NINTENDO 3DS

I like how against all odds they keep finding ways to make the ergonomics of this system even worse. also it's kinda weird how the right-side nub is so much smaller than the main one.

Apparently the expansion cradle thing also has an R1 trigger, and an R2 trigger, and an L2 trigger...but no L1! At least until they release an expansion for the expansion.

'Bravely Default: Flying Fairy' is Squares greatest game title yet. How do they come up with them??

"I like how against all odds they keep finding ways to make the ergonomics of this system even worse"

Dunno about that - think this added width and grip would improve prolonged stick gameplay.

Excited about Monster Hunters - both Tri G and the new 4, which seems to take new directions with more open geography. Finally some great mario land footage as well.

That analogue bolt-on was confirmed. By Nintendo. As a first-party peripheral. I don't even.

Thankfully. Launching it with a single stick was laughable. Now any genre can conceivably be played with optimal controls.

I like the idea of a 2nd stick - still slightly baffled how they could miss the last ~7 years of people saying how shit it was that the PSP had only one analog stick yet think that was OK, but it'll be a welcome addition I'm sure, giving better flexibility as to what games could be put on the system. Can't say I care for the aesthetic, but I also don't care about the aesthetic that much either, especially if it makes the DS more comfortable. Can't believe how much the swap from DS Phat to 3DS is crippling my mitts.

In other news, "Four Swords coming in September" apparently means 28th of September. Jerks.

lots of good games next year. in Japan :/

apparently Devil Survivor 3DS is pretty hard to find (according to GAF Atlus printed even fewer copies than usual since the 3DS' install base is, well, yeah), so buy the fuq out of it if you see it in the wild

http://www.engadget.com/photos/nintendo-3ds-extended-slide-pad-add-on-first-hands-on/#4450936

in other news, the 3DS Fire Emblem game looks sick and I really hope the Final Fantasy EBA ripoff makes it stateside.

really intrigued by this game, some sort of 1st person Ico/RPG/dungeon crawler apparently? no gameplay footage yet though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XShi9CxSfc

Aliens: Infestation looks like a must-get:

http://www.gamesradar.com/aliens-infestation-hands-preview/

between this, Kirby Mass Effect, and Solatorobo (this will either be a bunch of fun or a bunch of disquieting furry nonsense) there's a whole bunch of DS stuff coming out I need to play

the new Kirby game is awfully fun

free Zelda 4 Swords in the EU store now!

like it a bunch so far! kinda sucks that you can only save at the end of a dungeon/level/whatever but it's still good. need to find other folks to play this with though.

also Ghost Trick is $15 on Amazon right now; I figure that's as cheap as a real new copy's ever going to get so I took the plunge.

Solatorobo is pretty great so far! the furry factor is kind of offputting but not enough to warrant not playing a very well-crafted little action-RPG.

Four Swords with 3-4 players is one of the funnest multiplayer gaming experiences I've ever had. Kind of wish I had a DS that could download things just for that game.

Ghost Trick is easily worth $15!

speaking as a guy who has only enjoyed, like, three or four point-and-click adventure games (aside from the godlike stuff LucasArts used to crank out during the early-mid 90s of course) I have to say that I agree with you so far. it's like Rube Goldberg meets Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis. also the art style is intensely gorgeous.

Have you all seen the Animal Crossing 3DS trailer yet?

It is amazing. I've watched it over and over. The swimming is even more glorious a rapture than I thought it would be. Gimme gimme.

Paper Mario 3D looks brain scramblingly good too!

This just looks perfect http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-super-mario/723912

Update on that: It absolutely is, and my favorite 3D Mario at this point.

Got one of these for Christmas, loving it a huge amount more than I expected to. The new Mario is definitely my favourite since 64, which is saying a lot really.

And you know way up thread where I ordered a mis-priced one from Tesco, pre-release, and then they cancelled the order on me? Thought I'd try sneaking onto the ambassador programme by using that original e-receipt...and it worked!

Anyone doing friend codes or anything? Not sure it's actually worth it, but anyway I'm 3480-3015-9228.

um, I mean 9338.

just got the free Kid Icarus download code
on the plus side the 3D backgrounds aren't awful like they are in screenshots, the control layout can be customised and, well it was "free".
on the negative side ... its Kid Icarus which is not a good game.

that's the 23rd free game they've sent out btw!

0430-8257-7773 btw, send me pictures on Swapnote!

I'll send you my offensive 9/11 swapnote

Spent my lunch break playing through the first world on Mario 3D Land - did some levels a couple of times when I missed a star coin - can see myself getting a little obsessive over the star coins like I did with NSMB DS/Wii. It's definitely fun so far.

Got Mario Kart 7 at the same time - not put much into it yet, but, eh, it's another Mario Kart?

I got my Kid Icarus code from Nintendo, but when I tried to use it it said it had already been used! :(

It's another Mario Kart, but it has some nice additions that make it good fun. The difficulty is staying interested in it when it's difficult to play it on multiplayer with people you know.

I only wish they'd get rid of the spiky blue shells.

difficult difficult

Resident Evil demo up in UK eshop woot woot

xpost: yeah, spiky blue shells have always been the worst. If all power-ups were distributed equally, it would be fine, but as front runner you can't cripple someone's race with a blue shell - in fact, 90% of the time all you get are banana skins.

Ooh. Does Resident Evil demo need the 2nd thumb stick thing?

nah, no game requires the 2nd thumbstick to be played
demo is quite short but fun, like RE4 in an RE1/RE2 environment
(there's also a Cooking Mama demo lol)

i'm playing mario land 3d and realizing i can't really enjoy the 3D
i'm ready to finally call it and say that I got fleeced
this system is never gonna not suck. I miss my ds.

u funny bitter dork :p
Cooking Mama is atrocious, who buys this shit?

wtf, 3D Land is fucking awesome! second-best game I played all year behind Ghost Trick.

i can't play it with the 3d on because my eyes cross!

I just played Mario Kart 7 online for the first time. Unfortunately you can't just race against people on your friends list + bots, you and friends have to race against other randoms from around the world. In a way it's more interesting cos other players are more brutal than bots (they'll bash you out of the way without hesitation) but not the greatest if you just want to have a private game with someone. Booo.

you can set up a community for yr friends, no?

Really? I'll have to look into it more. I'd love to be able to arrange games with friend list only people.

oh ps my code is 1805 2767 3403 if anyone wants to be 3DS internet bffs

i can't play it with the 3d on because my eyes cross!

You can switch between innie and outtie 3D on Mario 3D Land - maybe try switching? I have the 3d effect fairly low - maybe about 1/3 of the way, as I find that's the best look. Love being able to judge whether a long jump will actually take me far enough to stomp a goomba, with the extra perspective it gives.

Nintendo sent me a new Kid Icarus code. Yay!

resident evil (the demo) is great from a technical standpoint and seems to find a nice balance between new and old RE but I might still be done with the series

lots of announcements today
particularly pleased that EU is getting Picross-e, Layton 5, new Fire Emblem this year

man Paper Mario isn't ever going to come out is it :(

so fuckin hyped for this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3mAnZ40dgI

has anyone gotten a 3ds xl yet?
thinking about getting one soon.

yeah, don't

if they included that second analog, i might've bitten this time, but eh