More Nintendo 3DS info.

[Greyfox]

You'll Get 3-8 Hours Out Of A Nintendo 3DS Battery

http://kotaku.com/5728198/youll-get-...do-3ds-battery


Resident evil footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPxP6OnrkZ4

Dead or Alive footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yGrVe_FnCQ


Kid Icarus footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV62GkNUCos

Japanese launch titles

http://kotaku.com/5728228/the-ten-3d...itles-in-japan

3DS boxart

http://kotaku.com/5728229/first-look...os-3ds-box-art

New Ocarina of time screens

http://kotaku.com/5728444/fresh-new-...mes-3ds-remake

[wakadoo]

so reading between the lines it could be as low as maybee 2 hours with everything turned on and up...

sold my ds stuff and my Wii already so the cash is sat waiting for the arrival of this little beast.



You'll Get 3-8 Hours Out Of A Nintendo 3DS Battery

As part of its big Nintendo World event being held in Tokyo at the moment, Nintendo has released a chart outlining the final hardware specifications for the 3DS. Most importantly, that includes details on the handheld's battery life.
It takes 3.5 hours for a 3DS battery to fully charge, which is pretty good. As for how fast that battery drains, Nintendo has only provided a select number of figures, all based on the presumption you're using the handheld on a lower screen brightness level.
With the screen's backlighting turned down (but not off), you'll get 3-5 hours of battery life while playing a 3DS game. That number extends to 5-8 hours if you're playing an older DS game on the handheld.
Of course, the more you increase the screen's brightness, the bigger the hit the 3DS' battery life will take. While people will be upset that these numbers seem low for a Nintendo handheld, they're not that far off what you'd expect from a DSi, and considering the 3DS is a much more powerful device, all that extra grunt takes its toll on a battery.
If you're after definitive battery life tests on a unit under all kinds of circumstances, we'll have to wait until people can use one without Nintendo employees standing over their shoulders.

[{{909}}]

Bit more detailed info (Japan release):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvrmv...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gORC...layer_embedded

3DS Launch Title
Nintendo has announced that they will have 8 launch titles for the 3DS, namely:

Nintendogs+Cats (all versions) [Nintendo] – 4,800 yen
Pro Evolution 3D Soccer [Konami] – 5,800 yen
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D [Ubisoft] – 5,040 yen
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition [Capcom] – 4,800 yen
Samurai Warriors Chronicles [Tecmo Koei] – 6,090 yen
Tobidasu! Puzzle Bobble 3D [Square Enix] – 4,980 yen
Ridge Racer 3D [Namco Bandai] – 6,090 yen
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle [Level 5] – 5,980 yen


New Announced Games for 3DS

Huge List

Spoiler:

Spring 2011
AQ Interactive

Cubic Ninja

Konami

Asphalt 3D: Nitro Racing
Winning Eleven 3D Soccer
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights
Power Pros Baseball 2011

Arc System Works

Blazblue Continuum Shift II

IE Institute

Spatial Power Training

ASCII Media Works

Fish On (temp.)

Capcom

Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

Koei

Samurai Warriors Chronicle
Dead or Alive: Dimensions

Sunsoft

Shanghai 3D Cube

Starfish

Super Black Bass Fishing Soul

Sega

Super Monkey Ball 3D

Square Enix

Leap out! Bust a Move 3D

Tomy

Naruto Shippuden: Nin-rittai Emake! Saikyou Ninkai Kessen

D3 Publisher

EST (temp)
Fishing (temp)

Nippon Ichi

Bikkuriman Kanjyuku Haoh

Nintendo

Steel Diver
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
nintendogs + cats
Pilotwings Resort

Hudson

Sudoku
Deca Sports 3D

Namco Bandai

Gundam The 3D Battle
Tales of Abyss
Pro Baseball Famista 2011
Ridge Racer 3D
One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP

Marvelous

Animal Resort

Milestone

Tank Beat 3
Right Brain Linked to the Eye Speed Reading Technique Drills 3

Ubisoft

Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
Driver Renegade
Rabbids Time Travel

Level 5

Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Rocket Company

Runabout for Nintendo 3DS (temp)

Summer 2011

GAE

Be Amazed! Leap Out! Pen of Magic (temp)

Gakken

Earthpedia (temp)

Culture Brain

Pichilemon Idol Debut (temp)

