kidicarus.jpg

Sorry to keep you waiting!

I hear speculation that 3DS has achievements. How poopy is that.

>>1272
http://e3.nintendo.com/interviews/#/?v=interview_stradling
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Hey Red, this stuff's awesome! Btw, Red, Konami wins second place:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtKMqdMWNec

>>1272
What's so bad about achievements?

>>1280
A game becomes Facebook and not a game anymore.

>>1277
Oh, damn, the player lags!

>>1283
No, the system is just SO AWESOME that it CAN TELL WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO BEFORE YOU DO IT!

XD

Nintendo kicked ass this E3. Golden Sun, Goldeneye remake, Lylat Wars (Starfox64) remake and Zelda Skyward Sword? I jizzed in my pants.

And the 3DS actually looks like it is set to be amazing. Pic related, how I'm feeling right now.

>>1308

Microsoft's Sidewinder was a copy of Sega Saturn's controller. Sorry, Microsoft is even less original than the others. There was even an analog version of the Saturn's controller which came out in July of 1996.

The PS1 controller is designed the way it is because of how Sony was originally partnered with Nintendo making expansions to the SNES before branching off in its own direction. Seeing little reason to change the new controller design, they decided to leave it the way it was. The Analog and Dualshock versions came out in 1997 and 1998, respectively. While both the analog and the rumble were something that had been done before, the design lived and was successful, as evidenced by the fact that all modern controllers have two analog sticks and a similar button layout to the PlayStation's, especially on the Microsoft 360's front, their older Xbox controler more reminiscent of the DC's with a second analog stick (most certainly explains why a lot of xbox games were DC like or DC ports), where as Nintendo's experiment on the N64 died off relatively quickly (it was seriously painful to hold).

Dualshock 2 had fully analog controls on all buttons, but no one seems to realize that for some reason.

Dualshock 3 is a joke, I hate the triggers.

Wiimote is... just a joke, sorry. Serious games on the Wii use the Classic Controller who's layout is oddly reminiscent of the Dualshock, especially the newer versions of the Classic Controller. I hate Nintendo's consoles outside of handhelds. And it pisses me off that everyone is trying to copy Nintendo in a way this season. Nintendo isn't making anything "new" really outside of the 3DS (which is fucking awesome), Microsoft is copying Sony's EyeToy, Sony is improving EyeToy while copying Nintendo... it's like a circle jerk of crap!

...will still be buying that Zelda game, though.... ;///;

>>1320

Yep

I firmly stand by my position that the XBOX and 360 are just less stable clones of the Dreamcast.

>>1353
Sega made some bad choices, and in an industry as competitive as the console gaming market, those bad choices were enough to finish them. I understand that the dreamcast was a good system, but it's all in the past now, so it bugs me when people continue to bitch about how the dreamcast was the best system ever and how none of the consoles today compare.
Now I'm not saying you're one of these people, it's just your statement reminded me of them.

>>1358
Well the PS2 was an awesome system, it's hard to deny that.

i believe that the dreamcast was still in the top three consoles of all time

plus I nerd gasmed at nintendo re-releaseing all their old tittles for the 3DS and a new version of goldeneye for the wii that DOESNT require the motion controlls?!

Sign My ass up! (3DS paif off so far: 120$)

>>1371
What are the other two top systems?

>>1374
Hmm, I agree with those two, but I just don't see the appeal of the Dreamcast. I was always more of a Nintendo guy anyway, but that's just my opinion, take it as you will.

>>1354
When I was little, my step-brother had a Dreamcast before he moved out to go to college. I was a bit too young when I played it to say anything about it now, but I spent hours playing Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 (when it came out), and had a great time with it (even though those games are pretty horrible, haha). Toy Commander was also fun.

