So I bought a 3DS

[Mint]

Only. True.

[Mint]

I honestly don't like it.
I dont know why but when it first came out my first tought was:
"I prefer my lite"
Besides I have and Ipod so the other features I can get it there (Almost)

Well, after I get an iPod, I notice that everyone has one...

English: The cat jumped.
Japanese: The cat leaped onto the table, almost knocking over the tea cup placed onto it.

Sonic: what

To be exact, they would say "cat leap on table, almost knocks over tea cup on it."

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

Oh sorry

[Mint]

All these sorrys... Where did that come from? *God bless that smile on your face...*

[junkiegamemaker]

Those of you who know me could probably guess why I bought it. Yup, there's a Kingdom Hearts game coming out for it :-) It won't be out for a while but due to the early price drop I had enough money to buy the system now. So I've been playing around with it although I have no games yet. It is really cool and has lots of features. The 3D works well and the augmented reality is cool. I've noticed the resolution of the screens is better (that's something I was hoping for). Despite all of these good things, I have a list of complaints as well...

Complaint #1- It's ugly
Just as ugly as the pictures suggest. I got a black one so at least it all matches. With the other colors the top half on the inside is always black. It just doesn't look good. It isn't the least bit sleek. All of it's parts seem to be different colors and the bottom half seems to be cut into two layers for some reason. The back where the charging port and the game slot is just uncolored metal. The top half juts outwards at an angle when it really doesn't need to. In fact, it looks like the top half has a layer of clear plastic over it that makes it bigger and gives it it's weird shape.

Complaint #2- The stylus
The location of the stylus holder is different. It's on the back instead of the side. This makes it very awkward to get to. I actually thought it didn't have a stylus at first because I couldn't find it. Also, the stylus itself is different. It's extendable. That's alright if you have both hands free to extend it. Unfortunately, you're probably only gonna have one hand free because the other is holding the 3DS! It's difficult to extend the stylus with one hand.

Complaint #3- The bottom screen
It's smaller than the DSi's screen. I was hoping it was going to be at least as big as the DSi. Also, they're still using the same touch screen technology. No multi-touch here!

Complaint #4- The volume control
It's a slider just like the DS Lite. I prefer the rocker switch on the DSi. I also like how you can adjust the DSi's screen brightness by holding 'select' and using the volume switch. This can't be done with the 3DS because it uses a freaking slider. Instead you have to hit the 'home' button, wait for the home screen to come up, touch the sun, touch the brightness level, touch ok, hit the 'home' button again, and wait for the game to come back up.

Complaint #5- So called "Multi-Tasking"
Alright, so you can take some notes, look at your friends list, look at your notifications, or use the internet browser while playing a game. The only useful thing there is the internet browser. But it's not like you can pause your game, take a picture of something, and then go back to your game. Not true multi-tasking if you ask me.

Complaint #6- The charging dock
It's made of plastic and just feels cheap. I'm wondering how long it'll last. Also, there a little switch on the dock that the 3DS pushes down when you set it on the dock. Sometimes, though, the weight of the 3DS isn't enough to push down the switch and you have to give it a little push yourself.

Complaint #7- Augmented Reality faults
Someone once said that the 3DS's AR played without lag. Untrue. That's all I got to say. Move even slightly quickly and it'll lag. Also, it doesn't work at all from a distance. You have to stay roughly 14 inches away from the card at all times. Other than that, the AR is cool. I only with the AR minigames were longer.

Complaint #8- One fatal design flaw
The bottom screen and the three buttons below it pop up from the rest of the bottom half. There are some bumpers on the edge of the top half that keep the bottom screen and buttons from touching but after repeated use I can see those bumpers getting worn down. When that happens, the bottom screen and buttons may make contact with the top half and could cause serious damage.

Complaint #9- Backwards compatibility
It plays DS Lite and DSi games. The problem is, the screen resolution is different. It puts black bars on the edge of the top screen to keep the aspect ratio the same which is alright. But since the amount of pixels in that area is bigger, the image has to be stretched across those new pixels. This can make things like text look blurry. I'm glad I didn't get rid of my DSi because I'm definitely not going to use my 3DS to play my DSi games.

I think that's it...

Don't get me wrong, I like this system. I'll like it even better when Kingdom Hearts: 3D comes out. It's just that they screwed a lot of things up with it.

EDIT: wow that's a long post....

Oh and my flashcart doesn't work on it. Dang it.

3DS sucks ! a DSi is even better than the 3DS ! i'd rather have a used DSi than a new 3DS!

[Bobbyloujo]

Well, I wouldn't say it sucks. It won't when some good games come out for it anyway. To be honest, I haven't used it in weeks. I have no reason to right now.

[albertoha94]

Well, I wouldn't say it sucks. It won't when some good games come out for it anyway. To be honest, I haven't used it in weeks. I have no reason to right now.

This will sound fanboy but....
Did you try Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D??

[Bobbyloujo]

No but it doesn't really seem appealing to me. Isn't just a bunch of minigames from the other resident evil games?

[albertoha94]

No but it doesn't really seem appealing to me. Isn't just a bunch of minigames from the other resident evil games?

Unfortunately it is, I mean the mercenaries from 4 and 5 are epic but in this game (minigame actually, it's just one but with many levels) everything is recycled form the 4 and 5, the customes,characters, maps and enemies, the enemies, the only new thing around this game is the perks (like COD games) and some weapons.
I was expecting new maps and some more costumes, Honestly I prefer to play it in my xbox if its mercenaries besides I can play versus in RE:TM3D is just cooperative.

I just asked to see an opinion of a 3ds owner

[Bobbyloujo]

Yeah. I'm thinking I might get RE: Revelations when it comes out but I'll probably never get The Mercenaries.

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

The 3DS Vs. The PSP Vita WTF just wait for the price to go down

[Mint]

On which one??? People aren't buying Vita because it will be pricy, it's because they like the 3ds. FYI, none of us are interested.

[Bobbyloujo]

I'm interested. The PS Vita looks cool. I'm thinking that I'll ask for it for Christmas. I hope they make some good games for it.

[Mint]

Maybe they should remake net yaroze without such a price, then I'll be interested.

[albertoha94]

Yeah. I'm thinking I might get RE: Revelations when it comes out but I'll probably never get The Mercenaries.

Relevations seems to be back to the classic horror :D
But why is so hard to bring back the zombies?

[AGds]

3ds is dseign and features are the best i've seen out of any hand held in my opinion

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

On which one??? People aren't buying Vita because it will be pricy, it's because they like the 3ds. FYI, none of us are interested.

I heard the psp vita was going to have a set price eather below or the same as $349

[Bobbyloujo]

I'm pretty sure it's been announced that it will be $250 for the just wi-fi version and $300 for the 3G version.

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

I'm pretty sure it's been announced that it will be $250 for the just wi-fi version and $300 for the 3G version.

Yeah I think ill only get the Wi-Fi version

[Mint]

What services does their 3G support?