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Nintendo held a conference today to announce some more details regarding their new handheld.

The most important being that it launches in Japan Feb 26th, and in Europe/States in March of 2011. The price has only been set for Japan, but with conversion works out to about 300 bucks.

Demo reel of some of the games

Video Games | Nintendo 3DS | NC 10: Japanese Software Lineup Trailer

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Some of the features of the 3DS

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Mentioned Features:
-Comes with a 2 GB SD card.
-Comes with charging cradle.
-3DS Virtual Console for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and maybe Game Boy Advance titles.
-3DS online service will sell Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Classic Games in 3D, DSiWare, and 3DS (ware?) titles.
-Always on passive Tag Mode that can do data exchange, even for games not being played.
-Japanese launch colors are Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black.
-Home button brings up an ingame menu enabling users to browse the web, turn Wi-Fi on/off and modify other settings without exiting.
-"Mii Studio" Application: Take a picture of yourself and have it auto converted into a Mii.
- "AR Games" Application: Built in augmented reality games (comes with six paper cards for these).
-"Nintendo 3DS Cameras" Application: The 3DS can automatically merge two photos into a single image. I'm assuming this is also for taking pictures.
-"Nintendo 3DS Sound" Application: Unsure, guessing something like Mario Paint.
-"Chance Encounter Mii Plaza" Application: I'm assuming this is a place for Miis to hang out that you've picked up from tag mode and/or QR codes.
-"Book" Application: Maybe an ebook reader?
-3DSWare games can be moved from one 3DS to another, and some DSiWare games can be moved to the 3DS as well.
-Is compatible with Wifine if you live in Japan.

Two colors launching in

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Looks very neat. Since I just got an XL I think I'm going to wait until next Christmas. There may be a price drop/trade in offer available then.

I just hope a Pokemon game doesn't come out before that...I would be very tempted.

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Originally Posted by Vampyr (Post 272692)

Well this is one of the reasons always assumed 3DS would come out next year, because we haven't got Pokemon Black/White yet, and I assume PokeMon Gray (or whatever they end up calling it) will be an 3d enhanced version of Black/White the year after

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If it's just the third black/white game, that wouldn't be a killer app for me, could definitely wait to get that...I never bought Platinum either.

I am really surprised by how nice a lot of these 3DS games look though. And a GameBoy virtual console? That's a killer app.

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I really don't want one of these, but did I see Monkey Ball in that video? :)

I'm curious if the device can finally render both screens in 3D, since they seemed hesitant to show the second screen, and when they did, it was 2D. Though, as usual, Nintendo really isn't trying to push the hardware boundaries, so hopefully the battery life is good.

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Originally Posted by gekko (Post 272697)

We've known since e3 that the 2nd screen wasn't 3D.

And yeah a lot of support, new and old.

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Easily fits in your purse or men's carry-all.

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Originally Posted by Teuthida (Post 272699)

Easily fits in your purse or men's carry-all.

People actually play their hand-held game consoles on the go? I thought everyone just stayed home on the couch like me. :)

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Originally Posted by BreakABone (Post 272698)

We've known since e3 that the 2nd screen wasn't 3D.

I think Gekko means 3D graphics as in polygons?
But the DS already had that with some games.

Or if you really meant optical 3D, no the 3DS doesn't have 2 3D screens.

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StreetPass

- final name of tag mode
- exchange data with other players while in sleep mode
- handled automatically
- same game does not have to be in cartridge slot
- StreetPass communication light in the upper right-hand side of 3DS
- check your "Notification Applet" to see the kind of communication took place

Mii Studio

- Mii Studio may not be the final English name
- portable Mii creation studio
- more parts for customization
- use your existing Miis
- automatic creation features if wanted
- convert Miis to QR form
- QR code and Mii picture data can be sent to SD card

StreetPass Mii Plaza

- temporary name
- Mii character will be exchanged with passers-by
- external Miis will appear in the StreetPass Mii Plaza
- Mii is shown next to an icon showing what game the Mii's owner previously playe
- ind out when the StreetPass took place and how many people that person has StreetPassed with.

AR Games

- Augmented Reality
- comes pre-installed with AR Games

Home Menu

- press the Home Button to quickly bring up the system's Home menu
- access various hardware features
- you can do this while playing a game

Nintendo 3DS Camera

- two cameras allow the system to take 3D photos
- includes a variety of sound and camera functions built in
- take pictures of faces using both the inside and outside camera, and then merge these into on

SpotPass

- English name for the feature "Itsunoma no Tsuushin"
- 3DS communicates with Wi-Fi access points and other 3DS owners for SpotPass communications
- active in Sleep Mode
- auto-downloads rankings, ghost data, free software and notification
- pre set the kinds of things you want transferred in this fashion
- current DS Stations kiosks will be converted to full Nintendo Zones services
- NTT East and NTT West team-up to give 3DS users access to WiFine access points throughout Japa
- access some 2,000 access points in train stations, airports and restaurants

3D Movies

- collaborations with Fuji Television and Nippon Television
- free 3D videos to 3DS devices via SpotPass
- "We are hoping that it will be one of the solutions to tackle the chicken and the egg problem and become the trigger for the 3D footage business to emerge on Nintendo 3DS."

More stuff

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Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 272701)

I think Gekko means 3D graphics as in polygons?
But the DS already had that with some games.

I did mean 3D, as in polygons, not stereoscopic 3D. The DS couldn't render both screens as 3D, and I'm kind of curious if they changed that in the 3DS. The games you're thinking of actually just alternated rendering top/bottom, so you only saw every other frame.

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I'll get one once it has been hacked. They put an SD card slot into the machine. Nintendo done fucked up now. That shit will be hacked in a a month at the most.

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Nice attitude there.

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Originally Posted by Angrist (Post 272711)

Nice attitude there.

Whatever half of those games were smaller less graphically intense versions of games you've already played. They're gonna release them at 40 to 50 dollars and be like "here is oot just smaller and mybe with a new quest" sure ill spend my money on a game I've already bought 10 imes now. Or let me spend my hard dearned dough on useless shovelware some more.

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Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle (Post 272722)

The alternative would be, not to play the games you already bought like 10 times.

And I could be mistaken, but so far the only remakes are StarFox, Zelda, Street Fighter and Snake Eater.

Either way, I agree with Angrist.