DR2K
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Well that's not too bad then. Might get the blue one.
like playing with Samus' Gunship
dat hinge
Dat Dpad though has yet to be beaten on a Nintendo portable.
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Well that's not too bad then. Might get the blue one.
Dat Dpad though has yet to be beaten on a Nintendo portable.
I'm still hoping it looks nicer in reality than in pictures. We will see!
like playing with Samus' Gunship
dat hinge
dpad was godlike though
Dacvak
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Micro had the same d-pad as the DS Lite iirc, it just fit better on the micro.
Really? I remember having no problems with diagonals on Micro and cursing at the dpad of Lite.
No it didn't. They're both completely different.
Saint Gregory
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I'm getting one but I was really hoping that Nintendo was going to do a radical redesign, sort of like the change from the GBA to the GBA SP. As nice as the 3DSXL looks the design still seems archaic compared to most modern gadgets.
So it comes down to sandwich vs cake then?
I still prefer my yummy cake.
But seriously guys, the ones that want to trade their 3ds for this should wait and see if this thing has the flaws from the OG corrected. It would suck to have a bigger scratched screen =/.
BladeoftheImmortal
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I want to get one of these, but they are still region restricted aren't they?
Ah I see thanks.
fluffydelusions
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That's equally wrong. It's the same style, but the GB Micro D-pad was constructed better. I'm thinking that clicky buttons simply work better for folding handhelds, given so far only the lite did mushy buttons/D-Pads of Nintendo handhelds. Though the Vita ended up beating Nintendo at their own game with clicky D-Pads, it's amazing how Sony went from a somewhat dumb design to the best one just by tweaking it a bit.
Expiring patents probably helped lots too.
Phones are highly public devices, and are held to higher standards of appearance. Game systems should be built for comfortable grip over long periods--ergonomics trump beauty. The 360 controller practically melts into your hands, but doesn't exactly look like a thing of beauty. The iPhone is sleek as hell, but also slippery and brittle. Nintendo handhelds are built to withstand drops from around waist-height.
So I say, let the Nintendium flow like wine!
I love the DSi's D-pad. However, it's my sister's DSi and it's pink, so I have to stick with my DS Lite with broken hinge when I play outside the house :\
I hope this 3DS XL will have just as good a D-pad, or at least hopefully a 3DS revision will make us all happy (I assume DSi made everyone happy when it released).
I hope this 3DS XL will have just as good a D-pad, or at least hopefully a 3DS revision will make us all happy (I assume DSi made everyone happy when it released).
BRICK.
MasterSheen
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The inside is matte, not sure about the top.
Keep on waiting, buddy.
grimshawish
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Best redesign ever, to me it was like a new console entirely. Difficult now though, the SP is still influential today - whats the thing 3DS needs that will make such a big change?
Difficult to say (for me). SP was the perfect portable console.
just this morning i had become so angry at the helicopter stage in Gunstar Superheroes for gameboy micro that i had to finally utelize the finger claw technique AND IT WORKED. i finally beat the stage.
you do what you gotta do.
Word. I took that thing everywhere. Now I just play portable games on the couch, or in bed. It's just more comfortable that way with the new form factors.
hopefully
Europeans better take lots of pictures of the blue in July
3DS XL 336 grams
3DS 235 grams
DSi XL 314 grams
Dacvak
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Aw yeah, dat paddle controller. Forgot all about that beast. More games needed to support that. Wasn't it just the two?
Most random reply I've ever gotten on a forum.
CrunchinJelly
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Saint Gregory
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What you're saying is true ergonomics and modern design don't have to be mutually exclusive. Nintendo is sticking with this design because they're comfortable with it and the clamshell is the ideal way to protect the screens.
It's not a terrible decision for them to make but I just don't think that the 3DSXL is going to change things for them much in the increasingly i-design centric west.
For a start the clamshell design has to go. Most people associate that with old flip phones today. I'm not sure what alternative would work better but a slider might not be a terrible idea, PSPGo notwithstanding.
But it doesn't scale anything, the pixels are just bigger.
Oh yeah, don't know why scaler is in my mind. I just want someway to soften that ugly blow
The 3DS XL at 96ppi is comparable to the pixel density of the GBA or the DSi
01DragonFly
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I'm still not sure about that shade of blue. I'm going to need to see more... or other photos of it.
>.< I was going to wait for the white one but the red one look awesome if the color is both sides
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I'm hoping the buttons are larger. The current ones cramp my hands.
AdmiralSnackbar
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If the consoles are the exactly the same I don't see why they didn't just make the outer shell something that could clip on/off and sell better colors separately.
But I guess that market is still smoldering after Microsoft thoroughly razed it.
But I guess that market is still smoldering after Microsoft thoroughly razed it.
After the GBA Micro and 360 faceplate markets going nowhere, it's basically pointless to engineer the console to be able to do it (it does have size considerations for the faceplate anchors)
Then you end up using something like the Vita.
Admittedly, yeah, part of the problem is the small screen, but RESOLUTION is also a problem, and the Vita surpasses SD there.
Well, it's kinda nice that the DS is like a laptop and you can just set it down instead of holding it.
MatthewB92
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Do we know where the stylus is on this thing?
Oh, no doubt the Vita is leaps and bounds over the XL in that respect, but I was speaking personally, as I don't own a Vita, but will be buying an XL.
Ingueferroque
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Will wait for the white version to reach the States.
True, while the Vita has a cradle that's... what, $20?
Yeah, I can definitely understand as the only choice without a larger smartphone/tablet, but personally I've gotta have at least 480p or its equivalent.
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