3DS XL Announced

[DeadLocked]

I'm not sure how many others r upset by this. I was going to buy new super mario bros 2, but at this point I'm just going to wait for a hack even if it takes years. as much as I've been a fan of nintendo, this upsets me enough never to buy another nintendo product again.

wow.... so because nintendo is continuing there handheld tradition by releasing a revision 1.5 years after the system launches your not gonna buy future nintendo product? you do know how stupid that sounds right?

Just a few weeks ago (IIRC) they were saying they had no plans for a revision at all. That makes them big fat fucking liars. http://manatank.com/...6/3ds-redesign/
So you can take that to the bank as a good reason why people are allowed to be mad.

why they did it with the ds lite they denied the rumors then announced it the day after....

They just said there will be no revision in the foreseeable future and now there is. Why aren't you seeing that it's pretty despicable. Are you a Nintendo Rep? Are they paying your wages? Maybe YOU are Miyamoto?!

 

[Gaiaknight]

you all are acting like this wasnt inevitable of course there was gonna be a revision and of course they werent gonna add a second circle pad anyone expecting otherwise is delusional

http://www.officialn...ation-nintendo/

23 Aug. 2011 - Nintendo has dismissed internet reports that a new redesigned 3DS is in the works as "rumour and speculation".

http://www.gonintend...story&id=178555

4 Jun. 2012 - Once again we've seen Nikkei leak Nintendo info. Once again...Nintendo denies it. The Big N says that Nikkei's info on a 3DS redesign (...) is full of mistakes, based off conjecture and not things Nintendo has said.

http://www.digitalsp...t-handheld.html

12 Jun. 2012 - Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto said that he is proud of the current handheld system and has no plans to change or remodel it.

http://multiplayerbl...rned-for-wii-u/

8 Aug. 2012 -

As for those looking warily at the prospect of 3DS redesign following this price drop, Fils-Aime confirmed that it's much too soon to ask about a 3DS Lite. "The form factor, we believe, is quite strong and quite positive. We have nothing else to add at this point in terms of other form factor changes or other color changes beyond the Flame Red that we're announcing today.​

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Let me explain to you briefly what happened. Nintendo chose the path of the price drop, and as soon as rumours of a redesign - be it a smaller or a bigger one - started surfacing, Nintendo swiftly denied them. Why? Because if they'd be honest, people would start anxiously waiting for the revision rather than buy the 3DS Classic.

They outwardly lied to the masses whereas they could've just refuse to comment on so-called conjuncture. They lied. Into people's faces. People's faces. 3DS users have a right to be upset.

again they did the same fucking thing with the ds lite but it seems like people are forgetting about that...

 

[spotanjo3]

I am glad that I didnt buy 3DS at first. Every portable released, I never buy at first. I knew that Nintendo always make something better. That's why I am not in the hurry at all. Now, this.. I might reconsider to buy it but I need to wait until Nintendo give us an answer of why there isn't 2nd joystick bult in.

 

[godreborn]

I'm not concerned about the second circle pad, but the size difference is quite drastic with a very marginal difference in price. if nintendo is able to revise the 3ds so quickly who's to say they won't do it again next year, or for that matter, do it a year after the wii-u? I personally think they've done a big mistake here: releasing a product with a revision already on the table.

 

[Foxi4]

again they did the same fucking thing with the ds lite but it seems like people are forgetting about that...

People were pissed off back then and they're pissed off now - this is a horrible practice for which Nintendo should be shunned. There's planning a revision and there's lying - two very different things.

The XBox 360 Slim was ANNOUNCED, the PS3 Slim was ANNOUNCED, the 3DS XL/LL was OUTWARDLY DENIED, don't you see the difference?

 

[Gaiaknight]

I'm not sure how many others r upset by this. I was going to buy new super mario bros 2, but at this point I'm just going to wait for a hack even if it takes years. as much as I've been a fan of nintendo, this upsets me enough never to buy another nintendo product again.

wow.... so because nintendo is continuing there handheld tradition by releasing a revision 1.5 years after the system launches your not gonna buy future nintendo product? you do know how stupid that sounds right?

Just a few weeks ago (IIRC) they were saying they had no plans for a revision at all. That makes them big fat fucking liars. http://manatank.com/...6/3ds-redesign/
So you can take that to the bank as a good reason why people are allowed to be mad.

why they did it with the ds lite they denied the rumors then announced it the day after....

They just said there will be no revision in the foreseeable future and now there is. Why aren't you seeing that it's pretty despicable. Are you a Nintendo Rep? Are they paying your wages? Maybe YOU are Miyamoto?!

no there not paying me. Im just saying that all the complaining is useless cause this isnt the first time a company has ever done this its been happening for years now. I have learned over my 25 years of gaming not to get mad at the dumb shit game companies do as it just adds useless stress to your life.

 

[Deleted_171835]

again they did the same fucking thing with the ds lite but it seems like people are forgetting about that...

People were pissed off back then and they're pissed off now - this is a horrible practice for which Nintendo should be shunned. There's planning a revision and there's lying - two very different things.

The XBox 360 Slim was ANNOUNCED, the PS3 Slim was ANNOUNCED, the 3DS XL/LL was OUTWARDLY DENIED, don't you see the difference?

