Nintendo 3DS

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Region locks and price gouging encourage piracy, not the other way around.

Pirates don't need a reason to pirate. People pirate $1 games from the App store all the time. Those aren't region locked or expensive.

[Raydeus]

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That is, of course, assuming PSP2 doesn't have a region lock, too.

Given PSP and now PS3 piracy is rampant, I see Sony going this route, too.

Region locks and price gouging encourage piracy, not the other way around.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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So I found out today that the 3DS is region locked so no Persona 5 or Devil Survior Overclocked for me

PSP2 it is then.

That is, of course, assuming PSP2 doesn't have a region lock, too.

Given PSP and now PS3 piracy is rampant, I see Sony going this route, too.

Personally, I don't get why people let their Japan/anime fandom limit what they purchase. You could just get a Japanese 3DS, many people already have.

That said:

[Firewind]

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So I found out today that the 3DS is region locked so no Persona 5 or Devil Survior Overclocked for me

PSP2 it is then.

[Kailea]

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mmmm that is cool, I missed that, if it really is anything like a combo of Mario 3 and Mario 64, with graphics like Galaxy.... oh man, I cant wait ;p

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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While watching and reading stuff from IGN usually annoys me, thankfully Fran Mirabella isn't as annoying as those under him at IGN, he up this pretty thoughtful analysis of what little was shown of Super Mario 3DS last week at GDC.

I have always wanted to see a return to some of the concepts of SMB3, I've just not been a tremendous fan of the power-ups Mario has gotten since the 8 and 16-bit days. Its gone from delightfully weird to just completely fucking weird. Bee suits, Ghost Mario, Metal Mario, Bunny Ears, Winged caps.

All those ways to fly, none of them are better than the Raccoon Tail, Tanooki Suit or the cape.

[Cheezeman3000]

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The battery has been my main concern since I never play my DS at home. I almost exclusively play it on long plane flights. So at least there's an option for me to consider.

[TheGrandMom]

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My front tooth was chipped with one...

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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So basically.

Yo, I heard you like charging up your 3DS, so I made this charger so you can charge while you charge.

Remember this lovely battery?



You could swing it around an bludgeon people with it.

[TheGrandMom]

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I think that their base has a battery in it so you can charge while on the go. Not playing? Pop it in the base, pop it in your backpack, and charge while walking home....or something like that.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Why are they even bothering with their own charging base when 3DS comes with one?

The battery I sort of understand. Dunno if I'll need one, though.

Fun fact - 3DS logs every game you put in it along with its playtime, similar to the Wii, and that this list cannot be altered or modified. This includes DS games.

Guess what that means.

[TheGrandMom]

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Kotaku, the Gamer’s Guide

"Disappointed with the three to eight hour battery life of the Nintendo 3DS? Accessory manufacturer Nyko will be ready at launch with the Power Pak+, an add-on device that promises to double the interval between 3DS battery chargings.

What you're seeing here is actually two products Nyko has lined up to support 3DS gamers when the system hits North America on March 27. The first is the Power Pak+, a high capacity battery that hooks onto the back of the 3DS, adding extra power at the cost of added bulk. They say the device, which retails at $19.99, will double the battery life of the 3DS, effectively transforming three to eight hours into up to 16 hours. Seems like a fair exchange to me, especially seeing as the Power Pak+ features debossed finger rests for greater comfort.

Then there's the Charge Base. Arriving a week after launch and packed along with one of the Power Pak+ units, the charge base will allow players to drop their 3DS unit inside for a little juicing up while not in play. Considering the base and Power Pak+ combo is only $29.99, it might be worth waiting a week to get both.

I'm generally never far from a wall socket when playing my DSi, so I don't see myself needing one of these, but for gaming on the go they might be an essential addition to your 3DS arsenal."

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Uh... how exactly do you expect to promote sales of a new system with a game that isn't designed for that system and doesn't use any of its new features? It would be one thing if the game was somehow designed to run in 3D if you played it on a 3DS and in 2D if you played it on a regular DS (actually, that would be really awesome, but might be technically impossible or make the cart really expensive since it would need two sets of graphics for everything except menus), but I really doubt that's going to be the case.

Almost everyone who is likely to be interested in the Pokemon series already has a DS (and is probably already playing one of the five main series games already on it), and for the few that don't, they're not going to buy the more expensive 3DS to play a game that doesn't even take advantage of it, they'll buy a cheaper regular DS instead.

Probably because GBA games weren't made for the DS, but people still want a DS Lite to play them on.

You're underestimating how many people sat on the fence and missed a lot of DS games who now intend to get a 3DS at launch and grab some of those up as well. Games like Okamiden and Pokemon B/W actually stand to benefit from being launched near the 3DS.

Also, why would you buy a 3DS and then never use its BC feature? One of the best points in selling DS Lite (which has continued production in the face of DSi) is that you have access to all the old GBA titles, which is a HUGE selling point for parents in particular, as it opens up a world of cheaper games to buy and doesn't leave them restricted to just the DS games like DSi would.

There's also a few games I knew people have wanted from the DSiWare service, but don't have a DS right how. Shantae: Risky's Revenge (sequel to the GBC game) and Cave Story DS are a couple such games.

[Karinya]

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Plus you can't tell me Pokemon B/W's placement near 3DS launch in the US wasn't by design.

Uh... how exactly do you expect to promote sales of a new system with a game that isn't designed for that system and doesn't use any of its new features? It would be one thing if the game was somehow designed to run in 3D if you played it on a 3DS and in 2D if you played it on a regular DS (actually, that would be really awesome, but might be technically impossible or make the cart really expensive since it would need two sets of graphics for everything except menus), but I really doubt that's going to be the case.

Almost everyone who is likely to be interested in the Pokemon series already has a DS (and is probably already playing one of the five main series games already on it), and for the few that don't, they're not going to buy the more expensive 3DS to play a game that doesn't even take advantage of it, they'll buy a cheaper regular DS instead.

[Cheezeman3000]

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I'm really excited for the 3DS and I do realize it'll be probably ~2 years before their first revision, but I'm gonna sit it out until I can't stand it any longer (probably will cave in when Zelda:OOT releases). The main reason for this is that I have such a freakin' huge backlog of games right now... I need to stop buying new things until I finish them all!

I'm actually more excited about being able to play classic Game Boy titles on this thing more than anything else. I don't have any devices anymore that can play those classics and it's been too long since I've played through Link's Awakening.