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OatmealRaisin posted:In other news, ducks fly, trout swim, Nintendo has no idea how to manage their branding. What the hell. Was there that much demand for a less portable, uglier system incapable of using the main feature/gimmick of the 3DS? And yeah, the branding is hilariously terrible.
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Vintersorg posted:Also this: Screw all those that say the Wii U has no games, that line up right there is enough to keep me more than busy. poo poo... I want all of those except for Mario & Sonic at the Olympics
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So how exactly do you fit that fucker in your pocket? It's a goddamn square the size of a piece of toast. Did they really have to remove the clamshell design? What were they thinking?
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Also why the hell is the 2DS still lacking the second stick? You can't play Monster Hunter on that Nintendo. Japan is not going to be pleased. They're shooting their golden goose in the head with a bazooka. One and the Same posted:So how exactly do you fit that fucker in your pocket? It's a goddamn square the size of a piece of toast. Did they really have to remove the clamshell design? What were they thinking? It's supposedly the size of a PsOne. You can't put in it your pocket that's why it's getting custom branded carrying cases for the system.
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One and the Same posted:So how exactly do you fit that fucker in your pocket? You don't. They're selling official carrying cases for that monstrosity 
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Astro7x posted:Screw all those that say the Wii U has no games, that line up right there is enough to keep me more than busy. poo poo... I want all of those except for Mario & Sonic at the Olympics It doesn't have games right now, but the line up this fall and into the next 12 months is impressive.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:51
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Tortolia posted:incapable of using the main feature/gimmick of the 3DS? A 3DS with the 3D always turned to off sounds exactly like my 3DS.
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One and the Same posted:So how exactly do you fit that fucker in your pocket? It's a goddamn square the size of a piece of toast. Did they really have to remove the clamshell design? What were they thinking? I think they're trying to emulate the tablet trend in mobile computing. But man, what a swing and a miss.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:51
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A cheaper 3DS without the 3D? Sign me up! I can't play with the 3D on for more than a few minutes without seeing double.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:52
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Renoistic posted:A cheaper 3DS without the 3D? Sign me up! I can't play with the 3D on for more than a few minutes without seeing double. But you can turn the 3D off without the need of buying a new system with a terrible control layout that's worse than it's predecessors.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:53
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WendigoJohnson posted:But you can turn the 3D off without the need of buying a new system with a terrible control layout that's worse than it's predecessors. Why are the buttons so high up? That is terrible.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:54
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Renoistic posted:A cheaper 3DS without the 3D? Sign me up! I can't play with the 3D on for more than a few minutes without seeing double. I was excited, because I wouldn't use the 3D aspect of the 3DS, so why pay for it? But if that fucker doesn't fold, no sale. I'm not carrying around a case for that thing. All my other electronics fit in my pocket, I'm not gonna make an exception for this one.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:55
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It isn't even that much cheaper. It's like $50 less at worst than the non-XL, with a worse control scheme and less portability. I can't stop laughing, Nintendo is literally headed up by Larry, Curly, and Moe
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Aug 28, 2013 16:57
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The buttons are probably in the optimal place for whatever the center of balance is. Also wow two 3DS games appear to be WiiU exclusive! Oh wait no the poster department just didn't want to make two posters.
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Codependent Poster posted:Why are the buttons so high up? That is terrible. It would make sense if it had a single screen like the Vita, but with the 3DS your eyes are not looking at the screens in the same way. The slant the system is on is supposed to give you the same feeling of the DS/3DS because the top screen is not at the same angle as the bottom. However they even screwed that up because both screens are not at the same angle as the DS or 3DS. Not only that your hands will now be covering parts of the top and bottom screen due to the button placement.
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They could drop the price by $150 and the Wii U still wouldn't be a good deal in its current state. The system is in its death throes. All that's left to do is speculate as to when it finally shits the bed and Nintendo pulls the cord. And Jesus Christ that 2DS.
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OatmealRaisin posted:In other news, ducks fly, trout swim, Nintendo has no idea how to manage their branding.  What the gently caress is Nintendo even doing anymore
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WendigoJohnson posted:But you can turn the 3D off without the need of buying a new system with a terrible control layout that's worse than it's predecessors. I haven't bought a 3DS. And the new one is cheaper. The size and no clamshell design are major turnoffs, though.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:59
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My theory is that they're sick of hearing they should leave the home console business to focus on handhelds, so they're trying to demonstrate they can gently caress up their portables with the same focus and intensity.
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Aug 28, 2013 17:01
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Why announce a price drop a month in advance? Now anybody who hears about the price drop will wait to buy the WiiU.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:: Iwata gonna get his rear end fired.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:My theory is that they're sick of hearing they should leave the home console business to focus on handhelds, so they're trying to demonstrate they can gently caress up their portables with the same focus and intensity. No please don't gently caress up the portable handhelds too.  This is the only thing left that I like about Nintendo.
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I said come in! posted:The Wii-U is dropping by $50 officially on September 20; https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/372741538180513792 OatmealRaisin posted:In other news, ducks fly, trout swim, Nintendo has no idea how to manage their branding. 2 is less than 3. Hope that helps. Love, Andy P.S. That thing is ugly as gently caress, won't fit into pockets as well, and will get scratched up, what exactly were you trying to prove by not making it a clamshell like every goddamn gameboy since the SP, I thought this poo poo was settled
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Aug 28, 2013 17:03
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Actually, the 2DS isn't that bad of an idea. The reason? Young kids, I'm not sure if anybody else has ever had to deal with this, but after working at an EBGames as well as at a pawnshop there is one thing that always seemed persistently true. Some kids can't deal with hinged handhelds, I have seen so many GBA SP and DSs which were ripped at the hinge from any number of reasons. From falling damage to "Little jimmy just pulled at it until it tore apart, does the warranty cover his stupidity?"
