Awwwwww shit. Last day of my vacation. Guess I'll bump it back an extra week. Pokemon White is gonna sit wrapped in plastic for 2 weeks.

Hasney, you got the list of launch titles here in the states handy?

And was unsuccessful, unlike a pack-in 3DS game is likely to be.

Doesn't really say which will be there for launch, just launch window.

Gee. Pilotwings and Steel Diver look like the only ones I'll go for.

Well there's going to be over 30 games before June, just not sure which ones yet.

There is a bunch of 3DS videos at Gametrailers but whenever I embed them they cause a pop up saying someone needs to log in to the GT server.

One of the videos at GT was of that camera in action and someone in the comments mentioned something and I think it would be a success if they went for it and stupid if they didn't go for it.
Pokemon cards.

Place your cards down so the camera can see each players card, the camera reads them, creates the Pokemon on the cards in 3D and you battle. It could be popular with the younger age groups.

Fuck younger gamers. Sign me up to that shit, I'll just print off some cards.

Hi-rez scans and high dps printers FTW.

Waiting for Mario Kart 3D before i pick one up i think.

StarFox 64 3D port/remake going to have online play for multiplayer and a lot of other extras that the original N64 version didn't have. I think the replay level for high scores is from Star Fox Command since that is how extra characters were unlocked.

http://kotaku.com/5739128/star-fox-f...star-fox-mania

Release date and price of 3DS games in the US at Gamestop by Kotaku.

Wow, 2 Marios and Zelda all on the same day? Seems like piss poor planning.

Rumor is the June 2 date is just a place holder since Nintendo never releases that many games from their catalogue on the same day on the same system. Only Ocarina seems to be confirmed for June 2 while Star Fox isn't going to make it for June/July window.

Those $50 games might also be incorrect since its also rumored to be a pre-launch place holder Gamestop does when a new system comes out.

http://www.shopto.net/DS/VIDEO%20GAM...20Console.html

£200 3DS

Trying to sign up to shopto to preorder but it's not working. After putting in my credit card details, I was taken back to the registration page.

I've not had a confirmation email and the £1 they take to "verify your account but will put back instantly" hasn't been put back into my account which sucks because I only had 93p in my account so I'll be overdrawn by 7p if they don't hurry up. I might end up being charged £30 odd if it's not back in there soon, which will make this £200 deal more expensive than the RRP.

Tried logging in and it's not working either.

Ok, it's been nearly two hours and still no email or refund of the pound.

I looked it up and, apparantly, Shopto is a terrible site. A lot of people have had bank details stolen, been charged twice, one guy had vouchers revoked days after he used them and they had been accepted, one guy even got the Arabic version of a game.
According to one guy, Shopto has people on various forums to try and talk down these problems, to make them seem like a "legit" site. Sounds dodgey as hell.

I've changed my bank password just to be safe (I had to input them when I "signed up") though I want to do more to be safe and looks like I'll have to ask someone to forward £1 into my bank just to keep the bank off my back about being a whole 7p overdrawn.

Anyone else thinking of using Shopto because of the £200 3DS, don't.

Edit: Just found the "Email for help" function. I typed a message and it wont send it because it's "too short". How is this short?:

I've tried it as both one big paragraph and as two paragraphs. This site really is one big shitty joke.

Edit #2: Finally got it to send the email. Now to wait for either a really unhelpful reply, an automated reply or no reply at all.

I've ordered about 8 things from shopto in the past year and had no issues at all. Probably will end up getting my 3DS there in April too.

Some people say they've had no issues and others say it's an awful site. My experiance hasn't been a good one and I've not even bought anything yet so once I get my £1 back to stop me being charged by my bank, I think I'll stick with GAME or Gamestation. It's more expensive but at least I don't have to worry about any problems coming up.

Source.

In other news, Samus wont be playable in DOA Dimensions. She'll just appear from time to time on the Metroid themed stage to fight Ridely.

