Probably mid to late March 2015 for both EU/NA.
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Nintendo reveals the "New Nintendo 3DS" and "New Nintendo 3DS LL"
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Probably mid to late March 2015 for both EU/NA.
ndawgdrake
Member
The is fucking bullshit, Nintendo!
If it was just a cosmetic revision, I wouldn't much care, but fact that it's basically a halfway new console with a new CPU and whatnot really makes me angry.
The new Xenoblade 3DS won't run on any current 3DS's. 3DS market will be divided with all these games exclusive to the "New" 3DS.
All current 3DS owners just got screwed.
If it was just a cosmetic revision, I wouldn't much care, but fact that it's basically a halfway new console with a new CPU and whatnot really makes me angry.
The new Xenoblade 3DS won't run on any current 3DS's. 3DS market will be divided with all these games exclusive to the "New" 3DS.
All current 3DS owners just got screwed.
Otakumegane
Member
Waittt.
We can't use regular SD cards?
We can't use regular SD cards?
Choppasmith
Member
SO I assume this is the 3DS equivalent to the Game Boy Color in that there'll be special releases that ONLY work on the New 3DS? The second stick reminds me of the nub you saw on those IBM Thinkpad laptops.
Funny enough, I saw someone with a Salty Dog shirt the other day here in California and thought "What a cute name for a restaurant"
That's what sucks.
Everyone gonna be paying $150-$200 bones for a new machine with a fucking PICA 200 GPU from ages ago in 2015.
Yes I'm salty over this fact. Come have lunch with me!
Funny enough, I saw someone with a Salty Dog shirt the other day here in California and thought "What a cute name for a restaurant"
NewVegasDog
Member
Hmm, not sure if I want to buy it or not. I did buy an XL just last year. Maybe if the price is right, I'll consider it.
Kazenokatana
Banned
I wonder if Nintendo will discontinue the older 3DS/3DS XL when this launches in the US?
SixStringPsycho
Member
It doesnt matter if its pokemon or not. With this release of this new console, theyre just not caring for the fans who owned the regular or xl 3ds. Sure some games will be playable on the old 3ds, but taking out the adition of new shoulder buttons and a "extra circle pad".
What about those xenoblades fan. Waiting for a release on their current 3ds and now it comes like a mock to us. Like: Oh hi you wanna play this game? Im sorry buy a new 3ds or you cant.
Or hey! If you want to play the new pokemon game, buy the new 3ds or else the game will run like shit on your current 3ds.
ArchedThunder
Banned
They aren't dropping 3DS support, the only exclusive games for the New 3DS will be ones not possible on 3DS, most games will just be regular 3DS games.
Papacheeks
Banned
Surprised at the amount of people not talking about the CPU and resolution bump this new 3DS is getting. It shouldn't be called a 3DS if it's got newer hardware configuration.
New games like Xenoblade port and possibly other's in development may not be backwards compatible with older 3DS.
If this goes beyond Xenoblade game for compatibility then they kind of are pulling a Sega.
Even though I like the new design and the retro feel their going for, not calling it a new handheld will have damage to the handheld brand they have.
Why would anyone want that? Regular controllers are 10x more comfortable than a handheld console.
protomouse
Member
I'll have to reserve my judgement until I've tried one. The off-angle 3D and increased battery life seem great. I'd guess most 3DS owners would be OK with this if it weren't for the fact that it's getting exclusive games. Frankly, I don't think we'll see many of them and I'd guess it's going be select portjobs. But, alas, still sucks for those who recently bought a 3DS. At the same time, it's not like this will be cannibalizing the supply of upcoming 3DS games. It wouldn't make much sense to launch a whole new system at this point, either. That said, they could've done more with this. The upgrade certainly enabled the software they're now putting on it, but this thing has stop-gap written all over it.
The white one with SNES-style face buttons is a thing of beauty. I'm not a person for handhelds, but if I'd ever get a 3DS this would be it. Nintendo of Europe had better include a fucking charger.
Yeah. It'd make no sense to have both revisions on the market.
The white one with SNES-style face buttons is a thing of beauty. I'm not a person for handhelds, but if I'd ever get a 3DS this would be it. Nintendo of Europe had better include a fucking charger.
Yeah. It'd make no sense to have both revisions on the market.
ArchedThunder
Banned
There is no resolution bump.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I think that's the plan - Get rid of excess stock and replenish them with the new sku.
I'm positive Nintendo will launch those in March 2015 in Europe and America, complementing the launch of Monster Hunter 4G and a first-party title from Nintendo.
I suppose it's just the models that Nintendo has verified as compatible. Look, this is the compability list on 3DS
http://en-americas-support.nintendo...2LzEvdGltZS8xNDA5MzMxNzQ2L3NpZC9lRno5UDMxbQ==
I use a Kingston 16GB MicroSD with Adapter, and no problem at all with that.
