Nintendo does it again!
I was skeptic… to say the least. But when I tested it myself I have to admit, I’m impressed! Of what I’m talking about? My, the 3DS of course!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock with only access to this site, you’ve probably noticed Nintendo’s newest handheld the 3DS. It’s like the DS… only with a new feature called 3D. Hence the name. There are numerous ways to have heard about this device, think E3, Internet and don’t forget Nintendo’s over-acted commercials. I dislike those commercials, especially since they dubbed them over here… It looks and sounds terrible.
But when I visited a local shop today I couldn’t help but gaze at the demo-pod. My fingers started to itch and slowly, very slowly I started walking to those shiny 3DS’s. In one, there was PilotWings, in the other Street Fighter. Naturally, I tried Street Fighter. And it looks awesome!! The 3D is amazingly done and doesn’t bother me at all. Also, the 3D slider works like a charm. Turned all the way down, it really is like a 2D game.
But you really have to hold it right in front of you, because you can’t properly see the effects is you like watch over someone else’s shoulder like Ingis did. I also got the chance to try out the Augmented Reality card and my, was that cool! I defeated a dragon ๐
Another plus is the fact that this little baby is backwards compatible with the standard DS games. Biggest downside however is that it isn’t region free, which means I can’t get a cooler color or edition from Japan or the US… But nevertheless, I will most definitely get this thing! You?
Announced/Released games (only displaying EU and US games)
- Animal Crossing (working title)
- Animal Resort (working title)
- Asphalt 3D
- Assassin’s Creed: Lost Legacy
- Bakugan: Rise of the Resistance
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
- BloodRayne: The Shroud
- Bomberman 3DS
- Bust-a-Move Universe
- Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
- Cave Story 3DS
- Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
- The Conduit 3DS
- Contra
- Crush 3D
- Cubic Ninja
- de Blob: The Underground
- Dead or Alive: Dimensions
- Deca Sports Extreme
- Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights
- Dragon Quest (working title)
- Dream Trigger 3D
- Driver: Renegade
- Dual Pen Sports
- Eternal Eden
- FIFA Soccer (working title)
- Face Racers: Photo Finish
- Fish On
- Frogger (working title)
- The Hidden
- Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
- Kororinpa (working title)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
- Madden NFL 3DS
- Mario Kart 3DS
- Mega Man Legends 3
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
- Nintendogs + Cats
- Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
- Paper Mario (working title)
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- Pilotwings Resort
- Pro Evolution Soccer 3DS
- Winning Eleven 3DSoccer
- Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
- Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney
- Puss In Boots
- Rabbids: Travel in Time 3D
- Rayman 3D
- Resident Evil: Revelations
- Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
- Ridge Racer 3D
- Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
- Saints Row: Drive-By
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
- Sims 3
- Sonic the Hedgehog (working title)
- SpongeBob SquigglePants
- Star Fox 64 3D
- Steel Diver
- Super Mario (Working Title)
- Super Monkey Ball 3D
- Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
- THOR: God of Thunder
- Tom Clancyโs Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
- Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- WonderWorld Amusement Park
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (working title)
As you can see, a lot of 3th Party games… some sounding good, some… not so good. We’ll see.
I think it’s a really cool handheld but a bit too expensive, the short battery isn’t helping either. I think I’m going to wait till a newer model drops, but as a handheld lover I need to have this, no doubt, just not now.
Indeed, a short battery life is kind of irritating… Shame is that it isn’t region free anymore so goodbye nice Japanese or American models ๐ basterds!! And expensive… well, I kinda think it’s worth it actually ๐ but you’re right, eventually the price will drop. I’m guessing Christmas the latest and Summer at its earliest.