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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:00PM N900 said

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=D

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:01PM ryan420 said

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Yummy. 3D Pictures? Give me a hell, give me a yeah. HELL YEAH!!

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 2:34PM Brodo said

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@ryan420
Ya I agree the D-Pad is in a weird place, im sure the big N will make it work out though.
I just wish they would add another slide pad on the right hand side.
I always thought it was silly to only have one
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:02PM Uncontrol said

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So weird that the screens are different ratios. On top of that, that D-Pad looks very uncomfortably placed.

Also, three cameras? wtf?

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:04PM shoan said

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@Uncontrol yo dawg I heard you like cameras lol
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:22PM Special Agent Steve said

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@Uncontrol
Is there an SD slot? There's gotta be.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 2:31PM Levi said

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@Uncontrol
on the "3 cameras wtf" comment:
The front camera is motion-sensing, so it can apparently be used for input. The two cameras on the back are for taking 3D pictures, something you can't do with one camera. They all have a purpose, and these features couldn't be achieved with any less than 3 cameras. Unless you wanted motion sensing behind the system instead of in front, which makes very little sense.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:03PM shoan said

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OMG kid icarus !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:04PM inspiredEpic said

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I'll need to see it in action. Right now, I'm a bit underwhelmed.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:05PM Scuffles said

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Not underwhelmed quite yet personally but I would love to see some footage of this beastie going through its paces.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:25PM AquaRhapsody said

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@inspiredEpic What i really want was to see more gameplay footage so we could see what the 3DS is capable of, from Kid Icarus the graphs challenge that of the GC or PSP
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:04PM NaeemTHM said

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Mind-non-existent.

After 3 years of bad E3 showings; Nintendo knocked this one out of the park.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:58PM Duke said

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@NaeemTHM

Damn straight. I'm pretty impressed with their showings. I can't wait to try the 3DS.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:04PM Scuffles said

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Looking Awesome so far, Glad I held out on that DSi XL

Now lets just pray for a decent price point

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:06PM Godajmo said

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Its a Wii portable OMG xD

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:06PM mocax said

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3D movie service?

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:08PM SpeeGold said

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Nintendo is poised to absolutely rape the handheld market. The hardware alone will KILL but the addition of Kid Icarus makes it that much sweeter. Calling this now, 3DS will be the best selling handheld of all time.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:20PM Special Agent Steve said

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@SpeeGold
I JUST BOUGHT 24!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:08PM Muscle Rider said

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Only one joystick. :/? That's disappointing. It's still pretty cool though.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:20PM Special Agent Steve said

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@Muscle Rider
But that fixes first person shooters... because there's a touchscreen.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:23PM Vidikron said

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@Special Agent Steve

Hardly. Using the touch screen at the same as using buttons/sticks doesn't work well.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:10PM Joeybeast said

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The only 3D compatible device that I'm thinking of getting.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:11PM zefur said

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I want one I think, thats all I need to say

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:20PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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BOUGHT!!!!

I wish they would have dated it and gave it a price.....but I'm sure it will be out in Japan this year and the US next spring

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:40PM kvn7918 said

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@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi Yeah and some hardware specs too i want to know what this device can really do.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:45PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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if it can do 3D movies....the specs arent too shabby
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:21PM HasteMakesWaste said

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metal gear franchise,mario,reggie getting roasted by bowser,skyward sword motion and gyro,golden sun and way to many others to name.


Im going completely insane!

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:21PM TheMainProtagonist said

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It's impossible to transfer over DSiWare over, right? Only spent $10 on those downloadable games, but sucks if they are stuck on the system. Probably will do a trade-in to upgrade to this when it comes out.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:21PM HasteMakesWaste said

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oh yeah and imported

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:21PM Special Agent Steve said

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Make it sub-or-near-$200 and I'm completely sold.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:21PM ThatStuffsLethal said

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PSP is now Game Gear.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:43PM ch3burashka said

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@ThatStuffsLethal Only now?

Sony hasn't gone yet, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but they have humongous shoes to fill after the 3DS. I'm almost scared to see their conference...
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:24PM TheMichaelJackson said

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Looks great. I just wish they could have shown some gameplay footage.

I hope Sony reveals a new PSP.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:25PM (Unverified) said

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actually both cameras on the outside are used to take on 3d picture.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:45PM N900 said

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Agreed, I'm really interested in seeing the graphics in action.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:35PM seemoneh said

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Anyone know how to get rid of this (unverified) crap?

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:42PM ch3burashka said

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@(Unverified) Go to your profile and verify it. There should be instructions.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:36PM Emokitteh said

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Does nobody else find the bottom screen popping out ugly?

Add to that, it's smaller than the top and the "slide pad" and d-pad look off place, it's one of the ugliest handhelds next to the Lynx.

I understand what they are trying to do, I just think they tried to do too much in one small handheld.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:37PM ch3burashka said

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They didn't mention a price. I'm already strapped for cash; how the hell am I supposed to buy the news 360 and the 3DS?!

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:41PM erh said

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This will be the 5th version of the "DS" system...

Too many systems too quickly is what started Sega's downfall (Sega CD and 32X). Fans resented buying a system that became out of date within a year or so. Likewise, fans who bought Nintendo's DSi and DSi XL may feel resentful that their purchases were for nothing.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:50PM MrCheeks said

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@erh
Keep in mind that once GameStop starts selling them, there will be deals to trade in your old DSi for X amount off. That is why I'm not really feeling too down about my DSi purchase.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 2:09PM cjshrader said

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@erh I just don't buy each and every new one as it comes out...right now I have a DS Lite which has served me well. I think this 3DS will be my upgrade.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 2:25PM Levi said

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@erh
sega's downfall wasn't that it was too many systems too fast, it's that their add-ons failed as add-ons and the Dreamcast was waaaayyyyyy too easy to pirate games on. The Saturn was a bit more popular than the add-ons, so that's ok. But you ould seriously burn a DC game onto a normal CD-R and it would play in an unmodded DC. That's really what killed them. I think the DC could've lived next to the PS2 and GC if it didn' die from piracy first.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:45PM JRMG said

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@erh
True, sega had too many systems at one time. The real problem was, that there was little software for any of them, and the hardware sucked (they were mostly band-aids for the aging Genesis system).
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 6:56PM bobthemachine said

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@erh that's why I still have a huge dinosaur DS... everytime I thought about buying a new one, news came out about the next one. But I think I will take the plunge and get the 3DS :)
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:45PM Ethan said

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I want to know what the resolution of those screens are. Esp. if the lower one's changed.

My standard thing is to wait for the revision of these things, but this already looks pretty small.

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 3:06PM xxxsam said

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Being able to play 3D movies just means it has a 3D screen (obviously) and a GPU which accelerates video decoding. Playing video in itself isn't an indication of high performance, just that it does have some kind of GPU. Hopefully this means it's based on a fairly powerful ARM SoC, but we can't assume that until somebody does the teardown, or a developer leaks it...
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:51PM (Unverified) said

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no MONTHLY fee could still mean other kinds of fees. stay alert!

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 1:58PM MRB1G said

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Just got a DSi October last year, now normally I would be disappointed with this kind of news as it means I have now fallen into that trap similar to what Nintendo did with the Game Boy Micro just before releasing the original DS of feeling like I have wasted my money, although after seeing how beautiful this looks, the potential and just about everything else about the 3DS, I'm just going to live with it because this system has to be bought!

...just one thing... I beg to Nintendo that they PLEASE MAKE THIS AFFORDABLE!

Posted: Jun 15th 2010 2:35PM killdash9 said

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The Game Boy micro was released *after* the original DS came out.
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