New DS detailed

Regarding 3D, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has previously stated that Nintendo would need to look into the "possible health effects" of playing video games in 3D for prolonged periods of time.
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Cancer.
 
Looks very meh. And looks like it would depend on the game (old games wouldn't have it). Technology looks interesting at least. Presuming ur moving alot...
 
I've still got my brick of an original DS. Never upgraded yet. I think I will this time around, not so much for the 3D, but for size, screen and battery.
 
Fishlore said:
I've still got my brick of an original DS. Never upgraded yet. I think I will this time around, not so much for the 3D, but for size, screen and battery.
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Likewise. Recently I lost my original charger and it took me ages to find a new one because DS Lite/i chargers don't fit the original design. Found a GBA SP charger from an obscure seller on Amazon and it's the cheapest tackiest thing around. But works... just about.

But this is exciting news nonetheless. Whether the excitement pays off is another matter.
 
3D aside, it should be a more powerful DS with a higher res, which is enough for many people to upgrade. After seeing how well Nintendo implemented touch screen and motion control I have some hopes for the 3D. Interesting times either way.
 
GreatEmperor said:
There it is, nice and gimmicky, does have promise but a little close on the heels of their latest unnecessary redesign of the DS. Might be worth looking at
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It has Gamecube-era graphics. That paired with capable 3D would hardly sound gimmicky to me.

Also, seamless screens, fudge yeah.

Edit: Whoops, already read about this somewhere else, assumed this would have been posted. Translation courtesy of Neogaf (via SA):

Edit: Whoops, I misread, the below may be rumour. Apparently it was circulating at GDC or something, take with a grain of salt.

1) Two screens, with virtually no seam between them when open
2) Screens are higher resolution, but exact resolution is unknown
3) Powered by nVidia Tegra
4) Roughly as powerful as a Gamecube, and apparently similar to program for
5) Uses carts - believed to be same size as DS/DSi carts, only with different guts
6) Due out in 2010 in at least one territory
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A portable GC that's fully backwards compatible with a DS would be excellent. Metroid Prime on the move anyone? :)

Add some kind of analogue control and Mario 64 in 3d and :eek:
 
This has certainly gotten me MUCH more excited for Nintendo's E3 conference. Good thing too because I was feeling a little 'meh' toward it previously. A more powerful DS is really all I want--the rest is gravy.
 
I guess I'm not falling for this 3d gimmick thing going on these days. A more powerful DS would be nice, and since I've given away my DS, I may look into getting it.

With the 3D tech with it, I wonder it's price.
 
Im starting to get aggravated with how so many people all of the sudden love this 3d gimmick going on all over the place.
 
It seems that any way of playing a game that doesn't involve a mouse and keyboard or a joypad is automatically a gimmick :p
 
Yes, because perceiving images in 3d is how you play the game.

Nobody said anything about the controls.
 
3d displayed images with glasses gives me a headache. But they said it's a different type of 3d, so hey.

Also, they saw how much money Avatar brought in, so they're trying to capitalize on that.
 
Krynn72 said:
Im starting to get aggravated with how so many people all of the sudden love this 3d gimmick going on all over the place.
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Wanting our entertainment to look the way we naturally perceive the world is a gimmick? Then, give me gimmicks or give me death. Wasn't color TV a gimmick at one point as well?
 
Warbie said:
Semantics. Playing in 3d could affect how a game is played. I just don't see why an attempt at somethign new is a gimmick.
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Because it seems ever since Avatar, everybody is jumping on the 3d wagon. Until I see it and it actually works well, then I'll denounce the gimmick title.

That's right, I DECIDE DS TITLES.
 
But I think Nintendo spent longer than 4 months give or take since avatar to come up with this idea.
 
Wasn't it one of the biggest things that Avatar had to advertise, that there was a 3d version?

Quit using logic.
 
Warbie said:
Semantics. Playing in 3d could affect how a game is played. I just don't see why an attempt at somethign new is a gimmick.
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Not semantics. Playing in 3D like this intends will not, and can not affect gameplay. Also, its not trying something new. 3D has existed for 40+ years.
 