It looks very likely that the 3DS will be ~$300.00 USD when it launches here. This may seem like a bit much, especially for a handheld, but take a second to think about it:

http://www.destructoid.com/see-the-3ds-game-lineup-in-glorious-trailer-form-185152.phtml

>Metal Gear Solid 3DS: Snake Eater
>Super Street Fighter IV 3D
>Resident Evil: The Mercenaries
>Resident Evil: Revelations
>Puzzle Bobble
>Animal Crossing 3DS
>Starfox 64 3DS
>Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS
>Kid Icarus: Uprising
>Super Paper Mario 3DS
>Driver 3D
>Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
>Tons of other shit

And that isn't all...

MOTHER FUCKING MEGAMAN LEGENDS 3

Time to start putting aside 3DS funds, I'm gonna need it.

>>1384
Dude, that's $100 more than a Wii, I'm not paying that for a handheld. I would pay $150 - $200, but $300 is just extortion.

>>1385
It's only $50 more than the wii's original price.
It's got about double the amount of awesome launch titles.
Even more sweet wares coming after launch.
3D.
Gameboy/Color (possibly Advanced) Virtual Console.
Portable.
Graphical quality is just as good as a current gen console game.
It's worth as much as a full console; handhelds can now support a complete gaming experience.

The release is several months off. If you start putting aside money now the price isn't quite as absurd.

>>1387
>It's only $50 more than the wii's original price.
That's still $50 dollars more than a goddamed console! That's outrageous! Imagine if someone wanted you to pay $350 for a PSP, (or $650 if we're going by launch prices), would you pay that much? I know I wouldn't.
This system had renewed my faith in Nintendo for a while, but now I just realize that they only want hundreds of dollars of our money.
I will be perfectly fine waiting for a price drop, because I shouldn't have to save for months just to get a handheld system.

>>1388
There's now more evidence supporting that the 3DS will instead be closer to $250.00 in America, since the Japanese price does indeed mirror their Wii launch price.
Also, this is significantly better than a PSP, since the PSP isn't as advanced as modern gen consoles. The 3DS is, and I wouldn't mind paying the price of a home console if it's going to be just as good as one.

Got this stuff off of Nintendo's Japanese site.

Seems it is saying that it will also come with a 2GB SD card.

More goodies.

>>1392
Cool thing I was just thinking about, maybe with VC playing old GB and GBA games they will release the old Pokémon games and kids will be able to play them. Even people who've already played them and own them but want to play them on the 3DS lolFlashcards
Well, that's IF people can get around the 3DS and Nintendo stops cardBlockin' with updates.

>>1395
Ah okay, well definitely hoping for GBA. Maybe they'll give us Mother 3 with it. :D

Fairly bad quality 3DS shop channel previews.

Done.

3DS cart's memory are rumoured to range in between 1GB-8GB.

>>1416

Not a chance.

If they're not releasing Earthbound on Wii's VC, Mother 3 hasn't got a prayer.

>>1496
Well, there are some legal issues going on with Earthbound. I think we probably have a better chance getting Mother 3 than that.

>>1496
http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/02/earthbound-legal-issues/

Here's a good explanation why Earthbound isn't on the VC, and-

http://starmen.net/ebvc/

here is where a group tried to get it on there.

Chinese factory workers have the hook-up.

http://www.3dsbuzz.com/chinese-factory-worker-leaks-photos-of-3ds/

NINTENDO WORLD 2011 STUFF STARTS NOW

FUCK FUCK FUCK SUPER SMASH BROS 3DS

By the way I'm going to skip a lot of the boring pictures cause fucking post limiter on here, but you can see almost all of them on this site:

http://nintendoworld2011.com/

This is apparently a diagram illustrating the controls of Resident Evil Revelations.

Watching livestream of it now here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nintendo-world-2011#events

FFFFFFF-

This guy looks a lot like Stu. Also, boring stuff happening.

Kid Icarus controls are on the wall. Also, here you can see where headphones plug in, and on the stream it was confirmed that the 3DS will indeed have a charging chord as well as a charging deck.

