You know, the 3ds could actually be a decent drawing instrument except for the lack of one thing. The dsi had it. And that simple thing was pressure sensitivity. I'm assuming that they removed it due to the cost for just adding the ability to draw thicker lines the harder you push with the stylus. I'm sure that a lot of people think that that isn't really that big of a deal. I have been a professional artist for over 20 years. I am also an electronics geek who is fortunate enough to have tons of computers, drawing tablets, drawing monitors, and everything that you can think of that incorporates art and electronics. I have taught art, and tattooing for the same amount of years. The reason I say this is to explain why I think that Nintendo could have really made a very nice drawing instrument. Sure there are drawing tablets that you can plug into a pc. The problem with those is that you have to draw on one surface, while looking at another, the pc screen. Or you can buy a monitor that allows you to draw right on it. I have one, and they rock. If you can afford to buy one. I was lucky and did some electronic repairs in trade for it. If Nintendo would have kept the pressure sensitivity in the 3ds, artists would have been able to have an all in one for a fair price. And it would also have the ability to take pictures to edit. Again, I know some of you would say that having that feature really isn't that big of a deal. It really is. You have to have a way to get your line work to go from thin to thick, and back to thin again depending on how hard you push down on your stylus. I don't know how much they saved by removing that feature. I have no idea if there would be enough artists who would buy one to make it cost effective or not. I might be the only person on this website who wishes that they would have kept that feature. Anyways, I thought I would drop my two cents in.
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