Don

I almost can't believe they used the cheap "memory stick door" with the flimsy plastic cords for the cartridge door. That's *somewhat* acceptable for a memory stick which you don't need to access often but not for a cartridge slot where you're opening all the time.

And what's the top port next to the cartridge slot? The proprietary USB/charging port is on the bottom, so what is the top one for?

It's pretty great. I already redeemed coins for Xevious 3D (very hard & not many game options) and Mario:Minis March Again.

And my Super Mario shoelaces are in the mail.

Will this be a EB Games exclusive in Canada?

Here's my real-world problem with this. I pre-ordered the Vita bundle with the 4GB memory card, because I'm not sure if the Vita will still play all my video encoded for my PSP. If it can't, then a 32GB card would be a waste for me. But if it can, I WILL spring for a 32GB card.

But because the PSN accounts are tied to the card, well, I have to wait until I get a 32GB card before activating my account? It just seems kind of a hassle, unless the transfer/format thjng works-- but that also seems like a hassle too. Is it unreasonable for us to complain about this?

It's sad... I check out Nintendo Power, and other Future mags, like Guitar World.... Just kinda sad.

@liquidsoap89

they should have a phonograph icon for going into the mp3 player.

I am sorta mixed. On one hand, I think the 3D has been pretty good for most of the 3DS games I've played, such as Pilotwings Resort & resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D.

But I am frustrated by the incredibly narrow viewing angle of the 3D technology. I've gotten more used to it, but I can't deny it's annoying to be slightly off the sweet spot & just seeing a blur.

Overall I'm very much in favour of the 3D, but wish the tech was better.

@DigitalEmporer

"f*ck the SOCKS"??

I think you need to get your priorities straight... either that or you have some strange fetish that we don't need to know.

For the end user, the constant PSP updating sucked.

Yes it's great when it added new features, but how many ACTUAL updates actually added new features? Maybe 1 in 5 or 1 in 10.

Then, there were the updates that BROKE some normal functionality of the PSP. Sony: "Oops". If we were lucky, they'd fix it in the next update.

I hate how almost every PSP game I'd buy required me to update my firmware before I could play it.

@blahblah55

I suppose. There's no direct link to "/Nintendo" on any of the Joystiq pages, so I didn't even know about that. There are, however, icons for each console, handheld & full size. The Joystiq staff should at least know how to organize news into each of these.

I don't mind reading Wii news (if they ever post anything other than Rockband updates) or anything Nintendo-related. But I don't have a PS3 so a lot of the Sony news isn't for me.