3DS XL Announced

[BenRK]

I'm fairly certain the whole idea of a resistive touch screen is to be a cheap alternative to capacitive touch screens. The whole reason Nintendo uses them is because they're cheap. Not to mention I think they came first, though I'm not 100% positive on that bit.

There's no tactile feed back with virtual buttons at all. You can't feel the on screen button regardless if the screen it self pushes in or not. Regardless if your phone vibrates or not. You could touch anywhere on the screen and feel the same thing, so there's simply no way of knowing without looking at it if you're pushing a button or not.

 

[JulietStMoon]

I'm fairly certain the whole idea of a resistive touch screen is to be a cheap alternative to capacitive touch screens. The whole reason Nintendo uses them is because they're cheap. Not to mention I think they came first, though I'm not 100% positive on that bit.

Correct. I wish Nintendo would use capacitive screens instead, but at the very least there's this one advantage. That's all I'm saying.

There's no tactile feed back with virtual buttons at all. You can't feel the on screen button regardless if the screen it self pushes in or not. Regardless if your phone vibrates or not. You could touch anywhere on the screen and feel the same thing, so there's simply no way of knowing without looking at it if you're pushing a button or not.

Also correct. But that said, at least with a resistive screen you know that you pressed SOMEWHERE and it was a registered press. Playing games like N.O.V.A. on my capacitive smartphones, you have no idea how many times I've hit an onscreen button only for to not respond because apparently I didn't brush it correctly, or in the right angle, etc. With a resistive screen and stylus, it's much easier to have accurate precision.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Yes we already struggle to to work and now new shit?i thought they said they would never make new models with this
This is easy,what the shit.And i bought it this xmas understand the frustration..And im satisfied with this shit they make
Look at the buttons.is it gonna be like 3DS or like lite?No second pad?what the fack lol.
4GB sd? lol i get 16GB with 15 euro.The resolution is gonna be the same i suppose...Nothing to improve on Specs?
lol then fack you ninty.About the touchsceen prob with the upper scren i solved this with a piece of plastic.like the case it came with?that flexible plastic thingy.No scratch at all

you probably should cool down dude...

I don't really get the "frustration" thing... you got your 3DS, it works, you should be happy. The whole thing about Nintendo lying is... ridiculous. Since when do you consider a major company as you would consider your friends or relatives? I mean, I hate to be the one to break the news, but Nintendo only want's to make money, cause that's what a business is all about. So what the fuck is it about bouhou Nintendo lied??!! If you guys think they're your buddies your either 12 years old or retarded.

"Yes we already struggle to to work and now new shit" ?!??!!!??? Are you seriously putting the terrible situation of your country on an equal balance with the launch of a video handled??? Are you crazy? Are you stupid??? You sound like some spoiled kid who repeats what he hears around him without even understanding. If you were able to buy a 3DS for Christmas you should be ok.

It's been a long time since someone shocked me on a forum. Kudos!

Its not that.Some ppl suffer to gather up money due to the difficulties of their country.I got mine from ebay this xmas cause that the only days that work really flourish in my country(easter too).So if you were in my case (a nintendo handheld lover;p) and with hard earned work money maybe you could understand better.Dont get me wrong everyone in here might have rl problems but its a bit worse i think in my country AND i was more pissed that there was no 2nd pad than getting it.

I never said Ninty is our friends.Its a company and a company is called company cause it sells and creates new products.Everything in this worls comes around this right? so get out from that group.

Maybe my expression from my frustration was different from what i really wanted to mean

Well that's your fault that you bought the 3DS at Xmas considering there were rumors for the longest time of a revision coming. Not to mention, even if there weren't any rumors, anybody who is a nintendo handheld lover would look at Nintendo's past and see that they always make a revision.

 

[JulietStMoon]

Well that's your fault that you bought the 3DS at Xmas considering there were rumors for the longest time of a revision coming. Not to mention, even if there weren't any rumors, anybody who is a nintendo handheld lover would look at Nintendo's past and see that they always make a revision.

