3DS eShop update delayed to June 7 in Japan [update: June 6 in North America]

@(Unverified) "Jesus, can ANY of these companies just release something on time and in a finished fashion? Anybody?"

I wish.

@(Unverified)
Not this day and age. There's not a thing out there that releases on the original date.

You'd think they'd have been hit by a tsunami or a giant earth quake or something... the nerve.

@(Unverified)
This seems more like a strategic decision rather than a "can't finish on time" decision. Why else would they delay it until the e3 2011 presentation?

@RobT
You were Darth Vader...

@blahblah55
oh shit, i totally forgot about that, you're probably right. Here i thought tossing the emperor down that shaft exonerated me, but i guess i'm still paying for hanging out with that Binks jerk

@RobT

And killing your wife and almost killing your son (countless times!).

@blahblah55

I think you meant to say you were Hayden Christensen.

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

@Schlecht
it's just disappointment, that's all, at least for me. I was really looking forward to getting that on the 20th -ish, but it's not like i'm gonna run out and sell my 3ds. If it comes out on that day and there are a few more features added because of that, sweet (the 3d video recording or netflix support that was talked about?). If you check out the link posted above by donaldmick it's been confirmed that it's a world wide delay, and not just in japan.

Well being disappointed is normal. Being pissed off on the other hand is pretty unreasonable.
And for the record, yes, that update was added after my initial post.

@Schlecht
In fairness, the 3DS is currently completely worthless. The novelty of the launch features, like street pass, have now worn off and there's literally no games. I think a lot of people bought a 3DS, expecting the shop features to come sooner.

Now they seem to be leaving it, just so they can hype it up at E3.

@Snowblind

There's Street Fighter.

@Snowblind

Games are slim, but that's why you play your backlog of DS games until there are games. This is the same reason why the original DS came with a GBA slot, or the 360 and PS3 played previous gen games, the PS2 played PS1 games, and the Wii played Cube games. You act like this is unique to the 3DS. It happens with EVERY platform launch. Either A) wait for Xmas to buy one, or B) shut up and enjoy what's there for it.

@CaramelZappa

It's funny because the original DS didn't take off until the DSLite came out, and then the DSi of course. It seems like the 3DS is probably going to stagger until it gets that killer app that is not just an amazing game, but is a must have example of 3D.

For a counter argument though, look at the PS3 and even the 360 somewhat. Both had early incomplete launches that added features over time (especially the PS3 in it's first 1-2 years) and have gone on to be hugely successful.

@sonicspike41
Yeah. Considering the price of the 3DS and the lack of AAA software currently, I'm surprised the launch went as well as it did. I only got mine because I had $220 worth of trade in credit with not much else to spend it on. But I think a price drop is going to be needed to get most people onboard.

Anyways, I have no doubt that in a year or so the 3DS will be a great console to own. I'm just a little unsatisfied with what's there now. Especially the lack of features that were on the DSi.

@CaramelZappa

The DSi doesn't have the "eShop." The eShop is a new service which operates differently than DSiWare. It sounds like it was built from the ground-up, so it's not as simple as porting what the DSi has.

@CaramelZappa Would you have preferred the 3DS delayed until June 7th and released with the update?

@Coldplay619

you shut your filthy mouth

@TCJJ

Am right there with you in wanting this thing. I hate clicking on stuff like the browser to get a smack in the face saying it won't be available until the next update.

I really hope they make GBA games available via the eShop eventually. I never got to play Zelda: Minish Cap, Golden Sun 2, Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga, Metriod Fusion, or Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow... Not to mention I'd buy FFTA for a third time if they release it.

@baby sea tuna
dammit i spent $250 on a giant pedometer!
At least it is pretty accurate though

@Brodo

It is nothing compared to the awesome might of the POKEWALKER!

@ND92
I doubt there's been a console or handheld that had more than one or two decent launch titles, much less a quicker startup. It's a handheld sporting some pretty snappy new hardware, so it would come to no surprise that there's been a slight drought. Developers are still figuring out what to do with it and what games would appeal best and the like. A lot of good comes out of a little patience.

Eh, its important though, for me at least, that the system have at least some good games out within the first couple months or so. I'm not spending $250 so I can buy maybe one game. It's all gotta equal out price wise for me.

Which is why I'm not willing to buy a 3DS just to buy a $2-3 demo "prologue" for Megaman Legends 3, no matter how much I actually want the game to come out. There isn't anything else out for the 3DS that's not a port of a game I don't own already. If they are expecting the core audience to pay for the 3DS before anyone else, there needs to be a good reason now, not later.

It wouldn't of hurt them to have delayed the 3DS release til later on when more games were ready, but they caved in to corporate money-pusher pressure to just shit the system out with nothing to really back it up. If there was a good amount of games released alongside it, and good ones, sales would be stronger.

And I wouldn't exactly call the 3D a snappy feature, as I'm going to be turning that off pretty much as soon as I get the 3DS. It's a fad attached to a handheld with some boosted graphics, but not by much (the DS handled Super Mario 64 well enough to handle a Ocarina of Time remake). The 3D certainly doesn't excuse the weak battery life for me either.

@gevenstaines 3 hours later, so maybe the 7th early morning or midnight lols XD