Nintendo 3DS

[Maguspk]

omfg plz, I'd even settle for a FF3/4-style remake for regular DS

They did remake FF4 for DS.

[Kaisha]

I'd be curious to see what the visuals would look like, as FF4 pretty much pushed the DS hardware, and even then it wasn't really impressive compared to stuff on the PSP, which we're guaranteed to have as a base of estimation for what 3DS visuals will be like, at launch anyways.

[BRP]

Barrage of positive JP dev comments on the 3DS, lol.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...er_commentary/

Hideo Kojima

The Metal Gear mastermind is worked on the E3 demo of Metal Gear Solid 3D. He said, "I wear glasses, so I'm happy that 3D glasses are not needed. I directed the E3 demo. It was based off Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, but the backgrounds and character modeling were all redone in high polygon. It's not finalized, but we're thinking about CO-OPs and other things -- elements fitting of a 3D and portable game machine."

Suda 51

GrassHopper Manufacturer's CEO and the man behind Killer 7 and No More Heroes has not yet announced any 3DS games. He told Famitsu, "I was able to feel the speed of progression of video game history, and also the feeling of 'We've come this far.'" Seeing the 3DS made him feel like there is a real touchable world inside the screen. "To express the game I want to make in a word, it's 'The Next Game.' Nintendo 3DS is the arrival of 'The Next Hardware.' So, 'The Next Game.'"

Hideki Kamiya

The Platinum Games designer and director who's responsible for such masterworks as Bayonetta and Okami has not announced any 3DS games. He commented on the differences between 3D gaming on the small screen through 3DS and 3D gaming on the large screen. The latter has great impact, making you better feel like you're in the game. 3D on a small screen like the 3DS, however, gives you the feeling of something truly existing in the palm of your hands. Said Kamiya, "Games with dynamic scale are okay too, but I personally would like to take a different approach from the large screen and make a 3D game where you can enjoy the feeling of existence given by portable 3D."

Toshihiro Nagoshi

Nagoshi is known mostly for the Yakuza series, but he's working on Super Monkey Ball for 3DS. He believes that 3DS is the "conclusion" one would expect from Nintendo, whom he feels has, since Wii, shown a stance of pursuing game hardware as toys. "If future portable game machines demand that both social aspects and immersion be satisfied for when you play multiplayer and single player for instance, 3DS firmly answers these with Wi-Fi and 3D. I'd like to make a variety of proposals."

Shu Takumi

One of the chief forces behind Dino Crisis, Phoenix Wright and Ghost Trick, Takumi has no announced 3DS projects at present. He says that he's been a big fan of 3D since the Virtual Boy area, and his feeling upon seeing the 3DS was "We've at last reached this point!" "As a creator, I feel that a new challenge has started." By "new challenge," he feels that a number of things need to be considered for the first time -- interface issues with 3D, new uses of the top and bottom screen, how to handle the cursor/pointer during adventure games, and so forth. "I'd like to show a mystery in a 3D space."

Atsushi Inaba

The CEO of Platinum Games has no current 3DS product announced. But boy does he seem excited! Said Inaba, "I experienced a strong jolt of the feeling 'I want to make something.' When I first saw Wii and DS at Nintendo's home office, I was also excited. It's the same feeling here, but the level is completely different this time. Since the start of the game industry, there's never been a system that better fit the words 'dream' and 'next generation.'"

Keiji Inafune

The Mega Man guy, who also appears to be taking an unhealthy interest in zombies of late, has no current DS projects announced. He had a more business minded perspective in his comments: "Things needed to sell games are concept, technology and marketing. Nintendo 3DS is a showcase of things for selling hardware. While keeping the appeal of portable game machines as is, it offers high processing ability, improved controls, a more appealing design, goggle-free 3D technology, and a robust 3rd party title lineup."

Takenobu Terada

Terada is the producer of the Super Robot Wars series. Namco Bandai announced at E3 that the 3DS would be getting a game in the series. In his response to Famitsu, he said that as someone who paid full price at launch for past 3D systems and Virtual Boy, he feels that with 3DS the true contender has arrived. His staff is currently looking at a number of approaches for the 3DS Super Robot Wars games -- possibly making something like Super Robot Wars Neo with 3D visuals, or possibly using conventional 2D battles and adding 3D effects and cut-ins, or something completely different.

Shinji Mikami

The man behind Resident Evil and the upcoming Vanquish says that he was surprised to find that the system's 3D is more solid than he'd been expecting. Rather than coming out of the screen, the images have great depth and truly feel 3D. He likes that you don't need glasses to view the 3D. Closing off, he said, "I felt that I'd definitely like to work on 3DS. Ah, it's time for dinner with Itagaki."

