Nintendo 3DS

[Not Thread Owner]

In other news, grabbed Weapon Shop and The Keep yesterday. My 3DS is by far my favourite gaming platform at the moment. So much good stuff to play from AAA to obscure titles.

I play on my 3DS every day, but all I play are the Streetpass games. Really need to finish off Battle so I can put it to bed and get on with some other games - I've Layton vs Wright at a 1/3 through, Blackgate incomplete, and Mario Golf unopened! Bloody Nintendo

[Comrade]

I don't know if you're a fan of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, but she just tweeted something about the New 3DS, and included this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MpQSvaduzk

[Purin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MpQSvaduzk

That's a great ad

[Benji]

If anyone doesn't want there 2DS, 3DS or 3DS XL club Nintendo code can they drop me a PM please?

[robotattack]

[shirubagan]

Why didn't they put the coloured buttons on the XL? And why are the New XL colours so bad?

[smac]

Because that's the old XL? Or am I missing something?

Like, you're not just talking about the pic!

[robotattack]

I think shirubagan means why aren't the XL buttons coloured like the original model rather than just having coloured letters on the buttons. I was wondering the same as I like the size of my XL at the moment but I am drawn to the coloured buttons of the original. I would have said to make the "XL" more adult, but they're obviously going for a nostalgia factor with the original so they might as well be the same.

[Mr Do 71]

That's the old XL, as it hasn't got that new nipple at 11 o'clock

[mdn2]

It is the old XL, but the new ones don't have SNES coloured buttons.

[shirubagan]

I know that's an old XL! I was wondering why they're only releasing metallic blue and black when that white XL and existing colour schemes are clearly superior to both the 'New' options. My red XL is lovely. But that New 3DS looks bloody fantastic so I may downsize again.

[robotattack]

More stuff. http://www.cubed3.com/news/22278/1/feature-hands-on-with-new-nintendo-3ds-at-eb-games-expo.html

[Ketchup]

Shame faceplates are not available for the XL. The larger screen is really important for a lot of 3ds games.

[Not Thread Owner]

Is it? I've never felt my 3DS screens are too small.

Which games?

[deerokus]

All of them.

[Wiper]

Yup. I'd be very reluctant to downsize, which makes the fact that they seem determined to make the new XL plain and dull while giving the normal DS a makeover is just another incentive for me to ignore the new systems.

[Not Thread Owner]

Has anyone managed to beat the Emperor in StreetPass Battle? He's impossible.

The entire fight is down to luck, and statistically I should have a 25%+ chance of winning. And yet after more than 20 attempts, I still haven't.

[shirubagan]

Yep. I've defeated him three times. It's down to skill also but it's pretty fast. I lost to him the first two times and it's pretty rough how much of your army gets wiped out.

[Not Thread Owner]

What skill? There's no skill at all. All you can do is guess.

[Sarlaccfood]

More stuff. http://www.cubed3.com/news/22278/1/feature-hands-on-with-new-nintendo-3ds-at-eb-games-expo.html

Turns out that wood finish one on the right is actually wood:

Resolve.......weakening!

[shirubagan]

What skill? There's no skill at all. All you can do is guess.

Same as any game of Rock Paper Scissors. You have to quickly figure out your opponent's likeliest play and counter it.

[Not Thread Owner]

But there's no way of figuring that out. It's entirely guesswork!

[shirubagan]

I seem to remember a pattern, but then again it was ages ago since I last defeated him.

[Shimmyhill]

What skill? There's no skill at all. All you can do is guess.

He has an XL...

[Not Thread Owner]

I seem to remember a pattern, but then again it was ages ago since I last defeated him.

There's definitely no pattern.

[toythatkills]

Maybe he's thinking of Alex Kidd in Miracle World.

[MikeBeaver]

If anyone doesn't want there 2DS, 3DS or 3DS XL club Nintendo code can they drop me a PM please?

I have a spare one I would swap for a code from pokemon omega / alpha when they are out or smash bros

[robotattack]

Turns out that wood finish one on the right is actually wood:

Resolve.......weakening!

Nnnnggg... bastards!

[smac]

I know that's an old XL! I was wondering why they're only releasing metallic blue and black when that white XL and existing colour schemes are clearly superior to both the 'New' options. My red XL is lovely. But that New 3DS looks bloody fantastic so I may downsize again.

I thought you did, really.

Maybe Nintendo are banking on a bunch of people downsizing to get the buttons, then will release a special edition XL later...

[shirubagan]

I am that demographic.