Supermallet

Even worse is that since the second analog isn't built into the system, even the games that require it often don't use it the way you'd expect a second analog to work. It's a huge blunder on Nintendo's part and I can't believe they didn't fix it here.

Guru Askew

I just want an electronic device that isn't improved upon for 10-15 years so I don't feel like my relatively-small investment is obsolete. Is that too much to ask?

Supermallet

Got you covered, Guru: http://smile.amazon.com/Texas-Instru...keywords=ti-89

fumanstan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-89_s...TI-89_Titanium

Fuckers.

And it still leaves out us poor folks that only have the TI-83

Supermallet

Edit: Well the Titanium is 10 years old now as it is, so get that one.

Moopher

God dammit...I will end up buying this.

Decker

I will too .... eventually. But that nub is so inadequate that you just sit there and think it must have been designed that way intentionally just to give the designers something to improve on with the next iteration -- like how the display on the first GBA wouldn't really be visible to play unless you sat at under a lamp or clipped a little light to it.

Supermallet

I read a comment on another site that this upgrade is essentially for Monster Hunter fans, because that game is so huge in Japan but requires the attachment for the second stick. It's also only been announced for Japan so far. Maybe this is a dry run for a new handheld, a stopgap to help boost sales in Japan before unleashing a fully new handheld next year.

Michael Corvin

Exactly. Should be:

Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
DS
3DS

Supermallet

Did Gameboy Color play regular Gameboy games?

Moopher

Yep, it did.

PerryD

The regular Gameboy did not play many of the Gameboy color games though, since the Color had a faster chip and much more RAM

The DSi was my biggest regret along with the Micro. Neither of those systems saw more than a few hours of game time. My favorites have been the SP and DSLite, altough the current XL is very nice.

This "new" system feels a lot like the DSI, just a stop gap hardware revision before the major system release.

Guru Askew

What it really feels like is a A KNIFE IN THE FUCKING HEART!

I spent over TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS (you read that right, we're talking entire hundreds) on my XL mere weeks* ago. And now this?

*178

Matt

Japanese packaging shots:

New 3DS (black):



New 3DS (white):



3DS LL (black) and (blue):



All 38 "Kisekae" cover plates for the New 3DS models:

fujishig

As someone said earlier, the DSi was the same thing, it had some nominal improvements, I skipped it entirely, and just avoided the miniscule amount of games that were exclusive to it (which admittedly, with Xeno for this new one, is harder to do). But what are game developers going to do? Program for the old system which has already sold millions, or program specifically to take advantage of the upgraded stats and buttons of this new, halfway system, and risk this becoming the next DSi? This new system still plays the old games, right? So what incentive is there for anyone but Nintendo (and whoever puts out Amiibos, though isn't there going to be an attachment for the older models) to really soup up their games?

Of course, I have a 3DS, the stick attachment for it, the 3DS XL, and the stick attachment for that, and there are so few games that use that attachment that I'm certainly going to take a wait and see on this one. Of course, that's what I should have done with even next gen iterations like the PS4 and One, and I fell to temptation there, so as the hype builds up I may fall prey again.

The way the Pokemon pre-Amiibo figures Rumble U figures worked is that you tag them, it loads the stats, and then when you're done you tag them again to update... otherwise if the thing had to sit on the WiiU controller it'd be terrible to play.

As far as the Vita goes, stupid Sony and their exclusive memory media. I realize it was nominally to prevent the piracy that was rampant on the PSP, but it really defeats the purpose of having a system designed to play digital games (and really, that Vita game slot, at least on the old one, is terrible) only able to load a handful of games before even the largest memory card they sell is full.

fumanstan

I mentioned it earlier, but while the DSi is the best comparison the upgrades here seem far more significant. Now whether there are more exclusives remain to be seen.

Meanwhile, Nintendo is having some eshop sales leading up to Smash Bros.

http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers...0904SuperSmash

3D Land for $19.99 is pretty good, wish I didn't already buy it a couple months ago.

fujishig

Wait, the virtual console game on the WiiU has to be bought separately from the same game on the 3DS?

Supermallet

Yeah, Nintendo has no cross-buy option like Sony does. But even then not every game that's available on more than one Sony device is cross-buy.

Having Mario 2 and 3 at my fingertips on the 3DS is tempting, but spending money on those titles yet again is a turn off.

Edit: I'll wait for week 2. That roster of characters is sure to bring some good deals.

Michael Corvin

If this 'new' system was so different then why stick with the 3DS name?

fumanstan

Because Nintendo sucks at naming things?

Like someone said earlier, personally it seems to me that if Nintendo wanted to push new control schemes (with 2 new buttons and another analog stick, which is far more significant then the cameras for the DSi in my opinion) plus needed more power for certain games/ports to be playable, I think they should have just waited a bit longer and pitched it as a new handheld and not an extension of the 3DS family.

Michael Corvin

I bit on Mario Land 3D. $20 - $10 I had sitting there from the digital deluxe program makes it a pretty sweet deal.

Matt

Preview of the rest of the sales:

Here’s a preview of this week’s sale titles, featuring some of the Veteran Fighters including Mario™, Little Mac, Yoshi™ and Newcomers Rosalina & Luma:

Super Mario™ 3D World (Wii U)
New Super Mario Bros.™ U (Wii U)
Super Mario 3D Land™ (Nintendo 3DS)
Yoshi’s New Island™ (Nintendo 3DS)


Week 2 (Sept. 11 -18) will feature Veteran Fighters such as Zelda™, Sonic, Pit, and Captain Falcon, along with Newcomers Palutena, Mega Man and Robin:

Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo 3DS)
The Legend of Zelda™: The Minish Cap (Wii U)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo 3DS)
Mega Man X (Wii U)

Week 3 (Sept. 18-Sept. 25) will shine the spotlight on Veteran Fighters including Pikachu, Samus™, and Charizard, plus Newcomers Mii Fighters, Greninja and Wii Fit Trainer:

Pokémon™ Battle Trozei (Nintendo 3DS)
Pokémon Rumble U (Wii U)
Metroid™ (Wii U)
Metroid™ (Nintendo 3DS)
Wii Fit™ U (Wii U)

The final week (Sept. 25 - Oct. 2) will wrap things up with Veteran Fighters including Kirby™ and Donkey Kong™ and Newcomers PAC-MAN and Villager:

Animal Crossing™: New Leaf (Nintendo 3DS)
Pikmin™ 3 (Wii U)
Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
PAC-MAN™ and the Ghostly Adventures (Wii U)
PAC-MAN™ and the Ghostly Adventures (Nintendo 3DS)


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This doesn't appear to be a full list of what will be on sale. There are other characters shown here from franchises which aren't listed above.

Week 1: Little Mac/Punch-Out!!; SMB 2 & 3
Week 2: Pit & Palutena/Kid Icarus; Captain Falcon/F-Zero; Sheik/TLOZ:OOT
Week 4: Kirby & King Dedede; Fox/Star Fox

Matt

Also, starting Sunday 9/7 at Target: Buy One Get One 25% off all gaming cards

CAG: Target Ad 9/7-9/13

Michael Corvin

This sale(and Smash Bros.) just highlights what a vast catalog Nintendo is sitting on yet we only get games featuring Mario, Zelda and Kirby anymore. . So annoying and frustrating as a fan.

fumanstan

NES style 3DS for Gamestop.

http://kotaku.com/source-nintendo-re...-of-1632999308