GAME has reduced the price they are charging for the 3DS to £219.99.

They lowered the price of SSFIV3D to £32.99 and then raised it back up to £34.99. Because I have both SF and the 3DS preordered. I'm now paying the cheaper option for both because they can't charge you more if they reduce the price after you preorder and then raise it.

Its around £220 on play.com as well, games were all around £34-37 though last time i checked.

Just got an email from Nintendo saying I had been "selected" to attend an "exclusive" event to play the 3DS before release. Problem is the nearest one of the four events is in Glasgow on my birthday.

Anyone else get that email?

Nah, it's either because you pre-ordered or have a buttload of registered Nintendo products I'll bet.

Probably the second one :$

I was thinking it might have been a mass email with the words "selected" and "exclusive" thrown in to make it sound fancy and important.

Joystiq

Some good shit from the home button here.

Being able to use the browser while playing could come in handy if we every have big multiplayer sessions with each other and there is no form of ingame chat. Just get the browser up and leave a message on here. I know some aready do that but it seems a bit of a fuss to run back an forth from console to PC.

Saw this fake image and isntantly thought "Awesome! I'll get that one!" until I saw it was fake. :(

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/12/ni...q-staff-apart/http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.c...03scrn03ev.jpg

D'AWWWWWWWWWWWWW

They have these in GAME stores now, if you are interested in pre-ordering one they let you have a go of it and stuff. Mii channel and what not.

Just pre-ordered mine with Pilotwings. Game have got them for £200 as well now so just did it in store.

Was messing around with the built in stuff and the effect is pretty amazing. Roll on 4 weeks from now.

We got it between us :shifty:

What colour did you end up going with anyway since they didn't do the red? I've got the blue, the black was too boring for me.

I want to get one, but launch line doesn't look great, plus need to buy other stuff...

i got a shot of a 3DS at Game in the Glasgow Fort 2day and was very impressed

I've gone with cosmic black because I'm not a fan of blue. Would have loved the red one though. It's not a big enough deal that I'll buy the red one when it comes out but I still would have liked it. I can't even imagine why anyone would rebuy a console they already have just because it's a new colour.

GAMEs site are doing the console on it's own for £196.99 but that console does come with 5 or 6 AR cards so it's not like you'd have nothing to do with it if you just bought the console.

I'm just buying the console for now.

Unboxing:
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Honestly, I didn't even go in to pre-order, I was just playing with it and had a big smile on my face.

Plus, the early adopted consoles will be easier to hack, if hacking happens. Always an early adopted for that reason!

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/195160-header.jpg

Not entirely sure why you'd want Kirby's balls on a dogs head, but hey, the options there.

Also, DS flashcards have already been updated to work on the 3DS, only in DS mode though.

It's actually the Ghost Recon game and it looks amazing.

Fuck, thought I had what I was pre-ordering sorted...

I've had to cancel my 3DS preorder but I'll be picking it up ASAP. I'm just hoping it's not another "Wii" in terms of how hard it is to get a hold of for the first while.

In other news, the 3DS VC will have SEGA GameGear and TurboGrafx-16 games.

It shouldn't be too hard to get one after launch compared to the Wii due to Nintendo saying they learned from the Wii demand boom and the game scheduling from the DS launch.

Instead of 1 large shipment which might save them some cost on shipping delivery, they are going for the smaller and quicker shipments while also spreading out the launch for 3-4 months instead of everything at once like the DS.

YES!

Glad to hear it. Well, read it but you know what I mean.

Splatterhouse and Galaga '90 from the TG16, please!

Just cancelled my Game pre-order.

Getting it from Morrisons. £185.

One of the freebie games looks to be an RPG-like game involving the Street Pass mode and 3DS Miis. The game is called Find Mii and works by having your friends or a group of Miis act like an RPG group/party with the objective to rescue your Mii out of jail.