System Soft Alpha

Daisenryaku for Nintendo 3DS (temp)

Hudson

Tetris Axis (temp)

Milestone

Karos 3D (temp)

Fall 2011

Digital Works Entertainment

Zaoo
Shinigami Oni


Winter 2011

Artdink

A Train 3D (temp)

Konami

Project Love Plus for Nintendo 3DS (temp)
Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater

Idea Factory

Hakuoki 3D

Atlus

Devil Survivor Overclock

MTO

Kawaii Puppy 3D (Temp)

EA

The Sims
My Garden

Dorasu

Virus Shooter XX

Nintendo

Kid Icarus Uprising
Starfox 64 3D

Hudson

Omega Five (temp)
Bonk (temp)
Bomberman (temp)
Kororinpa (temp)

Namco Bandai

Touch!! Double Pen Sports

Level 5

Cabaret Gals for Nintendo 3DS
Fantasy Life

Rocket Company

Medabots for Nintendo 3DS


2012-....

Imageepoch

Simulation RPG Project (temp)

Acquire

Class of Heroes 3D

Atlus

Shin Megami Tensei series
Etrian Odyssey series
Persona series

Alphaunit

SRPG (temp)

Capcom

Resident Evil Revelations
Mega Man Legends 3D Project

Tecmo Koei

Dynasty Warriors series
Ninja Gaiden (temp)

Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts 3D
Chocobo Racing 3D
Dragon Quest series
Final Fantasy series

Sega

Sonic (temp)
Sonic Powered
Air Traffic Controller Haneda Airport (temp)

Tomy

Lovely Lisa

Nintendo

Animal Crossing
Paper Mario
Mario Kart

Namco Bandai

Ace Combat 3D
Super Robot series
Dragonball series
Pac-man & Galaga (temp)

Marvelous

Harvest Moon 3D (temp)

Level 5

Time Travelers
Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA1he...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZKIM...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSJrD...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AW2D...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6KRk...layer_embedded


It seems like Nintendo has announced that their Nintendo 3DS battery only lasts averagely 3-5 Hours of 3DS gameplay, and 5-8 DS gameplay with (probably) low brightness. In addition they included Charger dock as seen on their previous Trailer on each pack of 3DS.
UPDATE: these numbers are confirmed to be on the highest brightness setting, with the volume maxed, so the battery life should actually be pretty good.

One of the newly revealed features of the 3DS is the Game Coin, which is earned by walking or for the lazy ones just shaking your 3DS like a ped0meter (or, if you're familiar with it, the Pokéwalker). The Game Coin will be used as some sort of a fake currency for buying special or secret stuff from any 3DS game you play, although no real use of this feature has been announced yet. The rumor goes that the Game Coin system will probably be widely used for many 3rd party games, so just like StreetPass, go and carry your 3DS everywhere.

The Nintendo Support Staff from Japan revealed that the 3DS will be region locked. The 3DS will have region codes which have to match with the region codes in the game. For example: You can't play a Japanese imported version of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask on a European 3DS.

[Greyfox]

Can't wait! The coin idea is absolute genius as it will mean people will take their 3ds everywhere. Brilliant marketing by Nintendo.

[{{909}}]

i am getting excited about it now, after seeing pre order boxes in hmv at the weekend i've been reading up a bit more and its sounding great. For once the demo's actually look better than I was expecting. A lot of the info in this thread can be taken with a pinch of salt though, very little is coming from Nintendo themselves.

[lithho]

so when do we get our hands on it?. I will be buying one of these beasts for sure. Nintendo had me at 3d streetfighter. If there is a 3d pilot wings as well. i will have both on launch

[lithho]

Game consoles usually see a post launch software lull. But this won't happen with 3DS. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper that plans are in place to make sure the 3DS gets a constant stream of software.

Said Iwata, "It's important that you be able to supply software with no pause. With the DS and Wii, following the titles that were released at launch, the momentum dropped when there was a gap in software releases. We're making plans so that this type of thing won't happen."

The 3DS is launching in Japan with eight games: Nintendogs + cats (available in three varieties), Winning Eleven 3DSoccer, Samurai Warriors Chronicle, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Puzzle Bobble 3D, Ridge Racer 3D, Combat of the Dinosaur 3D and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.

We already know of two games that are due out shortly after launch in Japan Sega's Super Monkey Ball 3D will arrive on March 3. Tecmo Koei's Dead or Alive Dimensions will arrive on March 24.

