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Rumor: 3DS to get right analog stick dongle, relaunch 2012 w/ new name [Updated]
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AbsoluteZero
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dyergram said:
Because they couldn't fit it in the case.
It's pretty damn cramped in there. Where a right stick/buttons would go is where the battery is now.
Edit: In other words, are you willing to sacrifice even more battery life for another slide pad?
AbsoluteZero
Banned
inner-G said:
Makes more sense anyway, considering how much of my money Nintendo's taking this Christmas.
StuBurns said:
Actually they don't say that :
01Net said:
Actually this means that the new dongle is inline with what they heard from other sources[Update : whose reliability they still couldn't check]. In short Nintendo would be working on a new 3DS and blablabla.
In short, their sources gave them the new dongle and from that they say that it is inline with current rumours.
They never say that the rumours are true or anything unlike the 3DS dongle.
Hand over your appendix, 01Net was right.
StuBurns said:
Why? It's not like using the extra shoulder button would be mandatory or bring much possibilities. On the other hand, many 3D games would benefit from a second stick. MGS 3 for instance would control much better with a second stick for the camera. Same for Resident Evil Revelations.
It's an add on made by Nintendo so I would expect it to be usable on more than one game (lol Wiispeak). It could be a Wii Motion + situation where they integrated the technology directly in the wiimote later on.
goldenpp72
Member
People seem to forget this has happened before, sony adding a dual shock or sega adding the 6 button pad, games worked without them, they just worked better when customized to use it. I'm sure this will be the same instance, but if a redesign occurs soon and is a big success, devs will use those features.
StickSoldier
Member
goldenpp72 said:
That's not the problem. Most people are upset at how bulky it makes the 3DS. The controllers had no effect on what the system looked like, plus it really didn't matter since it was a home console. The 3DS, on the other hand, is a handheld, so who wants to be forced to use a huge add-on just to play games? If it isn't required on any game, then it's fine honestly.
Interfectum
Member
goldenpp72 said:
I think the biggest problem is how fast it's happening and how hilariously clunky the entire thing looks coupled with the already botched over-priced launch with barely any good games. Nintendo has fumbled with the 3DS since it has come out.
goldenpp72
Member
StickSoldier said:
I fully understand that complaint, it's the people saying there is no way developers will use it or something, far from the truth, this is just another case of people being foolish in buying yet another crappy first gen nintendo handheld.
Maybe opinion but i'd consider every first gen nintendo handheld to be a turd next to the second versions they do.
base shagohod
Member
If they do change the name I'll be really surprised, and I'll also lol hard.
BishopLamont
Banned
This is so very stupid, funny and sad all at the same time.
I didn't think this was real so I kept passing the thread. Then I looked at the picture and still can't believe it was real. It's so fugly and non-functional. Who actually thought this is a good idea? How am I going to press those buttons with the right stick on the way? Oh well, not my business but my brother is going to be livid. He bought the handheld day one when it's available here.
I can understand the meltdown that is happening here right now. This just looks ridiculous all around. And who'd implement the game to use this? It requires a leap of faith that the customers will buy the peripheral.
I can understand the meltdown that is happening here right now. This just looks ridiculous all around. And who'd implement the game to use this? It requires a leap of faith that the customers will buy the peripheral.
I think if they were planning on adding a 2nd stick for the revision they wouldn't have made the add on so horrendously ugly. Its probably just intended for monster hunter and they don't plan on making a big deal out of it. I just can't believe that they make it looks so bad if they were going to push 2 sticks as the future for 3DS
Graphics Horse
Member
Jocchan said:
:lol
An XL 3DS would be pretty neat, using the DSiXL as a base, it would make the top screen 4.9 inches!
And the right analog would still be small just to annoy people.
You'd also be able to fit a battery the size of a whole DSlite in there.
theBishop said:
Absolutely
Graphics Horse said::lol
An XL 3DS would be pretty neat, using the DSiXL as a base, it would make the top screen 4.9 inches!
And the right analog would still be small just to annoy people.
That mockup might be the best possible outcome. Bonus points if they make the right-stick look like this:
Electivirus
Member
Graphics Horse said::lol
An XL 3DS would be pretty neat, using the DSiXL as a base, it would make the top screen 4.9 inches!
And the right analog would still be small just to annoy people.
You'd also be able to fit a battery the size of a whole DSlite in there.
