The free downloads have amounted to ExciteBike and Netflix. Cool, but not amazing. None of the titles have especially stood out, yet. I find the DS library to be considerably more compelling.
//EDIT: Read a little more. The 20 titles isn't bad.
I own a 3DS and I'm okay with the price drop and free games. Nintendo could just as easily have dropped the price without offering anything to "early adopters."
I'm cool with the free games I guess, kind of wish I would have waited, but a ~$60 price drop announcement after the system has been on shelves for four months? Yeesh.
Surprising, Nintendo normally masters a launch that can not meet demand driving further demand, discussion, parental panic, and fanboy rage. They made too many this time.
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colapart legend, part devil... all manBalls deepIcrontian
edited July 2011
Kinda sad I didn't wait, but I'm uber stoked to get my exclusive games/virtual console stuff XD
This puts it in a price range that is compelling enough for me to consider.
Same here, although it's still hard to justify. My DSLite still has excellent battery life, but I also haven't picked it up in a while to play any of the games.
Same here, although it's still hard to justify. My DSLite still has excellent battery life, but I also haven't picked it up in a while to play any of the games.
I'm with you on this... except mine is a DSi not a DSLite. I think I've played it for a grand total of 30 minutes in the past 3 months.
I haven't touched my DS since I got my iPad. Actually not entirely true I did try and play a couple games on it just because and then got quickly annoyed at how fiddly it now feels in manipulating buttons, d-pad and the stylus in some games. There are a couple DS games I miss, but most of the ones I like are already on iOS or there is something that fills the niche.
I also was thinking that when my daughter got a little older she'd like to graduate from her Leapster Explorer to the DS, which she used to really like. Sadly she has no desire to play it anymore. She prefers her Leapster for her learning games or the iPad for, well everything else.
Some Costcos have already lowered their price to the $169.99 price, so if you buy one from there in the next two weeks you'll get the new price and the 20 free games...
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TheMightyFuzzkinsAt the end of the rainbow, stealing your treasures!
edited August 2011
Even with this price drop, I am still not convinced to get a 3DS. My DSi is working well for me, and I already have enough games to keep me busy for ages. Only game that is coming out for the 3DS in the future that might be worth my while is the Kingdom Hearts title. I don't know, shilling out $169.99 for a system that still hasn't worked all of its kinks out doesn't appeal to me. And besides, the 3D feature on it gives me a really bad headache.
Curious: What kinks has the 3DS not worked out yet?
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TheMightyFuzzkinsAt the end of the rainbow, stealing your treasures!
edited August 2011
Well, the 3D feature makes the games on the DS really hard on the eyes, so that's one thing they can improve on. However, the main issue I heard people complain about is the low battery life. You may as well plug it in like a laptop in order to play it. Once they make a smaller model with a better battery life and more worthwhile games, then I might consider it. Nintendo already fixed the price issue though, so that's a good move. =D
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//EDIT: Read a little more. The 20 titles isn't bad.
I'm with you on this... except mine is a DSi not a DSLite. I think I've played it for a grand total of 30 minutes in the past 3 months.
I also was thinking that when my daughter got a little older she'd like to graduate from her Leapster Explorer to the DS, which she used to really like. Sadly she has no desire to play it anymore. She prefers her Leapster for her learning games or the iPad for, well everything else.
As for battery life, I've played for 15 straight hours and never needed a charge. Your hearsay is, frankly, BS.