Nintendo 3DS

[Doombear]

So many burst puns. Go.

This is all the reason anyone needs for Nintendo region lock. Assholes.

[Kaisha]

Remind me why 3DS is region-locked again?

I say do a port of MM to 3DS just like OoT... and completely remake LttP for the WiiU.

I'd rather they just make a new Zelda with the old overhead perspective with the 2d controls. Seems every time they do a bigger-budgeted Zelda these days they play shit too safe and it ends up hampering the overall product. I want something that'd feel more like the Flagship developed Zeldas on the handhelds. Just a big world to explore with multiple dungeons that doesn't feel the need to hit every checkbox for Zelda tropes/cameos.

[6souls]

Rune Factory 4

[Eleven19]

Remind me why 3DS is region-locked again?


I'd rather they just make a new Zelda with the old overhead perspective with the 2d controls. Seems every time they do a bigger-budgeted Zelda these days they play shit too safe and it ends up hampering the overall product. I want something that'd feel more like the Flagship developed Zeldas on the handhelds. Just a big world to explore with multiple dungeons that doesn't feel the need to hit every checkbox for Zelda tropes/cameos.

Still chaps my ass about region lock, I would have handed them a blank check for that Char Aznable 3DS if it was region free... Their loss of revenue I guess. Fuckers.

If they decided to make a brand new title simply top-down, I'd be more than happy to have that for 3DS, too.

[Doombear]

I really haven't jumped in to the Rune Factory games, but I really do love their art style. That always gets me excited (I have Frontier and Tides of Destiny on my Wii... haven't done more than start them up once) and then I can't get into the actual game =( It saddens me.

[Charismatic]

Rune Factory 4

Bastards are actually going to make me have to buy a 3DS aren't they?

[Yuri-G]

yeah I've never really understood region locking. money spent is money spent, who cares whether it's spent in Japan or America? not to mention the percentage of people nerdy enough to import games (such as myself) is exceedingly small.

[Doombear]

Wrong thread and all, but if MH4 ever hits for Vita in Japan I will be getting that day one.

I don't understand it either. The sales, though limited perhaps, are still sales. I hear "piracy prevention" a lot in response to "Why?" but never understood that as a reason either. So many great, and even playable, games that are denied me by region lock.

[hey]

I don't understand it either. The sales, though limited perhaps, are still sales. I hear "piracy prevention" a lot in response to "Why?" but never understood that as a reason either. So many great, and even playable, games that are denied me by region lock.

If anything, it encourages piracy, and gives people more reasons to hack the console.


What? I can't play this game even if i buy it? Guess i'll just download it then.

[Eleven19]

If anything, it encourages piracy, and gives people more reasons to hack the console.


What? I can't play this game even if i buy it? Guess i'll just download it then.

Seriously lol, what gets me is that so many people would be more than happy to fork over money, even if it was a little bit more, just to play the game on their system without an emulator. Hell, even if they didn't actually localize it, just bought and imported.. I don't understand this business practice lol..

[hey]

Seriously lol, what gets me is that so many people would be more than happy to fork over money, even if it was a little bit more, just to play the game on their system without an emulator. Hell, even if they didn't actually localize it, just bought and imported.. I don't understand this business practice lol..

The only possible justifcation i could even see is for price discrimination, but then that doesn't make any sense either for vidya games. Games cost the most in japan, which is where the vast majority of games are released first anyway. I can't imagine almost anyone in japan would ever import games from elsewhere, so buying out of region games basically always makes them more money.

[Doombear]

My Wii is the glorious machine that it is... BECAUSE of Nintendo's European but no North American BS on Xenoblade... originally. They got my money in the end, but well... Fatal Frame 4 is amazeballs. Has anyone ever ever gotten an answer out of the big guys about it? I am forever curious.

[Odin'sLaw]

its just fan made but you can tell his heart is in the right place (i remember a lot of magazines around 99-00 saying how terrible wind waker looked but i loved it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fns6B...ture=g-all-lik

[Insanecyclone]

http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-dir...ive/06-21-2012

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/21/ni...watch-it-here/

[Insanecyclone]

jp version is on

[6souls]

JP conference overview

- follow-up on Smash Bros. today!
- Namco Bandai games and Namco Bandai Studio is working as developer on the Smash Bros. games, as are Nintendo and Sora Team
- Sakurai of Sora and Kobayashi of Bandai-Namco will give a greeting following the show
- Fatal Frame Wii 6/28, 6800 yen
- Fatal Frame Wii will have a Ghost Mansion Mode video available for viewing after the show
- Three modes of Kirby collection: Collection, which includes the playable games, Motoo Challange for challenge stages and the History section for clips/comics/anime and more
- Kirby Collection due out in Japan 7/19, 3800 yen
- Dragon Quest X's first 20 hours play time will be free
- DQX Kids' Time for free: M-F 4-6, Sat Sun 1-3 pm.
- multiple Dragon Quest X trailers on the way
- more classic Pokemon to appear in Black/White 2
- Pokemon tournament to be held in Japan on June 29th, Game releases on 6/23 for 4800 yen
- Culdcept to get a leaderboard site accessible through the internet
- Culdcept All Japan Cepter's Cup 2012 tourney to be presented
- Calciobit lets you search for other teams, challenge them in-game using team ID.
- Calciobit leaderboard site available as well
- Calciobit will feature a celebrity tie-up that will be broadcast on Nico Nico, due out July 29th
- Devil Summoner Soul Hackers is due out Aug. 30th
- Lost Heroes is due out Sept. 6th
- A download code for Lost Heroes' Famicom tie-in is included in the game
- Samurai Warriors Chronicles 2 is due out Sept. 13th
- AKB48 + Mii coming to 3DS. Group members to appear as Mii characters & give in-game shows
- Project X Zone and E.X. Troopers still due out this year in Japan

http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=179781

[Insanecyclone]

WHY WAS THIS NOT ANNOUNCED AT E3?

[Rokku]

The hell is it, a 3DS XL? Looks visually unappealing as fuck.

[Eleven19]

WHY WAS THIS NOT ANNOUNCED AT E3?

A hardware revision already? Didn't they say they wouldn't be doing a hardware revision on the 3DS, and would be working on the next gen of handhelds instead?

Also figured a revision would have a native right joystick pad. What is this, just bigger screen/curved edges?

[Kaisha]

I wouldn't really consider it a hardware revision, just the same as I didn't consider the DS XL one.

I'm also assuming the 3d sweet spot will be a little farther back than the existing 3DS, making the larger screen a moot point for that, but should be fine for 2d shit.