Nintendo 3DS

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Under the picture of the Nintendo 3DS should be a section that gives information such as release price, predicessor etc. You should find "GPU: PICA200 at 400 MHz" or something.

Ah, well that's outdated information. Those are just general specs (for an older model of that chip, at that). The IGN source is more recent and claims they're going to run at 133 (possibly to increase battery life?).

But I guess we'll find out.

Yeah. It would be kind of strange if the system's GPU was clocked higher than its CPU. Although the Nintendo 3DS's PICA200 GPU might have a variable clock rate like that of the PSP.

I think it seems really interesting and I'm going to get it, at least when it goes down in price a bit, but it pisses me off so much that it most likely is going to end up region locked, even for card-based games. This probably is going to happen since the new Pokémon Black and White games are region locked if you use them on a DSi; they will most likely expand this to all games on the 3DS. Why shouldn't I be able to actually *buy* games I can't even get, otherwise? Actions such as these just cause more piracy, and I, like others, will of course just pirate games that I can't use on my 3DS, due to them not being available in my region. Hopefully, Nintendo will, like Sony, understand that region locking is contraproductive, but unfortunately I doubt it. :( So annoying. I'm really looking forward to the next Mario Kart, though... hopefully they will release a new Mario Party for it, too... I'm a bit disappointed that they only have released one Mario Party for the Wii, so far.

Some footage of the 3DS in action

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W68CPInmYc[/youtube]

The 3D effect was on when they filmed it, which imake the pictures some time appear blurred on the camera.


I also stumbled on that: http://www.unseen64.net/articles/zelda64-project-development/
Originally Ocarina of Time was much more ambitious, let's just hope that some of this features will appear on the 3DS edition.

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I never had problem to see my games on my DS, the resolution is relatively low so the images are to be kept simples... more that on a PSP. (The 3DS also got low resolution, keeping the technology back so games are more playable, so like Nintendo )


Because JRPGs get out on the DS now, that's why.


My computer turned out not powerfull enough to handle a GameCube emulator, it was running way too slowy, but still,... despise the low resolution I was mesmerised by the beauty of Wind Waker visual, it's certainly was not lazy work.
Personally
We also gone to the point where pushing for graphics is costly and don't give much anyway.

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You seem really stuck up on the old Wind Waker game. What about many of their new games? You obviously haven't even played the latest Zelda game, Twilight Princess. I would hardly call it cutesy. And what about the Metroid games? There are other examples but I don't see why I would argue with someone who doesn't even buy their new games, anyway.

I most certainly am no Nintendo fanboy but it really bothers me when people keep shoving this cutesy crap about Nintendo, everywhere. It's just bullshìt. This comes from a guy who has a very dark mind, by the way - I think you maybe someday may find that the most childish people of them all are people who find it as a valid argument to label everything cute as "childish". Especially when the accusations surrounding it aren't even true.

Talis... You make yourself seem less and less intelligent and more and more arrogant every single day...

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I've removed my posts here as I understand it was pretty silly of me to post my negative opinions about Nintendo in a topic for those who obviously like Nintendo. Although I don't necessarily agree with the replies I'd like to mention while I was posting today I've been feeling oddly aggressive. I am sorry for any annoyances I have caused

My husband got me a new DS and it was a DSi XL. It's bigger than the DSi.

I would rather have red but I am stuck with blue. I can't exchange it because I already opened it.

No Nintendo 3DS for me.

i can't wait for kid icarus, and street fighter. oh yeah and star fox 64

Unless there's some sort of weird thing going on where they come bundled with a game (I'm not so sure how that works out), you should be able to return it. I had a DS Lite for a little while and ended up returning it with no problems at all.

At the very least, when you open a videogame (or CD or DVD), exchanging it is the only thing you can do. Maybe if you get some snobby, ignorant cashier, they might try to tell you you can't exchange it for a different color...but otherwise there should be no problem.

Some stores might charge you a restocking fee, though.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/100929qa/index.html