Meet PDI Check, a $99 eye-exam 3DS app

zoogie · May 25, 2019

zeveroth said:
One, it's not a game ppl. Two, while I wouldn't buy it, it is actually cheaper than an optometrist visit here in the states, especially if you don't have insurance for whatever reason. Just odd this wasn't a thing during the 3ds' hayday. More ppl may have jumped on it.

chaoskagami said:
Where is the "What do you mean by 'game'? This isn't a game." option in the poll?

I see where you guys are coming from, but the devs themselves are calling it a game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There are success/fail conditions and a scoring system, so it's justified in being called a game imo.
I can also understand it being called a tool or utility, but I suppose that's not as marketable.

Rabbid4240 · May 25, 2019

Who the fuck makes this

Kioku · May 25, 2019

It's not exactly a game, so you people acting high and mighty need to step down. You look stupid. Also, Zoogie, the devs call it a game, but it's also referred to as an application.

Deleted_413010 · May 25, 2019

Memoir said:
It's not exactly a game, so you people acting high and mighty need to step down. You look stupid. Also, Zoogie, the devs call it a game, but it's also referred to as an application.

I wonder if it will ever be dumped

chaoskagami · May 25, 2019

zoogie said:
I see where you guys are coming from, but the devs themselves are calling it a game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There are success/fail conditions and a scoring system, so it's justified in being called a game imo.
I can also understand it being called a tool or utility, but I suppose that's not as marketable.

This is a game in the same way that the UNIX fortune program is a game. It tries to be fun, but in the end it's a utility program.

TheTechWiz25 said:
I wonder if it will ever be dumped

I highly doubt it. What pirate in their right mind would pay $100 for an inaccurate eye-checking tool? Go to a fucking doctor. It'll cost less after insurance.

arceus · May 25, 2019

zoogie said:
This is not what anyone would imagine a $99 3DS game would look like, or even that such a thing would ever exist at all.

But here it is in broad daylight, a hundred dollar game that's intended to be a clinically viable vision screening tester (released yesterday, May 23rd).

This product appears to be a collaboration between licensed ophthalmologists and a PhD candidate in technology and humanities, so there is some legitimacy behind the endeavor. Whether that translates to a single sale at this price is yet to be seen.

Note: This game is only available in the US / North American eShop. Additionally, the "Stereo" test requires the 3D feature. Despite there being no warning on the download page, you can purchase this expensive game on a 2ds(XL) and not realize this.

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finally a game where all i do is stare at the 3ds

Sonic Angel Knight · May 25, 2019

Ready for my eye exam!

Hells Malice · May 25, 2019

It's a cute idea I suppose. But it's entirely pointless over just going and getting your eyes checked properly.

regnad · May 25, 2019

I’m gonna 100% this

banjo2 · May 25, 2019

Don't forget to consult your eye doctor before playing this game!

Thunder Hawk · May 25, 2019

No doubt that someone will make a homebrew version of this.

piratesephiroth · May 25, 2019

I saw this on the eshop yesterday and honestly thought they intended to write 9,99 but mistyped the price

Disco Inferno · May 25, 2019

I'll wait for a physical release.

Also, eyehax.

tech3475 · May 25, 2019

Kwyjor said:
I'm assuming that this isn't a tool for the everyday user, but something a trained ophthalmologist is supposed to buy and use in a professional setting with numerous patients. And that's why it costs so much – you're not paying for a fancy user interface, you're paying for the years of research that have gone into proving that it's just as good for making professional diagnoses as some of the alternatives, which cost just as much, if not more. Presumably.

Unfortunately I am not an ophthalmologist and couldn't even tell you what the tests are called.

I never said it was, I just said it’s surprising Nintendo would allow this.

If someone feels misdiagnosed because of this, I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo are involved in the lawsuit in some way.

neotank19 · May 25, 2019

I find the price completely reasonable.

Spadezilla · May 25, 2019

very cool proof of concept

Joom · May 25, 2019

zeveroth said:
One, it's not a game ppl. Two, while I wouldn't buy it, it is actually cheaper than an optometrist visit here in the states, especially if you don't have insurance for whatever reason. Just odd this wasn't a thing during the 3ds' hayday. More ppl may have jumped on it.

What kind of optometrist are you seeing? I've used the same one for nearly twenty years, and visits alone are exponentially cheaper than this. A six month supply of contacts is even cheaper than this.

hippy dave · May 25, 2019

Interesting.
I remember discovering there's a Japanese eshop "game" called EYERESH which is apparently designed to exercise your stereoscopic vision using the console's 3D. There never seemed to be a dump of it back when I was looking, don't know if anyone would have got to it more recently.

froggestspirit · May 25, 2019

Would this even be reliable considering it's a 240p screen?

raxadian · May 25, 2019

FAST6191 said:
While I am always curious to see common devices twisted to such ends (whether it be the glucoboy or even something basic like a talking dictionary) I have to wonder how useful this will be in an era of ubiquitous tablets.

And fact they don't warn you that you need the 3D feature is a jerkass move.

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