Augmented reality booth, but if you look real close you can see a display for the new Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle.

HERPADERP

FUCK THEY'RE PLAYING JUNGLE HIJINX LIVE!

ANIMAL CROSSING NOW, MARIO MEDLEY SOON AFTER.

FUCK HE GOT HIS FLUTE OUT

MARIO TIME, GOD THIS IS INCREDIBLE

Alright, music over, actual software demos starting soon. Here's the schedule.

NEVERMIND, ONE MORE SONG, FUCKING ZELDA

Time for the real shit to begin.

Stuff.

Meh, demos won't be on for another 15 minutes, so more loops.

But there is good news, here's the Zelda segment of the jazz show:

http://www.mediafire.com/?bmb52jvrm4fc89z

>>1512
This has actually been proven to just be a part of a kid icarus tutorial thing.

STARTING AGAIN

Kid Icarus stuff now.

FFFFFFFFFFF BLAZBLUE 3DS

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/08/blazblue_3ds/

Well that was awesome. Look forward to more tomorrow.

(Pic is some statue you get when you pre-order Kid Icarus: Uprising, apparently.)

The Nintendo World 2011 blog guy is putting up some videos. Link is here: >>1513

>>1546
Fantastic, another reason for me to not get the 3DS.

>>1546
The DSi has the same amount of battery life running on full brightness, you know. I'm sure if you knock down some brightness and 3D you could get more time out of it. Or you could just leave it plugged in to the wall, cause how often do you have five hours to play a console outside of your house?

HD Trailers and stuff coming in.

Nintendo World 2011 3DS intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeR_a2H1nOM

Winning Eleven 3D Soccer Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28_qi8qGqOA

Dead or Alive Dimensions Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yGrVe_FnCQ

Stage Show - Mii Studio and Augmented Reality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gORC4zvm3w

Stage Show - Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiABzTzMDv8

Stage Show - Kid Icarus Uprising:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzf_2J3vxUY

Hey look I got a bunch of new pamphlet things. Stream is starting again in about two and a half hours.

Also, FKDJSFLKDSJKALFDSA BOMBERMAN

I don't know what this game is but it looks like a traditional turn-based RPG.

Something I forgot to post yesterday:

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/01/02/monster-hunter-producer-talks-about-switching-platforms/

Up-close OoT screens from here: >>1509

Day 2 starting. Music going on right now.

New stuff - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5GdDwripjE

Also, 3DS blog people say OoT 3DS is awesome.

Got the rest of the Ocarina of Time screenshots.

Dumping the rest of the game promotional pamphlets.

And here's the lineup of Japanese launch titles for the 3DS, all in a neat little case.

>>1553
We've learned that this game is actually known as 'Class of Heroes' in English. It's a first person RPG native to the PSP. This could be a sequel or remake.

>>1549
Road trips dude. You act like people play portable consoles specifically in their houses, which in my opinion is just silly. What is the damn point of a gameboy that needs to be tied to a wall every 5 hours?
Also, I'm used to the old brick DS, and before that the SP, so 5 hours of play is just fucking unacceptable.

>>1581
I was citing battery life based on activated features so that if you did happen to be going on a road trip with no available outlets, you could simply knock down the brightness or 3D to get more play time out of it. Besides, it's almost guaranteed that a car charger will be released at some point in the future. It's hard to imagine a place where you have absolutely no access to a charging port for over a period of 5 hours.

>>1582
A.) I wouldn't want to give Nintendo even MORE money for one of their overpriced car chargers.
B.) Most of the time I don't want to worry about being near a wall charger, because while I don't play for numerous consecutive hours, I do play for at least 5 hours without charging, over a period of 1 to 3 days. So it's not a matter of playing it all at once, it's a matter of being able to play whenever I want to, without having to worry about charging the damn thing.
and C.) There are people who go camping and bring their DS's, with no access to power outlets. What are they gonna do? I don't know about you, but my family uses tent to camp, and not trailers with power.

tl;dr: None of that bullshit matters, the battery life is still a major issue.