Tomonobu Itagaki

What did the creator of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive and, most recently, Devil's Third, have to say about 3DS? Not much! He spoke about how goggle-free 3D isn't really suitable for your home television, as the sweet spot for being able to see the 3D effect is very narrow. However, he believes it will work on a portable, as you don't have the sweet spot problem. He finished with, "Today, I have a meeting at a yakiniku place, but I think things will heat up with talk about 3DS."

So Itagaki and Mikami are meeting for dinner, eh? What could they be talking about?

Yoshinori Ono

The Super Street Fighter IV producer is working on Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. He told Famitsu that outside of just the 3D visuals, he'd like to expand the fun of the game through the 3DS's other new features. "We'd like to put in some ideas that make effective use of the portability."

Hiroyuki Kobayashi

The producer of such games as Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 5 and Sengoku Basara doesn't have any announced 3DS projects. Upon seeing Nintendo's titles running on actual 3DS hardware, he was "extremely surprised" to find that the images truly do come out from the screen. "Our own Resident Evil was shown on the show floor and was well received, but when I saw Metal Gear, I felt the new potential of the 3DS. I'd like to make something."

Actually curious about Itagaki and Mikami!

[Corrderio]

I really can't wait to get one of these, and considering SE is is considering remaking FF5 and FF6 for it all the more reason I want one.

[Shenrien]

I really can't wait to get one of these, and considering SE is is considering remaking FF5 and FF6 for it all the more reason I want one.

Hated FF3, did not like the port of FF4 in DS, never got to play 5, and 6 was just awesome, I hope they don't fuck up 5 and 6 as badly as they did 4..

[Corrderio]

3 was inferior to the NES version that's for sure. FF4 was so and so, though I wish they had a "classic" mode.

5 can take a bit to get into. It took me 3 tries to get serious in it.

[kuronosan]

http://i46.tinypic.com/t880lg.gif

Haters gon' hate...

[Insanecyclone]

Final 3DS design
http://i53.tinypic.com/nec3zk.jpg

Liveblog from 3ds conference going on right now
http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php...=600&width=800

RELEASE DATES
FEBRUARY 26TH JAPAN
NORTH AMERICA/EUROPE MARCH

COST: $300 in Japan, no NA price yet.

Features(quoting from blog)

Miis on 3DS - You can take a pic of your face, and it creates a Mii. Then, you can fiddle with it to your liking. Tag Mode Mii Plaza.

Iwata shows 3DS feature where hardware can auto-merge two photos into 1 (disturbing) image; demos with himself n miyamoto

A Virtual Console (or at least something like it) has been confirmed for GB and GBA games!

This new 3DS tag mode thing can store data for multiple games at once, and you dont have to be playing the game at the time to exchange data [via Twitter]

Namco: they want to use tag mode to exchange ranks in Ridge Racer 3D.

Capcom: They want to make a Street Fighter that can battle anywhere. You'll be able to receive fight requests from wherever you are.

You can use tag mode in a Love Plus game to lie to your girlfriend?!

3DS unit will come w 2GB SD card packed in

3DS can connect on WiFi when in sleep mode and auto-dl data, including rankings, ghost rankings, free software, n more

Video also showed Internet browser, passive tag mode, more metal gear...

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is in development!

3DS can take a 32GB SD card

REGION LOCKED

Samurai Warriors Chronicle will take advantage of the 3D effect in cutscenes. Think flying bullets

Kojima has lots of ideas for the 3D screen and Tag Mode. Snake Eater will "camouflage" the functionality.

Level-5: With 3DS, they're gonna be thinking "big." There'll be new puzzles in Professor Layton that will "pop" and be very intuitive.

Square Enix is interested in releasing a number of titles AFTER Kingdom Hearts for the 3DS.

Starter colors are Black and Blue

[Corrderio]

Damn got beat to it.

[Shadowhusky]

If that 300 price point is anything close to US price, blarg. That's really expensive even for a gimmick like 3D. But an internet browser is a little late but welcome. Long as it can handle flash and java.

[Kaisha]

Can't wait to see rehashed DS titles with '3D' added to the end of the title in the upcoming year.

[Corrderio]

If that 300 price point is anything close to US price, blarg. That's really expensive even for a gimmick like 3D. But an internet browser is a little late but welcome. Long as it can handle flash and java.

Well with how powerful the 3DS is it isn't surprising.

Sucks it's region locked, going to suck having to buy a JP 3DS if they make a 3rd Ouendan game.

[miokomioko]

I'm assuming that Animal Crossing is going to be "Wild City World Folk Buy This Game Again With No Additional Content 64 3D."

[Kaisha]

Well with how powerful the 3DS is it isn't surprising.

Powerful? It's just a bit stronger than the PSP, and weaker than most smart phones on the market. It has a competent looking gpu chip in it, but a lot of its potential is wasted by the need to render double the horizontal resolution to accommodate the 3-D effect.