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Aug 28, 2013 17:04
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The 2DS is being designed for small children and being released the same day as the new Pokemon game. It's not actually a terrible idea. I dislike the design a lot though, but the lack of hinge makes sense. It's the most breakable part of the system.
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Flayer posted:Why announce a price drop a month in advance? Now anybody who hears about the price drop will wait to buy the WiiU. Maybe the same people who follow gaming news enough to know about this in advance are the same people who knew the thing has been selling poorly enough that they had to have a price drop soon. Though I don't really see an advantage to announcing early.
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Syfe posted:Actually, the 2DS isn't that bad of an idea. The reason? Young kids, I'm not sure if anybody else has ever had to deal with this, but after working at an EBGames as well as at a pawnshop there is one thing that always seemed persistently true. Some kids can't deal with hinged handhelds, I have seen so many GBA SP and DSs which were ripped at the hinge from any number of reasons. From falling damage to "Little jimmy just pulled at it until it tore apart, does the warranty cover his stupidity?" The screens better be extra sturdy then, like OG Brick Gameboy can take a loving IED and still keep on working sturdy.
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Flayer posted:Why announce a price drop a month in advance? Now anybody who hears about the price drop will wait to buy the WiiU. People were buying WiiUs?
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WendigoJohnson posted:Any idea if the 2Ds has that fancy new 15 hour battery? According to info released it's basically the size of the original but with the battery of an XL.
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ImpAtom posted:According to info released it's basically the size of the original but with the battery of an XL. The chart they put out says it actually gets less time out of the battery than the XL. How is that possible when it doesn't have to render stuff in 3D?
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At this point its pretty clear nintendo has no loving clue and really needs to pull a SEGA and just admit defeat and make marios and zelda rehashes for xbox and playstation.
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WendigoJohnson posted:The screens better be extra sturdy then, like OG Brick Gameboy can take a loving IED and still keep on working sturdy. A good screen protector will deal with most of those issues. Also not having the secondary screen being used as actively as the original DS should cut down on the scratching that happens from kids that treat the touchpad as though they are engraving something into it. It certainly looks sturdy enough for kids and I can tell you that not having a hinge will make a considerable difference for the longevity of the device for kids. They tend not to care too much about how scratched up the screen gets, that's kind of an adult fixation on keeping our devices that we've invested money in pristine. yourafagpleasedie posted:At this point its pretty clear nintendo has no loving clue and really needs to pull a SEGA and just admit defeat and make marios and zelda rehashes for xbox and playstation. Can people stop saying this? Nintendo has already said that if they go bankrupt they're taking their games to the grave with them, so don't bother praying at that shrine. If you want to play Nintendo games and have those franchises stick around you may as well invest in a Nintendo system. Also, Nintendo has some pretty nice coffers.
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To say something nice about Nintendo, I'm tempted by that Zelda bundle. $240 for the console plus a $60 game is pretty enticing. Except the game is an HD remake that literally every other company in the world would sell for $40. And it's a download code so thanks to Nintendo's consumer-unfriendly DRM policy if your console kicks off so does your game. gently caress right off Nintendo.
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yourafagpleasedie posted:At this point its pretty clear nintendo has no loving clue and really needs to pull a SEGA and just admit defeat and make marios and zelda rehashes for xbox and playstation. "Nintendo puts out a cheaper alternative to their existing system aimed at kids on the same day as their massively popular kids game comes out" doesn't actually seem like a bad decision, ugly design aside.
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Yeah fwiw I think the 2DS will do well with the market they're targeting. Doesn't change the fact that it's ugly as sin, doesn't look ergonomic whatsoever, and has a stupid name.
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Crowbear posted:The chart they put out says it actually gets less time out of the battery than the XL. How is that possible when it doesn't have to render stuff in 3D? Only thing I can think of could be that the operating system has a kid friendly Wi-Fi thing that forgoes the need to look up individual Wi-Fi channels and passwords and just keeps it in search mode grabbing onto the nearest and open channel.
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yourafagpleasedie posted:At this point its pretty clear nintendo has no loving clue and really needs to pull a SEGA and just admit defeat and make marios and zelda rehashes for xbox and playstation. I'm sorry, yourafagpleasedie, but I disagree with this. I don't really the "Nintendo is doomed!!!" rhetoric is really accurate at all and I'm surprised to see it chirped so often here. I also don't think the Wii U is necessarily doomed though so 
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ImpAtom posted:"Nintendo puts out a cheaper alternative to their existing system aimed at kids on the same day as their massively popular kids game comes out" doesn't actually seem like a bad decision, ugly design aside. Everythings been pretty negative across the board on the internet with his announcement. It sucks dick. And there are going to be alot of upset kids when they realize this new gameboy is shittier than their last 3 year old one and it has half the features and is giant as hell. And if nintendo wants to bury themselves and their games than they can go ahead, its clear that nobody gives a gently caress from the WiiU hilarity.
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