>>1583
A.) You can always buy 3rd party chargers, they're generally cheaper yet just as effective.

B.) It is still necessary to worry about charging a normal DS/DSi, as it will be for the 3DS; the increments will simply be shorter. It is not terribly difficult to make a habit of charging it more often while you're not playing, considering that you're not clocking in a whole lot of consecutive playtime on the device. For the games that are coming to the system, I think it is worth putting in a little extra effort to have access to them.

C.) That is a very situational example, and such instances do not happen often under most circumstances. However, if you do happen to be a person who does a whole lot of camping and portable system playing, it's your decision whether or not it would be wise to take games with you on your trip. This could be applied to any console, not just the 3DS, depending on the average lengths of your trips.


I don't think the battery is as massive an issue as you make it out to be, it'll just take a bit of getting used to.

>>1585
I agree it is not a massive issue, but I know Nintendo can do better.
All in all it's just another nail in the coffin to me, but whatever, that's just my opinion.

Good quality show recordings coming at ya.

Friday Night's Jazz performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLquZcrrqx8

Stage Show - Mii Studio/Augmented Reality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONNyr-Qek5o

Stage Show - Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5haTqCE_pnY

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW_kVC7FxDY

Stage Show - Resident Evil: Revelations/Mercenaries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ9dJFfPiTw

Trailer (Mercenaries only):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvGmUPEtgNE


Still no HQ video of the updated software showcase (>>1559), but that doesn't mean you shouldn't watch it.

Gameplay stuff.

Paper Mario 3D footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVMW3TlCPGw

Star Fox 64 3D footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AW2DruO8nE

Mario Kart 3D footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6KRkGoeClo


Also, Koji Kondo played piano live during the music segment of the stream today and I missed half of it because I was on the toilet.

It's over, hai. Once videos of the show are uploaded we'll put them on here. Hai.

Hai.

since the price of this thing has yet to be announced and it's been bugging me I took it upon myself to make the best guess I can.

using wikipedia for the pricing of current DS models in JPY and USD and xe.com for currency conversion.

I converted the price from yen to dollars and found the percentage for every model released. I then found the average percentage and multiplied that by the projected price of the 3DS in yen (¥25,000) to give me the North American release price in yen. converted that to dollars and got

226.4196 USD

so. my guess for the 3DS price is $229.99

>>1600
ha awesome.
when can we expect the Wii2? :D

>>1604
$250? i can do that.
>>1603
awesome. i was expecting them to say something at last years E3 but if the Wii is still selling as well as it is, they really have no reason to release anything new. especially with the 3DS they did announce

>>1605
Meh. Good thing I'll have both Black and White versions to keep me occupied until some real games come out on the system. Madden? Soccer? NINTENDOGS?! Come on, NoA, we deserve better than this!

>>1611
I agree, those games suck.
Who the fuck would want to play a sports game on the DS anyway?

>>1613
Seriously, where's Kid Icarus Uprising? Where's OoT? What happened to Star Fox? What happened to the games we were actually getting excited for?!

Honestly, just give me those three games and I can sort through the rest of the inevitable shovelware on the system just fine, but this is a disappointing launch list, unless of course they're waiting to surprise us right before launch. It just kinda sucks that I'm going to have a 3DS on launch day, only to have it shelved and collecting dust because it can't even hope to compete with Black/White or Skyward Sword at the moment, which I've also got preordered and paid off.

I will of course be willing to revise my above statements if the 3DSware store has VC versions of some good oldies like we saw in that tech demo at E3. I'm looking at you, Megaman 2!

>>1608
I want this game.

>>1562
Box for this.

Looking forward to seeing the JP boxart too. I think the US' one is better for Street Fighter.

Fanmade Ocarina of Time 3DS bundle.

Cool stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hohPqwu2bao&feature=player_embedded
butts.

