Zombie thread, RAAAGH

[Maximilious]

It just doesnt make sense to me that they didnt drop the New 3DS support yet. Arent consoles already being shipped out? Thus not having a higher FW than 9.2... who knows.

Are you saying that if GW holds the exploit until after the 13th they can keep Nintendo up and they WONT update any newer batches?

I mean im 100% to blame, cause i lagged on grabbing a MH4U New 3DS, and now i have to rely on Gateway to play it on a New 3DS.

The New 3DS also has new hardware with NFC for Amiibo's that current firmware doesn't support - and Nintendo has already stated a Feb release date for that firmware to be available so Amiibo's can be used on the new units. There's more things at play I think than a simple "it's the same firmware, they should have just released already" going on.

 

[2skies]

The New 3DS also has new hardware with NFC for Amiibo's that current firmware doesn't support - and Nintendo has already stated a Feb release date for that firmware to be available so Amiibo's can be used on the new units. There's more things at play I think than a simple "it's the same firmware, they should have just released already" going on.

Ewwwh, gross! I totally forgot about this. Worse case scenario we get a situation where we have to choose between either having Gateway or NFC support but not both if the new firmware update won't be supported by Gateway. I'll choose Gateway.

 

[lolboy]

The New 3DS also has new hardware with NFC for Amiibo's that current firmware doesn't support - and Nintendo has already stated a Feb release date for that firmware to be available so Amiibo's can be used on the new units. There's more things at play I think than a simple "it's the same firmware, they should have just released already" going on.

I agree that the firmware ia not the same, but still they said "finalizing". If they faced some unexpected issues then why do they simply say that?

 

[thorasgar]

I don't think Nintendo is so focused on gateway because very small percentage of gamers use flashcards.
Most of my friends prefer real games then flashcard.

Many parents buying for their kids have no idea how flashcards works.

I believe any action Nintendo takes has more to do with developer relations than anything. Rightly or wrongly developers beleive piracy is a huge problem and don't like investing resources in a compromised system. The developer community made it very well known they were not happy with Nintendo's efforts with the Wii.

 

[Maximilious]

Ewwwh, gross! I totally forgot about this. Worse case Ontario we get a situation where we have to choose between either having Gateway or NFC support but not both if the new firmware update won't be supported by Gateway. I'll choose Gateway.

I think a lot of people are forgetting about that, not just you haha

 

[Miles54321]

I believe any action Nintendo takes has more to do with developer relations than anything. Rightly or wrongly developers beleive piracy is a huge problem and don't like investing resources in a compromised system. The developer community made it very well known they were not happy with Nintendo's efforts with the Wii.

The good thing is there is that it managed to be a massive success while and was very easy to hack while only having minor issues such as users hacking online in games like Mario kart wii, that stuff was really annoying and it still happens on Wiimmfi

I think a lot of people are forgetting about that, not just you haha

I haven't forgotten, personally I will choose Gateway over Amiibo, ammibo are worth a lot and I'd rather sell them as I have no use for them in any 3DS Games.
I could use them in some Wii U games in the near future which is also fine

 

[Maximilious]

The good thing is there is that it managed to be a massive success while and was very easy to hack while only having minor issues such as users hacking online in games like Mario kart wii, that stuff was really annoying and it still happens on Wiimmfi

The success of a system rely's on the games that come to it. Since Nintendo makes a lot of 1st party stuff this is no problem, but bringing in 3rd party's to the mix is what makes it an issue for them. How long until Mario, Zelda, DK and their other first party mascots run their course and people get tired of it?

 

[thorasgar]

The success of a system rely's on the games that come to it. Since Nintendo makes a lot of 1st party stuff this is no problem, but bringing in 3rd party's to the mix is what makes it an issue for them. How long until Mario, Zelda, DK and their other first party mascots run their course and people get tired of it?

As long as we keep breeding it could be a long time off.

More likely it is just around the corner™

 

[Miles54321]

The success of a system rely's on the games that come to it. Since Nintendo makes a lot of 1st party stuff this is no problem, but bringing in 3rd party's to the mix is what makes it an issue for them. How long until Mario, Zelda, DK and their other first party mascots run their course and people get tired of it?

