20 free games Any idea what they might be?Dandy_Sephy wrote:it's also off the rrp, which most online stores, and several high street stores have been doing for months.davewellington wrote:Apparently the UK price cut is around a third, hopefully will be able to pick one up for 100-120 quid.
Personally i'm happy with the 20 free games, there is anything between £50 and £100 of content there based on current pricing
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I'll finally get to give one of these a go this weekend!
Also, giving away years old 2D games on a console meant for 3D? What are Nintendo thinking?
Also, giving away years old 2D games on a console meant for 3D? What are Nintendo thinking?
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some great GBA games in that list though
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That I've already played through.
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I quite like the 3DS as long as the 3D is turned off.cools wrote:I'll finally get to give one of these a go this weekend!
Also, giving away years old 2D games on a console meant for 3D? What are Nintendo thinking?
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Thoughts:
It's a nicely built device. Feels as solidly constructed as the Wii and GBA SP, and original GB.
Battery life is laughable for a handheld.
It's like playing games in a lift. Too much muzak and plinky sounds everywhere.
The 3D is nice. However, the distance it has to be held for the effect to work properly is ludicrously small. I've not played a handheld that close to my face since I was seven and signicantly shorter than I am now. Playing it at a comfortable distance makes my eyes strain hard and dampens the effect. As such there's no way I'd buy one for use with any 3D games.
The analogue nub is superb. I prefer it to the sticks on a 360 or PS3 pad. They've done a brilliant job with it for old DS games too. Playing Mario Kart DS with the nub is vastly superior to playing with the dpad, even though the DS didn't have analogue input.
The most entertainment we had out of it was stress testing the Pokedex image recognition by pointing the DS at a monitor with loads of Pokemon markers on it...
Nice novelty, lets see what Nintendo can do next though.
It's a nicely built device. Feels as solidly constructed as the Wii and GBA SP, and original GB.
Battery life is laughable for a handheld.
It's like playing games in a lift. Too much muzak and plinky sounds everywhere.
The 3D is nice. However, the distance it has to be held for the effect to work properly is ludicrously small. I've not played a handheld that close to my face since I was seven and signicantly shorter than I am now. Playing it at a comfortable distance makes my eyes strain hard and dampens the effect. As such there's no way I'd buy one for use with any 3D games.
The analogue nub is superb. I prefer it to the sticks on a 360 or PS3 pad. They've done a brilliant job with it for old DS games too. Playing Mario Kart DS with the nub is vastly superior to playing with the dpad, even though the DS didn't have analogue input.
The most entertainment we had out of it was stress testing the Pokedex image recognition by pointing the DS at a monitor with loads of Pokemon markers on it...
Nice novelty, lets see what Nintendo can do next though.
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Same here about the freebies, now where did i put the bloody thingDandy_Sephy wrote:it's also off the rrp, which most online stores, and several high street stores have been doing for months.davewellington wrote:Apparently the UK price cut is around a third, hopefully will be able to pick one up for 100-120 quid.
Personally i'm happy with the 20 free games, there is anything between £50 and £100 of content there based on current pricing
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Def buy one now. It shouldn't have been over £150 in the first place. Don't care if it's 6D or can turn into a real house. A handheld at handheld prices.
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I'm happy with my GBA SP!
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Retro Fetisherneogeomvs wrote:I'm happy with my GBA SP!
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Still play Tetris on my original Gameboy.. if I don't need colour I definitely don't need 3D.
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oh yeah...kernow wrote:Original GB (or pocket) + tetris is all you need, the original killer app.
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That takes me back to 1989.... ah them were the days
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I've just got one today, ordered it online but don't know whether to open it/return it or sell it it was an impulse buy when I had to many beers the other evening :S lol
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Just sold mine. Good riddance.
The viewing angles for the 3D effect to work are really narrow. It just got uncomfortable after a while
The viewing angles for the 3D effect to work are really narrow. It just got uncomfortable after a while
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I'll keep it ,
20 free downloadable DS/NES games for the early adopters containing some exclusives
20 free downloadable DS/NES games for the early adopters containing some exclusives
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Thats true damn! I was all geared unto sell as I bought this for just £125.99 so might have a few quick, now looks like I may keep it now how do I break it to my other half
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I still haven't tried one yet.
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Waiting for better games to be released.