Gaming It Printed Money! In 3D! The Nintendo DS/2DS/3DS/N3DS/Mobile Discussion

I've been playing Mii Streetpass, seeing as I've found a few people on it (magically)! And that's about the most exciting thing I've been doing on it so far.
This is probably the last time I'm going to be an early adopter of a new console.

 

StreetPass is fun and I've encountered 26 different Miis on the streets so far. Aussie-Nintendo is organising a Sydney StreetPass event and I'm sure there are other groups around the world that be attempting to do something similar.

Japan will be getting a software update in May as well as the eShop feature launching. Excitebike will be a free download for the service but no word yet for when it be available outside of Japan.

We do have Zelda: OoT coming in June with Star Fox possibly coming out in July. I am looking forward to getting those and finding out more of what is to come at E3.


Personally, I am glad I got the system on launch. I have gotten a lot of use out of it, either with the games, AR, camera and music applications or streetpass. The family loves it too and will be getting another one down the track.

 

Honestly I haven't been playing my 3DS much since launch, but while I'm sad Nintendo's launch hasn't gone that well, I still don't really regret buying it. Sooner or later it'll have been worth it. And with a list of games like that, its probably going to be sooner, especially with the Ocarina remake in a few weeks.

Mario and Mario Kart should turn out awesome. And ooh, Luigi's Mansion. I never got around to playing the original (though I bought a used copy before they completely disappeared, though I would've preferred a new copy if it had still been in print), but I've heard good things about it. Not quite a great launch title for the Gamecube, but still people are happy to hear more about it, so I take that as a good sign.

Here's hoping the second half of the year is better for Nintendo.

 

Nintendo's 3DS conference was great. All of those quality titles make me want to rush out and buy one now.

 

Well, it hasn't even been a full year (or even six months, I think), and Nintendo is already cutting the 3DS' price. Maybe its in even worse shape than people had been speculating about, with the price dropping from $250 to $170. Hm, maybe they're making sure to cut the price before the PS Vita comes out? Since that's the new competition and if they had the same price by this holiday season, that might've been dangerous.

Although I'm not too sad about buying one early since apparently we're getting some free NES games (can the 3DS play NES games? Never looked into that yet) and exclusive GBA games, assuming I'm reading the article correctly. And there are several GBA games on that list I really would like, so at least Nintendo is giving something to the early adopters.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/118/1184670p1.html

And sounds like Super Mario 3D Land is coming in November with Mario Kart 7 (I think their final titles were just announced) coming in December, so that's at least two hot sellers there.

 

after hearing this, i've been debating buying a 3ds before the price drop, solely to get my hands on those downloadables. that's about $100 worth of games for an $80 price reduction.

 

Nintendo Loses Over $300M

Following a bold price cut for its 3DS system, Nintendo has revealed its second quarter earnings for 2011. The results are not good.

The Japanese publisher continues to struggle to adjust to falling DS and Wii sales while supporting the launch of the Nintendo 3DS and preparing for the arrival of Wii U. During the last 3 months, Nintendo has lost 25.5 billion yen (about $330 million).

Citing the aforementioned price drop, as well as the "sales outlook for the holiday season" and exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen, Nintendo slashed its net income projections by 82%, from 110,000 million yen to 20,000 million yen. Its net income the year prior was 77,621 million yen.

Outside of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and Star Fox 3D in Japan, Nintendo has yet to ship any major releases for either the Nintendo 3DS or Wii. That will change in the second half of the year, as Star Fox ships globally along with Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Eep.

 

Yeah, while it looks like bad news for Nintendo, after how much they accumulated during the last few years of Wii and DS dominance they're not going to fade anytime soon. Although I keep hearing them say that the holiday season is extremely important and its probably true with them selling million of DSes every Black Friday. Which reminds me, wonder if they'll have more limited color editions this year too or will have moved onto 3DS bundles by now (probably more DSi bundles).

It does seem like the first time they've had to sell a system at a loss, which is kind of a bad sign since usually they always break even at least on their systems, but guess the tech in the 3DS is more expensive and advanced than usual. Although Sony is probably going to take an even bigger hit since the tech in the Vita sounds very expensive too, but guess they were planning on at least matching the 3DS.

Heh, cute picture, but it seems kind of odd for Nintendo to call a Mario Kart by number, I was just expecting them to follow the "Mario Kart system name here" format. Mario Kart DS, Wii, etc. Although there were the GBA and Gamecube titles, but those didn't stand out that much (at least compared to the DS version). Huh, haven't seen a Super Mario Land for a very long time. Wonder if they'll throw in any references from the old ones (recently downloaded the original Super Mario Land, which was somewhat different from a regular Mario game) or if it'll be more like Galaxy (since its not just a 2D platformer).

 

Going shopping today, so what games would people recommend for the 3DS?

Already have Zelda, Streetfighter and Nintendogs and cats. Res Evil maybe?

 

I heard Mercenaries is good but it apparently has a big flaw. You can't overwrite old saves. So no starting over from scratch.

 

Over seven minutes of Mario Kart 7 gameplay from Gamescom

Looks fun.

 

Yeah, the gliding looks like a fun addition.

 

So, anybody else picked up Super Mario 3D Land yet? And despite the name, it sadly has little to do with the original Super Mario Land and Six Golden Coins (ah, that is an old favorite of mine, glad they put it up on the 3DS' Virtual Console already). Basically it plays like most of the recent 3D Mario games, not exactly like Galaxy with its space/planets theme, but not as pure 2-D platformer as New Super Mario Bros./Wii. The 3D is done quite well, although my eyes still have a hard time with 3D. It is definitely an excellent game and possibly the first must-buy non-remake/port game on the 3DS (though that's kind of a sad thing to hear, but some of the more optimistic articles I've read point out that the DS took a while to get going too), so its a nice start for Nintendo's holiday season, here's hoping Mario Kart 7 is equally as good (if not better). Now back to playing.

 

My 5 year old son has discovered my old DS lite and MarioKart, so my wife and i decided to pick up a 3DS for the family for xmas with the new Mario Kart, MarioLand and Starfox (my request )

I am interested in seeing how it all turns out.

 

Haha, i assume this also

The new MarioKart does look fun! I like the underwater stuff and the gliders! My son is super stoked. i can't wait for xmas morning!