Nintendo 3DS smuggled off a Chinese assembly line

raulpica · Jan 3, 2011

RupeeClock said:
3: The headphone socket is in the exact middle of the device, even Apple knew this was not an ideal placement, their iPod line has kept the headphone socket to one corner for years now.

Actually, it always felt strange to feel the headphone plug under my palm when playing on my DS Lite :/ Even more if you don't have a right-angled plug!

Well done, Nintendo

Goli · Jan 3, 2011

chao1212 said:
Goli said:

chao1212 said:

I'm calling bullshit. For one thing, the pictures look very, very high quality and look like he's trying to pitch the product to you. For another, I highly doubt that Nintendo, a giant corporation, would have such awful security that a factory worker could use whatever he had on him to smuggle a brand new console out of the factory. More likely an excuse to release photos before the OS was finished.

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Any camera bought in the last few years will be able to take pictures like that.
...
Assuming the photographer doesn't suck at it anyways.

I wonder if he couldn't boot up SM64DS or if it just takes a while and he decided to cut off the video just to keep everyone in suspense?

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He works in a factory in China. Not to be racist or anything, but they don't tend to get a ton of money. Have you ever bought a cheap Chinese camera?

Well, he has all the DS models released so far. He can't be that poor now, can he?
Maybe he isn't even the one that smuggled it, maybe some actual factory worker did, and then gave it to him.

The Shadow Knigh · Jan 3, 2011

Goli said:
chao1212 said:

I'm calling bullshit. For one thing, the pictures look very, very high quality and look like he's trying to pitch the product to you. For another, I highly doubt that Nintendo, a giant corporation, would have such awful security that a factory worker could use whatever he had on him to smuggle a brand new console out of the factory. More likely an excuse to release photos before the OS was finished.

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Any camera bought in the last few years will be able to take pictures like that.
...
Assuming the photographer doesn't suck at it anyways.

I wonder if he couldn't boot up SM64DS or if it just takes a while and he decided to cut off the video just to keep everyone in suspense?

On one of the screenshots the bottom screen displays several button combinations to make the machine run code from different sources. He didn't seem to use any of these combinations so we can't tell whether the 3DS with the dev OS can run a DS game of a retail cart.

_Chaz_ · Jan 3, 2011

Wow, I was expecting something a whole lot larger.

Now, let's watch as it gets hacked before our very eyes.

SamAsh07 · Jan 3, 2011

I doubt it'll get hacked now, Nintendo will most probably find the person who is keeping the 3DS. And the 3DS leaked video...dammit, why didn't you turn it ON -_-

GH0ST · Jan 3, 2011

Awesome leak but they catch him just after the release, he is called something like Ju. Assange

Veho · Jan 3, 2011

raulpica said:
RupeeClock said:

3: The headphone socket is in the exact middle of the device [... ] not an ideal placement

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Actually, it always felt strange to feel the headphone plug under my palm when playing on my DS Lite :/ Even more if you don't have a right-angled plug!

Well done, Nintendo

I must agree that, ergonomically speaking, the jack is well placed. It's just that, placed where it is, it looks kind of like a... well, rectum.

monochrome.scene · Jan 3, 2011

GH0ST said:
Awesome leak but they catch him just after the release, he is called something like Ju. Assange

Yeah right xD

I like where the headphone socket is, personally. I kinda had problems playing some games because the headphone got in the way, like raulpica said. Although, visually speaking, it DOES look weird, because it will probably be the only handheld of its generation to have a socket placed there.

GundamXXX · Jan 3, 2011

raulpica said:
RupeeClock said:

3: The headphone socket is in the exact middle of the device, even Apple knew this was not an ideal placement, their iPod line has kept the headphone socket to one corner for years now.

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Actually, it always felt strange to feel the headphone plug under my palm when playing on my DS Lite :/ Even more if you don't have a right-angled plug!

Well done, Nintendo

Agreed!

I think its a logical place, I also think that knowing Ninty they would have researched this stuff alot

FireGrey · Jan 3, 2011

RupeeClock said:
The unit is looking pretty sexy, but pretty much the same as when we saw it at E3.
But it carries the same three complaints I have then.

