[The Damned]

OCR 3DS Friend Code List:


AkumajoBelmont: 2449-4641-5097
Arek the Absolute: 2621-2649-8873
Arrow: 2406-5910-7989
Amphibious: 2707-1707-3629
Ashamee: 3695-0186-8050
AzureZeal: 3222-6417-2886
Bahamut: 0602-6475-5537
bleck: 3437-3076-7241
bloodeyezack: 4554-0264-2098
Blue Magic: 2509-0855-4887
Brian6330: 3823-8584-6574
Brushfire: 1332-8049-4499
Calpis: 4554-0061-6795
CinnamonJihad: 5112-4787-2260
chthonic: 3866-8177-2228
Darklink42: 4210-5286-5376
DarkeSword: 0130-1815-1809
Dhsu: 5370-0413-4242
Disambiguity: 1907-8158-5549
DJMystix: 1934-0676-3114
Doulifée: 4468-0951-2468
DrumUltimA: 3153-3781-9741
DusK: 3265-5055-5923
EdgeCrusher: 4124-5164-3513
Elex Synn: 5129-0693-3734
Favor: 2921-9163-1298
FireSlash: 0473 7789 3999
Gollgagh: 4682-9135-9202
Groovemaster303: 0473-7756-0336
HalcyonSpirit: 2664-3550-7284
HoopyFrood: 4613-6705-1015
Invader_Quirk: 1676-3703-8235
Irish: 4038-6416-4979
jmr: 4339-2501-3213
Kanthos: 4081-5772-1984
Lizz: 1762-2831-9791
M249-M4A1: 4768-7443-7746
Malaki-LEGEND.sys: 1332-9045-4269
MattInc: 4081-5497-7362
MechaFone:2664-2364-1722
Mirby: 3952-7692-9085
Necrotic: 4725-8104-6363
Peach: 2492-4119-0110
OCRE: 0559-6939-8550
Overflow: 1461-6201-4828
Scrobble: 3093-7251-9416
ShinnyMetal: 2148-8188-7632
Sir_Downunder: 4253-3505-4865
Sixto: 1762-3553-3100
Soma: 3050-7587-3777
SoundSouldier: 1461-6211-1570
Species8472: 1160-9889-6846
StarZander: 0473-7875-0299
Thalzon: 3566-1635-0823
theshaggyfreak: 0302-0558-2097
TheRexAsaurous: 1504-6494-0268
Toadofsky: 0903-2917-2088
The Damned: 2019-9771-2777
Turtle: 3351-4059-3998
Unstable Hamster: 1504-5768-2443
wildfire: 4425-1547-2356
Xarnax42: 1418-6758-9268

We're getting quite the collect of 3DS Friend Codes. I personally just added everyone on the list, so go ahead and let "Gerry" on your list. Come on, I'm good for it. You can trust me. I won't steal any Miis or anything, I swear.

[DusK]

That's a step in the right direction, I guess. Why no nickname system? Is Nintendo really that worried about nicknames not being kid-friendly?

[The Damned]

God damn, that Europe conference is boring as fuck. Lame jokes, terrible guest interaction... I can't watch it any more.

So, GameBoy and GameBoy Color games are (still and again) confirmed. Super Mario Land. Yaaaaaaay. If that's the only Mario title on launch, I'm going to be disappointed. That's how we'll get a Zelda game as well, I bet.

[Subz1987]

I'm pretty sure we'll see Super Mario Land, Link's Awakening and Tetris on launch. Hope they get Metroid II out there soon.

[The Damned]

Oh, for those that want to try one out, Nintendo is shipping 5000 demo units. There are only like a million stores in the US alone that will be selling them, but you got a chance of being near one, right?

http://www.destructoid.com/5-000-3ds...u-192048.phtml

[Nekofrog]

Let's not forget this great bit of news:

-Region locking (because Nintendo has been SO great about bringing over games this generation, right? ... right... ?)
-2.5-3.5 hour battery life
-3+ hours for a full charge
-No dual analogue

Fuck you, Nintendo. $250? For this shit? You're becoming overconfident again. Time for a big punch in the financial nose.

[The Damned]

The DSi had partial region-lock.

The battery life thing is still up in the air, as we haven't gotten any details on it, like on what settings. Nintendo said the DSi would be only 4 or so hours, and then it turned out that was with maximum screen brightness and Wi-Fi constantly on. With lower settings, they posted much better battery life. This may still be the case... or not. We just don't know.

As for the charging time... big deal. There are other devices, game system and otherwise, that take just as long or longer. Hell the DS Lite was almost three hours.

Dual analogs... touch screen? And that's if some games even need to have two of them.

I think you're just being a grumpy puss for the hell of it. If anything, you should be unhappy with the lack of First party titles, like Paper Mario.

[Nekofrog]

Ever played the PSP? After having a handheld with one analogue, you understand just how big a blunder it is, touch screen or no touch screen (I am one that hates touch screen for the record, never liked it on the DS).

Region locking should never exist on handhelds (or in general).

The price is absurd.

The listed battery life, until proven otherwise, is horrendous. No handheld should be that low.

Think what you like, but I am going off of stated facts. And these stated facts all point to a system that needs a revision before being purchased. Anyone who jumps in day 1, based off of THESE stats, is a sucker.

[theshaggyfreak]

I'm holding out ont he 3DS for various reasons. The entry pricing point is one of them. I'm not going to pay $250 for a handheld system. I'll probably wait until the price drops a little. Also, I generally never buy the first gen of a particular technology. The majority of the kinks always seemed to get worked out by rev two. Lastly, I'm not really hip on the the hole 3D thing. I just feels like nothing more than a gimmick. Lastly, I generally buy used games about 75% of the time. I'd rather wait until a decent catalog of games has been built up.

[The Damned]

I can agree with some of that (namely the need for Nintendo to clarify the battery issue), but I can think of a very good reason to avoid first-day purchase: the games.

Zelda and Paper Mario are slated for a Summer to Winter 2011 release. That's a really long time to wait for the guaranteed titles. The rest of the games everyone is really waiting for don't even have release estimates yet... the DS had the same kind of line-up: lots of third party bits with mediocre first party, but then got a lot more after the first year or so.

Not to mention that there could be any number of issues, like bad buttons, or loose hinges for the top, or defective screens. It's better to wait for others to go first and see what issues rise up before getting one yourself.

Plus, until I actually get to try it myself, I'm hesitant about the 3D effect. I can't really watch 3D movies, and most things 3D-related either aren't very effective with me, or cause minor headaches.