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http://kotaku.com/nintendo-just-announced-a-new-3ds-1628389333

thoughts? i think it looks great! the analog stick is potentially dumb but i really like all the other new features.

game slot on bottom? yes please, i always feel like my fingers are going to bump the game out of the slot on top

faster CPU? awesome

3D effect from multiple angles!

dynamic brightness controls!

Micro SD Card Support!

All the new features are great and being able to use the Amiibo without purchasing an add on is a plus for me. Just seems confusing again with all the models out now. I'll be trying to madly scrounge up some cash now before Smash Bros comes out.

right i forgot to mention that part, which is really cool. no need to buy some dumb portal thing like with skylanders if it's integrated into the system.

agreed the models are getting ridiculous though, hopefully it doesn't confuse people too badly, but other than that i love it.

Looks great! I'm glad I waited to buy a 3DS.

The small size of the extra analog stick dealie is a little off-putting to me, but I do dig the more consistent 3D effect and the automatic brightness adjustment. I'm not too hip with the MicroSD slot, though; I've come so close to losing my MicroSD card on a couple occasions from it being so small. But then, that's probably what they had to do to accommodate all the other new features and keep the memory-expansion feature.

I just wonder when this will hit stateside. Maybe Black Friday? In any case, when it does, they'll likely release a Super Smash Bros. bundle with a few of those Amiibo figures...

@Zagnorch: Or a Skylanders bundle.....

I'm with ya on the portal thing; the space I could free up by eliminating those, lemme tell ya. I can see the built-in portal becoming a standard feature on the next generation of consoles... if there is a next generation of consoles. 'Course, the Skylanders and Disney Infinity people will likely balk at consoles adding a universal portal that works with all figures to replace their proprietary ones that only work with their figures.

I'd totally grab that; the DS/3DS Skylanders games are actually quite good. Not sure ActiVision would go for having their figures work with a universal integrated portal piece, however. I'd love it if they did, though; it can be a real pain in the ass for my 3DS to sense the portal when I try to link them, even when they're practically touching one another.

Well... Just when I'm really considering driving out and buying a 3DS and a couple games in the next week this news comes out. I think I'll just wait a bit longer and get this new 3DS XL!

This is awesome news. I am all about smash bros, and have yet to buy a 3DS, this will be the one it seems. That C-stick is exactly like the CGN Controller and seems it will work in the same way. Since they are releasing a peripheral for the new Smash Bros. Wii U to allow you to play with GCN controllers, this only makes sense to do it here as well.

I have a 3DS XL, which I traded up from a regular 3DS. I love the system, but it's going to take some amazing titles to get me to upgrade again. I'm taking a wait and see on it.

Xenoblade Chronicles remake is only going to work on this new one. The faster CPU is the kicker there.

I have that on Wii. I'll wait.

That C Stick seems too small to be comfortable to use. Until Nintendo forces me to upgrade to the New 3DS I'll stick with my black 3DS XL.

I might buy this one.  Been waiting for an excuse to buy one for awhile now

The 3D face tracking thing is just what it needed. I play exclusively with it off because you can't move your head at all. I passed on the XL but they got my attention with this one.

There is an add-on called the Circle Pad that you might find more comfortable. It looks more comfortable to me, anyway.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41f8Ivmu-FL.jpg)

http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-3DS-Circle-Pad-Pro-Sonstiges/dp/B00B3TXJ14/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1409371397&sr=8-6&keywords=3ds+circle+pad


If there's any big selling point for me, it's this. However, I'm in no big hurry to get one; I'll likely wait 'til after its first price-point drop, and/or there's a bundled edition with a game of interest. Sadly, the game will most likely be a downloadable version, and not a physical one...

UPDATE: Went back to the Kotaku piece, and noticed something I hadn't picked up on before, mainly because they weren't really discussed in the article: New 3DS now has two pairs of shoulder buttons.

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BTW anybody here hoping that Mr. Iwata will do an unboxing video of the New 3DS?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECqpc6Ses4s
Unboxing-- dare I say it-- like a boss.

