Nintendo 3DS - Page 4

Angrist · 01-30-2011, 06:23 AM

I think I heard about Sony also presenting a next handheld? Did anyone read about it? Thoughts? Or maybe it should have its own thread.

Seth · 01-30-2011, 12:34 PM

http://kotaku.com/5744790/the-comple...yline=true&s=i

Angrist · 03-20-2011, 07:13 PM

^_^

The AR stuff is going to be so much fun.

Zen · 03-24-2011, 02:16 AM

wtf did i just watch?

Angrist · 03-25-2011, 01:10 PM

I played one today, the 3D effect is really amazing.
I tried SFIV (I'm not a fighting fan) and AR Shooting. While other customers were looking at me like I was crazy. Well, probably, I didn't have any attention left for them!

Kitana85 · 03-27-2011, 05:34 PM

I heard a few people complains of headaches/eye strain (although not as severe as with the Virtual Boy). Did you find this after prolonged play?

Angrist · 03-27-2011, 05:49 PM

I don't have one. I've heard it depends on the level of 3D. If you don't go for the maximum effect, you should be fine for a few hours.
Also, don't use 3D when you don't need it. It also saves the battery!

TheSlyMoogle · 03-28-2011, 04:06 AM

BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH! 53% Failure rate of launch 3DS systems?

Nintendo, did you learn nothing from Microsoft?

Angrist · 03-28-2011, 10:00 AM

53%? Where did you read that?

Vampyr · 03-28-2011, 11:32 AM

I've been doing some research on this, and I can't find any numbers, especially anything close to 53%.

And what I have found indicates that this is probably more of a software issue, which means it will be patched since the 3DS automagically updates via wifi.

Dyne · 03-28-2011, 11:36 AM

My 3DS rocks and I love it. I didn't get any eye strain yesterday from it.

The amount of stuff they packed in to it blows my mind. The AR cards and FaceBlasters is reason enough to buy it. But, I'm really enjoying Ridge Racer and Steel Diver.

BreakABone · 03-28-2011, 11:39 AM

Yeah, I can't find the 53% number anywhere.

And it would be odd to have a number on the 2nd day.. or even the first really.

And there was no real issues like this coming out of the Japanese launch or you think we would have heard it.

TheSlyMoogle · 03-29-2011, 06:36 AM

Lol it was some article from some tech website I saw through a link through 4chan. I don't save a browsing history on my computer so I can't find the link either, but anyway... Anyway it was just an estimation of the amount of users so far who had seen the BSOD.

It's HIGHLY COMMON for it to happen, especially after playing Street fighter online apparently, but a lot of people have been reporting it after other things too, including the AR stuff.

So it's probably just some software thing, and I'm sure it will be patched out soon and it's a fuck up.

So now not only does the system cause severe headaches, sometimes seizures and general strain on the eyes but it also just stops working sometimes.

Hey maybe nintendo built in the BSOD to force people to stop playing for a few minutes. HURRR HURRRRR HURRRRRR!

Angrist · 03-29-2011, 07:09 AM

I want to try one again. :o I guess I could hit every store here once, just to ask if I can play on a 3DS.

Vampyr · 03-29-2011, 09:55 AM

The eye strain thing really worries me. We have no idea what the long term affects of using something like this for hours a day will do to our eyes, especially if it puts noticeable stress on them.

When the next version of the 3DS comes out and I get one I'm just going to turn on the 3D for each new game I get to look at it then turn it off. I'm glad they gave the option to disable it.

Sort of like how they should always give the option to not use motion controls. Zing!

"But Zach, that's the entire point of the system, they can't give you the option to not use it!!11!!"

Well, they just gave us the option to turn the 3D off of a system called the 3DS.