In a press conference this week, Nintendo announced the release of a new line of Nintendo 3DS’s with the 3DS XL. The 3DS XL will sport screens that are 90% bigger and Nintendo claims it will have better battery life. This move is not entirely surprising as Nintendo did a similar move with the Nintendo DSi a couple years ago.
I can honestly say this announcement solidifies my sense of buyer’s remorse for the latest Nintendo handheld. I had my first taste when Nintendo announced the original 3DS price drop from $250 to $180. Next, was the Ambassador program. Sure, I like getting free games, but it didn’t make me feel better about losing $70. Now, we have the announcement of the 3DS XL. Not only would I rather have the increased screen size, but the new XL will only cost $200. Please don’t misread this as true bitterness; it is more like a face palm on my part.
Now, you can say many things about Nintendo, but you can never say they don’t know how to market their products. The 3DS XL is releasing on August 19th, concurrently with New Super Mario Bros. 2. While it does not ship with NSMB2, plan on that game flying off store shelves along with the new system. The Nintendo 3DS XL will be available in red or blue and will ship with a 4GB SD card. With Nintendo coming off a good showing for 3DS at E3 game-wise, it looks like this holiday will be another good time to be Nintendo.
[..YouTube..] I never said that you were comparing the DS lite to the 3DS. I’m using the comparison to say that the picture quality of the XL isn’t going to be as bad as people think it’s going to be.
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[..YouTube..] everybody kept predicting 3ds lite or 3ds xl now it’s finally here and people are spot on comparing it to the dsixl there are 3 added NEW features to this device outside of larger screens larger sd memory capacity and don’t say you can just get a 8 gig for your 3ds now because it will only except 2 it has a longer battery and it’s smudge resistant the battery add ons are thick and unsightly and my 3ds is consistently covered in smudges stop complaining you got what you wanted get it or don’t
[..YouTube..] WTF! 200$!
[..YouTube..] (PLEASE ANSWER)!!!!! Are you guys ever going to or maybe thinking about making Pokemon emerald,sapphire,and ruby on Nintendo 3Ds?
[..YouTube..] Sorry 3DSXL, but I’m sticking with my ambassador 3DS!
[..YouTube..] well remember those guys only paid 170 guys like me paid the experimental price of 250 so we received $80 worth of games 20 in all 10 of which will never be released on the eShop all was fair with the ambassador program
[..YouTube..] The battery addition only adds 30 minutes to 1 hour tops. Not really much.
[..YouTube..] holy crap new super mario bros. 2 im seriously excited for.
and of course black and white 2 with dream radar.
[..YouTube..] New Super Mario Bros 2: Same thing as New Super Mario Bros but with 2 more power ups and slightly different levels. Pokemon Black 2 and White 2: Same thing as Pokemon Black and White but with slight differences. Pikmin 3: Same thing as Pikmin 2 but with a new rock Pikmin. 3DS XL: Same thing as 3DS but with a bigger screen, and same resolution which will make games blurry.
Nintendo is just making more copies of original games as a desperate attempt for more cash. If you don’t agree, you need help
[..YouTube..] Nintendo 3DS XL in white for USA or GTFO!
[..YouTube..] Woot! Can’t wait! XD
Nice to know that Kirby’s 20th anniversary gets something reallllly great~ The Dream Collection looks AMAZING! Go Kirby!
And I’m really hoping that at least Pokemon Dream Radar (and Pokedex 3D pro) are free. PLEASE, Nintendo!
[..YouTube..] like i said get it or don’t it’s much for only 30 bucks extra they should have added a second analogue just thinking about the giant mess of a circle pad pro for that massive thing is already giving my hand cramps
[..YouTube..] when you system transfer it transfers over your ambassador status as well as all the titles you got with it so get it if you want
[..YouTube..] 3ds cost 250 at it’s beginning remember?
[..YouTube..] you know they won’t give a release date till the last second…the’ve been doing that alot lately..
[..YouTube..] Sure, Nintendo brings out a bunch of Mario games for every console; they have the regular ones, but then they also add ones which use the system’s unique hardware. I stopped playing Pokemon after gen 3, so I can’t say much there. I can, however, say that Pikmin 3 is NOT just adding a little to Pikmin 2: I can assure you it adds more than Rock Pikmin, and it’s also a graphical overhaul. Look at the New Kid Icarus: they added so much to that game that the original didn’t have, it’s not even funny.
[..YouTube..] in all fairness, the new 3DS will be coming months earlier than wiiU. Also, they have a preference to tell release last second, but that isn’t too much of a bother XD.
[..YouTube..] so much sexy awesome…I’m going broke this year -.-“
[..YouTube..] 1:16 it looks a little ugly…
[..YouTube..] so namco bandai is working on the new Smash Brothers? Lloyd. nuff said… maybe kalas
[..YouTube..] When the hell is animal crossing coming out!