CyberPitz said:
Wasn't it one of the biggest things that Avatar had to advertise, that there was a 3d version?

Quit using logic.
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I never heard of it until a month or so before launch. But I can imagine that big corporations would be following the film. Also no one knew how big the film would of been and I don't see why it was so big. But maybe 3D sells right now. All I can say is, wait and see.

AND I WILL ARGUE WITH YOU. PLUS I CAN RUN FASTER SO NO CHANCE OF KILLING ME!
 
Krynn72 said:
Not semantics. Playing in 3D like this intends will not, and can not affect gameplay. Also, its not trying something new. 3D has existed for 40+ years.
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Agreed, unless there is a way to interact with the 3D environment, this won't changed gameplay unless someone has any examples?

Edit: I should post more.
 
Krynn72 said:
Not semantics. Playing in 3D like this intends will not, and can not affect gameplay. Also, its not trying something new. 3D has existed for 40+ years.
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That depends - if the player position is being tracked, or if the angle you're holding the DS effects what you can see, it will change things and will affect gameplay.

3D may also have been about for a while, but untill very recently it has been rubbish. It's not a coincidence that 3D is the new thing nor is it simply a result of Avatar's success - 3D technologies are coming into frution for the first time and i'm excited to see how they differ and what they can bring to games and movies. So ner :p
 
I'm getting the new DSI XL this week because I had a DS lite before and traded it in at the time to support my need for other games but I skipped the original DSi and the XL appeals to me. that and i want to play the latest Pokemon games
 
Nabobalis said:
Agreed, unless there is a way to interact with the 3D environment, this won't changed gameplay unless someone has any examples?

Edit: I should post more.
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Applying this logic, games should stop striving for photo realistic graphics since better graphics won't effect gameplay at all, right?
 
I agree to an extent with the whole 3D bandwagon idea. I was completely against all of these movies and their ads for 2D and 3D versions coming out. All of this changed during the first preview I saw when attending a screening of the 3D Alice in Wonderland. The upcoming Dreamworks animated feature, How to Train Your Dragon, looked boring and meh beyond belief when I saw the commercial on TV. When I saw the trailer later in the theater in 3D I was blown away. It looked INCREDIBLE. I am a full-on 3D convert, but it can and will be so overused and completely MIS-used. There will be a shit-ton of movies that use it but do not need it and it will for the most part turn out gimmicky as hell.

The same thing will likely happen with 3D gaming. The same thing happened with the other relatively recent "innovation" in gaming: motion control. Most of it is crap, but there are also some serious gems that demand the tech and for those I am very glad. I am very curious to see how good it looks on a DS--I can't imagine very good frankly, but we will see.
 
Bad^Hat said:
It has Gamecube-era graphics. That paired with capable 3D would hardly sound gimmicky to me.

Also, seamless screens, fudge yeah.

Edit: Whoops, already read about this somewhere else, assumed this would have been posted. Translation courtesy of Neogaf (via SA):

Edit: Whoops, I misread, the below may be rumour. Apparently it was circulating at GDC or something, take with a grain of salt.
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The 3d being capable would definately be a stretch, but now that Nintendo has a handheld about as powerful as their current console, it would be good for them to hold off its release(maybe not)

This is pretty rock solid, its supposedly up on Nintendos site
 
I think the "word" can decide for itself whether or not it wants this.

CyberPitz said:
Because it seems ever since Avatar, everybody is jumping on the 3d wagon. Until I see it and it actually works well, then I'll denounce the gimmick title.
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"Jumping on the bandwagon," ie - a new technology proves successful and is therefore replicated. ****ING GIMMICKY BULLSHIT WHERE DID THIS KIND OF THINKING EVER GET US.
 
This tech works by tracking your head movement - so yes, it does affect gameplay. Morans.

For example, in a first person game, you can look around corners by ... looking around corners.
 
CyberPitz said:
Wasn't it one of the biggest things that Avatar had to advertise, that there was a 3d version?

Quit using logic.
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Just having it for the sake of having it sounds right, its like the microphone for DS. Only problem is, some games make you shout at it, it doesnt revolutionize shit because they dont make software to determine NEARLY what exactly you are saying, it just an annoyance
 
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