit i enjoy the Vita more because of those extra features, but also because i like the games. I love both consoles though, but i am completely hooked on the Vita and i am pleased with the 3DS, if you can understand the difference.

The 3DS eshop has been getting better though, and i recently got Heroes of Ruin for 25 euros. I also spoted RE mercenaries 3D for only 10 euros and revelations for 30. Nintendo needs to keep heading into that path to make the shop more vibrant. Discounts are essential.


You're right, the 3DS is a game machine and it does a great job of that.  As for doing anything beyond, I don't even use any of the Vita's extra features as I also have an iPad which does the other things better anyway.



Stop hating and start playing.

BuckStud on 04 April 2013
BlowoverKing said:
DieAppleDie said:
Which gaming consoles do you own/like?


My top 5 favorites are:

1. PSVita

2. DS (ones with GBA slot)

3. PS3 

4. PS2

5. Gamecube

 

Other than those I own every Nintendo handheld (even micro), PS1, Wii, and PSP. Others i've owned in the past are N64, Dreamcast, and Xbox 360. 

I own all theose systems too, plus pretty much all others.  As far as play time goes, Vita is near the bottom of my list though.



Stop hating and start playing.