Hardware Whats 3ds stand for?

[Melter]

Some like to call it the 3rd (generation) ds.

technically the 3DS is the 4th generation.

DS Phat > DS Lite > DSi/DSi XL > 3DS

*facepalm*

ds lite, dsi, dsixl are all remakes of ds.

3rd gen = GB > DS > 3DS

Nintendo has said many times that the DS is not an updated version of the gameboy. the gameboy is gone. The DS is a DS, and the 3DS is like what the GBA was to the GBC.

 

[CCNaru]

dirty difficult dangerous

 

[KingdomBlade]

Some like to call it the 3rd (generation) ds.

technically the 3DS is the 4th generation.

DS Phat > DS Lite > DSi/DSi XL > 3DS

*facepalm*

ds lite, dsi, dsixl are all remakes of ds.

3rd gen = GB > DS > 3DS

Nintendo has said many times that the DS is not an updated version of the gameboy. the gameboy is gone. The DS is a DS, and the 3DS is like what the GBA was to the GBC.

I think what they're trying to say is the generation. The DS is the next handheld and technically the successor of the GBA. We're talking about the generations of the handhelds, not what the system is.

 

[KingVamp]

I really was only talking about the set of gen with ds in it name. :/

Generation of the ds' not generation of handhelds.

or maybe 3rd family of handhelds.

3rd gen ds = ds/phat > DSi/xl > 3DS

 

[lithium210]

Some like to call it the 3rd (generation) ds.

technically the 3DS is the 4th generation.

DS Phat > DS Lite > DSi/DSi XL > 3DS

*facepalm*

ds lite, dsi, dsixl are all remakes of ds.

3rd gen = GB > DS > 3DS

I agree with melter (except for the remake parts)

3DS would be the 4th gen.

GB > GBA > DS > 3DS

 

[CCNaru]

forgot GBC? that was pretty big I'd think.

 

[lithium210]

Well gbc was really a gb with color, so its more like this..

(1st Gen) GB > GB Pocket > GBC
(2nd Gen) GBA > GBA SP > GBA Micro
(3rd Gen) DS > DSL > DSi > DSi XL
(4th Gen) 3DS > ? > ? > ?

 

[sprogurt]

Well gbc was really a gb with color, so its more like this..

(1st Gen) GB > GB Pocket > GBC
(2nd Gen) GBA > GBA SP > GBA Micro
(3rd Gen) DS > DSL > DSi > DSi XL
(4th Gen) 3DS > ? > ? > ?

Actually GBC had games designed for it's use and not the GB or GB Pocket. It's exactly the same as saying the 3DS is a 3rd gen handheld as it's only a DS with 3D.

 

[lithium210]

Well gbc was really a gb with color, so its more like this..

(1st Gen) GB > GB Pocket > GBC
(2nd Gen) GBA > GBA SP > GBA Micro
(3rd Gen) DS > DSL > DSi > DSi XL
(4th Gen) 3DS > ? > ? > ?

Actually GBC had games designed for it's use and not the GB or GB Pocket. It's exactly the same as saying the 3DS is a 3rd gen handheld as it's only a DS with 3D.

yeah.. you got a good point there.

 

[T3GZdev]

actually your all wrong.
Nintendo has 2 handheld lines remember.
Its
Gameboy line
1st gen
Gameboy, Gameboy pocket, Gameboy light
2nd gen
Gameboy color
3rd gen
Gameboy advance, Gameboy advance sp, Gameboy micro

DS line
1st gen
Nintendo ds, nintendo ds light
2nd gen
Nintendo dsi, nintendo dsi xl
3rd gen
Nintendo 3ds

Also as for what 3ds stands for.
3rd gen ds
3d
3 cameras. (& 3d cameras)
3 screens. (2 on top, 1 on bottom)
3 cart types. (ds carts, dsi carts, & 3ds carts)
3 leds.
3 buttons under touch screen.
3d slider.

 

[8BitWalugi]

I was thinking 3-Dimentional Screen.

 

[altorn]

3 ds lites rammed together.

 

[YayMii]

actually your all wrong.
Nintendo has 2 handheld lines remember.
Its
Gameboy line
*snip

DS line
*snip

Actually, the 3DS marks the 3rd handheld lineup. In the original press conference where they announced the 3DS, they said it's the successor to the whole DS lineup. Which actually makes it the 3rd line.

Game Boy series->Nintendo DS series->Nintendo 3DS series

Fun fact: The DS was meant to be sold as a separate product simultaneously with the Game Boy lineup, but that plan pretty much failed when they put a GBA slot on the DS.

 

[Deleted User]

3 Dimensional System

 

[DeathStrudel]

I've heard that 3DS stands for 3 Dimensional System, which I think makes a lot of since if you think of it as the Nintendo 3 Dimensional System

edit: ninja'd by tigris

 

[ShadowFyre]

Odd. I always thought it stood for "3 ways to Destroy Sony"

 

[RJ Sly 95]

Odd. I always thought it stood for "3 ways to Destroy Sony"

Just like Nintendo Got Pwnt (NGP)...

Uhm...

 

[ShadowFyre]

Odd. I always thought it stood for "3 ways to Destroy Sony"

Just like Nintendo Got Pwnt (NGP)...

Uhm...

....dammit.

Edit: Lawl epik 100th post xD

 

[machomuu]

Odd. I always thought it stood for "3 ways to Destroy Sony"

Just like Nintendo Got Pwnt (NGP)...

Uhm...

Except the former uses all real words, the latter makes one up. That, and it's just a codename for now.

Either way, they're both crappy names.

 

[awssk8er]

It could just be 3rd Dimension Screen.

I can't believe they actually stuck with the name "Nintendo 3DS". Personally, I don't have any problems with it, but when the rumors were going around I thought it was just a code name.