My first thought when I saw that Nintendo announced the new 3DS was "Does Nintendo not want to sell another 3DS between now and when this thing debuts?"  Seriously, I had plans to buy a 3DS this holiday season, but now I'm going to wait for this new model.  That said, I think the fact that there are no plans to bring this to NA this holiday season means they want to squeeze one more Christmas of 3DS sales out of impatient adults and kids.

My next thought was to wonder if this more powerful processor was the one that Nintendo had in the pre-release demo units that all the reviewers loved.  Nintendo cut costs with a less powerful chip for the release models, and I wonder if we're seeing the original restored.

It's not all cynicism from me, though.  I think the improvements to new 3DS make a highly desirable unit.  One I will likely pick up.

Whoa, really??  Doesn't ring a bell, I must have missed that.

Weird they're upgrading it now though.  I'm sure Nintendo themselves are a pretty good judge of what should go in a new hardware revision, but it sure does seem like a bizarre & crazy move to put in a new processor and segment the 3DS spectrum.  Going to be really interesting to see how many games besides Xenoblade require it, how it affects sales, how this compares to whatever the "real" next platforms past 3DS and Wii U are.

Or if this is their actual next-gen handheld!  I doubt it though... "New 3DS" doesn't give them much room in naming upgrades anything less than a full on next-gen non-3DS handheld.

And I feel sorry for the more casual customers... must be a bit confusing (https://twitter.com/LudwigK/status/505346945301639168) at this point!

If I recall correctly, the 3DS debuted in late March 2011 in North America, one month after it was released in Japan. I  wonder why they couldn't do the same thing this time 'round. 'Course, that would translate to a mid-November release here; perhaps they feel like there isn't enough time between then and the start of the holiday shopping season to really promote the product? Or it could be the difficulty of trying to meet demand? Or maybe they fear the demand isn't quite there yet, since this release might be seen as a half-step-up to some-- like the DSi-- and people might be willing to wait it out. There are a lot of factors to consider.


Like I stated earlier, I'll likely get an XL one eventually, too. And of course I'll grab a Nerf Armor cover to go with it, 'cuz that's how I roll...


UPDATE: New Nintendo 3DS now has a Wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Nintendo_3DS

Rumor posted today that the device may not be region locked.

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/rumor-new-nintendo-3ds-is-not-region-locked

Nintendo pulling out all the stops with this one.

Looks like we're SOL on that one, at least according to this:

http://kotaku.com/nintendos-border-control-still-sucks-1630311593

Personally it's just pretty aggravating that they release a new version or two every year. I don't like feeling out dated and that is all that seems to happen with the DS. I had the original, they release the DSi. I get the DSi. They come out with the 3DS. I trade up for one of those, then the 3DS XL comes. Now this one. :/

The new 3DS looks interesting, but looks more as a attempt to call a redesign a new system, much as Apple has done a million times with their iPad.  I think if the big N wants people outside of the "gotta get it all" crowd they need to make sure they have a solid hand and are not bluffing.  Otherwise, I would love to be able to pick up a 3DS XL at a reduced price.

Surprised many here don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the new direction Nintendo is taking their update philosophy.

This should really be called the 4DS, or just anything except "new 3DS" which is confusing and highly misleading. Especially for all the old and non-tech people who will be buying games for their children.

Ever since the dawn of time, Nintendo has updated their handhelds but kept everything compatible. The GBA SP doesn't have exclusive games. The DS Lite didn't have exclusive games. The 3DS XL didn't have exclusive games. But this thing will! (Yes, the DSi *did* have exclusive games, but those were stupid download-only games)

Using brilliant marketing, Nintendo has released a whole new handheld without pissing off their loyal followers who opened their wallets for the 3DS XL less than a year ago. This is not the same thing as the DS -> DS Lite or 3DS -> 3DS XL updates. Those were optional. This update will become mandatory.

I'm surprised the backlash isn't bigger. I think it will be once they release a new Pokémon/Zelda/Mario/... for the "new" 3DS and people finally wake up and realize that their 3DS XL can't play those games.

The whole point of consoles/handhelds is to have a system that remains compatible with all games released for that system for several years. Imagine if every time Sony/Microsoft updated the PS3/360, the latest version had exclusive games!