At any rate, I'll be waiting for a 3DS revision a year or two down the road, I've no need for a new handheld atm when my DS/PSP are going strong at the moment. Something to look forward to at least with Legends3 being announced for it. -.-

[Tobi]

That a second hand live blog of the Nintendo Conference 2010 press
briefing from earlier is a bit tough to read, so here's a digest
version with all the major announcements from the event.

3DS Price and Date

3DS will be released February 26, 2011, priced ¥25,000. It will be
available in Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black colors. This date is for Japan.
Nintendo's regional offices will make announcements of their own
later

Games

Capcom is making Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D in addition to
Resident Evil Revelations.

Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino and Square Enix super producer Tetsuya
Nomura hinted at more 3DS development after Layton and Kingdom
Hearts 3DS.

A video reel shown at the event showed clips of Kid Icarus, Super
SFIV, Resident Evil Revelations, Samurai Warriors, Dead or Alive,
Pro Baseball Spirits (I believe this is new), Metal Gear Solid, Paper
Mario, Chocobo Racing, Super Monkey Ball, Professor Layton, Star
Fox, Animal Crossing and Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.

I believe Akari Uchida from Konami either announced a new Love Plus
game or hinted at one. It also seems that he suggested using the
3DS's Tag Mode to tell lies to your girlfriend.

Nintendo did not share a launch lineup.

New Services

Nintendo is teaming up with Fuji TV and other broadcasters to
distribute free 3D videos to 3DS owners

NTT East and NTT West will be promoting internet use through the
3DS, similar to programs implemented for the DSi and Wii. 3DS
owners will also eventually be able to access Wi-Fi from NTT BP's
Wifine service

3DS will have its own Virtual Console. Game Boy games, Game Boy
Advance games and other classics will be playable in 3D.

Nintendo is improving the download sales functionality of the
system. It says that it will be integrating functionality for sales
and promotions. (I don't know what that means either.) The
system's download interface will let you switch screens faster and
will have a smoother response time.

Nintendo is readying a new "Itsunoma ni Tsuushin" download service
which beams content to your 3DS -- stuff like rankings, ghost
data, free software, and notices. This can be used anywhere, even
from DS Station and Nintendo Zone hot spots. The 3DS will
automatically seek out Wi-Fi spots and grab the data for you.

Miis

You'll be able to use a Mii Studio tool to create Miis on the 3DS.
Compared to the Mii functionality on the Wii, you'll find more parts
in the 3DS implementation.

The Mii Studio can use the 3DS camera to take your picture. You
can then adjust the various parts your resulting Mii to your liking.

You can convert Miis into a QR code, which can be placed on SD for
transport to your computer, where you can put it on a home page
for instance. Other players will be able to scan the code to get your
Mii.

Miis that you gather using Tag Mode will appear in a Mii Plaza. The
game the Mii's owner last played will be shown as an icon.

Other Stuff

A few bits other things that were announced
about the system:

CEO Satoru Iwata made a big point about the system's stronger Tag
Mode functionality. As previously detailed, this can be used to have
multiple games communicate with each other while your 3DS is in
sleep mode.

3DS will come with a set of AR games built in. "AR" stands for
"Augmented Reality."

You'll be able to press the HOME button to pause games and access
a variety of system features on the spot, including the internet.

The system has a built in "memory notebook," which stores
information about the number of steps you've taken (I'm not sure if
this is your actual steps or your Mii's steps) and your software
play time.

You can use the 3DS's internal and external cameras simultaneously
to take pictures which can then be combined into a synthesized
image.

Non 3DS News...

In non 3DS news, Last Story is due for January 27 release. Zelda
was listed at the event as the previously announced 2011. Iwata
formally announced development of the Wiimote Plus, which
combines a Wiimote and Wii Motion Plus. Nintendo is readying a Mario
25th anniversary DSi LL system.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...resser_digest/

[Tobi]

Press play on this clip and you'll see gameplay footage from just
about every big title we know is coming to the 3DS, from Mario to
Zelda to Metal Gear to Street Fighter to Resident Evil to...

...Dead or Alive to Kid Icarus to Animal Crossing to Mario Kart to
Starfox, they're all in here, and more, many of them looking good,
some - in the case of Resident Evil - looking amazing.

Video is on here: http://www.kotaku.com/5650702/watch-...game-in-action

[Spoony Bob]

Mega Man Legends 3 for the 3DS? Goddamnit. After all this time we really couldn't get a proper sequel?