The more Miis that show up in the Mii Plaza, the larger the group gets (similar to World of Warcraft big raid parties). If nobody shows up in your plaza, you can spend Play Coins to hire "mercenary" Miis to free you.

http://kotaku.com/#!5783302/theyve-h...y-nintendo-3ds

I've not tried this myself because I just can't afford the 3DS at all right now but you can get the 3DS for £177.16 from Zavvi following this link and then using the codeword GUINNESS. It's a very limited offer though, apparantly, and that code was put up on the 17th of March so I'm not sure if it's still valid but worth a try.

Yeah, I'd rather pick up in store for the cost of £10 since the store in question is on the way to work (and I can grab some Red Bulls on the same purchase)

3D Super Street Fighter 4 :drool:

I'm going without a 3DS right now. :(

I'm in work, so it's taunting me right now. Impressing everyone that looks when I turn it on though.

I've taken up chain smoking to try and gets some Street Pass data.

No dice.

You'll probably get no street pass data for a couple of months yet. Even then, I can't imagine it'll be any data worth using like the SSFIV figurine battle.

So stoked to be picking one up on sunday.

I really want one, but just can't afford it right now. I could with my tax return, but I'm going to try and wait for either a really good bundle, or a limited edition one. I just hope there's a good 3DS one soon. There weren't too many good DS Lite ones in North America.

I also don't want any of the launch titles. Hopefully during the summer better games will come out.

can i watch 3d movies on it?
and if i can where can i download them
cheers

I think it will only be available from Netflix on the 3DS or Nintendo's own movie download channel/service.

So I didn't get any street pass data while smoking outside Game at work, but did when I went on a date to a fancy seafood restraunt.

So got a puzzle piece for Mii Plaza and he's also a hero for the Mii Quest. Won a Mario hat for my Mii because of it, which is pretty cool.

I'm also pretty drunk and can confirm the 3D still works.

I'll add to the the PSN/XBLA list when there's a few of us, but my friend code is:

0559-6756-5017

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The 3DS SSF4 is so good. I'm glad there's a filter so you can play only against people on pro mode without re touchscreen insta-specials though. Guile being able to flash kick at any time without charge is kinda game breaking.

I was considering standing in line at midnight to get mine tonight, but since temperatures are going to be in the teens, I'll just grab mine at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.

SSFIV is fantastic on this. Hasney, i registered you as a friend. My code is 2449-4627-0122

Done.

Even with the friend code, I kinda hoped that it would be tied to a unique name and sent as a request. It's improved, but online is still an afterthought.

Any reports of small children being blinded yet?

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Think there's something wrong with his 3DS. My AR games and Face Raiders save their progress. Up to level 3 on Face Raiders.

Spent 30mins just dicking around with the camera, switching between 3D and 2D. Love this thing, although it seems too small, but I want one.

Have you noticed that the 2 issues are displays using a black 3DS?

Let that be a lesson: Don't be boring.

I'll be getting black unless the red/black one is out by mid May.

Started mine up and screwed around with it for about an hour this morning. Pretty awesome. Played the first couple minutes of Pokemon White. I'll try Steel Diver and Pilotwings later in the day.

Just ran out and grabbed a case to store it in.

Ashens :heart:

I always enjoy his stuff.

Picked up this and pokemon black yesterday. The 3d is actually pretty cool.

Does anyone know which is the best of the 3d launch titles, or should I just wait for Ocarina of time?

From what I've read and seen, Ridge Racer is the best one to use 3D but gets a bit repetitive after a while.

Street Fighter IV is the best in terms of controlling and playing just like the console versions. Not much of a 3D effect unless you fight in 3D mode or 1st person.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars might end up as the underrated game of the launch with low sales but a good game. Very similar to the old X-Com series in gameplay style.

Madden and Lego Star Wars appear to be the games to avoid the most with Super Monkey Ball 3D, Asphalt 3D, and Bust-A-Move Universe as the next set of avoidable games.

