Nintendo 3DS

[gekko]

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.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by gekko

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.

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

And yeah a lot of support, new and old.

[Teuthida]

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

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

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.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

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.

[BreakABone]

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

[gekko]

Originally Posted by Angrist

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.

[TheSlyMoogle]

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.