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[Nintendo Direct] 3DS XL (90% larger screen, 4GB SD, better battery) OP has details
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I'd rather have the shittiest colors than get anal raped by Nintendo, haha.
evilromero
Member
I guess I'm going with the blue in the USA then since I got the red 3DS last year. I wish it was the blue like the first DSi, which was beautiful.
Yeah, I think it'll happen this time too. Seriously, £180 is too fucking much, Amazon went crazy with the pricing. But, as you said, prices will go down surely. And so, 3DS XL will be a success in UK too!!! XD
Probably, at the end of the day, it'll be £155-160
I quoted those figures in my email to Nintendo. The inflated UK price is too ridiculous to ignore. I honestly don't understand how they can justify it when Shibata clearly and specifically spoke about the compromise of not including the charger to keep the price down. If I get fobbed off with "Nintendo do not set a price for their products..." or "fluctuations in exchange rates and current tax levels..." I'm gonna be pissed.
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kittens
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The blue DSi is my favorite looking handheld ever, but I think that shade of blue wouldn't look right on the 3DS XL design. I'm starting to warm up to the blue XL, though I'd much rather have the silver/black one.
eudaemonic
Member
I'd pay them $50 dollars extra to make it in the same brown as the DSi XL.
I love that color so much.
I love that color so much.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I don't see there being a UK retail price war on this.
It's a premium addition to the 3DS line... the 3DS still exists and retailers are going to charge what they can get away with.
Were there price wars for the DSi XL? Last I checked the DSi XL is still £150 in stores.
It's a premium addition to the 3DS line... the 3DS still exists and retailers are going to charge what they can get away with.
Were there price wars for the DSi XL? Last I checked the DSi XL is still £150 in stores.
milanbaros
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Why haven't you at least included VAT for UK and Eurozone?
Better get pissed already, because that's probably the response you'll get; as that's what they said already.
Seeing some of the prices...
Play.com: £179.99
ShopTo: £179.84 (says recommended retail price is £199)
Zavvi / The Hut: £209.95 (says recommended price is £249.99)
...and some of the excuses, is like Nintendo sais something like "price this between X and Y amount"; and some are obviously going for the higher price. Until others join and with lowered prices; those will stay high.
No charger/cradle/anything. Sold separately.
There's the expectation I guess that most of the early buyers will be upgrading, and since the charger is the same as the 3DS, DSi, DSi XL those will use that one instead.
And that others could just grab one cable "for cheap" too. Seems of the usual experiment more than anything; seeing how it includes one in the US.
Check my post on the last page. Even with VAT, its fucking extortionate, considering there's no AC adapter.
I might just pick one of these up around the holidays if I can find a good deal. I'll let my little bro use (not have) my original 3DS and we can play some Resident Evil Mercenaries/Revelations, Mario Kart, Kid Icarus, NSMB2, eventually Smash Bros and whatever else the future holds. Like I said, not a day one but if a good deal comes my way I just might go for it. Sounds like a good deal to me.
It could still be a premium addition, and not the new default model, but I don't think it'd be convenient such a price, since retailers wouldn't sell so much of it, especially considering the actual economic situation right now. Probably, ASDA and Tesco and the other supermarkets will drive the price down, and it'll be £160.
Look at the box on amazon. It explicitly states there's no AC adapter included. You'll need to buy one separately.
I'm not sure what you mean? The UK and European prices I quoted already include VAT, and I said I could understand a UK price of £159.99 (When including VAT)
The USA prices dont include sales tax, but thats standard practice over there since it varies by state. Some states dont even charge sales tax, and even if I did take sales tax into account (Apparently the average is 6%?) it still doesn't explain the price difference and no AC Adapter.
Nothing Nintendo can do about that. Battery tech just hasn't progressed much.
RPGCrazied
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Is there a chance it can be a glossy finish? From the very few pics and video, its hard to tell. The inside does look matte, but the rest?
I guess there is no more pictures or videos of it anywhere? Guess we will have to wait until next month when it launches in EU.
I guess there is no more pictures or videos of it anywhere? Guess we will have to wait until next month when it launches in EU.
Yep and the Nintendo 3Ds is doing way more stuff too.
Can also be seen on how the updates to the DSlite (DSi and DSiXL) the battery didn't improved a lot.
DS Lite - 15 to 19 hours
DSi XL/LL - 13 to 17 hours
DSi - 9 to 14 hours
Heck, an XL with max brightness and everything lasted me like 4-5 hours top. Hence why I ended getting an USB charger/cable.
Dreamwriter
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What takes the most battery power in a handheld is the backlight. The 3D screen of the 3DS requires a brighter light because only half the light is visible to each eye, and the XL's larger screens will require more or larger lights. Not to mention the more powerful CPU/GPU. So these devices need a lot more power than the DS Lite. The only way to improve battery life significantly at this point, would be to make the device even larger to hold a larger battery.
JoshuaJSlone
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The battery probably is quite a bit higher capacity, but mostly being canceled out by having nearly double the screen to light up.
