d00dleFace said:
Nintendo got me interested in the 3DS with the price drop. I was thinking about selling my DSi with a few games and an R4i Ultra that I have (maybe ill buy the acekard 2i) and pay some more bucks to buy a 3DS. But I've read on many websites that the battery really sucks, it has a design flaw (the lack of a 2nd analog stick) and Nintendo would release some kind of "3DS Lite" soon. And I dont think that there are many games for it, people say that the 3D causes headaches, and the ar games get boring.
I'm interested in playing Ocarina of Time 3D, because people say its the best zelda game and I never played a zelda game more than one hour or so.
So, is it really worth it ?
The bold part is making me sick.
There has been no confirmation at all that there will be a redesign soon. In addition, the 3DS just got itself a new color (Misty Pink coming soon in Japan). I don't exactly see it as a design flaw, but rather for another purpose. It could be planned all along (yeah guild is going to nail me), who knows? Whatever it is, the slidepad expansion is
optional.
I'm worrying about this possibility because I got the DS in 2005 (phat), and one year later they released the DS Lite. My original DS now has a broken top screen (those "rings" that make it open/close). I couldn't afford a new DS that time. It was so bad and ugly when compared to the DS Lite.
To answer your question (sorry for my ranting), a 3DS just for OoT and DS games is seriously not worth it. If you are interested in the other titles (Mario Kart, Mario 3D Land and third parties like Kingdom Hearts, Monster Hunter (announced for Japan for the time being) and Resident Evil), then it's a worthwhile investment.
I hope I can buy all thosr games. They are expensive here in Brazil. It can also play your DS games. Battery wise, I got about 4 - 6 hours on 3D and 6 - 8 hours on 2D content. Generally, most people don't turn the 3D on while playing now.
As for headaches, some people
do get them but most of them got used to it after awhile. If you face such problem, there is something known as the
3D depth slider (or 3D volume in the JP sets.)
I actually never got a headache when watching something in 3D (except one time when I was little and I was eating while watching the movie with those red/cyan glasses)
I'm not a huge fan of AR, but the preloaded AR games can last for awhile. Some games come with it as well.