- the main menu lists the following options

Tutorial
Arcade
Versus
Score Attack
Training
Chalenge
Legion 1.5
Abyss
Story
Gallery
Network
Options

ABYSS MODE
- new feature is a dungeon RPG
- work your way down towards the "Abyss"
- multi floor city called Kagutsuchi
- defeat foes to earn power up items
- these can be used to power up your character
- die and you must restart from the first floor
- items that you've obtained at least least once will appear in the game's shop

STORY MODE
- nineteen stories
- Seventeen come from BlazBlue Continuum Shift
- Two are new
- one of the new stories tells how Noel, Tsubaki and Makoto met

LEGION MODE
- stage count has doubled to six
- updated gameplay systems

>>1652
Yeah, the Abyss thing got me really excited. I really like what is coming to this game and I hope I can get my hands on BB:CS before this comes out.

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/cave-story-remake-announced-for-3ds/a-2011021016228990012/p-1

CAVE STORY 3D REMAKE ANNOUNCED. MY DICK IS HARD.

>>1661
Let's hope it doesn't suck ass like Cave Story Wii did.

Who am I kidding, it's more than likely going to suck. </pessimism>

>>1661

Gamespot's full video interview that features a short animation of the models towards the end:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkqRR2wEwRY

So it seems we'll be getting it in the launch window, which means before E3. Pretty awesome.

Siliconera goes Hands-On with Cave Story 3D:
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/11/a-brief-hands-on-with-cave-story-3d/

>While Cave Story 3D will have stereoscopic 3D effects, those were not implemented in the build I played. Actually, Quote was still a sprite!

This makes me think it's very likely that we'll be able to play the original version of the game as an unlockable or something similar. Also, the hint about an NIS America cameo of some sort at the end of that article probably has something to do with this:

http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=149593



>>1662
I didn't really mind the Wiiware version all that much, though it does seem that a lot of fans despise it, and I've been trying to figure out why that is so. It seems that the majority of complaints fall into one of two categories: too much change or not enough. To address the first, you can set almost everything on the game back to how it was presented in the original, bar the translation (which may or may not have been bad, depending on how attached you are to the fan-translation). As for the second instance, the port added new graphics and music (which they patched up recently), easy and hard difficulties, and new game modes including Sanctuary Time Attack, Boss Rush, and the ability to play through the game as Curly Brace. Although some of these could have been implemented better, it is meant to be a port.
Now, I'm not classifying you into either of these categories without hearing your position, I'm just pointing out a trend. I'd love to hear your opinion of the game.

Anyways, Cave Story 3D looks very promising to me. I'll reserve my full judgment until the composer is revealed, but so far everything looks very refreshing and new. Combined with the promise of new content, it's definitely something to look forward to. </optimism>

>>1706
And these games are supposed to make me want to play the 3DS?

there has never been a single system that didn't have shitty launch titles

>>1708
Why shouldn't the 3DS be the exception to that rule though? It shouldn't be acceptable that all consoles have shitty launch titles, we've just gotten used to it. They could have held back the system until it had some real games to play, but they're releasing it now to maximize profits.
If we don't want shitty launch titles, then we as consumers need to do something about it. We need to tell the companies that we won't buy their products if they're going to be like that. I for one want some goddamn quality with my technology, not just more shovelware.

>>1709
They're releasing now to establish a better relationship with 3rd party developers, which has been a problem on the Wii and less so on the DS. Major sales come from 1st party Nintendo games on Nintendo consoles, and it swamps out most efforts made by the 3rd parties, so instead Ninten is releasing the 3DS with no major franchises to give the other devs a good chance at making lots of sales. This might also explain why the company is putting it's new, very niche IP out ahead of all their big games. I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo has Kid Icarus and OoT 3DS complete and they're just waiting to release them.

Another reason that has been been mentioned by many Nintendo executives is that they want to spread quality games throughout the first year of the console's lifespan. The system's launch window is three months long, and they plan to have a major 1st or third party title coming almost every month until the end of the year.


