Nintendo 3DS

[Pacack]

Once you go black, you never go back.

I actually currently have the black one.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

I'm pretty damn happy with my XY 3DS XL. Looks so good, and the big screen still scares me.

 

[Vinylic.]

I've been wanting the black 3DSXL more than I want the Wii U.

I'm not a fan of red. ****ing...UGH. I HATE RED.

 

[LivewiresXe]

I have to admit that while the 3DS XL seems interesting, since I already have a normal black 3DS, I don't really have the urge to buy the same console again.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

I don't see why you would buy a second one anyway.

Well, I had one already, but it was a sibling's. Though ever since we got Animal Crossing it's been bye-bye.

This was my time.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

I'm getting another 3DSXL on Thursday along with Pokemon X. This one's gonna be black.

DON'T LET ME SELL IT

Smooth Criminal

 

[KayB]

Pokemon Y so far has impressed me. Its not perfect, but its pretty damn good.

 

[Rutger]

I'm really enjoying Pokemon Y. There's a lot of little changes that makes the game more enjoyable imo.

Pokemon gaining exp when you catch a Pokemon is nice, and the new exp share cuts down on the grinding. I'm also looking forward to the improved EV training. The best change though is the variety of Pokemon, I not seeing too many repeats in between routes, Game Freak is taking advantage of those 700+ Pokemon.

I am a little disappointed that many of the mega evolutions seem to be post game though. It took me quite a while to find a Mawile and it's going to be stuck with terrible stats.

 

[KayB]

The characters though are pretty shallow and deep; dialogue is very short, the enemies are typical, and your friends are kinda eh. Plus, one of your friends sounds like an anime character. Another thing is that battles actually drop frames a little bit during battles and a lot more when you turn 3D on, which is a little of a problem.

My favorite thing about Pokemon is that when I got it, my friend (who is an athlete and barely plays any video games) saw that I had a new pokemon game and he turned into a child and asked me if he could have a turn. Everyone's played pokemon before, and its even nicer to see that when he was about to evolve my Froakie, he let me have the last hit so I would have the honors of seeing the Pokemon evolve since its my game. We're all connected to Pokemon in some way.

 

[Minato]

I got my Fire Emblem 3DS still. Might feel uncomfortable, and maybe the screen is small, but I'm never selling it.

Might buy an XL one day though. If we get a green XL with chalk drawings for ALBW or a purple Majora's Mask one for the inevitable port, I might bite.

 

[Spelt]

Plus, one of your friends sounds like an anime character.

Uh, pokemon is an anime.

 

[KayB]

Uh, pokemon is an anime.

Yeah, but it never really felt like it at this level until now.

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

He probably means that it's adding tropes that it used to not have.

 

[Spelt]

I think most pokemon characters are very anime-ish. Maybe it's just not as apparent in game because there's not much dialogue to go off of?

 

[Minato]

Okay, so not the XL I was expecting in my head but

That's rather clever for ALBW.

Edit: More images here

 

[Pacack]

Okay, so not the XL I was expecting in my head but

That's rather clever for ALBW.

Edit: More images here

Me gusta. I might get that if my current one breaks.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

Okay, so not the XL I was expecting in my head but

That's rather clever for ALBW.

Edit: More images here

Does that mean your wallet will cry?

Though, I'm happy with my Blue PKMN XL. This gold reminds me of my gold N64 controller; a bit too extravagant for my tastes, lol.

 

[Lythium]

Ooh, snazzy. I like the design.

The characters though are pretty shallow and deep; dialogue is very short, the enemies are typical, and your friends are kinda eh. Plus, one of your friends sounds like an anime character.

So, like, every Pokemon game ever?

 

[KayB]

Ooh, snazzy. I like the design.



So, like, every Pokemon game ever?

It feels more exploited in this release though. It doesn't bother me that much, but its still something that irks me.

 

[ndayday]

Story wise it's the same to me, if not better, than the other games. Team Flare is silly so far and your friends/neighbors are a lot like in B/W in that they specialize in one thing. Things are getting stranger and more focused on the enemy team now (close to 7th gym now) as always.

its pokemon/10 for me

 

[KayB]

HOLY SH*T

 

[Smooth Criminal]

http://theboundlesslight.tumblr.com/post/64307013589/whats-a-life-oh-right

Smooth Criminal

 

[Pacack]

HOLY SH*T

Congrats!