Many of the games we sampled at Nintendo World, including Zelda Ocarina of Time, Steel Diver, Kid Icarus, and Pilot Wings looked pretty far along. With Iwata promising a constant software supply, perhaps we won't have to wait too long for these.
link =http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/114/1143490p1.html
I hope they do but nintendo are known for splutting with software on their consoles. Look at the 64, it was its down fall in the end

[Greyfox]

so when do we get our hands on it?. I will be buying one of these beasts for sure. Nintendo had me at 3d streetfighter. If there is a 3d pilot wings as well. i will have both on launch

March apparently. Nintendo are holding a press conference on the 19th were it will most likely be confirmed.

[wakadoo]

time to pre-order....

Whilst still waiting for official confirmation from the big N, an eagle eyed gamer has managed to take a snap shot from what looks like some GameStation promotional material. It shows the 3DS launch date as March 1st. A reader of 3DS Buzz has also contacted them to say that both Game and GameStation will be taking £10 pre-order deposits in-store as of tomorrow.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/01/...date-revealed/

The handheld will launch in Japan on February 26 alongside eight games.

[wakadoo]

How much is the next big question..

so have 2 guesses..

1 how much is it going to be.
2 how much is it really worth, whats a realistic price you would like to pay.

i think its going to be £199.

i would like it to come in at £169.

[BlackKnight]

time to pre-order....

Whilst still waiting for official confirmation from the big N, an eagle eyed gamer has managed to take a snap shot from what looks like some GameStation promotional material. It shows the 3DS launch date as March 1st. A reader of 3DS Buzz has also contacted them to say that both Game and GameStation will be taking £10 pre-order deposits in-store as of tomorrow.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/01/...date-revealed/

The handheld will launch in Japan on February 26 alongside eight games.

Dunno where that one came from and That POS isnt supposed to be on display as there is no UK release date yet. We all will have to wait for the Announcement on or around the 19th Jan.

[{{909}}]

HMV sheffield were taking preorders on saturday, but no details of price or release date.

I want one for the gadget fan in me, but being realistic, I cant see me being satisfied by professor layton for very long before the lull sets in again. I got a DS very early on and had Warioware alone for about 8 months, although that did keep me and many curios people entertained for ages, i cant see layton doing the same.

Its a pisser if the rumours of it being region locked are true though, but, roll on a flash card and that will be sorted

[Greyfox]

How much is the next big question..

so have 2 guesses..

1 how much is it going to be.
2 how much is it really worth, whats a realistic price you would like to pay.

i think its going to be £199.

i would like it to come in at £169.

It's going to be around JP¥25,000 in japan which is about £190.

[lithho]

if its 190 in japan, then here it will be more like 230, we as a nation always seem to pay more for our consoles.

[{{909}}]

the DS was roughly the same price though wasnt it? I remember paying 180 for my imported DS with warioware and felt it was justified as I was expecting the machine to cost more when it came out here.

[Greyfox]

3ds could get 3d video recording via update in the future.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/14/n...uture-james-c/

[wakadoo]

is the fact you can reserve one and yet not be told how much one is a little disturbing...

latest info suggests anywhere from £200 to £300 quid.

likely release date is March 25th..

http://www.play.tm/news/32735/a-date...k-3ds-release/

http://www.t3.com/news/nintendo-3ds-...evealed?=52397

and cos its always a good time to chuck a spanner in...

http://aussie-gamer.com/sony-talks-p...-announcement/

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/01/...with-sd-cards/

[doughboy]

Paid my tenner today at GameStation..

I'm guessing at 200 quid max...It's "only" a ds after all lol.

[doughboy]

and cos its always a good time to chuck a spanner in...

http://aussie-gamer.com/sony-talks-p...-announcement/

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/01/...with-sd-cards/

If you can have ps3 power in a handheld, wtf is the ps3 so big..??

psp has always been shit, it's a totally lost market..trying to downscale fullsize games.

[Chubbs]

I would like one of these, but based on the use my GBA and then DS Lite got I couldn't justify spending more than forty quid for it!

But these days I do find the time for small game apps, if those where on the machine it might succeed however Ninty wouldn't follow the Apple/Android model of FREE apps would it?

Also I don't see many parents paying 200+ for a handheld games system that can't be shared by a family all at once.