It's somehow his fault for buying a handheld when there were 'rumors' of a revision, despite Nintendo flat-out denying said rumors? I fail to see the logic.

And either way, I still don't see the big deal... it's an ALTERNATIVE, not a REVISION. It provides NOTHING new, except for a larger size, and minor aesthetic changes. How many times does that have to be pointed out?

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Well that's your fault that you bought the 3DS at Xmas considering there were rumors for the longest time of a revision coming. Not to mention, even if there weren't any rumors, anybody who is a nintendo handheld lover would look at Nintendo's past and see that they always make a revision.

It's somehow his fault for buying a handheld when there were 'rumors' of a revision, despite Nintendo flat-out denying said rumors? I fail to see the logic.

And either way, I still don't see the big deal... it's an ALTERNATIVE, not a REVISION. It provides NOTHING new, except for a larger size, and minor aesthetic changes. How many times does that have to be pointed out?

Oh sup mr. 100% technical, haven't seen you in a while. And Nintendo denied rumors. Big whoop. Go to Kotaku and look at how many times companies like Square Enix, Microsoft, Nintendo, and pretty much every other gaming companies deny rumors.

 

[Fluto]

Hey, I just realised that the stylus is back on the right side

 

[JulietStMoon]

Oh sup mr. 100% technical, haven't seen you in a while. And Nintendo denied rumors. Big whoop. Go to Kotaku and look at how many times companies like Square Enix, Microsoft, Nintendo, and pretty much every other gaming companies deny rumors.

I've seen you around, though.

Anyway, I get what you're saying, and yes, such things should be taken with a grain of salt. But I don't think it's really fair to blame a customer based on such variables. Things happen, and you can't expect customers to constantly hold off on purchases based on a wild chance of something that may or may not happen. I remember all through November and December last year, I held off on getting a 3DS because of the rumors of another 3DS with dual analogs. But honestly, I decided it was silly and got tired of waiting.

That said, I see what you mean.

 

[Shin Akuma]

Yes we already struggle to to work and now new shit?i thought they said they would never make new models with this
This is easy,what the shit.And i bought it this xmas understand the frustration..And im satisfied with this shit they make
Look at the buttons.is it gonna be like 3DS or like lite?No second pad?what the fack lol.
4GB sd? lol i get 16GB with 15 euro.The resolution is gonna be the same i suppose...Nothing to improve on Specs?
lol then fack you ninty.About the touchsceen prob with the upper scren i solved this with a piece of plastic.like the case it came with?that flexible plastic thingy.No scratch at all

you probably should cool down dude...

I don't really get the "frustration" thing... you got your 3DS, it works, you should be happy. The whole thing about Nintendo lying is... ridiculous. Since when do you consider a major company as you would consider your friends or relatives? I mean, I hate to be the one to break the news, but Nintendo only want's to make money, cause that's what a business is all about. So what the fuck is it about bouhou Nintendo lied??!! If you guys think they're your buddies your either 12 years old or retarded.

"Yes we already struggle to to work and now new shit" ?!??!!!??? Are you seriously putting the terrible situation of your country on an equal balance with the launch of a video handled??? Are you crazy? Are you stupid??? You sound like some spoiled kid who repeats what he hears around him without even understanding. If you were able to buy a 3DS for Christmas you should be ok.

It's been a long time since someone shocked me on a forum. Kudos!

Its not that.Some ppl suffer to gather up money due to the difficulties of their country.I got mine from ebay this xmas cause that the only days that work really flourish in my country(easter too).So if you were in my case (a nintendo handheld lover;p) and with hard earned work money maybe you could understand better.Dont get me wrong everyone in here might have rl problems but its a bit worse i think in my country AND i was more pissed that there was no 2nd pad than getting it.

