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Rumor: 3DS to get right analog stick dongle, relaunch 2012 w/ new name [Updated]
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WrenchNinja
Member
I really hope this isn't true.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
The analog stick could be a detached floating thing like the nunchuck and the wiimote.
Sorry, I know this rumor is BS and I'm just fanning the flames. The people who buy into this are just so adorable though.
Sorry, I know this rumor is BS and I'm just fanning the flames. The people who buy into this are just so adorable though.
Graphics Horse
Member
ShockingAlberto said:
If they meant removing 3D why would they say "radically tone down the whole 3D angle" instead of "remove the 3D screen"? The recent euro advertising has shown them beginning to radically tone down the 3D angle already.
Chittagong
Gold Member
at face value this sounds like bullshit, but then again Nintendo always does everything full on. When they are successful, they'll full on sweep the market - NES, GB - GBA, Pokemon, DS, Wii. On the other hand, once the get into the rare fucking up mode, they'll do full on fucking up everything - Virtual Boy, N64(DD). Which I think both the 3DS and Wii U are doing - and this rumor would fit that pattern.
Graphics Horse
Member
don't forget the Expansion pack!Chittagong said:
Very disappointing if true.
It's not too late to return my 3DS but I've already bought digital content for the thing... so that's about 20$ I'll never get back if I return it.
On the other hand, if I don't return it, there might be some relatively harmless trade-in deals when this thing comes out (if it exists). And hopefully the system transfer will work for this dual-analogue system as well if/when it comes out.
Now I have to decide whether I should return my system (because of the possibility that this revision exists) or hang onto it. I just wish I didn't have to always worry about making right/wrong calls when it comes to Nintendo these days.
I like how the DS "rose Nintendo to heaven" and the 3DS seemingly brought them straight back down to hell. I bet Yamauchi is rolling in his preemptive grave right now.
It's not too late to return my 3DS but I've already bought digital content for the thing... so that's about 20$ I'll never get back if I return it.
On the other hand, if I don't return it, there might be some relatively harmless trade-in deals when this thing comes out (if it exists). And hopefully the system transfer will work for this dual-analogue system as well if/when it comes out.
Now I have to decide whether I should return my system (because of the possibility that this revision exists) or hang onto it. I just wish I didn't have to always worry about making right/wrong calls when it comes to Nintendo these days.
I like how the DS "rose Nintendo to heaven" and the 3DS seemingly brought them straight back down to hell. I bet Yamauchi is rolling in his preemptive grave right now.
MrGame&Watch
Member
I feel like people have a tough time discerning between what they would like and what the average handheld game player wants. They don't give a shit about graphics, gimmicks like 3d are cool to these people and they want to play the same titles over and over again. The 3ds's problems are marketing but more importantly, the lack of a Pokemon or Mario. Zelda has never been a huge seller on handhelds relatively so there really hasn't been a huge evergreen like title for 3ds launched yet.(Mario Kart, Pokemon,etc)
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I guess Iwata fucked up big time. I still can't see this as being true, but that dev kit stuff is horrible.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Chittagong said:
The 3DS isn't doing bad enough to warrant a full out "blaaaaahh we fucked up" panic attack. And you'd think they'd actually wait to see what a holiday season full of games and a price drop would actually do to the performance before losing it.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Graphics Horse said:
and this
Eteric Rice
Member
It's like the media is actively trying to kill the 3DS.
The Marios are coming in like, a few months ffs.
The Marios are coming in like, a few months ffs.
Angry Fork
Member
Don't worry Nintendo will give away 20 old NES games and everyone will be okay with it for some reason.
I totally believe this rumor though, 1 analog isn't going to cut it. All those games 3rd parties would want to make came out for PSP already. Without another analog stick 3rd parties aren't going to pass up Vita for 3DS and all 3DS will have left is 1st party stuff (and that's how things usually end up anyway but I think Nintendo wants to shake this stigma off).
I totally believe this rumor though, 1 analog isn't going to cut it. All those games 3rd parties would want to make came out for PSP already. Without another analog stick 3rd parties aren't going to pass up Vita for 3DS and all 3DS will have left is 1st party stuff (and that's how things usually end up anyway but I think Nintendo wants to shake this stigma off).