EDIT: as for the hardware itself. Nintendo has once again foolishly failed to include the much needed second analog stick. No, that tiny IBM-style nipple won't do. If there's room for the analog stick and the D-pad on the left side of the screen, surely they could fit an analog stick and the face buttons on the right side!

Sirgin - just to clarify, the DSi had exclusive physical releases here in the US at least. There weren't many, but they exist.
http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-160-S-00030-A

[img width=602 height=550]http://www.rfgeneration.com/images/games/U-160/bf/U-160-S-00030-A.jpg[/img]

Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DSi#Software_library
Database entries (http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?console=160&type=S&regionwide=Y&search=+Search+)

We win, since we have Hidden Photo and Wikipedia does not. Wait, what were we discussing again?

Didn't know that.

But atleast they called the DSi the "DSi" and not just the "new DS". That indicates that something has changed. Using the word "new" is very misleading, as people will think it's just a 3DS. In a few years, people will be referring to it as just the "3DS", which will add to the confusing.

I wouldn't have minded at all had Nintendo come out and said "this is the XDS, it's our new handheld. Oh, it's backwards compatible with 3DS." That would have been cool.

The Xbox One is another incredibly daft name. Check out this Xbox 1 game! No wait, I meant the original Xbox. ::)

Hehe, yeah.  Maybe this is just a working title and not final.  Maybe they are just trying to copy off of Apple again (who names the iPad3 "The New iPad").  But then again they did manage to name a game system after an American baby-slang term for urination, so who knows. 

I love handhelds, and I'll probably end up buying this eventually.  Whether or not I replace my 3DS XL with a new one, or just buy the "New" version remains to be seen.

Gamestop Exclusive 3DS coming soon:

http://kotaku.com/source-nintendo-releasing-gamestop-only-nes-version-of-1632999308

I'm not sure I like the look of the NES one.

and another one for the atlus fans

https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo/photos/a.120520318032430.30157.119240841493711/696171637133959/?type=1&theater

@techwizard: It sucks that it doesn't come with the game. Just the 3DS.

I know I will be waiting for the new one, but this is pretty cool.

[img width=700 height=476]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10171079_696171637133959_1695124489106717994_n.jpg?oh=2fe62fd7ecea6cc661aad6870dbd9286&oe=5484F24C&__gda__=1418690086_eaf05b45887a76526474fb55b75760bf[/img]

Now do I trade my 3ds and my XL towards this to upgrade? I just dropped $150 for smash 3ds, WiiU bundle. Blast now this. The only way I got a dsi was someone lost one at the movies I work at and never came back for it. I played a few games and liked it. The 3ds was out by than so grabbed one on craigslist. Had that till about 4 months ago when I got the dream team XL version.

Darn you Nintendo


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personally i don't think it's worth dropping whatever you have for any other bundle/cover design unless you're collecting 3DS. they come out with so many of these now that there's always going to be another cool one just around the corner. now if you're upgrading from a basic to an XL, or even from XL to the new 3DS when it eventually comes then that would be worth it.

I mean, this is cool I guess, but with the NEW 3DS XL coming just months from now - who is buying this?

picking up the New 3Ds XL this friday. I sold enough items I had to cover the cost, and already have a buyer for my old 3Ds XL system. I have the Mario & Luigi Dream Team edition.

I'm going to film me getting it and unboxing and all that jazz. I order a vinyl decal from decalgirl.com as well to make my own Majora's Mask edition. which I think looks way better

I feel my collection needs either a nice CIB NES Action Set or a loose PC Engine Duo, before getting the "New" 3DS.

Here's the decal that I got
[img width=456 height=430]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/10/f16a62b73cf7963ac8575cc81bf7f41c.jpg[/img]
[img width=457 height=583]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/10/2f8274762661850de10c28d433520057.jpg[/img]


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That's pretty nice, Russ.

I do wish that I could just walk into a store and purchase the New Majora version.  I wasn't planning on getting one but I get the itch on hardware release days so I took a half hour break and went to my local Target, Gamestop, and Best Buy because they weren't answering their phones.  None of the stores received any.  I may have to settle for the black eventually but no rush.  Just a bigger screen to Street Pass on.

Just made it at target at 7:30am
[img width=700 height=700]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/13/136bd81bb353bc583588d8d84a4f9b4e.jpg[/img]


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