Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread

[squarezero]

Originally Posted by Omega-F

CVG has a long, detailed review of the 3DS. They scored it: 9.6/10

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...s-review-2011/

Verdict
We challenge you to play with the 3DS for an hour and not fall in love with 3D gaming.

Uppers

Glasses-free 3D gaming is here
Real visual depth with some 'jump out' moments
Visuals beyond any other Ninty handheld, regardless of 3D
Finding the sweet spot isn't difficult
Augmented Reality shows massive potential
A bulging, affordable package

Downers

Battery life could be problematic
3D image quality varies when 3DS is even slightly moved
Photos are 2D layers on a 3D plain

Gamespot was far more tepid -- though nothing in their impressions makes me want to cancel my preorder.

[MidianGTX]

Originally Posted by Omega-F

Downers

Photos are 2D layers on a 3D plain

Sounds like 3D movies... and 3D games.

This is why I'm not big on 3D, it's all just layers. Multiple slices of two-dimensional imagery.

[TheSporkWithin]

Originally Posted by MidianGTX

Sounds like 3D movies... and 3D games.

This is why I'm not big on 3D, it's all just layers. Multiple slices of two-dimensional imagery.

Only when done badly. If you didn't see Avatar or a quality animated 3D movie, I'd understand why you'd think this. When something is either filmed in 3D using multiple cameras or created digitally, it actually can have full depth. That's what made Avatar such a spectacle. The thing is, most movies are filmed in 2D and then doctored into 3D, which gives that layered effect you see in movies like Gulliver's Travels and Clash of the Titans.

[MidianGTX]

Originally Posted by TheSporkWithin

Only when done badly. If you didn't see Avatar or a quality animated 3D movie, I'd understand why you'd think this. When something is either filmed in 3D using multiple cameras or created digitally, it actually can have full depth. That's what made Avatar such a spectacle. The thing is, most movies are filmed in 2D and then doctored into 3D, which gives that layered effect you see in movies like Gulliver's Travels and Clash of the Titans.

I saw Avatar at an IMAX theatre, but it still didn't look too great. I think they're using a different 3D tech over here... the US gets the glasses with the mechanical shutters, we don't. They've gotta be better or something.

[CaptainAwesome]

Originally Posted by MidianGTX

I saw Avatar at an IMAX theatre, but it still didn't look too great. I think they're using a different 3D tech over here... the US gets the glasses with the mechanical shutters, we don't. They've gotta be better or something.

I've only ever had polarized when going to a theatre. They're the really heavy kind with a giant tracking brick inside, but it's still polarized. Maybe the big cities on the East Coast get the active shutters, though.

[MidianGTX]

Originally Posted by CaptainAwesome

I've only ever had polarized when going to a theatre. They're the really heavy kind with a giant tracking brick inside, but it's still polarized. Maybe the big cities on the East Coast get the active shutters, though.

...so three kinds then? We don't have those either. Ours just look like regular plastic lenses, nothing special about them at all. No wonder 3D isn't taking off over here.

[TheSporkWithin]

The shutter lenses are only for use with 3D TVs, theaters use the polarized ones everywhere. Shutter lenses are expensive as hell, there's no way they'd hand them out to people at ticket price.

I don't know what to tell you though, I've seen several films that were absolutely wonderful in 3D. Avatar, Toy Story 3 and Coraline all had the tech gorgeously implemented. Maybe my eyes are just better at seeing the 3D effect than yours? I have heard that it can take a handful of films before your eyes get used to tracking the effect, and I spent a *lot* of time doing random dot stereograms as a child, so maybe I've just gotten good at tracking 3D images on a 2D plane or something.

[CaptainAwesome]

Originally Posted by MidianGTX

...so three kinds then? We don't have those either. Ours just look like regular plastic lenses, nothing special about them at all. No wonder 3D isn't taking off over here.

There are theatres around us that have the light plastic polarized glasses, too. In fact, we typically go to those instead because my dad doesn't like the heavy ones; they seem to force your eyes to go slighty crosseyed, and it gets really irritating after a while.

[crunc]

I saw Up in 3D and it was the same flat objects on flat objects 3D, and that was a Pixar movie too. Was Toy Story 3 actually different from that? In fact, the most 3D looking parts of up weren't actually in 3D. That's typical of 3D movies - only small portions of them are in "3D", but hardly anyone notices.

I saw Toy Story 3 in 2D and it was wonderful. It was nice not being distracted by 3D, which really doesn't add anything but spectacle. Instead I could focus on the characters, story, acting, etc. You know, what actually makes a movie good.

Having said that, I can't wait to try out the 3DS at a local gamestop, because it's a cool gadget. Not going to buy one, though - it's too much money, and I barely play my DSi now anyway - I play my iPhone way more, and the quality games are still ridiculously cheaper. $40 for a 3DS game? Ouch.

Of course that could change after I try it out at Gamestop.

EDIT: but who isn't waiting for the 3D Sudoku game? ;^) What a thoroughly ridiculous concept. Especially if it costs $40.

[Omega-F]

Damn, Nintendo just announced the next Super Mario for 3DS. They only showed a couple pics, but it looks like NSMB / Super Mario Galaxy and it's made by the EAD Tokyo (creators of the Galaxy masterpieces) It will be in a 3D world:



More will be shown at E3