New Nintendo 3DS

GrevSev

So Nintendo is planning to release a new 3DS next year

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/new/spec/index.html

Slightly stronger
Less annoying 3D function
Some games will be exclusive to it

Anyone 3DS owners planning to switch up for this one?

moose

i'll be getting one. Including a right thumbstick is huge. my circle pad pro stopped working, must have it for Monster Hunter!

NegevPro

I just picked up a regular 3DS like a month ago and it's been amazing. I can't help but feel that this could be a bad move though, exclusive games could potentially mean bad sale figures for the developers because not every 3DS owner is going to upgrade. I would hope that exclusivity wouldn't go past some additional features added for people with the newer console, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. I probably won't upgrade any time soon, I've got enough JRPGs to last a lifetime and Persona Q isn't even out yet!

On a side note, I can't stand using the 3D feature on my 3DS. My eyes start burning almost instantly on any game even if I set the slider to a very low amount, I'd consider upgrading if the new console could alleviate that problem.

Fuiosg

please tell me they upped the resolution or did something that doesn't just 'improve the experience'.

moose

other info:
http://kotaku.com/nintendo-just-announced-a-new-3ds-1628389333/+barrett

Baj Singh

Hopefully this will be the last revision. I can't afford to trade in my "New Nintendo 3DSXL" for a "New Nintendo 3DSXL Ultra Arcade Edition Slim".

Two Listen

Interesting. The idea of a right thumbstick is a big selling point. I actually have no issues with my current 3DS other than the lack of thumbstick, if I can afford it I might actually look into this.

Fuiosg

chiniara wrote: »

Actually this is more a 3DS 2 than a new model.

Like Wii U is a new console and not a new Wii model.

Sounds good, I hope that's what it is. But seriously who is naming these things, if it really is a 3ds 2 don't tell me they're calling it 'the new 3ds LL'.

MeshModeler

where is the 3ds lite.:poly127:

Fuiosg

Appears to be the same resolution... Yet they improved the CPU. Weird

Ispheria

definately going to buy the new one. had the regular 3ds since day 1

cryrid

I was thinking of picking up a 3DS this weekend, but it looks like I should hold off a bit longer.

iadagraca

Some games are being released exclusively for it, i'm guessing this is a trend.

87roach

Seem's like just another waste of resources to me.

bounchfx

GrevSev wrote: »

Slightly stronger

I don't know, they've said double the ram, processing power, and almost double vram. doesn't sound like 'slightly' but I guess that depends what your expectations really are.

they also added new shoulder buttons and a right analogue stick for camera controls (finally), longer battery, etc.

and I'm not sure I get the complaints about new versions. this seems to be a legitamate upgrade to a 5 year old handheld. It's not like that's "too soon" as far as console release timelines are concerned.

remains to be seen how much more powerful it actually is, but shit, they are porting xenoblade to it and that's awesome.

I agree it's a shame the screen is not higher resolution but at the same time then we probably wouldn't be getting a graphics upgrade

Isaiah Sherman

I like that they added the extra L & R buttons.

For our indie game we wanted to develop for 3DS, but lacking the extra L & R was a huge issue for our control scheme.

Mstankow

Because it uses micro SD, it should be easier to format SD cards to be larger formats that the system technically does not support. My 32 GB card is almost full so I would love to see if I can get a 64 or 128 GB card in one. Luckily, my smart phone is capable of formatting the SD cards to the proper format.