>>1709
I am personally getting Super Street Fighter IV at launch and perhaps Steel Diver if I need something more. Past that, I'm waiting on the Devil Survivor and Cave Story remakes till E3.

>>1710
Wow, somehow managed to reference the wrong post. The second reply is directed towards >>1706

>>1710
Makes sense, but it would still be nice to have at least one of the awesome games they promised.

I think both of the next gen handheld consoles are extremely disappointing though. The PSP 2 is looking underwhelming, and both systems are too goddamn expensive. I dunno, I just expected more of a jump between generations, like with the transition from GBA to DS. Although I had hoped they wouldn't find another gimmicky feature they could shoehorn in, but look how that turned out.

3DS takes longer to load DS games
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6302227.html

Game Gear: 5 hours
3DS: 3-5 hours

For a system that is built around wireless functions, I foresee battery life being a big problem which will certainly be addressed in future revisions, almost necessarily by making the shell bigger.

http://www.gamingupdate.com/news/699/3DS-Color-and-Limited-Edition-News

Old post from back in January, but I just learned about it and maybe you are unaware as well. Japan is supposed to be getting a special edition 3DS, hopefully the rest of the world does too.

http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/03/23/t-tt-nintendo-3ds-review.fortune/

Might as well put this in here too.

I now own a 3DS. It's fucking amazing.

>>1729
Expecting 3DS penis shots.

Related: http://www.hejibits.com/comics/video-game-comics/the-waiting-game/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUMERxXQhOo

Well I had a nice topic for the game, but all my posts were deleted accidentally. So here's finally a trailer for Pandora's Tower:
http://youtu.be/-WUk7q5rJKw

This guy.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/04/jack-tretton/

http://3dporch.com/

'Nother Pandora's Tower trailer: http://youtu.be/YfgqWhXhMjE
With stuff like this and The Last Story - the end of the Wii is getting so serious.

>>1741
Same trailer as this one, except it has some subtitles. Not super necessary though. If you already know that Ceres has to eat beast flesh to survive, then you won't learn much from it. Still cool though.

One line in particular intrigued me.
Main char says, "Is this... the master?". I wonder what that could mean, and if it was referring to the specific beast that was on screen at the time.

Beyond the Labyrinth is a new 3DS dungeon crawling RPG from Tri-Ace an Konami working in collaboration.
It's official site can be found here. It includes a piece of official art and some great music:
http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/labyrinth/

You can also find more of the gorgeous screenshots on Famitsu here:
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201104/28043012.html

Information from the article can be found on Andriasang here:
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/04/27/beyond_the_labyrinth_detailed/

I've gotta say, this is really competing against Level 5's Time Travelers as being my most anticipated 3DS game.

ALL OF THE BIT.TRIP GAMES ARE COMING TO THE 3DS

http://www.destructoid.com/bit-trip-comes-to-the-3ds-with-bit-trip-saga-199907.phtml

DFJDFLDJSKAFJDSAFDAS

>>1751
Hey sweet. I still don't own past the 2nd on WiiWare - still haven't even beaten BEAT, so it'll be convenient to get them all at once =]

http://microsite.nintendo-europe.com/xenoblade_cover/index.php?locale=enGB

Vote for EU extra cover art.

... This thread is still going a year later.
http://e3.nintendo.com/
Updated to say "Hey we're streaming our stuff for E3"
12:00 PM EST June 7

Nano Assault, upcoming 3DS title from Shin'en, same dudes who made Iridion 3D and Nanostray. I didn't buy their earlier games, but I think I'm going to start, as I've apparently missed out.
http://tinycartridge.com/post/5780123077/dazzling-screens-for-nano-assault-shinens

AU gets way cool bonuses. http://3ds.nintendolife.com/news/2011/05/okay_australia_your_zelda_3ds_pre_order_bonus_beats_the_rest