Nintendo supersizes 3DS Nintendo has revealed an larded-up 3DS handheld console with a display almost twice the size of its predecessor, although the absence of other improvements has left fans up in arms. The Nintendo 3DS XL ups its two display sizes from 3.53in and 3.02in, to 4.88in and 4.18in, respectively. Battery life has been improved …
It's a, not an. You use a before consonant sounds such as larded, and an before vowel sounds. An example of this would be an elephant. Of course this is vowel sounds, there are some words that begin with consonant which sound like vowels. For example, an hour. Although it begins with a consonant, the sound is that of a vowel because the h is silent.
Although I always get confused when it comes to acronymes.
Just a note, I wouldn't normally be quite such an arse about it, but this is an artical, forum posts I partly expect people not to get grammar, not everyone speaks english, and even the english can't type it half the time. But considering this is an artical on a 'reputable site' I have to hold it to a higher degree of standards, I hope you understand.
I think its main problems are that the hardware isn't as cheap as 'free with a mobile phone contract' and the games then don't cost 69p, despite the perception that many of the gimmicky third party titles aren't even worth that.
It's Android and iOS that Nintendo should view as competition, not Sony.
You also don't get games like super mario land on a mobile. You get rubbish. If you get a decent game it's ancient (max payne, gta 3) and the controls are dire. I'd gladly pay a significant amount more than 69p for a decent game than buy up a pile of poor 69p games.
"Games are cheaper"
Are you high?? Walk around any Game or Toys R Us... Xbox and PS3 games that came out 6-12 months ago are around the £15-£20 mark... Zelda OOT, Mario 3D and several other games are still costing upwards of £30.
I love my 3DS, but the price they charge for the games in shops and in their online store is well more than I'm willing to pay for a download handheld game now. Been seriously considering selling it and getting a tablet instead.
Shopping at Toys R Us is half your problem.
Mario and Zelda are both insanely popular still so their price stays up. But you can find games like Ridge racer and street fighter 4 for around £10. I own both and they're well made thoroughly enjoyable games.
Games that have lose sales get their prices dropped. So yes if you buy PS3 games that no one is buying they're cheaper where as Call of duty MW3 still sells around £30 on Amazon and generally around £40 in most shops.
I always said I would never buy one unless they did an XL version, thinking it would never happen, oh well, have to see what the price is perhaps. Talking of price would a better retail price conversion be from Yen to Pound as I am guessing they are priced in Japan and this is converted to Dollars, not sure if thats makes a difference though.
Having not yet sucked into buying a mobile phone, the options for me are either Sony or Nintendo for portable gaming, so the Android/iOS argument goes out the window and as toadwarrior said Super Mario Land 3DS or Mario Kart 7 with proper controls is so much better than using a touchscreen, although I admit, after these two titles whats next?
I do seem to remember reading recently that Hiroshi Iuchi, developer of Ikaruga was developing a 3D shooter, so hopefully that will make an appearance.
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My 3DS library (so far):
Mario Kart 7 (awesome)
Splinter Cell 3D (quite nice)
Super Star Kartz (avoid this badly-programmed awfulness)
Sonic Generations (yay nostalgia)
Starfox 3D (another nostalgia trip.. is the N64 version but stereoscopic)
Super Mario 3D Land (fun!)
F1 2011 (awesome, but better with the 3D off)
My DS library:
Scribblenauts (amusing)
Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (yes, that one. Quite good if you like brainteasers.)
Mech Assault: Phantom War (a bit crap to be honest, I much prefer the PC Mechwarrior games)
Nintendo Touch Golf (as good as anything EA make)
Retro Atari Classics (yay nostalgia)
Sprung: The Dating Game (it cost me 50p.. still awful though)
Mario Kart DS (just try and beat me, I double dare you)
Cars (awful)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (see Touch Golf)
FIFA 07 (it's a football game, dunno why I bought it)
Sonic Rush (kinda fun)
Metroid Prime: Hunters (pretty good)
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (it needs to be more open ended, but otherwise fun)
Call of Duty 4 (yes really, on a DS, and with multiplayer too)
And then a number of 3D titles I ended up getting from the online store, like Dillon's Rolling Western (quite good variation on Tower Defense), and Rytmiks Retrobits (8 bit chip tune maker.. enjoyable).
All in all, there's quite a lot of stuff out there.
Nice list, I do have some DS titles already one of my favourites being Call of Duty 4! The multiplayer off a single cartridge reminded me of GoldenEye quite a bit, I do like the idea of a good golf game as well and if there is an alternative to anything that EA make then I'll give it a go, I guess now all I am waiting for is a good price, fingers crossed the maximum price is the £180 currently on play.com/Amazon
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