[..YouTube..] WHY WONT YOU RELEASE ANIMAL CROSSING 3D ALREADY WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 2 YEARS AND NOW YOUR LAUNCHING GAMES THAT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR LIKE NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 2 FOR AUGUST AND NOT A MENTION OF ANIMAL CROSSING IN FREAKING NINTENDO OF AMERICA
[..YouTube..] i wanna see a metroid for the 3ds come out or metroid fusion in the eshop
[..YouTube..] By the looks of it the original 3ds looks better ,I’m still geting this 3dsxl
[..YouTube..] same here how could nintendo do this to us?!
[..YouTube..] people are quite simply ‘asses’. stop comparing nintendo to sony and microsoft. sony and microsoft are identical. nintendo is the original gaming company for the old skool and hardcore gamer. graphical leaps are not what define being next gen……. the wii u will be the same gen as durango and playstation miracle. it may not have the same graphics but its still next gen. the controller for example allows for super powerful handheld gaming whilst yo momas watching ricky lake…..
[..YouTube..] I’m saying about some games where you can clearly see the pixels, like in SM3DL it was easy to spot pixels, Heroes of Ruin has PSP graphics when we know 3ds can do better so it’ll be pixelated more on the 3dsxl okay. im not complaining im just saying pixels are inevitable but more evitable on the normal 3ds than on3dsxl. and gaming pc are for people who want to use them. i don’t use pc (ANY) except for work.
[..YouTube..] basicaly if it were just sony and nintendo we’d have two alternate types of gaming .nintendo=fun , sony = realistic sort of. then microsoft had to come along and well mess up the entire industry. thanks gates . 40 billion dollars not enough eh?? you had to make the xbox didnt you ? what next
[..YouTube..] which games are the ones that won’t be on eshop?
[..YouTube..] Man 3DS sucks…
[..YouTube..] ive got heroes of ruin and whilst the graphics are half or less of what the system can do . its a great game…… voice chat multiplayer is excellent and theres a certain likeableness about HoR . buy it…….
[..YouTube..] Mark the first time you’ve released a followup to a core game? Reggie, you forgot Gold and Silver!
[..YouTube..] That’s what I’m talking about. Those are called “jaggies” or aliasing. That’s what antialiasing gets rid of.
Every console has them. I can see them clearly when playing PS3 or Xbox 360, I just got used to ignoring them, as they’re inevitable unless you’re on a gaming PC (where almost every single game has the option of antialiasing).
With a bigger screen, sure those jaggies are more visible, but everything else is bigger too. It’s still not as bad as you make it out to be.
[..YouTube..] kh,3ds xl and smash bros ….. hey nintendo it took u a while to release ur confrence i saw nothing from u at e3 so nice
[..YouTube..] would you have the 3DS XL available in purple…within a few months later??? just askin’
[..YouTube..] why not release the XL then a regular size as a mini?
[..YouTube..] It’s ridiculous that North America is the only country to not get the white consoles. What’s up with that Nintendo?!
[..YouTube..] 07:18 is the captain america in decadence of course
[..YouTube..] kj
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I WILL VILL YOU!WHY YOU NO RELEASE BIG SCREEN FIRST BEFORE YOU MEANY!
;'(
[..YouTube..] This has made my day =3
[..YouTube..] Wait your saying that we North Americans are only gonna have Wii U black systems?
[..YouTube..] I’m a Nintendo fan, played their games since the NES but I have to say that I’m very disappointed with them. First 3DS release, super expensive, design problems but I’ve picked one up anyway, after a few months price drop. Now that they would have a chance to at least add a second analog stick NO, it’s exactly the same!!!! Plus we will all need to buy a bigger circle pad *rubbish* pro. I mean, a 3DS XL with bigger circle pad pro attached to it is not even a handheld anymore.
[..YouTube..] well, if you think about it. The smaller version has some perks in that it is more mobile, and the circle pad pro fits on it. But in other words, yeah I am also kind of mad, but I wont trade my old one in for the new because I have a bunch of cool 3rd part accessories for my current 3ds
[..YouTube..] To Namco: WAGYAN FOR SSB-3DS
[..YouTube..] @supatvshowuploader Says the guy who’s uploading videos of a tv show without permission. Why not stfu, nobody cares about your stupid Angry Birds, go rant somewhere else, we all know your a Xbox Noob inside, why talk about how much a stupid one dollar game sold more then the Wii. Shut up kid, your talking to Nintendo fans here. And that’s more then quadruple of the people who bought stupid birdies.
[..YouTube..] no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy no purple 3DS xl = no buy
this is my stance
[..YouTube..] Im buying the 3DS XL and was just wondering if they are selling Super Mario World or Super Mario Bros 3 on the eShop?
[..YouTube..] It was in japan.It will be out Q1 next year.There is a trailer somewhere search a little to see it.