Official Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread - Specs, Tech, Price? It's all here!

[Phi]

And there were people who swore this would never happen

and yes i love that track too

did you manage to defeat any FOEs? I killed one of the baboons in the old mine.

I killed some "Angry Baboons" in the Lush Woodlans labyrinth (though they're not really FOEs). Also managed to kill two of the baboons in the old mine. I'm level 8 and came close to dying, good thing I put a medic in my party. I came extremely close to killing one of the huge bears in the Lush Woodlands, but no dice.

I might just wait until I get the full game to continue grinding and whatnot.

[Mirby]

That's exactly how I feel.

Yeah, Angry Baboons aren't FOEs, but the Nomad Baboons in the old mine are.

Felt so good to kill one.

[Police Girl]

New Nintendo Direct came up.

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D in summer 2013.

So now they're resorting to rehashing games that are still readily available, that are less than three years old? Why?

[Archer]

Because people eat up whatever Nintendo releases.

[Police Girl]

Oh, I know. I'm going to get WW HD when Its out, but I never even finished DKC:R.

[Mirby]

I'm happy about DKCR3D. Finally, rolling mapped to a button AS IT SHOULD BE!

also Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

[Archer]

I'm happy about DKCR3D. Finally, rolling mapped to a button AS IT SHOULD BE!

I don't think thats enough to warrant a whole new game.

[Mirby]

You may not think so, but I do.

And when it comes to my opinion, that's what matters.

[Kieran]

I would've liked to see them remake a Zelda game that didn't hold up so well graphically over the years.  Wind Waker still looks good on an HDTV.  Other games, say... Majora's Mask?  Now that could use an HD remake.

[Phi]

I would've liked to see them remake a Zelda game that didn't hold up so well graphically over the years.  Wind Waker still looks good on an HDTV.  Other games, say... Majora's Mask?  Now that could use an HD remake.

I feel that Majora's Mask would be much better suited for 3DS. The masks and transformations popping out at you would look pretty sweet.

[Mirby]

I feel that Majora's Mask would be much better suited for 3DS. The masks and transformations popping out at you would look pretty sweet.

That and constantly equipped ocarina + four item slots would help a lot (I'm thinking they'd use the OoT3D engine for it).

Also...

久しぶりにTwitterにアクセスしました。外国の方の声、ちゃんと届いてますよ！ I accessed Twitter after a long absence. A voice of the foreign one arrives properly! ※翻訳ソフトを使用してます

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bravely default localization hint?

[Phi]

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bravely default localization hint?

I really, really hope Bravely Default gets localized. Not sure if it was actually a good game, but it looks visually stunning.

[OBJECTION MAN]

Vix, I would like to make a request for your image capture 3DS. I'd like to see Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate demo being played, but with the recording software showing a frames per second (I think FRAPS has this feature?). I'd like to see the entire demo, if possible, one with the 3D enabled, one without. I realize there won't be any 3D output, but I'm looking for the difference in FPS between it being on and off.

If you could do that, that would be great. Thanks in advance.

[VixyNyan]

I dont have the demo. I haven't seen it anywhere in in the Japanese Eshop. Also I didn't invest in an American 3DS with capture yet. Hopefully someone on YouTube with commentary already did it. ^^

[Mirby]

海外の方からのコメントがとても多い！ 皆様に遊んでもらえるようがんばります！ There is very much comment from overseas one! I do my best to have all of you play! ※翻訳ソフトを使用してます^^;

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More hints of localization.... I am excitebike.

[OBJECTION MAN]

Fair enough. I see commentaries, but nothing with an FPS counter. If you happen upon the demo give it a shot I guess, if not my search continues.

Not sure when JPN gets the demo. Odd they didn't already. Thanks for looking into it regardless.

[Phi]

Fair enough. I see commentaries, but nothing with an FPS counter. If you happen upon the demo give it a shot I guess, if not my search continues.

Not sure when JPN gets the demo. Odd they didn't already. Thanks for looking into it regardless.

I played the Castlevania demo already (US eShop). It has to be around 20fps (both 2D and 3D). I'm not even kidding, it's that bad.

Admittedly, I don't know the exact number, but it certainly isn't 30fps or anything higher. Not from the demo I've played.

[OBJECTION MAN]

Yes, that is exactly why I want to see the FPS counter on it. It was about 20-25fps under normal play (not in combat) I'd estimate, and it just tanks from there. Some segments had to have reached about 10fps. It's really abysmal. It gets so bad that I noticed the game just drops button presses sometimes.

This is simply not acceptable, and a major reason why I'm not promoting this kind of poor development practice by buying it. There's a couple of other gripes I had with the game but that one was perhaps the most disgusting. It's ether apathy to the subject of framerates (which reflect concern for player eye comfort and playability) or just completely incompetent design or software engineering (or both).

[Mirby]

I didn't notice any of this. I actually quite enjoyed the demo.

*shrug*

[OBJECTION MAN]

The fight against the three bat things after getting the boomerang is the worst part. I'd guess it drops to about 10fps. Try it again.

[Flame]

You guys hear Nintendo lost that lawsuit by that former Sony employee who claimed Nintendo infringed on his copyright on the "3D without the glasses" technology?

[Phi]

You guys hear Nintendo lost that lawsuit by that former Sony employee who claimed Nintendo infringed on his copyright on the "3D without the glasses" technology?

Yeah, Nintendo only had to pay 30 mil. Which I'm sure doesn't effect them much.

[Protoman Blues]

Chump change!

[OBJECTION MAN]

That's not exactly chump change, especially when you combine the fact that the WiiU is bombing hard and the 3DS had a very rough start forcing the half price drop. They were undoubtedly losing money on each 3DS sale, but the question is, are they actually making money on the 3DS unit sales at all even still? I'd have to guess not because the price drop was so dramatic. This may also change their manufacturing costs for the 3DS, and licensing costs for the technology in place. This all drops their income, and or raises their expenses. It's not just the 30mil, even though that's pretty bad in itself.

It won't sink them, but it's really bad regardless.

[Protoman Blues]

They'll be fine.