First impressions of Nintendo's 3DS XL

careface | 01:04 - 6 July 2012

jn: Way to run away from the discussion. All the Nintendo fanboys will agree with "YOU", so you can just sit in your little bubble and see the world through your own eyes. It's pathetic when it's so obvious.

jn2002dk | 09:18 - 5 July 2012

@careface

I'm sorry but i can't take anyone who uses u instead of you and ad hominem seriously

Back to school with you

careface | 01:02 - 5 July 2012

jn2002: They made that decision with Resident Evil and it's the best game on the system. People who wants to play the real games will have to buy the circlepad or upgrade and that's it. Just because U might not be able to afford a new unit, you're not one to say that it's a bad move cuz the console as it is now is incomplete.

Etharius | 23:14 - 4 July 2012

"It's simply not good business practice to screw over early adopters"

Too late for that by a long chalk. As a "Nintendo Ambassador" let me tell you, nothing sucks more than having a company admit they overcharged you and then fob you off with a load of ancient games which look terrible on the unit anyway.

IMO, this is a dud. Since it offers no benefit over the existing 3DS, why on Earth would I upgrade to it? If I'm looking at the unit as a new customer, it's bigger, far uglier and the graphics look worse. Plus they've pulled a Sony and left an important and necessary item out of the box.

*Slow handclap*

This is typical Nintendo, arrogantly ignoring all their customer feedback and simultaneously making the new system a misery to upgrade to. Want to trade in your old DS? Well it's pretty much worthless and you'll have to buy a new charger because no one will take your old one without it.

Woeful.

jn2002dk | 17:37 - 4 July 2012

@carefeat

It certainly is a valid argument, you even prove it by saying they could make a sucky version of games for people with the original 3ds. That's the equivalent of screwing your early adopters and obviously that's a bad idea

As for your 3ds collecting dust, well that's your problem isn't it? Plenty of people are enjoying theirs including me

careface | 16:53 - 4 July 2012

jn2002dk: That isn't a valid argument since they could just make the games that are made for 2 sticks be circlepadpro games. And like they've done with Resident Evil, make a sucky version for those who don't own the accessory and refuse to buy it. I want real games to my 3ds, right now it's collecting dust. Kingdom Hearts will go warm on it though, then it's the shelf til a real 3ds with proper controls inevitably surfaces.

jn2002dk | 15:49 - 4 July 2012

"Why Nintendo didn't just include the Circle Pad Pro XL on the 3DS XL by default will go down as one of the biggest mysteries in modern handheld gaming"

No, it won't

Give it up already, lots of people have explained why. It's simply not good business practice to screw over early adopters since more and more games would require 2 pads

Now that's out of the way...sigh...i'm going to have to upgrade again. That big screen is just so tempting

Mischa | 15:02 - 4 July 2012

Question: the pathetically tinny sound you are talking about, was that present in the old DSphat? Just wondering how it compares.

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