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    E3 2010: Nintendo

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    Nintendo needs to finalize the 3DS hardware and get some demo units out in the world. I need to know who much money I should save up for one and games before it comes out.

    Face it: a lot of us are getting a 3DS now. The list of games is too much to resist.

    Yeah, I'm in this camp now, too. My wife even said she likes the red one, and she'll need one for Professor Layton (4?).

    So, let's start guessing some facts. How much will it cost? When will it be out?

    I'm guessing it'll cost $199.99, and it'll be available on Sunday, November 14.

    E3 2010: Nintendo

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    anyone ever get the feeling nintendo is always holding back

    I do

    Yes they probably are, and they are smart to do so.

    If Nintendo showed us everything they had, we would then identify the limit of what they can do. "That's it," we'd say, "that's all Nintendo has to offer. We can now plan out the rest of the year of Nintendo's offerings."

    But if Nintendo holds back, we'll never know the extent of what they're capable of. We'll always be in suspense of what they might do or what's on the horizon.

    E3 2010: Sony

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    My GameStop (ex) co-worker said that Sony won. I wanted to punch his arteries shut.

    He claimed that it was because they spent the least amount of time talking about their motion controls. And Killzone 3.

    E3 2010: Nintendo

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    - The 23rd iteration of the DS just made me roll my eyes (c'mon Nintendo... how many damn versions are you going to pump out?).

    I see your point, and I felt the same way about the DSi, and especially the DSi XL. However, so far it seems that the 3DS is VERY different from its predecessors. Playing 3D games is obvious, but if it has improved graphics and has a large library of 3DS only games (including Professor Layton), then I will probably need to get one.

    I feel bad for people who just got a DSi, though. Nintendo made us think it was the next best thing and that it would have its own games, but nothing substantial has come out besides a handful of DSi-Ware games. Now, it'll probably just be a footnote in the Nintendo hand-held history.

    E3 2010: Microsoft

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    Posted

    Somewhere around here it says that old hard drives won't work on new console. Nor will the save carts. Ergo, my Tales of Vesperia data doesn't work on new 360. I have to start over. I don't want to start over. I suppose I should have specified that that point is a major stick in my side.

    Well, the memory units and hard drives won't work anymore, but the data still will. All you need is a USB drive (1-16gb) to transfer your data from your old box to your new one. If you have a large hard drive, it could take quite a few transfers, but it's doable.

    E3 2010: Microsoft

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    three reasons, chad.

    1. your other stuff doesn't have a single-disc tray that comes out forward. the little metal tabs that cause this issue are in there to prevent the drive from being broken off or leaning down when it's extended.

    2. your other stuff doesn't spin a quarter as fast as these drives.

    3. your other stuff doesn't use dvd9 discs, which are possibly the most damageable discs known to man.

    1. Now that you mention it, the old PS2 Phat that ejected a tray did have a disc-scratching issue as well. It wasn't as bad as the 360's, but it was still pretty bad, though.

    2 & 3. Oh, OK.

    This does make me wonder if they considered a different type of disc tray, such as the Wii's or the PS3 Slim's. Maybe even sitting on a post like the GameCube would help hold the discs in place.

    You obviously can't slow down the spinning (in fact, they increased it) and you can't change the form of media. I'm just surprised they didn't do more to address the 2nd biggest problem of the XBOX 360.

    And I'm still not convinced the mini model will have no overheating issues until the sample size is increased by millions. Changing the power supply and amount while changing the fan means a lot of different variables, and I hope they end up being overall improvements. Hopefully, there won't be any problems, but I think it's fair to remain skeptical of Microsoft's failure rate based on their history.

    E3 2010: Microsoft

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    Guys pretty much the only way you could "fix" that considering the disc speed is to have the entire disc drive mounted on a freaking gyroscope.

    The only other way would be to slow down the disc speed and thus increase loading times.

    I'm serious, if this was an easy fix, I am 100% certain they would have fixed it by now. Of course I'm totally talking out of my ass since I can't find the specs

    So how come none of my other consoles have this problem? Or my DVD/CD players?

    E3 2010: Microsoft

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    I guess when you get something for free, there's a reason.

    http://www.destructoid.com/e3-10-new-xbox-same-old-disc-destroying-problems-176508.phtml

    Oops. Guess they haven't figured out how to fix that yet.

    I was ALMOST tempted to upgrade, but there's the deal breaker. P.S. don't place your mini360 vertical. EVER.

    Getting Wi-Fi built in is practically a necessity these days, especially when the wifi adapter accessory costs $100.

    Having it smaller, quieter, and cooler are all huge improvements.

    However, they still didn't talk about moving your hard-drive data from an old 360 to a new one (although the recent USB-stick upgrade should do the trick). And we just won't know if the the controller is ACTUALLY better or if the system failure rate is acceptable until months from now.

    Oh, and I fear that my pets will accidentally turn off my 360 with the new "glide touch" controls.

    Gameboy & Gameboy Color Games that don't require reflexes

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    I came here to say that Mario Golf is one of my top 3 GameBoy Color games. I know swinging a club obviously requires timing, but it's different from the rest of the suggestions and isn't really hard to play.

    It does require timing to swing and perhaps some fine-tuning to aim your shot, but once you've set where you want to hit, you just hit one button when you're ready once to start the swing and once to stop the swing. I like it for on-the-go because you need to focus for 3 seconds, then everything is stopped.

    I also like the RPG elements of leveling up and becoming a better golfer. Give it a shot!

    EA's Online Pass

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    Posted

    A better way to combat used sales would be to lower prices. Offer special editions at lower costs.

    If they lowered prices, then the price of a used copy would lower, as well. Customers would still buy it used, but for less money than they'd buy the used copy now.

    EA's Online Pass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Honestly, I think the online pass makes sense for all the reasons EA gives. Used sales hog their online resources without paying for it. This helps pay for it. I'm OK with that.

    However, I'm not a fan of Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network. I think that is a slightly different entity.

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