Kazenokatana
Banned
Only Micro SD and it sounds like they still don't support SDXC or 64GB.
brandonh83
Banned
If they called it a new handheld and gave it a different name people would just bitch about how it's "just a 3DS with another analog stick and slightly faster CPU."
Like a lot of people, I have some real mixed feelings about this. A revision is one thing, but one has to buy this revision to play certain games. I'm not one of those people who buy every revision. I have a single 3DS XL, and had no plans to buy another. I guess I can sell my current XL model and try and get as much as I can for the new model, but I wish I didn't have to do that.
It's still a 3DS, the new CPU is probably just at a higher clockrate (after all, it runs every other 3DS game). And of course, there is no resolution bump, because it's still a 3DS.
Xenoflare
Member
HA! I can totally see that.
DSi did pretty much the same thing, exclusive games and slightly better hardware.
I think 3DS has been out long enough that this is alright. I would have like it better if they just waited a bit and made a full new platform though.
I'm interested in seeing what other games they make exclusive to it. Xenoblade looks neat but isn't a system seller for me. If they made a new Metroid Prime for it I might be convinced.
Well yeah. If this was their next gen handheld, the specs would be massively disappointing.
Xenoflare
Member
The screen sizes got changed, the resolution is exactly the same. 800x240 top (400x240 when 3d is off) and 320x240 for lower screen
Papacheeks
Banned
I got confused on some of the screens showing the better bluring effects for enhanced 3D features on the new one sorry, my mistake. I just looked up comparison chart and your right resolutions are the same.
Bamboo Boy
Neo Member
Like I said in another thread. My opinion in this new revision is...
SixStringPsycho
Member
That said. I dont think its a bad console. But they should market it as a new console and not some 3ds revision. Change the name, since you change the whole layout. Its a bad move calling it "new" 3ds. Its a bad marketing move. It looks good, I live the feel of it. But theyre obligating us to trade or sell our current hardware early to get the most of the value. To go with this new bullshit move they did.
a very cute dog
Member
The second stick is underwhelming, I was expecting something similar in positioning to a PSP.
Well this would be a pretty shitty new handheld. It's just a revision.
Those make my Blue 3DS XL look like a child's toy. I've always hated how the XL looks and feels. Such a cheap Fisher Price piece of crap.
Very glad to see this announcement. I'm in day one.
EDIT: Is that little nipple on the top right a second analog stick? That thing is so derpy. WTF?
Very glad to see this announcement. I'm in day one.
EDIT: Is that little nipple on the top right a second analog stick? That thing is so derpy. WTF?
ArchedThunder
Banned
I had to.
Night_Trekker
Member
Oh, so they did drop DS BC. Lame. But expected. Nintendo always does that with the latter hardware revisions.
Bamboo Boy
Neo Member
Yeah I agree with the issue of the name. Nintendo's marketing team is doing really bad with the names lately.
HUELEN10
Member
I assume DSiWare is safe though.
Wait, where did they say that? All I saw was that DS peripherals won't work (like Guitar Hero), but those never worked on 3DS
Yeah you need at least a little more power to track your eyes with that camera for the 3D.
Papacheeks
Banned
Well, instead of this bump in CPU power, battery, 3D effects, and storage format, they should have went all the way and just announced a new handheld, unless this is just filler for a new handheld on the horizon.
wait what? I've heard it's still DS BC.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
So don't release it and give us a proper successor say in a year or so be it Fall 2015 or early 2016 like Feb ala when the original hit.
Instead if NA doesn't get this till 2015 no way will we actually see a new handheld with non shit tech anytime soon. PICA 200 GPU is shit tech for the times FYI.
SixStringPsycho
Member
Yeah. I mean now we got 3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS, NEW 3DS, NEW 3DS XL.
They should market this as a whole new console with exclusives and B/C. Not a "new revision" which frankly it pisses me the fuck off. Since wtf would they release a new handheld when smash brothers is just around the corner and the remake of Pokemon.
ArchedThunder
Banned
No, they didn't.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
I'm glad that Nintendo is realizing how much more slick their whole DS Lite motif looked compared to that 3DS/3DS XL shit. The New 3DS looks so much nicer and cleaner aesthetically.
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
Still got the same garbage resolution. If anything I hope this doesn't delay a next proper handheld too much.
ndawgdrake
Member
Exactly. They should call this the 3DS-2. But I guess they didn't since the new one barely edges out the current 3DS in terms of technology. Not a real successor, but still has exclusive games -- the worst of both worlds.
No I wouldn't imagine they would, but locking out "new" exclusive games to the millions of current 3DS users is a huge slap in the face.