1: The stylus is next to the cartridge slot like on the original DS, which is not really an ideal place after the DS Lite and DSi.
2: The Start and Select buttons are beneath the touch screen, not entirely ideal. (I can imagine myself instinctively reaching for the power button by mistake!)
3: The headphone socket is in the exact middle of the device, even Apple knew this was not an ideal placement, their iPod line has kept the headphone socket to one corner for years now.

1. Yes but it's less tempting to mess around with it.
2. It's not bad, people get used to new controls all the time, (Wii Mote) plus you can easily press start and select with your thumbs.
3. It's better then the DS cause it doesn't get in the way of your hands.

DSDisco · Jan 3, 2011

Someone used cheat codes in real life!

CarbonX13 · Jan 3, 2011

Interesting, but I doubt he'll be able to do anything, since if it's straight from the assembly line there wouldn't be any of Nintendo's firmware on there will there?

Mazor · Jan 3, 2011

GundamXXX said:
Mazor said:

Gullwing said:

It says 96 MB memory mode .... maybe it has got a bigger amount of RAM memory??? Meh!!! 96 MB and multitasking is prefectly fine by me!!!

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Possibly, although more likely than the unit being capable of setting the amount of RAM it would use seems that what is being displayed is the total memory capacity of the unit (with different prototypes varying in memory capacity).

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I remember having 16MB of RAM was a buttload! Back in those days we had 333Mhz computers with Windows 95! Before that we had Pentiums 286 running custom made Windows 3.1!

KIDS THESE DAYS ARE SO ROTTENLY SPOILED *shakes cane* /old guy rant

96MB is relatively close to 16MB (compare with 16MB vs 8GB, which would be an adequate comparison for computers), so your old guy rant isn't really applicable here.

Also, the DS only has 4MB RAM, you don't have to look so far back in time for (1/4 of) 16MB RAM capacity.

FireGrey · Jan 3, 2011

The bottom screen it says "R + A Run CTR Card"
CTR is the dev name for 3ds so it's basically 'Press R and A to Run 3DS Game'
It also says "Start Run DevMenu"
And i'm pretty sure it says "B Start Initiation" I'm thinking that would meen to run the 3DS Firmware?
I want to have a look at the Dev Menu to see what can be done.
And he won't have any 3DS games so...

heartgold · Jan 3, 2011

Cool, now sell it on to a flashcart team ;D 3DS is sexy!

nintendoom · Jan 3, 2011

?!?!?
I noticed that there are 2 people in the video!~!?!?!

one is the camera holder
and the other one is the one with the 3ds..

The chnese worker might have sold this....

OH NOES>....
because of this.l...,.,,,
The 3DS launch date will be moved!!!
[you know,,,... changing security stuffs]

NOOOOOO!!!!!!

Morku · Jan 3, 2011

Whats the difference between the E3 model?

FireGrey · Jan 3, 2011

Wait a second, the RAM has been "leaked" already:

QUOTE said:
CPU: 2 x 266MHz ARM11
GPU: PICA200 133MHz GPU by DMP
RAM: 64MB
Video RAM: 4MB
Storage: 1.5GB Flash-based

But when the Dev 3DS runs it says 96MB
there is 4 possibility's:
1. The "leak" a while ago was false
2. This is fake
3. The changed the RAM amount
4. The Dev 3DS needs more RAM to do Dev stuff...

ferret7463 · Jan 3, 2011

TechnoWorm said:
?!?!?
I noticed that there are 2 people in the video!~!?!?!

one is the camera holder
and the other one is the one with the 3ds..

The chnese worker might have sold this....

OH NOES>....
because of this.l...,.,,,
The 3DS launch date will be moved!!!
[you know,,,... changing security stuffs]

NOOOOOO!!!!!!

Not really, this is like free promotion to the thing.

OzModChips · Jan 3, 2011

FireGrey said:
The bottom screen it says "R + A Run CTR Card"
CTR is the dev name for 3ds so it's basically 'Press R and A to Run 3DS Game'
It also says "Start Run DevMenu"
And i'm pretty sure it says "B Start Initiation" I'm thinking that would meen to run the 3DS Firmware?
I want to have a look at the Dev Menu to see what can be done.
And he won't have any 3DS games so...

X + A
there is no R button

and the other thing says close Application.

I wonder why he doesnt show the menu...
I'd love to see whats inside!

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