Thanks a ton! Just got one for my nephew!
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Thanks a ton! Just got one for my nephew!
//ARCANUM
Member
WOAH. NES Classic? Seriously? Are you buying it? Will you buy it for me if not? <3 <3 <3
Does the 3DS not include SD cards anymore?
mikeamizzle
Neo Member
I am definitely getting it but if I decide to not to keep later on today it I will send you a PM on it, not going to do any scalping here.
Unknown Soldier
Member
More importantly, you'll need to charge the thing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/122105329020
$8 for AC adapter and USB cable combo, free shipping.
Broken Hope
Member
IPS or TN doesn't matter the 3DS screen is still horrible
Yes, they do but the card included is only 4GB.
can't be shipped or pickup in hawaii. Lame
//ARCANUM
Member
awesome thank you, all that I can ask
really wanna get my hands on one! also, did the gamestop employee make it sound like all gamestops would be getting one? or is their one just random?
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
It's fun to have a laugh at this but I spent way too much time talking to CS reps about opening hardware just so I could see what kind of display they had when buying my replacement XL. Could not settle for TN, it was that big of a difference to me.
The inconsistency in the screens they provide should not be acceptable. But I get consumers like me are in the minority, most people aren't aware of the difference at all.
mikeamizzle
Neo Member
awesome thank you, all that I can ask
also, did the gamestop employee make it sound like all gamestops would be getting one? or is their one just random?
No worries, he didn't say but I will ask for sure when they come back outside.
Naked Snake
Member
You guys prompted me to actually test the cable, and sad to say I'm adding my voice to the 1-star reviews. Not only is the build quality of the cable awful, mine only works when the 3DS is turned off or in sleep mode. AVOID.
//ARCANUM
Member
thanks! It's 2:49am where I'm at (CST), I'd consider driving around to gamestops to find one where I could be first in line if I knew for sure they all got one lol. but no way to really know I guess for 100% sure.
thanks, put one in for a friend. figure if he doesn't have luck at gamestop I will at least have this for him
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Thanks for this, got my preorder in. Arrival by 12/23... Lol.
Gonna go to Gamestop and see if I can get one there. If I can I'll delete my order.
//ARCANUM
Member
that's so odd. i bought that exact cable (even says at the top of the page for me - you purchased this item march 3rd 2016) and it works perfectly for me :/. bad quality control I guess.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I managed to get one on a spur of the moment. I was at Toys R Us with my bro-in-law cause he was trying to find a cheap NBA2k17 and I was in front of the counter looking at megaman trinkets when one of the staff was like "Dude we have 3 more white ones left we forgot in a box in the back, take em out."
And they slid it into the glass display right in front of me.
And we just looked at each other for a couple of seconds.
I'm a weak man.
And they slid it into the glass display right in front of me.
And we just looked at each other for a couple of seconds.
I'm a weak man.
tareqsalah1
Member
Heading to gamestop.. the hunt begins
Naked Snake
Member
Are you sure we're talking about the same cable? I mean this one, not the one Ghazi linked to in the post I was replying to (I also have that cable and it's great).
//ARCANUM
Member
Oh derp. I'm bad at reading lol. My bad.
ss_lemonade
Member
It's subjective but the IPS display helps a lot to me.
Well, it's not exactly game breaking. IPS just helps improve the quality. Here's a comparison though between the 3ds we got today and my XL
3d suffers slightly too. I've noticed with my older TN 3ds and this new TN 3ds, 3d slightly mutes colors. Not a problem with the IPS one though.
//ARCANUM
Member
Oh god I just realized this is the 8th 3DS I've owned (always sold the previous one) lol.
1 - Aqua Blue
2 - Zelda Edition
3 - Red XL
4 - Persona Q Edition
5 - Red new XL
6 - Majora'a Mask Edition
7 - Animal Crossing Edition
8 - Black Mario Edition
What's wrong with me? Lol.
I regret selling the Majora's Mask edition the most. But the build quality of the regular n3DS is just so fantastic.
1 - Aqua Blue
2 - Zelda Edition
3 - Red XL
4 - Persona Q Edition
5 - Red new XL
6 - Majora'a Mask Edition
7 - Animal Crossing Edition
8 - Black Mario Edition
What's wrong with me? Lol.
I regret selling the Majora's Mask edition the most. But the build quality of the regular n3DS is just so fantastic.
Naked Snake
Member
I never got the complaint about the 3D making colors dull on TN screens... it's always been the opposite for me, colors look deeper in 3D for me on every 3DS unit I owned (launch unit don't know screen type, XL TN, and New XL TN).
I'm thinking it might have to do with each individual's eyes and stereoscopic visual processing parts of their brain. I know that sounds out there, but I've held this strong opinion since day 1 on the 3DS and I keep reading reports of the opposite from other people all the time. To me turning the 3D on ALWAYS improves the image in every metric. 2D on 3DS looks awful to me.
I'm thinking it might have to do with each individual's eyes and stereoscopic visual processing parts of their brain. I know that sounds out there, but I've held this strong opinion since day 1 on the 3DS and I keep reading reports of the opposite from other people all the time. To me turning the 3D on ALWAYS improves the image in every metric. 2D on 3DS looks awful to me.
Living the Dream
Member
So is GameStop actually going to have any of the white version?
