Nintendo 3DS

[yani]

I'm shocked the 3DS is getting so many bundles. Monster Hunter, Zelda, Metal Gear, Kingdom Hearts

 

[RespawningJesus]

Anything to promote the sales of the console and the game.

 

[F8AL]

The 3DS has been on fire for the past while, over 15 million units sold worldwide.

 

[SupaSairentoZ7℠]

That is very good. So far the 3DS has put out good games. I'm addicted to that Raid Mode for Revelations. =)

 

[Brickbox]

3ds for best portable system ATM?

The 3ds game library is looking really good.

 

[SupaSairentoZ7℠]

I'll admit I never put no where near as much time on a portable until I gotten the 3DS. I owned the old Gameboy, (Color), and DSi.

 

[Wave⁂]

3ds for best portable system ATM?

The 3ds game library is looking really good.

Android / iOS

 

[yani]

I still need to pick up Sonic Generations & Starfox. Probably going to get RE too. Awaiting MGS and KI. TAKE MY MONEY NINTENDO.

 

[F8AL]

Android / iOS

Quality > quantity.

 

[theeboredone]

Money > Quality > Quantity.

 

[F8AL]

Money > Quality > Quantity.

This is true, sadly.

 

[Wave⁂]

Quality > quantity.

World of Goo, Plants vs Zombies, Minecraft, Dungeon Defenders, Infinity Blade, all of which cost a fraction of most 3DS games. Not to mention emulators.

 

[RespawningJesus]

However, there are too many games on phones that lack the quality of console titles. Not to mention that consoles typically get the bigger games.

Plus add in the fact that console games require a game card still, which costs more to manufacture and ship out to sell in stores.

Digital copies are worth less, since you just need to distribute the software alone.

Also, just as a reminder, be sure to download The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Anniversary Edition before February 20th. It goes off the eShop then.

 

[theeboredone]

Why does the eShop take games off?

 

[---]

I still need to pick up Sonic Generations & Starfox. Probably going to get RE too. Awaiting MGS and KI. TAKE MY MONEY NINTENDO.

It's weird, but I've been playing the 3DS version for a while now, and comparing it to the console version, I think I like the gameplay of the 3DS version better. The multiplayer is also a nice feature, but it does have it's annoyances as well.

 

[yani]

It isn't getting removed from the eShop, it just won't be free anymore after that date.

@Try The console version was great, so I'm glad you enjoy the 3DS one more, makes me want it NAO. What's annoying with the multi? I think I recall someone saying people only pick Green Hill Zone or something

 

[Wave⁂]

However, there are too many games on phones that lack the quality of console titles. Not to mention that consoles typically get the bigger games.

You judge a console by how bad its worst titles are? Do you compare the PS3 and 360 by judging how often PS3's servers get hacked and how often Microsoft revises Live to make it unreasonably difficult to cancel subscriptions? Or do you compare the PS3's and 360's best games?

Which one sounds less stupid?

 

[Luigitoilet]

touchscreen only controls suck

 

[RespawningJesus]

You judge a console by how bad its worst titles are? Do you compare the PS3 and 360 by judging how often PS3's servers get hacked and how often Microsoft revises Live to make it unreasonably difficult to cancel subscriptions? Or do you compare the PS3's and 360's best games?

Which one sounds less stupid?

Never said anything about judging the worst titles. My main point was more focused on the price differences. However, in regards to games, the ratio of good to bad games on phones are pretty terrible. It takes forever for something "good" to come out on it. Which annoys the crap out of me.

Yes, the 3DS has fewer games since it is a much younger device, but so far, its been getting a really nice supply of "good" games, and those games show much promise for the console's future.

FYI: You never judge a console on what games were "good" or "bad" on it. My version of good and bad is different from your own. (You think Minecraft is good, I think it is a load of crap.)

You judge a console based on what you're willing to play on it, or what piques your interest. Because in the end, it doesn't matter if a console is "good" or "bad," its a matter of how much fun you have with it. No point in wasting money on a device if you're gonna play it for just a few games. In the end, video games are just an entertainment. If you don't have fun with them, then what's the point of even playing them?

So what have we learned here? We learned that the best way to choose a video game console is not to pick it based on what games we will see ourselves playing on it. The more you see yourself playing on it, the better the investment it is. (Which is why I got a 3DS over a PS3. The portable aspect was just a bonus.)

 

[Zankoku]

Multiplayer on Sonic Generations has like halved framerate and these weird randomly placed hazards (which, thankfully, are placed symmetrically, so both players are equally shafted by them, but it's still stupid).

In my experience, I've played on Water Palace, Mushroom Hill, Green Hill, and Radical Highway when trying out multiplayer, so I don't think variety of stage selections is an issue. I managed to win my pick on Emerald Coast once, too.

 

[Fuelbi]

It isn't getting removed from the eShop, it just won't be free anymore after that date.

