Poll: How excited are you for 3DS when compared to previous Nintendo systems?
From the archive How excited are you for 3DS when compared to the pre-release of other Nintendo systems? Recovered historical results More excited44.4% 202 selections Less excited18.9% 86 selections About the same28.6% 130 selections Not at all8.1% 37 selections 455 recorded selections. Percentages use recorded selections. Voting closed · historical results JavaScript is needed for […]
Infendo·March 7, 2011
From the archive
How excited are you for 3DS when compared to the pre-release of other Nintendo systems?
Recovered historical results
More excited44.4%
202 selections
Less excited18.9%
86 selections
About the same28.6%
130 selections
Not at all8.1%
37 selections
455 recorded selections. Percentages use recorded selections.
Voting closed · historical results
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I'm actually pretty bummed up about it, my parents just bought me the DSi so they refuse to at least let me save my own money to buy a 3DS ):
I'm very, very excited about 3DS right now. The 3D element is just the icing on the cake. I'm most excited about the whole, big picture–A powerful, game-playing, music playing, movie-viewing, web-browsing handheld entertainment center. Sure, my iPhone does all that, but not with Nintendo's style, charm and great forthcoming 1st party software. Plus, I love the Miis and I'm very happy they're a part of this. I can't wait to play with the 3D camera and games, but in the end it's the whole user environment they're presenting here that's drawing me in.
I haven't been this excited about a new Nintendo system since N64.
I'm looking forward to the 3DS, but not nearly as much as I did the Wii. In part because I know I won't be getting a 3DS at launch, but also because the 3DS seems like it won't really be worth it until they get better software out there. That said, my opinion could always change after I get to demo the system.
I'm kinda impartial. I mean I want the 3ds and I am preordering it but the launch lineup looks like garbage. I just want animal crossing, professor Layton, Zelda, and resident evil. So for launch I guess I'll get…I dont know 🙁
I'm more of a console guy, but this is probably the most excited I've been for a portable.
Looking forward to the games (well not the launch ones but Zelda etc. down the line). I'm less excited about the 3D stuff as I read more hands-on reports out of Japan. Having to keep the system right in the sweet spot sounds distracting.
I am more excited now that it's like 3 weeks away.
I'm less excited. Maybe I'm growing old or something.
Well let's be honest here. It's not the huge jumps in innovation here like the DS and Wii. It's more evolution this time than revolution. The wild card here is the 3D. It is still a big question mark at this stage, even for adoption for most tech companies. If nintendo can show real applications for it in video games it will surely differentiate itself. That remains to be seen but I'm cautiously optimistic. Also apple wasn't quite so strong last portable launch. They actually had no presence last time but are disrupting the industry right now.
3DS seems to go against the principles that Nintendo has utilized to achieve such unprecidented success this generation. The DS and Wii were not based on gimmicks. They were attempts to combat disinterest, make games more accessible, and grow the market. Hardware was secondary to the experience. Software was king.
Yet the 3DS is all about hardware gimmicks, and there is no compelling software. The most exciting title is a remake of OOT?!?!?! The hardware facilitates the software experience, but I don't see how 3D graphics are going to add anything to the experience. I, personally, cannot see stereoscopic 3D, so the biggest draw of the HARDWARE means nothing to me.
And yes, you can turn the 3D off, but then what is the point? 3D is in the name of the system, and the 3D graphics are going to be the focus of every developer making games for 3DS. If 3D gives you a headache, or you can't see it or you just plain don't like it, then what does the 3DS have to offer? Console experiences in portable form? A 3-5 hour battery life?
3DS seems to go against the values Nintendo has been preaching with DS and Wii. It is a conscession to the hardcore; a device that focuses on hardware power, performance and graphics. 3D is LESS acccessible, and exclusive towards others. It does not feel like a Nintendo product.
Last year I was awestruck by the 3DS… all the hype around it was infectious! Over time, I was waiting to hear any little tidbit of info… the wait for 2011 seemed like forever (And I'm a rather patient person!)
Just after Christmas I was making my way to pre-ordering one of these from EB Games (Gamestop) and have almost paid for the unit already and there are still 3 weeks of waiting to go (ok 19 days, and yes I'm counting!).
Now today, I am starting to wonder.. will I suffer from the headaches etc too? I really want to play in 3d. I have a DSi so another DS isn't what I'm looking for at the moment. I'd REALLY appreciate it if Nintendo had a kiosk setup or a travelling tour of kiosks that we can all try out the system.
At this point, I need to answer 1 important question for myself:
1-Can I (Me, not the vocal bloggers on the internet) see the 3D effect and see how much of a sweet spot I can enjoy??
If the answer is yes to seeing the 3d, then I'm in. Nintendo and many journalists have continually stated that "you have to see it, to see it" when referencing the 3d of the 3DS. Well Nintendo, I wanna see!
So, am I excited? YES! This is the most exciting portable Nintendo launch for me. I never got into the Gameboy/Color era of portable gaming, the GBA was fun at the time because I was working at a game shop then and the DS I had to have at launch only because Nintendo said that they would be making a NEW Super Mario game. The 3DS has another NEW Super MArio in the works as well as a ton of other features that has me frothing at the mouth for it! The only thing I'd REALLY like to know is how the 3D looks.
