I kind of feel like it's only just coming into it's own now. This is how I feel the console should have launched, kinda how I felt about the DS Lite last generation. Still don't regret the three 3DS's ive had since launch :l I'll without a doubt be trading in my 3DS xl for a regular 3DS new though, it's like the DS Lite in my eyes. Perfect specs, size and shape.
Class rating means little. The Toshiba SD cards included with the original 3DS aren't even rated and they benchmark at class 10 speeds. I wouldn't be surprised if they have faster random access as well, but I didn't personally benchmark that. I have a Sandisk Extreme card and the Nintendo supplied card was essentially the same speed in reads and writes (slightly slower write, but maxed out read, just like the Sandisk).
I hope I can stop myself from buying 38 cover plates!
Yes and no. The 2DS still makes sense as a 'cheapest' option for the segment of the market that wants that.
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The reason for the 2DS form factor is due to cost saving measures more than Nintendo testing the waters for different set ups.
Or when you have it in the charging cradle.
Yeah...well they can improve it but it'll still be the same resolution regardless. They can improve the color and contrast, and otherwise reduce the spacing between pixels. It'd still be blocky but the latter would improve the look by reducing the visibility of the pixel grid (and improving light/color transmission).
NES games look like shit on anything that can play 3DS games because there is no way to run them at 1:1. Just compare any NES VC game with Kirby's Advnture or Kid Icarus 3D classics, the difference is night an day.
Check the manual in game for yourself. You can kick GB/C games into 1:1, but there is no option for NES games, so they always look like shit.
Can you confirm this impression then, because I've never seen it work on NES games, and I've seen my roomies try as well.
Except, no. You see, NES games usually also have some safe area around the game. This safe area is getting cropped off, and instead of being corrected with a black window box, a tiny window box, is being blow up to fit the screen!
If they are select 3D classics and not VC, yes.
The aspect is the same, the problem is the scaling. Will most people notice the bar being un-inform and the horrid pattern on the back? Possibly, possibly not. There is however no reason at all for having this problem in the first place.
I just noticed the packaging is region free. I mean how JEFIGSR are all on there.
It is still unnecessary as the gave options on Game Boy and so they set the precident for having an option here too. It is a minor thing but it annoys some of the big purchasers into not bothering.
Bingo. It's one of the reasons I just haven't bought The Mysterious Murasame Castle yet, and possibly never will on the eShop, and trust me when I say I am a big-time VC purchaser, or at least was last gen. Not having the option makes me not want to spend my money. I know I am not alone either; it is a deal-breaker to some indeed.
So your eyes become a sensor bar... I like it.
Tie ratios are bullshit as they are just hardware/software shipped. They also don't include eShop releases, which is a big thing now.