[Tobi]

Your ¥25,000 will get you a set that includes the following items:

Nintendo 3DS System
Nintendo 3DS Exclusive Charging Stand
Nintendo 3DS AC Adapter
Nintendo 3DS Exclusive Touch Pen
SD Memory Card (2 Gigabytes)
6 AR Cards (paper cards used for playing with the camera)
Simple Starter Guide
Instructions
Warranty

The system's specifications, as translated from Nintendo's press
release are:

Size
134x74x21mm

Weight
230g

Upper Screen
3.53 inches, wide screen with naked eye 3D support, 800x240 pixel
resolution

Lower Screen
3.02 inches, 320x240 pixels

Camera
One camera on the inside, two cameras on the outside. Each camera
is 0.3 megapixels (640x480)

Wireless Communication
2.4GHz. Can exchange data with other 3DS units through Surechigai
(Tag Mode). Can connect to the internet via wireless LAN access
points (compatible with WPA/WPA2 IEEE802.11 security).

Inputs
A/B/X/Y, D-pad, L/R, Start/Select, Slide Pad (360 degree analogue
input), Touch Screen, Internal Mic, Camera, Motion Sensor, Gyro
Sensor

Other Inputs
3D Volume (can smoothly adjust degree of 3D output), Home Button
(for opening the Home menu), Wireless Switch (can turn off
wireless even while in mid-game), Power Button

Connector
Game Card Slot, SD Memory Card Slot, AC Adapter Connection,
Charge Connection, Headphone Connection

Sound
Stereo Speakers on the left and right of the top screen

Touch Pen
Can be contracted. Max length 10cm

Battery
Lithium Ion Battery

Game Card
Nintendo 3DS exclusive game cards. Size is the same as DS cards.

Max memory capacity will be 2 gigabytes at system launch

Major functionality mentioned by Nintendo in its press release
includes:

Enjoy 3D images with the naked eye on the top
screen.
You can adjust the 3D volume to change the 3D feel, and can also
make it 2D.

A stereo camera that can take 3D pictures
Includes 2 external cameras. When you take 3D pictures, they can
be viewed on the spot.

New input interfaces
Slide Pad, Motion Sensor, Gyro Sensor

Itsunoma ni Tsuushin
When the 3DS is in sleep mode, the system will automatically seek
out Nintendo Zone and wireless LAN access points and will grab
information, game data, free games, videos and other things from
the internet. The name, incidentally, translates to something along
the lines of "Wireless Communication When You Weren't Expecting
It."

Surechigai Tsuushin/Tag Mode

When the 3DS is in sleep mode, it will automatically exchange data
with other 3DS systems. The system can transfer data from
multiple games simultaneously.

Functionality For Use Without Leaving Games
Home Menu, Internet Browser, Notice List

A Variety of Software Built In
Nintendo 3DS Camera, Nintendo 3DS Sound, Mii Studio, Surechigai/
Tag Mode Mii Plaza, AR Games, Omoide Kirokuchou (Memory
Recording Notebook) and more

Download Sales of Games
In addition to buying games, you can view introductory videos and
rankings

Transfer Over Software and Data

You'll be able to transfer your already purchased download
software to 3DS. This includes DSi Ware games from DSi and DSi LL.

Backwards Compatible

In addition to playing games made for 3DS, the system can also play
DSi and DS games.

Parental Controls
You can set play restrictions based off game ratings. You can also
limit browser use and other areas. Parental Controls have been
improved from the DSi versions.

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/201...ce_date_specs/

[Tobi]

Famitsu list of games that were announced

AQ Interactive:
Cubic Ninja (temp.)

Konami:
Asphalt 3D
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater
Project Love Plus for Nintendo 3DS
Winning Eleven Series
Pro Baseball Spirits Series

ASCII Media Works:
Fish On (temp.)

Capcom:
Mega Man Legends 3 Project
Resident Evil Revelations
Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D
Street Fighter IV 3D Edition

Koei Tecmo:
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Samurai Warriors Chronicle

Square Enix:
Chocobo Racing 3D (temp.)
Leap Out! Puzzle Bobble 3D (temp.)

Sega:
Super Monkey Ball (temp.)

Hudson:
Deca Sports Extreme (temp.)

Namco Bandai:
Ace Combat 3D (temp.)
Table Pen Sports (temp.)
Tales of the Abyss (temp.)
Pro Baseball Famitsa 2011 (temp.)
Ridge Racer R 3D

Marvelous:
Animal Resort (temp.)

Ubisoft:
Combat of Giants (temp.)
Ghost Recon Tactics (temp.)
Splinter Cell 3D (temp.)
Driver 3D (temp.)

Level 5:
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Nintendo:
nintendogs + cats
Pilotwings Resort (temp.)
Starfox 64 3D
Steel Diver
Kid Icarus: Uprising
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D (temp.)
Animal Crossing (temp.)
Paper Mario (temp.)
Mario Kart (temp.)

[Insanecyclone]

Software lineup video with gameplay!
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nc...ndo-3ds/705394

Overview trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nc...ndo-3ds/705393