Nintendo Announces DS Successor ~ 3DS (Backwards Compatible)

[Mrbeansman]

I'm so glad there isn't a power slider and it's a simple button.

[Kaisha]

Shit better be like the PSP where you have the hold the power button for at least 2 seconds before it actually shuts off.

Granted I've only accidently shut my DS Lite off once in all the hours I used on it, but I'm also lefty when it comes to touch-screen games that require a claw grip also.

[Shenrien]

now I can play shitty shovelware and repent by giving myself a splitting headache at the same time

Why would you buy shitty shovelware to being with? your fault for buying wack-a-mole on DS.

[Oravis]

I thought this was pretty cool.

There are many, many tech demos for the Nintendo 3DS at Nintendo's booth, both on the floor and off. One of the more surprising of the tech demos was something called "Classic Games." In this interactive but nonplayable demo, you could cycle through 18 different pixel-perfect NES and Super NES games and see them reprocessed in 3D.

Basically, all the sprites and backgrounds have been pulled forward or pushed backwards to provide the appropriate illusion of depth using the stereoscopic LCD of the system. It's obviously a proof of concept to show that you can bring back the classics in a whole new way: in 3D.

The list of games in this collection included Mario Bros., Tennis, Super Mario Bros. The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Musasame, Punch-Out!!, Excitebike, NES Open Golf, Twin Bee, Super Mario World, Kirby's Adventure, Mega Man 2, Castlevania, Urban Champ, Kid Icarus, Yoshi's Island, and Smash Ping Pong.

To be honest, it was fun to see the added depth. Bald Bull's bulging bicep coming out of the rest of his body, or Tennis's classic perspective drifting off into the distance. It worked. And even if you just want to play standard flat 2D NES games, just slide the 3D effect off on the switch.

Will this actually see the light of day? I vote for it.

[Kaisha]

One thing I could really use on this system is a port of the Mario/Wario games from the Virtual Boy, without the head-ache part.

[Parshias]

Extra details have come out about the 3DS' setup:

-Software install is allowed, so you can install games to your system to avoid having to change carts on the go.
-Online friends list is included. No mention of friend codes.
-Some sort of achievements. It was mentioned that friends can exchange their achievements online somehow.