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Once again your tag proves to be shockingly accurate.ShockingAlberto said:
AceBandage
Banned
Moodkip said:
Logic?
There's no where to even plug an analog stick in to on the 3DS!
Graphics Horse
Member
hardcastle_mccormick said:
There is no disadvantage to planning crazy strategies in advance in case holiday sales don't live up to expectations, in fact it's very adventageous to be able to switch to a backup plan instead of not having a clue what to do when it's already failed. OK there's one downside, your plans could leak.
StickSoldier
Member
Eteric Rice said:
That's what I'm saying. I mean damn, wait for the Mario Kart/Mario game. And I'm sure they're working on a new generation of Pokemon, so if it still doesn't meet expectations ater these games, then by all means do it. I just don't see how adding a 2nd analog to the system is going to make it become a must have system. If the games are worth it, then word
will spread.
AceBandage
Banned
KAL2006 said:
The market is drastically different from that time.
Mario is a much bigger brand than it was then.
mysteriousmage09
Member
Lol if this were true.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
arab said:
see you at Vita's third redesign in two years
Littlegator
Banned
Wazzim said:
No, logic dictated that quite nicely.
ShockingAlberto
Member
By this logic, Call of Duty would never have been a success after Finest Hour. That game failed, so all further successes are void.KAL2006 said:
AceBandage
Banned
Moodkip said:
The same rumor says they're working on an attachment.
You can't just pick and choose here...
The thing about psp and vita gdtting revisions is that at least the 1st edition is great the fat psp is still a nicely designed bit of harder hell i know plenty of people who prefer it over slim psp where as with the fat ds it was horrible to begin with same with vita and ds to me the vita is a perfectly designed hardware but with 3ds i am already thinking of revisions such as a 3ds with a larger screenAnasui Kishibe said:
Uno Venova
Banned
Good, it should have 2 analog sticks.
shadyspace
Banned
I don't see how an attachment would work. What would it plug into?
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I imagine this is about as likely as Wii HD was. It feels like half of these rumours are just meant to deter people from purchasing the hardware in question rather than because people have any real information. Meh. A revision is likely, everyone does it, but not with such radical changes. People expected a PSP revision with dual analog too. Lol.
Dual analog controls wouldn't even solve any of the perceived problems, there aren't enough shoulder buttons and stuff on any of the handhelds. One analog + touch screen with a second analog's functions set to it + touch buttons for certain functions seems at the very least as flexible to me. In both cases you'll need to design your game around the handheld rather than be able to directly port the mechanics of the home console games anyway. I guess a dual analog setup would be enough for games like Monster Hunter where you use the face buttons anyway so you don't constantly change the camera angle at the same time you attack or do whatever else because you do all that with your thumb, but in such cases the touch screen can work just fine too, without the stylus on hand as it doesn't exactly require super precision to keep a monster in view.
Dual analog controls wouldn't even solve any of the perceived problems, there aren't enough shoulder buttons and stuff on any of the handhelds. One analog + touch screen with a second analog's functions set to it + touch buttons for certain functions seems at the very least as flexible to me. In both cases you'll need to design your game around the handheld rather than be able to directly port the mechanics of the home console games anyway. I guess a dual analog setup would be enough for games like Monster Hunter where you use the face buttons anyway so you don't constantly change the camera angle at the same time you attack or do whatever else because you do all that with your thumb, but in such cases the touch screen can work just fine too, without the stylus on hand as it doesn't exactly require super precision to keep a monster in view.
Also they need to add a brightness button like the PSP has like yesterday. So stupid not to be able to change the screen brightness whenever ya want to.
Of course they are! Just remember the Gameboy Color didn't a new generation. It got Version 3 and nothing more. Now where will B/W V3 land and where will Generation 6 land...?
StickSoldier said:
Of course they are! Just remember the Gameboy Color didn't a new generation. It got Version 3 and nothing more. Now where will B/W V3 land and where will Generation 6 land...?