 

[LivewiresXe]

I'm probably really missing something, but...could someone explain the big deal to that to me?

 

[Pacack]

I'm probably really missing something, but...could someone explain the big deal to that to me?

That makes it so that your Pokemon get EVs at double the speed. It's harder to randomly find than a shiny, but it spreads.

 

[KayB]

I'm probably really missing something, but...could someone explain the big deal to that to me?

Basically its a virus that infects Pokemon, but it actually yields benefits. Like it doubles the amount of EV that you gain. The chances of getting a Pokemon without receiving one via Wi-Fi from another player is 1/3 the chance you have of finding a shiny Pokemon in the wild.

 

[theeboredone]

http://theboundlesslight.tumblr.com/post/64307013589/whats-a-life-oh-right

Smooth Criminal

"Now that right there is a 3DS XL. I mean you just look at that box and BOOM it just says XL on it! And you can tell it's not green and white like the team Brett Favre used to play on. It's black. So when you open the box, that means you're going to have a black 3DS to play with."

-John Madden

 

[Smooth Criminal]

****ing dead at that, Bored. Lmao. You got those Maddenisms down.

Smooth Criminal

 

[Eternal phoenix Fire]

http://theboundlesslight.tumblr.com/post/64307013589/whats-a-life-oh-right

Smooth Criminal

Seeing into my future.

 

[Rutger]

And I have become the champion yet again, just in time for Ace Attorney 5 too.

I really enjoyed this Pokemon game. I may even go build some teams for online, especially now that EV training is far less of a hassle.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

That makes it so that your Pokemon get EVs at double the speed. It's harder to randomly find than a shiny, but it spreads.

That's messed up

I've gotten pokerus in ever game I've had, but I've NEVER found a shiny in any of them

 

[Pacack]

That's messed up

I've gotten pokerus in ever game I've had, but I've NEVER found a shiny in any of them

You're kidding. I've never gotten either...and I've played through games at least 20 times.

 

[Big Rig Randy]

I'm a cheap ass so I bought a 2DS. Don't understand all the hate towards the system, sure it looks ugly as sin, but it works just fine and is surprisingly comfortable.

I also got Pokemon Y, first one I've played since Red version and I need some help. Nintendo is a load of dumb ****s who thinks not being able to evolve certain Pokemon unless you trade them is a good idea, so I need someone to trade with me so my Boldore can evolve.........please.

 

[Lythium]

I bought A Link Between Worlds!

Can't play it until Christmas.

 

[Rutger]

I'll have to wait as well for so many games.

ALBW is one of them.

 

[KayB]

For anyone who missed it, a livestream on NicoNico by Atlus just announced a game called PersonaQL Shadows of the Labyrinth, a 3DS RPG game that crosses over the characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4 together into one game. The game is scheduled to release in Japan next year in June 5. The art style of the characters is very different from previous Persona games in that each character is a chibi version of themselves.

Adachi was also hinted to be a new character in the new Persona 4 Arena game. Not sure if he's playable or not though.
Atlus also revealed some kind of... Dance game based on Persona 4 and looks suspiciously like some of those kinect dance games.

EDIT: I took the liberty to record that dancing Persona 4 trailer briefly. It's bad quality since the program was mediocre so bare with me.

EDIT: Persona 5 has also been officially announced to come out Winter 2014 for the PS3.

 

[Rutger]

So Etrian Odyssey with a Persona coat of paint?

I'm okay with this.
But I must know, do we draw our own maps?

 

[KayB]

I don't know, but exploring the dungeons will be in first person like SMTIV and Soul Hackers, and not like P4 or P3FES.

 

[Vinylic.]

The 3DS update was released yesterday after its maintenance period.

Here are the new features:

• Added support for Nintendo Network IDs
• Added support for Miiverse
• Added software update notifications
• Removal of limits to System Transfers
• The start-up method of Nintendo 3DS Camera from the HOME Menu has been changed. (L + R Simultaneous)
• Improved system stability and usability

If you want to know more info about the update, click here.


Edit===

To whom it may concern...

*1 Credit card information stored on the Nintendo eShop will be deleted after this update is performed or after linking a new Nintendo Network ID

 

[LivewiresXe]

It's nice that they're updating things. However, aside from the 3DS Camera thing, I have to ask: How many of the update changes will actually be noticeable?