What sets tbe 3DS apart (and the NGP for that matter) is that with my lifestyle, I have a family and gaming at home is available but not with the same amount of time I used to have for home console gaming. Portable systems for me at the top of my list of gaming as I have more time with travelling to and from work as well as time at work to play (during lunch break of course lol).
Less excited than virtually all Nintendo consoles, but more excited than for any other Nintendo handheld.
I'm actually pretty bummed up about it, my parents just bought me the DSi so they refuse to at least let me save my own money to buy a 3DS ):
I'm very, very excited about 3DS right now. The 3D element is just the icing on the cake. I'm most excited about the whole, big picture–A powerful, game-playing, music playing, movie-viewing, web-browsing handheld entertainment center. Sure, my iPhone does all that, but not with Nintendo's style, charm and great forthcoming 1st party software. Plus, I love the Miis and I'm very happy they're a part of this. I can't wait to play with the 3D camera and games, but in the end it's the whole user environment they're presenting here that's drawing me in.
I haven't been this excited about a new Nintendo system since N64.
I'm looking forward to the 3DS, but not nearly as much as I did the Wii. In part because I know I won't be getting a 3DS at launch, but also because the 3DS seems like it won't really be worth it until they get better software out there. That said, my opinion could always change after I get to demo the system.
I'm kinda impartial. I mean I want the 3ds and I am preordering it but the launch lineup looks like garbage. I just want animal crossing, professor Layton, Zelda, and resident evil. So for launch I guess I'll get…I dont know 🙁
I'm more of a console guy, but this is probably the most excited I've been for a portable.
Looking forward to the games (well not the launch ones but Zelda etc. down the line). I'm less excited about the 3D stuff as I read more hands-on reports out of Japan. Having to keep the system right in the sweet spot sounds distracting.
I am more excited now that it's like 3 weeks away.
I'm less excited. Maybe I'm growing old or something.
Well let's be honest here. It's not the huge jumps in innovation here like the DS and Wii. It's more evolution this time than revolution. The wild card here is the 3D. It is still a big question mark at this stage, even for adoption for most tech companies. If nintendo can show real applications for it in video games it will surely differentiate itself. That remains to be seen but I'm cautiously optimistic. Also apple wasn't quite so strong last portable launch. They actually had no presence last time but are disrupting the industry right now.
3DS seems to go against the principles that Nintendo has utilized to achieve such unprecidented success this generation. The DS and Wii were not based on gimmicks. They were attempts to combat disinterest, make games more accessible, and grow the market. Hardware was secondary to the experience. Software was king.
Yet the 3DS is all about hardware gimmicks, and there is no compelling software. The most exciting title is a remake of OOT?!?!?! The hardware facilitates the software experience, but I don't see how 3D graphics are going to add anything to the experience. I, personally, cannot see stereoscopic 3D, so the biggest draw of the HARDWARE means nothing to me.
And yes, you can turn the 3D off, but then what is the point? 3D is in the name of the system, and the 3D graphics are going to be the focus of every developer making games for 3DS. If 3D gives you a headache, or you can't see it or you just plain don't like it, then what does the 3DS have to offer? Console experiences in portable form? A 3-5 hour battery life?
3DS seems to go against the values Nintendo has been preaching with DS and Wii. It is a conscession to the hardcore; a device that focuses on hardware power, performance and graphics. 3D is LESS acccessible, and exclusive towards others. It does not feel like a Nintendo product.
Last year I was awestruck by the 3DS… all the hype around it was infectious! Over time, I was waiting to hear any little tidbit of info… the wait for 2011 seemed like forever (And I'm a rather patient person!)
Just after Christmas I was making my way to pre-ordering one of these from EB Games (Gamestop) and have almost paid for the unit already and there are still 3 weeks of waiting to go (ok 19 days, and yes I'm counting!).
Now today, I am starting to wonder.. will I suffer from the headaches etc too? I really want to play in 3d. I have a DSi so another DS isn't what I'm looking for at the moment. I'd REALLY appreciate it if Nintendo had a kiosk setup or a travelling tour of kiosks that we can all try out the system.
At this point, I need to answer 1 important question for myself:
1-Can I (Me, not the vocal bloggers on the internet) see the 3D effect and see how much of a sweet spot I can enjoy??
If the answer is yes to seeing the 3d, then I'm in. Nintendo and many journalists have continually stated that "you have to see it, to see it" when referencing the 3d of the 3DS. Well Nintendo, I wanna see!
So, am I excited? YES! This is the most exciting portable Nintendo launch for me. I never got into the Gameboy/Color era of portable gaming, the GBA was fun at the time because I was working at a game shop then and the DS I had to have at launch only because Nintendo said that they would be making a NEW Super Mario game. The 3DS has another NEW Super MArio in the works as well as a ton of other features that has me frothing at the mouth for it! The only thing I'd REALLY like to know is how the 3D looks.
What sets tbe 3DS apart (and the NGP for that matter) is that with my lifestyle, I have a family and gaming at home is available but not with the same amount of time I used to have for home console gaming. Portable systems for me at the top of my list of gaming as I have more time with travelling to and from work as well as time at work to play (during lunch break of course lol).
Less excited than virtually all Nintendo consoles, but more excited than for any other Nintendo handheld.