Absolutely
Not too sure about the right slide pad's positioning, but it looks pretty sexy otherwise.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
Yeah, so i'm a bit late on this but... wtf!?
The problem is not so much that it's a dongle attachment, it's that it transforms the device into some sort of Atari Lynx creature. It really should not be so bulky - the Vita size is already something that leaves a bad taste in my mouth and it isn't that much bigger than a PSP, but this is massive in comparison. Perhaps Nintendo should have left out all the shoulder buttons and the battery/wifi stuff if it's in there, as I would have been happy to have just the original mockups of a clip-on pad, or hell, even some sort of touch pad to cut down on the mechanics of it.
That 3DS XL looks hot, i'd buy that instead.
The problem is not so much that it's a dongle attachment, it's that it transforms the device into some sort of Atari Lynx creature. It really should not be so bulky - the Vita size is already something that leaves a bad taste in my mouth and it isn't that much bigger than a PSP, but this is massive in comparison. Perhaps Nintendo should have left out all the shoulder buttons and the battery/wifi stuff if it's in there, as I would have been happy to have just the original mockups of a clip-on pad, or hell, even some sort of touch pad to cut down on the mechanics of it.
That 3DS XL looks hot, i'd buy that instead.
AceBandage
Banned
markot said:
There's not a whole lot they can do, though, with the 3D sweet spot.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
I'd sell my 3DS in a heart beat and get that.Graphics Horse said::lol
An XL 3DS would be pretty neat, using the DSiXL as a base, it would make the top screen 4.9 inches!
And the right analog would still be small just to annoy people.
You'd also be able to fit a battery the size of a whole DSlite in there.
Absolutely
The great thing about a potential 3DS XL is that it can scale up the native resolution of DS games to twice the size. That's the one of my biggest upsets about the 3DS; 1:1 BC is sharp but too tiny, stretched BC is icky and blurry compared to the DS.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Prediction for next week :
They're going to unveil a NEW DS, not a new 3DS per se..... a NEW DS.
It's going to be called DSXL++ or something similar. It'll have the DS XL form factor, but with the 3DS controls + a second analogue stick and the ability to play 3DS games but only in 2D. It will have Wifi built in. "Large" internal storage (16gig). Promise to ramp up GBA/GB/NES/SNES game downloads - they'll show off an initial library of about 25 games per system coming by the end of the year.
"Ultimate Nintendo family machine - spanning years of gaming in the palm of your hand" etc.
$250
They're going to unveil a NEW DS, not a new 3DS per se..... a NEW DS.
It's going to be called DSXL++ or something similar. It'll have the DS XL form factor, but with the 3DS controls + a second analogue stick and the ability to play 3DS games but only in 2D. It will have Wifi built in. "Large" internal storage (16gig). Promise to ramp up GBA/GB/NES/SNES game downloads - they'll show off an initial library of about 25 games per system coming by the end of the year.
"Ultimate Nintendo family machine - spanning years of gaming in the palm of your hand" etc.
$250
AceBandage
Banned
DCharlie said:
Yeah... that really makes no sense at all. They didn't have the time to make that in the last couple of months, let alone do R&D on it, and why would they make it 2D only?
GhostWriter24
Member
Anyone else enjoy saying the word "dongle" to themselves? I can't be the only one...
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
3DS isn't going anywhere.
AceBandage
Banned
chubigans said:
Maybe if he mentioned it would be a single screen system...
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
it wouldn't with a revision that has no 3d either. 3D hasn't really set the world alight, a non-3D version doesn't hurt Nintendo either.
the 3D machine can still play non-3D games and, as seen with games like DOA, they look and perform amazing in 2D only.
Nintendo get to say "well, you can support 3D if you want, but now you don't have to" , release a revised model with new control method and make some extra "modern" tweaks along the way.
It also resolves the issue with marketting - you can't show the 3D effect easily but you can easily show the improvement in performance of a 2D only machine with the 3DS's internals.
yup - like i say - i don't think this is what they should do, neither do i think this is how they should get out of things, but it's exactly the sort of thing that this last few weeks of madness might just end with.
Maybe this is why foreigners aren't invited to the show on tuesday? if people are going to throw shoes, you want petite Japanese sized boots, not the US / Euro size 14+
-Pyromaniac-
Member
This is what will happen in the conference, they will announce a new game or two, explain the add on, and then talk about their fall/winter lineup that we already know of.