3DS XL Announced

[HiroshiYamauchi]

This isn't replacing the regular 3DS, i don't see why so many people are so upset that now we have the option to choose the version that suits us better.

indeed

But those that have it already cant choose anymore but buy that TOO :/

Right, but there are many people out there that wants to buy another 3DS to play with the family, including me. Nintendo knows that and this XL version is perfect for my mother. If you already bought 2 or more regular 3DS's, well, that's very frustrating, i agree with you.

 

[jalaneme]

What if you wanted to trade in your old 3ds for the new one... You cant.

yeah like i said before if you want to sell the small 3ds to buy the new one you are screwed, you need both consoles to do the transfer, nintendo should do what android os does, they sync all of your data to their servers and then when you get a new device you can transfer it all back again.

 

[Bobbyloujo]

I've never seen a thread get 29 pages long in less than 24 hours...

I wonder if the 3D screen will be any different to give it a wider viewing angle.

 

[ferret7463]

Well, I'm excited about it. I was in the very beginning on the 3DS was to try and choose between it or the DSi XL. I liked the big screens and fit in my hands great but it going to be out dated in a month at the time when i was looking. So i chose the 3DS. Now with this, I'll give my original 3DS to my daughter and get myself the the XL. She gets a 3DS and i get the 3DS XL , win win situation in my house.

 

[dickfour]

I'll wait for a limited edition version to come out.

 

[Janthran]

Hmm, I think people have to let go of the 3DS in order to press the home button now, I'm not sure. Still, wouldn't it be better with DS lite button placements?
Actual buttons is a plus though.

When I had an original DS, having buttons for power AND start/select mirroring each other, I kept accidentally turning it off..
Instead of opening the save menu. I didn't like that. I think the same would have happened with the 3DS, since it has a power button.
Also, the button placements on the DS lite or on the right side, where the power button is. Double nope.

 

[porkiewpyne]

This isn't replacing the regular 3DS, i don't see why so many people are so upset that now we have the option to choose the version that suits us better.

indeed

But those that have it already cant choose anymore but buy that TOO :/

Now here's the thing. They did have a choice. They could have chosen to wait it out and not be able to play ANY 3DS games at all like the late adopters OR gamble/choose to wait for a revision which may or may not be the ideal console that they expect. You can't expect to have the best of both/all worlds. The revision will more often than not be better than the original (except for maybe the GBA micro imho). Let's be honest, the changes aren't even half as drastic as say the GBA >> GBA SP. It is literally exactly like the DSi >> DSiXL/LL. You probably won't get both unless you are some hardcore collector or something.

 

[Thesolcity]

Woah wait seriously it doesn't come with a charger? I hope you all are trollin'.

 

[jalaneme]

i think the best option for me is to wait for more colours and bundles to be released before i take the plunge, i am keeping my DSi XL and selling the 3DS but i would have to keep the 3DS to transfer my purchases before i sell it though.

it's kind of piss take for nintendo to sell the cradle and mains adapter separately through, they have to make money somehow, also colours confirmed for europe are black, blue and red at launch, last time i missed out on the mario limited edition 25th anniversary DSi XL but not this time

as i will be buying a new pc this month and other essential financial stuff i certainly won't be able to afford one now which is a good thing because of reasons mentioned previously.

 

[bowser]

Holy shit, that thing looks ridiculous. And the positioning of the headphone jack is bad, really bad.

it's bad enough that on the original 3ds the headphone socket was in the middle, now it's on the bottom left hand side which is even worse

What's so bad about it? The jack is on the bottom right for the DSi

@everyone
Watch the video closely and you'll notice it has golden contacts around the charging port just like the current 3DS does for the charging cradle. Does that mean there will be a charging cradle (now more like a charging flatbed ) for this too somewhere down the line?

Edit: Never mind, just saw the rest of the video. The charging cradle is being sold separately D:

 

[jalaneme]

Woah wait seriously it doesn't come with a charger? I hope you all are trollin'.

yes it's confirmed, see the video posted a few pages back, you have to buy the dock charger separately too.

 

[Snailface]

Does anybody now if the 3dsXL has the IR port on the back?
This pic sort of leads me to believe it's still there, but it's still inconclusive...

 

[Janthran]

anyone who bought the system originally got like 20 free games, many of which aren't even open to the public.

Bitch please, just buy an NES and a GBA. They're open to the public, and have been for about ten years.

 

[Bobbyloujo]

I like having the headphone jack in the middle. It doesn't get in the way of my hands.

 

[KingVamp]

Woah wait seriously it doesn't come with a charger? I hope you all are trollin'.

I believe for the USA, it comes with it.

I remember some people complaining about it being in the middle. :/

They just can't win.

 

[jalaneme]

What's so bad about it? The jack is on the bottom right for the DSi

@[member='everyoneneedsasmile']
Watch the video closely and you'll notice it has golden contacts around the charging port just like the current 3DS does for the charging cradle. Does that mean there will be a charging cradle (now more like a charging flatbed ) for this too somewhere down the line?

the headphone socket is at the bottom left as shown in this picture.

so if you want to put that thing in your pocket (if you have a big enough pocket to do so lol) you won't be able to because it would stick out, it should be designed like the ipod headphone socket which is at the bottom so when you put it in your pocket the headphone piece won't stick out and come out of your pocket, hope that made sense.

 

[Ben_j]

Right, sorry. Still, it's more than slightly

Half an hour to an hour more is "more than slightly"?

3h => 3h30 = 15% more battery
5h => 6h30 = 30% more battery

so, yes. It's significant

 

[jalaneme]

Woah wait seriously it doesn't come with a charger? I hope you all are trollin'.

I believe for the USA, it comes with it.

I remember some people complaining about it being in the middle. :/

They just can't win.

seriously? why would nintendo include the charger for america and not for the rest of the world? any sources confirming that?

Does anybody now if the 3dsXL has the IR port on the back?
This pic sort of leads me to believe it's still there, but it's still inconclusive...

not sure if it is on the 3ds xl as the video is too dark to see anything, not much features used the IR port if i am not mistaken so it wouldn't be missed if it was gone, i think we need a more higher res picture of the console to see if it's still there, that's why i am waiting for the unboxing vids to start showing up on youtube then we can see the console properly, also i noticed in the video that the volume button is a slider, boo! thats why i am keeping my dsi xl.

 

[porkiewpyne]

Woah wait seriously it doesn't come with a charger? I hope you all are trollin'.

yes it's confirmed, see the video posted a few pages back, you have to buy the dock charger separately too.

Hmm I thought it was established earlier that this only applies to Japan?

EDIT: Dayum.... got ninja'ed again XD

 

[jalaneme]

Hmm I thought it was established earlier that this only applies to Japan?

EDIT: Dayum.... got ninja'ed again XD

video was for nintendo europe so yeah it's pretty much confirmed.