03-22-2011, 04:00 PM
I don't think that I would get a 3DS. First is that I don't think that I can see the 3D effect very well (at all?) which seems to be the main draw to the console even though I do know that it can be turned off, second seems to be the cost (currently I can't afford to buy a 360 or a PS3 and a HD TV to go with it [I think you can use a CRT TV not sure but game developers like to do things with small text, considering that I have very poor eyesight it makes things worse if I can't see the menu of a game], can't even afford a Wii to be honest just enough money to survive) and third is the battery life if it doesn't keep the charge. The DS has a long battery life and keeps its charge, the PSP has a short battery life (the same as the 3DS) but doesn't keep its charge.
Besides with a console, it is about the games that you are interested in. Most consoles try to offer something for everybody but some are lacking in selected genres that can be a big turn off for someone who is really into that genre of gaming (like the Wii not having hardly any racing games except Mario Kart and a few others). For me to at least own a console nowadays, it has to be at least 5 games that I would get and enjoy in order to have its "money worth" in the future, there is no point buying a new console only to gather dust on a shelf with nothing that interests you. So far for the 3DS, there might be just one game for me. Also it depends whether to get time to even play on a game.
Whether it will be like the Virtual Boy (speaking of which I'm sure Nintendo will put the few VB games onto the Virtual Console like VB Wario Land) or as successful as all of their handhelds remains to be seen. Knowing Nintendo's marketing and the fan base, personally I think it will be the latter.
Duck Amuck was another that used the lid. I think the developers even had to get permission from Nintendo to use it.
Besides with a console, it is about the games that you are interested in. Most consoles try to offer something for everybody but some are lacking in selected genres that can be a big turn off for someone who is really into that genre of gaming (like the Wii not having hardly any racing games except Mario Kart and a few others). For me to at least own a console nowadays, it has to be at least 5 games that I would get and enjoy in order to have its "money worth" in the future, there is no point buying a new console only to gather dust on a shelf with nothing that interests you. So far for the 3DS, there might be just one game for me. Also it depends whether to get time to even play on a game.
Whether it will be like the Virtual Boy (speaking of which I'm sure Nintendo will put the few VB games onto the Virtual Console like VB Wario Land) or as successful as all of their handhelds remains to be seen. Knowing Nintendo's marketing and the fan base, personally I think it will be the latter.
(03-22-2011, 11:11 AM)GrooveMan.exe Wrote: Yeah, the DS was aware (beyond putting it in sleep mode) that you closed the lid. Another Code, Phantom Hourglass, and TWEWY all made some use of it. Not even Wario Ware used it, and that series exists to demonstrate all of the hardware's functionality.
Duck Amuck was another that used the lid. I think the developers even had to get permission from Nintendo to use it.