If it weren’t for the NCAA tournament, I would have already logged a dozen 3DS hours since first receiving it yesterday.
Nevertheless, I’ve spent several hours with the hardware and four launch games to form some initial opinions that are, of course, subject to change. Things like what are the best games, fun facts, and eye fatigue. Derek plans to grill me on those questions and more tonight during the recording of Infendo Radio, which airs tomorrow morning.
So, if there’s anything you’d like to know about the 3DS, ask away in the comments (or call our hotline at 434-535-2446)Â and we’ll answer as many as we can on the show. Then stayed tuned for Infendo Radio tomorrow morning for the full skinny and complete 3DS blowout.
Booya!
Can DS games in the 3DS connect to DS games on a DS?
Did 3rd Party titles include Club Nintendo codes?
I've heard Pilotwings and Street Fighter drop down below 60 fps when 3D is enabled. Is the 3D worth the trade-off, or do you prefer playing them in 2D?
How big is the 3D sweetspot and is it a struggle keeping it when you are playing? How much (in centimetres!) can you move it from side to side and still keep a nice crisp 3D image?
Thanks,
Rich
Are games saves made on the game cartridge or on the 3DS's SD card? If on the cartridge, can you back them up to the SD card?
Do Mii Maker and Face Fighter recognize photos and monitor images?
With 3DS, it seems the end of games that use the touch screen as the main viewing/gameplay screen (Bookworm, Meteos, Brain Age). Is that a step backward, or will we get games that continue to keep the main game on the touch screen and use the 3D screen for fancy scoreboards?
Could it be possible that the 3DS was in development right after the original DS launch?
so basically throwing out the 3DS rush to release out the window.
Do you think a charging dock will be an issue? I mean the ds lite has a very nice battery life but I still find myself playing it plugged into the wall. Now with the 3ds chiming in with a third of the battery life of the past system, how will it hold up?
Can the cord be disconnected from the dock to be used as just a normal cord?
@DevinShadowV
Nintendo always start console development as soon as the 'previous generation' is finished, but they have reportedly only added 3D fairly recently to the console (it was just going to be an improved DS, with better graphics), design is an evolutionary, not revolutionary, process and so an argument like yours really doesn't hold water, the 3DS could or could not have been rushed out, I still have a feeling it was the former due to the eShop not being ready for lunch.
Can you open the 3DS all the way so it's flat (like the DS Lite)?
The in-store demos are held at an angle by a metal piece that's attached to the tethering cable.
Can it record 3D video? Can you take in game snapshots/video of the AR cards?
Friend Code Game Access and Availability System Controls
Does the New Nintendo 3DS One Friend Code System have Game/User Access and Availability Controls?
Does the Friend Menu in the Nintendo 3DS system firmware provide options that allow you to control, organize and choose which of your games will be accessible to particular Friends?
For example, let's say that I have the games Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Resident Evil: Mercenaries, and Animal Crossing 3DS, and I would like to play online with the users Brother, Friend, and Acquaintance.
I want to be able to play all three of my games online with Brother; I want to play Street Fighter and Mercenaries with Friend, but I do not trust him to be in my town in Animal Crossing; I want to play Street Fighter online with Acquaintance, but I don't want to play co-op with him in Mercenaries or Animal Crossing.
Using the old Wii and DS/DSi Friend Code System, I would give my Codes from all three games to Brother, and I would receive all three of his Codes. Then, I would give only two of my Codes, the one for Street Fighter and the one for Mercenaries, to Friend, and I would receive those two Codes from him. Finally, I would swap Codes for only Street Fighter with Acquaintance.
Using the new 3DS Friend Code System, I would give my Code to each of the other three users, Brother, Friend, and Acquaintance, and I would receive each of their Codes. Then, can I go to the menu in the Nintendo 3DS firmware and organize the settings so that Brother has access to all three games, Friend sees only Street Fighter and Mercenaries, and Acquaintance can only see that I have Street Fighter?
Does the 3DS Friend Code System also allow for more customization and allow me to change these settings as I see fit? Would I no longer be stuck with someone having a Friend Code for my game where I no longer want to play online with that person? For example, if I no longer wanted to play Street Fighter with Acquaintance, could I hide the game from his view so that he can no longer see that I have the game, or so he can no longer see when I am online? Or, if I don't want to play Mercenaries with Friend anymore, can I hide that game from his view. Would it also allow me to add games to users as well? For Example, if I wanted to play Mercenaries with Acquaintance can I make it available for him to see that I have it just by changing my previous settings? Or, if I wanted to play Animal Crossing with Friend can I make that game available to him, all without having to provide or retrieve more Friend Codes? Finally, does the 3DS Friend Code System allow multiple users to login to a single Nintendo 3DS system with each of their configurations saved for them (Think of a single system household with multiple Nintendo 3DS users).
I hope that this has been explained clearly enough. I hope that this is how the new system works. As inconvenient as it has been to use Friend Codes for the Wii and DS/DSi, at least it functionally kept Friend and Acquaintance out of my Animal Crossing town. I would not prefer a system that allows anyone with my Friend Code to connect to any of my games or even show them which games I own without restrictions. As long as there is a way for me to control, set up, and organize which of my games are available to which Friends, then I'm good. That is why I have not been too upset with the old system. However, I believe that this can be done in the firmware instead of through the use of separate Friend Codes per game. With the Nintendo 3DS, I hope that they are taking this opportunity to improve the efficiency and convenience of an already functionally effective system, rather than replacing the system altogether with one that offers less access control. Thank you.
Should we buy the 3DS or wait a year for the 3DSi Light, better game library and more colors?
How is Netflix or when is it out?
Thanks. 🙂
what kind of 3d is it exactly, no one has ever truly explained this. is it pop out at you or is it the depth kind, or something else all together. also is pilot wings any good?
I've heard the content in Pilotwings is pretty light. Is there a lot to do and a lot to unlock in the game?
Do any of the launch titles with online capability such as Street Fighter allow you to chat through the microphone as if you were wearing a headset for a PC or 360 gane?
Does it have a microphone like DS did?
Is steel diver a buy?
What do you think of Pilotwings Resort? Is it similar to Pilotwings 64 or the original, or does it feel completely different?
What are all of the AR games that come included?
have you ever pressed the on/off button by mistake?
i would love to have 500 pokemon AR cards….. can you please pull some strings 😉
Does ity feel cool to play the 3DS WHILE in it's charging cradle? Or is it easier to just do the normal play the 3DS directly connected to the wall?
Oh. and IS the halving of the fps worth the 3D? Or is t nicer to play at 60 fps 2D rather than 30 fps 3D.
This question is different then all the others. It's regarding playing original DS games.
I heard on ign the 3DS could soon have the ability to download your DS games off the cards and to the SD cards (like how xbox 360 does it but you don't need the disc) is this true? Can you see this functionality being adde later on through an update?
Also, how do DS games look on the 3DS? Do some games run better than others? Like how some old xbox games ran better and looked better on the 360?
Thanks!