Hardware 3DS retail version with games arrived (Hong Kong)

[bigpaws]

it seems to load the same speed as the psp did
maybe its just me though

 

[person66]

Man, the blue model is so fugly! Can't wait to snatch up a black one here in the USA, still a month to go though...

Really? I like the blue model far more than the black model.

@bigpaws: I think he was talking about the videos...

 

[Biochao]

Dunno if this was mentioned before, I can't be bothered to look back 9 pages, but is there a wifi symbol on any of the game boxes?

the icon in the bottom right of these game covers is the age rating but the soccer game has an icon in the top right that may be a "wifi-enabled" icon

Not on the NA version.

 

[redact]

Dunno if this was mentioned before, I can't be bothered to look back 9 pages, but is there a wifi symbol on any of the game boxes?

the icon in the bottom right of these game covers is the age rating but the soccer game has an icon in the top right that may be a "wifi-enabled" icon

Not on the NA version.

oh, okay. my bad

 

[eponie]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSCv0e2JAEA[/youtube]
3DS JP version unbox & street fighter

 

[redact]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSCv0e2JAEA[/youtube]
3DS JP version unbox & street fighter

already posted (Along with two other videos)
http://gbatemp.net/t280308-3ds-retail-vers...t&p=3475316

 

[stab244]

Huh according to the 3rd video we can't just plug the charger into the 3DS. We have to use the charging cradle. That's just great since I have like no place to put the cradle. Junk everywhere. Guess it's time to clean my stuff up.

And jesus christ. They said its about 3000 HKD right now Hong Kong. That is roughly $500 USD (actually a lot less than that but I'm too lazy to try to divide 3000 by 6.75 or whatever the rate is).

 

[Zerousen]

nice to see that the icon in the menu is different for 3ds games being inserted and ds/i games being inserted (white icon for 3ds games and i'd assume the regular grey/black one that the dsi menu uses for ds/i games inserted)

Spoiler: shows white icon with notch on side

edit: the nub looks kind of wierd, maybe it's just the photo but it looks like a creamy sort of color which wouldn't really go with blue very well (but then again, i should probably wait to have one in my hands before i judge it)

I think it might be some sort of protector, like one of those PSP analog nub protectors.

 

[Nollog]

Huh according to the 3rd video we can't just plug the charger into the 3DS. We have to use the charging cradle. That's just great since I have like no place to put the cradle. Junk everywhere. Guess it's time to clean my stuff up.

And jesus christ. They said its about 3000 HKD right now Hong Kong. That is roughly $500 USD (actually a lot less than that but I'm too lazy to try to divide 3000 by 6.75 or whatever the rate is).

No. you can choose.
Those fellows couldn't even figure out the home button.

 

[tbgtbg]

Much as I'm all "wait until games I want are out" and "THREE HUNNERD DOLLERS FOR A HANDHELD" seeing stuff like this makes me really wish I had one, just for the shiny new consoleness of it. I love getting new stuff.

 

[DeMoN]

Damn, I didn't realize that Nintendo might have put an bricking feature for anti-piracy. No wonder no one's trying out their flash carts, it would suck to be the first guy to lose a $300 console like that.

 

[squall23]

^
You could you know, brick the console and then take it back to the store and ask for a replacement if it's under a warranty. All you have to say is something like "my 3DS won't turn on".

 

[shakirmoledina]

i would seriously doubt tht nintendo does something like tht... maybe they can ban your ds from accessing nintendo wifi servers for online gaming... tht would be logical but this is kinda overboard (nintendo's not like tht at least i think so)

 

[Slasher Zero]

Did Nintendo tell you that? You know, you really shouldn't go presuming things. DS flashcarts didn't work with the DSi and loads of people tried running their old flashcarts on the DSi and none of them bricked. If the 3DS doesn't read the flashcarts, of course it won't brick it.

You shouldn't go presuming things either. It's highly unlikely but it's not a completely impossibility. In the same way you can say of course my house won't fill with jelly, it's very unlikely but it may still happen.
You're presuming just as much as he is and until someone tests it there may be a chance that there is software or hardware set to disable if a cart attempts to fake the security checks.

What even gave you the idea of using jelly huh .

 

[hufacuse]

I made the right color choice, the black looks sooo much better.

Agreed, and either way, i said i'd always buy black handhelds. Because i HATE seeing grime all over it

 

[croagunk.master]

Damn, I didn't realize that Nintendo might have put an bricking feature for anti-piracy. No wonder no one's trying out their flash carts, it would suck to be the first guy to lose a $300 console like that.

They haven't put any bricking feature. I'm sure because it's illegal to do so.

 

[bowser]

i would seriously doubt tht nintendo does something like tht... maybe they can ban your ds from accessing nintendo wifi servers for online gaming... tht would be logical but this is kinda overboard (nintendo's not like tht at least i think so)

Didn't they do that for the Wii? Bricking region changed Korean Wiis with a 003 error when they were updated to 4.2/4.3?

 

[Slasher Zero]

Make a unboxing video so i can envy you xD

LOL

good one ff6man

 

[croagunk.master]

i would seriously doubt tht nintendo does something like tht... maybe they can ban your ds from accessing nintendo wifi servers for online gaming... tht would be logical but this is kinda overboard (nintendo's not like tht at least i think so)

Didn't they do that for the Wii? Bricking region changed Korean Wiis with a 003 error when they were updated to 4.2/4.3?

WHAT? Did you mean 'Changing region bricked Korean Wii's?' Yes that is true but inserting a flashcart in the 3DS is like inserting a backed up DVD in the Wii.

 

[notmeanymore]

Damn, I didn't realize that Nintendo might have put an bricking feature for anti-piracy. No wonder no one's trying out their flash carts, it would suck to be the first guy to lose a $300 console like that.

The Wii never bricked unless you fucked something up in the IOS's, with the exception of 1 serial range and even still, you had to edit the IOS's. I think with that serial range you could still hardmod it.

Nintendo wouldn't put auto-bricking in a launch model.