Aphasia said:So I've canceled my pre-order, mainly because a number of articles showcasing how ugly DS games look on the system. The 3DS plays the games perfectly fine, but there's an obvious blurring/desaturation of the color that goes on.
True, you have the option to re-scale, which is supposed to help the blurriness. But you're also loosing quite a bit of screen real estate. The size discrepancy is documented in the article below. Some people testify that they don't notice it, while others are sincerely bothered by the effect. It probably just comes down to personal preference.Aazealh said:Would you mind posting your sources? Because I've heard the desaturation was rather subtle and not a bother at all. As for the "blurring", it's a result of the upscaling, which is advantageous when playing polygon-based games (smoothes out the edges and makes them look better), but inevitably renders sprites slightly less crisply than the original NDS. So it's not actually a lose-lose situation but varies depending on the game played. And it's worth mentioning that you can rescale the games to their original resolution by pressing buttons during start up if you want to, which would fix any issues you might have with this.
Aphasia said:True, you have the option to re-scale, which is supposed to help the blurriness.
Aphasia said:http://www.destructoid.com/upgrading-to-3ds-don-t-get-rid-of-your-ds-just-yet--196897.phtml
This is the article that influenced my decision to wait. It gives a pretty good impression of the differences.
It's supposed to be out this year, too.Speaking to Edge, Miyamoto also revealed more details about the game, stating it's a cross between Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 64. The raccoon tail in the game's logo is no coincidence either, as Miyamoto confirmed it's exactly what you think it is: "You probably know what’s going to happen using that character."
Super Mario 3DS will be playable at E3 in June.
Viewing 3D is difficult when you move your head, and the launch lineup sucks. NEWS.NightCrawler said:http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3112-Nintendo-3DS
Walter said:Viewing 3D is difficult when you move your head, and the launch lineup sucks. NEWS.
Walter said:Viewing 3D is difficult when you move your head, and the launch lineup sucks. NEWS.
NightCrawler said:http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3112-Nintendo-3DS
Scorpio said:This has happened to me three times now, and is especially prevalent near the end of long-winded shadow wars missions when I haven't saved. In the big scheme of things I guess the rate of occurrence is pretty tiny, but man, when it happens it's just beyond frustrating. At least it doesn't brick the system.
NightCrawler said:Nevertheless i consider him to be a trustworthy reviewer. Even if done for laughs.
Aazealh said:Really? I don't think of his stuff as much more than parodies.
NightCrawler said:But that's his thing. It's easy to get past that and focus on his opinion. And for the most part i agree with the arguments he makes in his reviews.
Griffith said:I'll pass on Cave Story 64.
Aphasia said:I still have a ton of DS games to go through before I care about getting a 3DS.
Aphasia said:There's a game coming out called Labyrinth, don't know if it will make it stateside. I hope so, because whatever it is, it's damn pretty.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428715
Aazealh said:There are enough NDS games out there to keep you busy until Nintendo's next handheld comes out.
Truder said:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/nintendo-3ds-price-drops-from-249-to-169-august-12th-current/ said:The price of the Nintendo 3DS in the US is dropping precipitously August 12th from $249 to $169, with other regions getting a similar price break in their respective currency. Are you one of the 830,000~ US gamers that have already shelled out? Don't be too disappointed, the thank you gift for gamers that have logged into the eShop at least once before the price cut will be 10 free NES virtual console games September 1st, plus 10 more Game Boy Advance virtual console games -- that Nintendo is not planning on releasing to the general public -- before the end of the year. Left holding the bag for all this desperation generosity, are the company's investors. While pressure from the upcoming Vita is surely playing a part, Nintendo plans to sell 16 million 3DS units in the financial year, but still slashed its financial projections for the year from ¥110 billion to just ¥20 billion. Check out the financial PDFs at the source links below while you decide if 10 potentially-exclusive GBA games are worth paying $80 extra for.
Walter said:On Aug12, I will finally own a 3DS.