Hardware 3DS Microphones?

[o2oxygen]

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they did not tell about the microphones. but on 3:15 there is a small hole below the start button could that be the mic?

 

[chris888222]

Hidden mic? LOL

 

[Veho]

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[_Chaz_]

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they did not tell about the microphones. but on 3:15 there is a small hole below the start button could that be the mic?

Fixed.

And yes, most likely.

 

[Veho]

It's listed in the full hardware specs on the official page:

 

[tj_cool]

If it's backwards compatible with the DS, it's only logical for it to have a Mic.

 

[chris888222]

The 3DS has connectivity of 2.4GHz? Which is the place I saw which only stated 220MHz?

 

[fishykipper]

of course it has a microphone. its backwards compatible with all ds titles. many of which use the microphone.

i'll be pissed if mario party ds doesn't work!!!

 

[o2oxygen]

lol i thought they took it of so i was wondering how to play cooking mama if you have to blow the heat out of the food xD

 

[fishykipper]

lol, and the zelda games! the biggest franchise nintendo has?

 

[DryYoshi]

lol, and the zelda games! the biggest franchise nintendo has?

I'll buy those at some point because the mic in my DS Lite is broken.
Also, Mario&Luigi Bowser's Inside Story

 

[o2oxygen]

ill just add on it...

Since the 3D image is only displayed at the upper part of the 3DS... then that means that we wont be playing games from the touch screen? like for example. Golden Sun Dark Dawn?

 

[Nollog]

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they did not tell about the microphones. but on 3:15 there is a small hole below the start button could that be the mic?
That was confirmed at e3.
Fixed your video.


QUOTE(chris888222 @ Feb 5 2011, 12:16 PM) The 3DS has connectivity of 2.4GHz? Which is the place I saw which only stated 220MHz?

You could be confusing cpu or gpu clock speed with wireless transmission frequency.
On that point in the spec though, I'm really sad they don't have a wireless N card in there.

Also, the codename looks like it'll be WAP. The plug is WAP-002.

 

[Ikki]

It's listed in the full hardware specs on the official page:

Yup, embedded microphone...UNLIKE TC'S VIDEO ahahahahahaskldjahsldsjahdljakhdajh

*Coughs*

I couldn't imagine the 3DS without a mic anyway.

 

[KingVamp]

Other then BC why take away the mic anyway?

 

[Wizerzak]

well they rarely used the mic in the first place, more of a gimmick... bit of a shame really could've gone to much better use.

 

[pachura]

well they rarely used the mic in the first place, more of a gimmick... bit of a shame really could've gone to much better use.

It was a gimmick because of its poor quality.

Today, it could potentially be used for in-game voice chat, Skype, input for the Nintendo 3DS Sound application etc.

But most probably it is exactly the same shitty microphone as in DS and its main use will be to blow the dust off some ancient book in a point & click adventure game...

 

[Wizerzak]

lol agreed but they did use in-game voice chat with pokemon platinum over wi-fi which was quite cool.

 

[geenlung]

well they rarely used the mic in the first place, more of a gimmick... bit of a shame really could've gone to much better use.

It was a gimmick because of its poor quality.

Today, it could potentially be used for in-game voice chat, Skype, input for the Nintendo 3DS Sound application etc.

But most probably it is exactly the same shitty microphone as in DS and its main use will be to blow the dust off some ancient book in a point & click adventure game...

It was decent for Nintendogs and mini-games in Mario Party DS. But improved quality is definitely a want.