Foxi4, companies lie so their existing products continue selling. It's nothing to get mad about. If they admitted that it was coming, sales for the 3DS may have dropped.


When the PS3 Slim was rumoured, Sony also didn't comment on the rumours. It's a normal business move.

 

[Foxi4]

no there not paying me. Im just saying that all the complaining is useless cause this isnt the first time a company has ever done this its been happening for years now.

The very idea behind Free Market is a dialogue between the Customer and the Manufacturer or Service Provider - people HAVE to express their thoughts, Public Relations are incredibly important.

If people "whine" enough, perhaps 3DS adopters will receive some bonuses or sweet swap-deals to quench their thirst for blood. This is normal. This is *good*.

 

[DeadLocked]

When the PS3 Slim was rumoured, Sony also didn't comment on the rumours. It's a normal business move.

If they had just not commented on the rumours, this would be completely fine.

 

[Gaiaknight]

again they did the same fucking thing with the ds lite but it seems like people are forgetting about that...

People were pissed off back then and they're pissed off now - this is a horrible practice for which Nintendo should be shunned. There's planning a revision and there's lying - two very different things.

The XBox 360 Slim was ANNOUNCED, the PS3 Slim was ANNOUNCED, the 3DS XL/LL was OUTWARDLY DENIED, don't you see the difference?

sony denied rumors of the ps3 slim right up to when the announced it they even said the legit leaked pictures of the ps3 slim where fake.

 

[Foxi4]

Foxi4, companies lie so their existing products continue selling. It's nothing to get mad about. If they admitted that it was coming, sales for the 3DS may have dropped.


When the PS3 Slim was rumoured, Sony also didn't comment on the rumours. It's a normal business move.

Didn't comment and Lied are two very different concepts. By not commenting, you simply refuse to give a straight answer. By lying, you piss into your customer's Cereal.

Didn't any of you have Business lessons in High School? This is PR 101.

 

[Bladexdsl]

FFS where is it written that every console/hendheld made these days needs 2 fucking analogs?!

 

[p1ngpong]

Let me explain to you briefly what happened. Nintendo chose the path of the price drop, and as soon as rumours of a redesign - be it a smaller or a bigger one - started surfacing, Nintendo swiftly denied them. Why? Because if they'd be honest, people would start anxiously waiting for the revision rather than buy the 3DS Classic.

They outwardly lied to the masses whereas they could've just refuse to comment on so-called conjuncture. They lied. Into people's faces. People's faces. 3DS users have a right to be upset.

Yep, and its not the first time they have done this sort of thing either, if I recall correctly the same thing happened with the DSL and DSi. But they always get away with it because they have a fuzzy family friendly image, when in reality they treat their customers pretty poorly. I always expected this to happen, that they would flat out deny the existence of a 3DS lite/XL whatever until the very last second. And you make a good point, they could have just made no comment at all, but no, they decided to syphon money off their customers until a month before the new revision comes out. If I was a recent 3DS adopter I would feel pretty furious right now, but its ok, Nintendo are fuzzy and family friendly so it doesn't matter.

 

[Foxi4]

sony denied rumors of the ps3 slim right up to when the announced it they even said the legit leaked pictures of the ps3 slim where fake.

Link to an article or it never happened.

 

[Deleted_171835]

FFS where is it written that every console/hendheld made these days needs 2 fucking analogs?!

CIRCLE PAD PRO 3DS XL VERSION.

 

[Foxi4]

FFS where is it written that every console/hendheld made these days needs 2 fucking analogs?!

CIRCLE PAD PRO 3DS XL VERSION.

...sure, I hope it's bundled with a suitcase.

 

[p1ngpong]

FFS where is it written that every console/hendheld made these days needs 2 fucking analogs?!

CIRCLE PAD PRO 3DS XL VERSION.

At the very least lets hope that the 3DS XL is designed with the second stick attachment in mind, so it isn't the ugly, throwback, horribly designed piece of garbage that the CPP is.

 

[Master Mo]

I think people should realized that this is not a redesign or revision of the 3DS ala GBAsp or DSLite, which were so drastic that it led to the discontinuation of the previous models.

This is "just" an option for consumers that will coexcist with the normal 3DS and will not make it obsulete like the once mentioned before. For example people who travel a lot possible even wouldn't have considered buying an XL, even if it was available from day 1. That's why it didn't ad anything besides making it bigger!

Personally I don't have decide if it is worth it yet, since normally I'm pretty satisfied with my regular 3DS! But I mostly play at home so...

 

[Gaiaknight]

sony denied rumors of the ps3 slim right up to when the announced it they even said the legit leaked pictures of the ps3 slim where fake.

Link to an article or it never happened.

http://www.psxextrem...-news/5137.html
http://www.qj.net/qj...ng-the-ps3.html

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/214986/sony-knows-nothing-about-those-slim-ps3-pics/

Sony "We don't know anything about the system in the photos."

 

[Ben_j]

I'm getting this... The 3DS is way too small and its plastic looks rubbish compared to that. My only question is.... Ambasador games ? Will I be able to keep them ? :/