The Ocarina of Time 3D remake has a release date of the 19th of June 2011 in the US but no Europe date yet.

Also, boxart:

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...iewmedia-2.jpg

Water Temple here I come.

17th June in Europe.

OK, I walked too close to Game with too much money and bought one.

My code is 3652 0574 0537, I have Street Fighter and Monkey Ball cos I had to pick a free game from the shitty pile, but best not to play me at SF unless you like shallow, easy victories.

Comparison shots:

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...04/ocatime.jpg

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/ass...04/1045lw9.png

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/ass...04/15eipu1.png

http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/ass...04/2ii9a9s.png

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...04/33nda13.png

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/ass.../04/bfki84.png

http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/ass.../04/ei2s6o.png

http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/ass.../04/o9nvd1.png

http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/ass...04/2z812zq.png

http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/ass.../04/zml95d.png

Some shots look fantastic, others pretty much sharper touches.

Looks good. Be cool to see Navi all 3D and stuff.

I just had a thought about the runner in OoT. The guy you'd find next to the canyon would challenge you to a race to the forest but he always won.

Think it's likely they'll change that? I always assumed they had plans for the guy, like you beat him and he gives you something like a heart container but they scrapped it and kept him in.

Then I read about the rumours that maybe he was linked with some sort of Triforce related quest they took out. I doubt that. Would be cool if they added a whole other quest using the same map, though. I know that's asking far too much. I'd only expect them to do something with the runner so he can give you a prize, if they changed anything like that.

Navi would be cool in 3D, flying about and so would a lot of the boss battles with their fire and effects. We'd probably get Eponas butt in 3D as well.

I think he was Nintendo's joke on quests...

Fishing would also look pretty cool in 3D (and perhaps easier?). And being that Zelda 64 made Z-targeting what it is, I guess it'll be fully realized locking on to enemies and Link's body looking that much closer to the screen, hopping about and fighting night skeletons.

Fucking love 3DS. And this game. Now gets some F-Zero on there.

The runner was meant to be a joke by Nintendo because even if you tried to out run him, the games would end up cheating and still put him in the finishing line.

His alter-ego in Majora's Mask was beatable in a contest but it was to get the clock at exactly 10 seconds instead of a race in order to get a heart piece.

Mega Man Lengends 3 Prototype Version is going to be an eShop launch title and cost the yen amount of about $2.

Fucking sweet.

Im still on the fence, would the fine people of TPWW recommend the 3DS?

Wait for E3.

Get it now, play Street Fighter and Ghost Tecon and be happy.

Wait till June/July because by then the bigger titles will be available to go along with Street Fighter IV and the eShop will be available for the Gameboy Virtual Console.

Exactly. There won't be a price drop between now and then. If you get bored of SF4, then there's a trade of OoT.

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Motion aiming. Move the 3DS to aim/look around:
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You can also use the stick if you'd prefer, according to comments.

Yeah, they said the motion was optional, thank god.

The entire BitTrip Saga series is heading to the 3DS as a single game card for those who didn't buy it on PC or Wiiware.

http://kotaku.com/#!5796881/the-enti...o-nintendo-3ds

OoT trailer:

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Some 3DS related news:

eShop delayed until June 7 or when Nintendo holds its E3 conference although Famitsu is reporting Nintendo is using the extra time to add a lot more Virtual Console and games to the service.

StarFox 64 3DS remake will not have any sort of online modes but will still support LAN play as well as Download mode play from a single cart.

Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D now has a June 28 release date for North America and a TBA July release date for Europe.

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Game has the Black 3DS for £165

http://www.game.co.uk/Nintendo-3DS/H...-Cosmos-Black/

Inside the case of the European OoT when you preorder:

Cover:
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Inside:
http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/hni0003x.jpg

Seems to come with a free poster:
http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/hni0004b.jpg

The other side of the poster:
http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/m...9/hni0005p.jpg