Lights and Waves
Member
It's back on Walmart for preorder!
Naked Snake
Member
We know.
SpiritSlayer
Member
This is my first one... GET HELP MAN!!!
ss_lemonade
Member
Don't know if there's a proper way, but an easy way to tell is if your screens lose color at an angle, you have a TN display. IPS looks perfect at nearly any angle.
I've seen 3 different 3ds models (original small, original xl, and this new small 3ds) with TN displays and they all exhibit the same behavior of having slightly muted colors in 3d. You can easily tell the difference between the 2 here
2D:
http://i.imgur.com/SsM1rJv.jpg
3D:
http://i.imgur.com/xDunIJf.jpg
Living the Dream
Member
Can someone on the east coast who is at GameStop verify that they received white?
secretanchitman
Member
Got one!!!! I went to 4 targets, 2 best buys and 1 Walmart across IL and got extremely lucky at the last target (Lombard, IL) - saw a black 3DS sitting there and grabbed it through a salesperson on the floor. He told me that this was the very last one and someone didn't want it anymore at the last second. Not even 10 seconds later, a few other people come up to see if there were any 3DSes left and they saw that I got the last one. Felt really lucky lol!
Can't wait to open this guy up later tonight!
Can't wait to open this guy up later tonight!
//ARCANUM
Member
lol I know I know! Hopefully the Switch will stop me from buying any more 3DS's lol. Enjoy yours!
Naked Snake
Member
You can't represent a 3D image with a 2D photo. The pics you posted are useless.
What I'm saying is that my personal experience is the opposite of what most people seem to experience with 3D on the 3DS, which leads me to believe that it's not an objective matter, but a personal/physiological one.
For what its worth I have had problems with my vision at long distances for years now... i.e. I can't see proper 3D at long distance (when driving for example, or at a movie theater, heck even TV if it's a few meters away), I see double-vision. But I don't have that problem at close range, and maybe that's also why I love the 3D on the 3DS so much. I don't have any issues with; it vastly enhances my experience 100% of the time.
Naked Snake
Member
Unless you have TN and IPS side by side, I think some people won't be able to tell. I honestly couldn't tell and thought mine were IPS until I installed a homebrew app that told me they were TN.
I think I'm making a strong case in this thread that my eyes are not to be trusted, lol.
KojiKnight
Member
Let's see here... 2 launch models, an xl, a new xl, 2 2ds.... And this white one will bring the total to 7... But to be fair this is split between 4 people in my family (me wife and or two daughters, one born after the system launched)
ss_lemonade
Member
I'm not trying to show the 3D effect with those images but the drop in color quality (I only gave the 3d slider a slight nudge to activate it). It's easily visible when you swap back and forth between the 2 images.
I get what you're saying about how 3d enhances games. I know some people hate the 3d feature but I tend to use it from time to time when possible. It's just disappointing to know that certain models end up with better displays and that the consumers have no control over this.
salamander150
Member
This'll be my 7th! Muhahaha
I got my regular xl black, FE Awakening, FE Fates, Animal Crossing the poptart one, Pokemon faceplate one, and Majora's Mask
I was able to snag a black edition from Target so that'll be my new go to one with beautiful faceplates. I am giving my current black one to a friend who doesn't have a 3ds but overall yes, people around me think I have a mild problem.Naked Snake
Member
Yes, that is expected when taking a photo, because the camera can only see one of the two images that make up the 3D, but your eyes (or at least mine) see both images and combine them into one, in turn eliminating this "drop in color quality" that you talk about. At least that is my experience.
I have my 3DS right next to me at this moment and I tested it turning the 3D on and off many times and paying close attention to the colors. They look slightly deeper in 3D, and I have TN screens.
Again I'm not saying you're wrong, because I've seen others say the same thing as you. All I'm saying is that your experience is not universal to everyone.
Also to me the screen resolution seems to at least double in 3D compared to 2D. It's almost like going from SD to HD. Games look blurry in 2D on the 3DS to me (only on the 3DS though, since the screens are built for 3D in mind, so 2D on them cuts the horizontal resolution in half), which is why it blows my mind when I see people saying they never play with 3D on. To me that's like someone playing a 1080p PS3 game on an HDTV but setting the video output in the settings to 480p
Pancakes R Us
Member
Wow...just imagine if NoA actually made plentiful supply available. Of course, given the incompetence of NoA over the last few years, it's too much to ask.
SparksterMeta0
Member
Will probably be my 4th 3DS.
1 - Black (Launch)
2 - Link Between Worlds (XL)
3 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (XL)
4 - Black Mario Edition
...huh.
I'm having #4 as a backup for #3, but funny how things have come full circle.
ss_lemonade
Member
That's interesting. You are probably right in that it's different for everyone, depending on how they see 3D. Unfortunately for me, both left and right frames show the same slightly muted colors and my IPS 3ds does it better in comparison (maybe the more saturated colors are hiding the difference?).
I like the 3D feature though, even before I got my ips 3ds.
tareqsalah1
Member
Im in line at gamestop. 3 black ones left and im fourth in line. Hoping someone is here for something else
qualitydisc
Member
Wow, just... wow
My Game stop hasn't formed a line yet. Just a bunch eager people in cars.
I don't understand
I don't understand