When it's in 3D mode it turns brighter, but it's not immediately apparent because each eye is then only seeing half the pixels at a given time.chrislowe said:
OLED
but I don't know if Sharp can make these 3D screens with OLEDs
When you turn the 3D mode on you can see backlight brightness change... It's not immediately noticeable because Nintendo did a good job matching the 2D and 3D brightness levels. Try it a few times and see for yourself.
It basically uses 2x as much backlight in 3D mode... If it didn't we'd get a similar dim, dark 3D that people complain about at some movie theaters.
Dreamwriter
Member
Captain Chaos
Member
Really like the design, white looks great and very wii u tablet like. Hope the 3ds was just a blip in Nintendos usually top notch build quality, that thing didn't have a nice feel about it.
AC adapter missing is frankly odd, surely they could of bundled a USB power lead?
AC adapter missing is frankly odd, surely they could of bundled a USB power lead?
blu
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Inside should be matte, just like the dsiXL. The problem with the original 3ds was that it had a homogeneous upper half faceplate, psp style. The part located over the screen had to be glossy for better transparency, which imposed the glossiness to the entire surface. The 3dsXL does not seem to be designed that way.
You know one has already been announced?
walking fiend
Member
Those numbers are a 'joke'; I have a DSi with a healthy battery, at at a reasonable brightness for day it won't even last 3 hours. 3DS battery min life of 6 hours for DS games is just superb.Yep and the Nintendo 3Ds is doing way more stuff too.
Can also be seen on how the updates to the DSlite (DSi and DSiXL) the battery didn't improved a lot.
DS Lite - 15 to 19 hours
DSi XL/LL - 13 to 17 hours
DSi - 9 to 14 hours
Heck, an XL with max brightness and everything lasted me like 4-5 hours top. Hence why I ended getting an USB charger/cable.
Berek Halfhand
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kittens
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hey is this out yet i want it.
Why are there no blue and red iPhones and iPads? This is why a handheld game console will always be considered a "toy" instead of an electronic device. Argh, this really annoys me as there's some games I really want to play on 3DS but I'm not going to spend the money on an ugly device. Yes, design is an important factor on whether I buy a device or not.
All they had to do is include the white version, to go along with my white DS Lite (don't get me started on DSIXL not being available in any "non-toy" colours).
Guess I'm waiting for 3DSi in a year.
All they had to do is include the white version, to go along with my white DS Lite (don't get me started on DSIXL not being available in any "non-toy" colours).
Guess I'm waiting for 3DSi in a year.
I'm afraid your DSi is borked, you get easily 8 hours on that.
I really cant see it selling to be honest, the ds crowd didnt jump over to 3ds and a part of that crowd has been lost to ios. I just think expensive hardware and games mean they wont see this selling massively.
Heh, I'm now more okay with the Red. Really wish the US got the silver one or the white one though.
I was looking at my Street Fighter fight stick (which is also red and black) and the shades of red and black on it seem similar to how they will look on the red and black 3DS XL.
So yeah, looks like I'll be getting the red (especially since the blue is just terrible imo).
I was looking at my Street Fighter fight stick (which is also red and black) and the shades of red and black on it seem similar to how they will look on the red and black 3DS XL.
So yeah, looks like I'll be getting the red (especially since the blue is just terrible imo).
You can make your iPhone red or blue, but yeah, I definitely get where you are coming from and pretty much agree.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I think I'm just going to continue using my launch 3DS until new colors and a price drop happen. No rush, really.
evilromero
Member
A 3D Metroid would push me to buy this thing without question.
At least, normal 3DS price dropped a bit through Amazon, and considering other retailers should adequate, it should have better sales since XL sales, without counting XL sales themselves.
P.S. Strangely, New Art Academy preorders haven't started yet. I expect good things from it, especially in UK, where it did pretty great, in the end.
P.S. Strangely, New Art Academy preorders haven't started yet. I expect good things from it, especially in UK, where it did pretty great, in the end.
Lots of crow eaten I see.
And I guess black around the top 3D screen wasn't necessary as Nintendo had previously stated though most of us knew that was bunk.
I'm buying a NA XL as soon as silver or an all white version is available.
Going to be hard to resist until then, c'mon holiday bundles!
And I guess black around the top 3D screen wasn't necessary as Nintendo had previously stated though most of us knew that was bunk.
I'm buying a NA XL as soon as silver or an all white version is available.
Going to be hard to resist until then, c'mon holiday bundles!
MindCollizion
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They probably realized that it didn't matter against a white background either but any other colors besides those two would affect the 3D effect.
Alternatively, it's BETTER against black but not ESSENTIAL. Though you may be right anyway, if it's going to be non-black then white may be the second best choice.
NoA wins!? :O
People have stickered up the borders of the top screen with all sorts of colors and designs. It doesn't affect the 3D at all.
I'm thinking it's easier for the eye to reconcile the edges where images may overlap being black as that's close to how the eyes naturally work. But I doubt it's something that makes a huge difference anyway, we're talking about the very edges of the screen afterall.
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