I never said Ninty is our friends.Its a company and a company is called company cause it sells and creates new products.Everything in this worls comes around this right? so get out from that group.

Maybe my expression from my frustration was different from what i really wanted to mean

Well that's your fault that you bought the 3DS at Xmas considering there were rumors for the longest time of a revision coming. Not to mention, even if there weren't any rumors, anybody who is a nintendo handheld lover would look at Nintendo's past and see that they always make a revision.

Correct

BUT here we had nintendo OFFICIALY denying any rumor for a revision a year now..

 

[N00ByBo0]

After about 4DS's I currently own (Light, I, IXL, 3DS) I am totally done with the DS. All of them have L and R problems (except the IXL right now I have) and they promised last year when the 3ds came out that no new revision would come in coming years. I am not gonna buy this. I see why they are doing this though since the build quality of the 3ds is the most terrible out of all of them IMO.

 

[JulietStMoon]

After about 4DS's I currently own (Light, I, IXL, 3DS) I am totally done with the DS. All of them have L and R problems (except the IXL right now I have) and they promised last year when the 3ds came out that no new revision would come in coming years. I am not gonna buy this. I see why they are doing this though since the build quality of the 3ds is the most terrible out of all of them IMO.

I've never owned any of the DS series before the 3DS, but what about the build quality is so bad? Aside from the screen-scratch issue, I've had no problems. And I keep mine in my front pocket without a case, too.

 

[chartube12]

Since when was the 3DS another DS? It isn't and is a brand new console. So you only own 3 DSs and a 3DS.

 

[JulietStMoon]

Since when was the 3DS another DS? It isn't and is a brand new console. So you only own 3 DSs and a 3DS.

Eh, debatable. It keeps the DS branding, and is fully DS backwards compatible. But either way, it's a nitpick.

 

[porkiewpyne]

Since when was the 3DS another DS? It isn't and is a brand new console. So you only own 3 DSs and a 3DS.

I guess that's just semantics. Not really all that relevant or significant tbh. :\

 

[Shin Akuma]

Man i have a DS + 2 DSlite +Dsi and 3ds...NONE of them had any problem on L - R buttons.Not even GBA +GBAsP
Ok cause im thinking about it know...and cause most of these sites confuse me...can anyone tell me if there is a PURE plain black for EU?

 

[JulietStMoon]

can anyone tell me if there is a PURE plain black for EU?

What do you mean by "pure plain black," exactly? Anyway, Europe is only getting blue, red, and silver.

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/3ds-xl-comes-to-europe-july-28/

 

[Shin Akuma]

can anyone tell me if there is a PURE plain black for EU?

What do you mean by "pure plain black," exactly? Anyway, Europe is only getting blue, red, and silver.

Source: http://www.joystiq.c...europe-july-28/

You know like the Black ds lite or black 3ds. Just black :/

 

[JulietStMoon]

You know like the Black ds lite or black 3ds. Just black :/

Careful, once you go black, you never go back.

 

[Shin Akuma]

You know like the Black ds lite or black 3ds. Just black :/

Careful, once you go black, you never go back.

ahhaah you have a point there xD

anw a stupid question...
if i get a US region 3DSXL can i transfer my EU account on it?
Would it become...EU region locked? :s
Or the region lock is like the good ol NES crc Chip?

I know stupid question

 

[JulietStMoon]

if i get a US region 3DSXL can i transfer my EU account on it?
Would it become...EU region locked? :s
Or the region lock is like the good ol NES crc Chip?

That's actually a really good question. I have no idea...

 

[DSGamer64]

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

Actually, adding a second circle pad would have been a logical reason to make the revision. I find the 3DS too small for my hands, however I don't like having to buy the Circle Pad Pro just to play a game or two on a still too small device, which by the way I have to buy the Nyko Power Pack Pro if I want to keep the extended battery life and use the Circle Pad Pro, which just came out and I can't find it.