@Try The console version was great, so I'm glad you enjoy the 3DS one more, makes me want it NAO. What's annoying with the multi? I think I recall someone saying people only pick Green Hill Zone or something

It's because it's true. Coming from the person who's #1 on the world leader boards for the mp on this game, I can tell you full well all people ever want to pick is either Modern Green Hill, Classic Green Hill, or the first two special stages for the zones which only ever boil down to who can press the boost button first upon touching the orbs to win the rest of the match. The random purple vortex things which DIMPS randomly placed inside the mp is also stupid because first off it requires me to technically learn an entire new level because of how inconveniently placed the hazards are. Second off there shouldn't need to be vortexes there in the first place because ive lost to people with less skill than me simply because I got stuck in a vortex on a crucial part. And third off, they place those things in the most inconvenient spots to place those things ever. The first two that come to mind are vortexes placed literally right on top of the final checkpoint for Modern Tropical Resort and on the checkpoint for the final underwater section of Classic Water Palace. If you want to get those checkpoints, you're going to have to get stuck on the vortexes before you do and possibly lose. As an added bonus sometimes if two players get stuck on the same vortex, the vortex disappears for both of them when one player breaks through. I'm pretty sure this is a glitch because it's sure as hell not fair I got stuck on it earlier than the person and waste like 3 seconds getting out of it while the other person gets stuck in just before I get unstuck and only suffers like half a second before I release the both of us thanks to this glitch.

In all, the multiplayer is only really good if there's actually someone good who wants to play you who won't pick green hill zone all the time to get the win and if you don't let the vortexes get to you

 

[F8AL]

touchscreen only controls suck

^
This.

I can't stand games which only rely on that. >.>

 

[Zankoku]

I'm pretty sure being #1 on the leader boards of Sonic Generations multiplayer is a pretty weak claim since you gain so much for winning and lose so little for losing, and have no score decay whatsoever, that there's a whole bunch of people ranked #1 at the maximum 9999 points.

 

[GwJ]

World of Goo, Plants vs Zombies, Minecraft, Dungeon Defenders, Infinity Blade, all of which cost a fraction of most 3DS games. Not to mention emulators.

Lolwut. Plants vs Zombies is available for the 3DS via the e-shop. Minecraft is a *******ization of the desktop version and is not worthy of use. Infinity Blade is as much of a game as the games you find on older DVDs where you control your path with the arrow buttons can be considered real games.

 

[---]

Multiplayer on Sonic Generations has like halved framerate and these weird randomly placed hazards (which, thankfully, are placed symmetrically, so both players are equally shafted by them, but it's still stupid).

In my experience, I've played on Water Palace, Mushroom Hill, Green Hill, and Radical Highway when trying out multiplayer, so I don't think variety of stage selections is an issue. I managed to win my pick on Emerald Coast once, too.

Same here. Those hazards are annoying as heck, they really weren't even needed to begin with.

 

[Deleted member]

Lolwut. Plants vs Zombies is available for the 3DS via the e-shop.

In his defense, Plants vs. Zombies is $7.99 in the eShop and $2.99 on the iTunes store, going by U.S. prices.

 

[UltiMario]

I have an android

I have about 3 games on it. I played each for about 1 afternoon and never touched them again.

Phone games suck lol

3DS is def the best portable gaming system currently on the market.

 

[GwJ]

In his defense, Plants vs. Zombies is $7.99 in the eShop and $2.99 on the iTunes store, going by U.S. prices.

Good point on that. I knew it was sorta expensive on the eShop, but I wasn't sure how much is was on the app store so I didn't bring up price.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

How do you add money to the eshop thingy...

I've never done that before

 

[RespawningJesus]

I'm pretty much done with RE: Revelations. Only thing to do that is still fun is to play the Bonus stage, but too many people use that stage to Streetpass farm. (98% of people want to farm it, 1% is too low of a level to even complete the stage, and the last 1% are of level to complete it.)

Other than that, I just lower my level and help out other players, since I S ranked everything.

Well, time to get MGS3D this Tues. without a pre-order. Like a boss.

 

[Deleted member]

How do you add money to the eshop thingy...

I've never done that before

The same way you do so on Wii.

Spoiler

Redeem a prepaid 3DS points card or buy it directly through the eShop using a credit card.

 

[Disfunkshunal]

Some phone games are amazing. My personal favorite that could be expanded to a console game is bug heroes. Seriously that game is >>>>>. It's a survival, dual stick, rpg blend and if you're good one game will last ~5/6 hours.

3DS news:
-Dillion's rolling western is confirmed to drop this thursday in Europe.
-On march 10th we will take another poll for top 3 games.
-OP will be updated within the next couple days

 

[F8AL]

3DS sells 5 million units in Japan in just shy of a year

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/20/3ds-sells-5-million-units-in-japan-in-just-shy-of-a-year/

Nintendo cites previous data from Media Create that put GBA sales at 5 million after 58 weeks, and DS sales at that level after 56. With the 3DS hitting five million in Japan after 51, it's now hit that milestone more quickly than any other game platform.

Good stuff, Nintendo!

 

[SupaSairentoZ7℠]

I wonder if they have a chart or something out there that shows the reason for growth of sells. Like example of a specific game(s) that causes the increase in sold consoles. If they did I'm curious as to what is that spark.

 

[F8AL]

I wonder if they have a chart or something out there that shows the reason for growth of sells. Like example of a specific game(s) that causes the increase in sold consoles. If they did I'm curious as to what is that spark.

Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land etc.

 

[Brickbox]

The numbers on the bottom=Weeks?
Someone should find out what week Mario kart 7 came out.
I'm would but I'm too busy for even simple research.

 

[Supreme Dirt]

Week 41 lmao

 

[Brickbox]

Mario kart 7 ftw!

 

[Luigitoilet]

I wonder if they have a chart or something out there that shows the reason for growth of sells. Like example of a specific game(s) that causes the increase in sold consoles. If they did I'm curious as to what is that spark.

like f8al said, things really started picking up once the price dropped and then there was a big push in the weeks that Mario 3D and Mario Kart came out.

 

[SupaSairentoZ7℠]

I can bet on Mario Kart 7, OoT, and Revelations.