As for Mario I'd say a very long time, the casual party is hard to control but due to the great sales of Mario figures and just in general how big his fan base is as this point he won't go down the Sonic route
and shouldn't lose too much popularity if anything, The good this is Nintendo is also trying to very inventive with it's first party games (eg. Mario Galaxy, the Wii U's unique features for games like Star Fox and changes in every Zelda title)

Their problem is it's too hard for them to get 3rd party support however, they need a vastly powerful system that's easier to make games for as people complained about it's architecture and stuff, Nintendo is the only original company that makes a console now;
Also the only company since the 80s, really hope they get a lot of support in the future or can take Microsoft/Sony fans

 

[bytor]

Even if Nintendo's next console is mega powerful, sells like hotcakes, is dead cheap and easy to port games to and from it third parties still won't jump on support for it in the same way that they do for Sony and Microsoft consoles because they know they can't compete with the quality and polish of Nintendo's games. As someone that used to work in the industry 7 years ago I know that Nintendo's Functional and Standards testing standards are higher than that of Sony and Microsoft. There's absolutely no way that the likes of Battlefield 4, Destiny or The Master Chief Collection to name just three titles that were as buggy as fuck for months after release would have been given the green light by Nintendo.

Lead Testers at Eidos used to hate working on DS titles because it was so difficult to pass functional and standards testing. Standards Testing is an umbrella term for the Lot Checks, Technical Checklist Of Requirements and Technical Requirements Checklist that each of the three platform holders insist that every title given a licence must adhere to. It basically means that the correct response is given when controllers are pulled out or the battery dies, system messages and button prompts are displayed correctly etc.

 

[Ralph1611]

This so much. My favourite games are Nintendo first party IPs (Mario etc.) and I don't see what people have against them. expecially mario.

Exactly! I love the Mario Games.. Shit, the games in the front part of my Sky3ds are mostly Mario.. I just wish they made a DAMN Waluigi game and that we wasnt left out of MK7

 

[andzalot55]

I can't believe that this thread has almost reached 100 pages (even through there was the other thread with 1000 pages) but to answer the question from the title of this thread: No.

 

[CloudLionHeart]

the worst thing is NO COMMUNICATION from Gateway team pffff......... even gary is off............

 

[Axido]

My Sky3DS came today.
I hate it for taking up to 5 secs to switch to the next game...

Edit: They should have given it an additional "Switch Backwards" button.

 

[wiiuser2]

wait for Crown3DS

Wait for Ever3DS

 

[sparrowreal]

My Sky3DS came today.
I hate it for taking up to 5 secs to switch to the next game...

Edit: They should have given it an additional "Switch Backwards" button.

price? where? I need to find a bargain price to finally fall into the dark side I want to cross the line, but I need the right price

 

[sparrowreal]

Well the last thread for the release of GW 3.0 had over 1000 pages + I've read somewhere in that thread during the wait of 3.0 that 10-20 pages were posted per day. This thread probably releases 2 maybe 4 pages per day.

Yeah but I'm betting on a summer release, therefore we can outpost the shit out of the other thread

 

[MrJason005]

price? where? I need to find a bargain price to finally fall into the dark side I want to cross the line, but I need the right price

Aaaaaaaand the award goes to..... *Drum roll please*
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User sparrowreal! Congratulations for achieving such a remarkable achievement of hitting 100 pages!

 

[Ralph1611]

My Sky3DS came today.
I hate it for taking up to 5 secs to switch to the next game...

Edit: They should have given it an additional "Switch Backwards" button.

Email that to them. Youll have a job at Sky3ds in no time

It plays the games though. It works. Thats why I love it.. Cause I can play my games on my n3ds..

btw.. I just look at the glass half full.. sure, it could be better. I am a HUGE Sky3ds fan, but I figured out how to use Gateway (on a 3dsxl) and putting CIA on there is pretty fun. I like the Multi rom menu..

Sky3ds is doing the job Gateway cant on n3ds.. and pushing a button is fine for me.

For the buttons.. put a red button and a blue button on the same card.

 

[Aman27deep]

Truth is, I can't fathom a release before 13 Feb now.