Personally, I find the 3D effects (varying depending on the game) add a good deal of added immersion that wasn't seen before now. Though the 3D may be rather simplistic in concept and takes some time to adjust, once you do it becomes quite exciting to see things flying towards you in the foreground with a sense of depth to what you're playing. I find myself requiring a lot more concentration/focus while playing the games due my eyes being divided to each virtual screen and need to take breaks more often but that doesn't bother me and I'm just glad I don't have to wear any stupid glasses like you would at a move theater.
I seem to have the unpopular opinion though based on those I've talked to as most find it a novelty but *shrug* I'm enjoying the feature.
Though I do agree that the 3DS was pushed early and that the iPhone is taking *some* market share...you really can't compare the two.
The iPhone has some great original games like Cut the Rope, Angry Birds, and Osmos just to name a few which I thoroughly enjoyed and consider quality titles but dedicated handheld gaming platforms like the DS/3DS are on an entirely different scale. You aren't going to see the depth of a modern day Mario or Zelda on an iPhone which has games that are also fun and challenging but lack the longevity and detail that sometimes makes it feel like parlour games in comparison that are more suitable to the casual game player. Oh, and control on the iPhone (or any touch screen) sucks. Yeah I know they have dedicated controls that you can plug in it supposedly but until it becomes more adopted and standard it's not really worthy of argument.
Have you seen the launch titles? I am very skeptical about that touch screen as well. Since Nintendo is typically marketting to the younger crowd, you would think they would try something a little more durable.
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Personally, I find the 3D effects (varying depending on the game) add a good deal of added immersion that wasn't seen before now. Though the 3D may be rather simplistic in concept and takes some time to adjust, once you do it becomes quite exciting to see things flying towards you in the foreground with a sense of depth to what you're playing. I find myself requiring a lot more concentration/focus while playing the games due my eyes being divided to each virtual screen and need to take breaks more often but that doesn't bother me and I'm just glad I don't have to wear any stupid glasses like you would at a move theater. I seem to have the unpopular opinion though based on those I've talked to as most find it a novelty but *shrug* I'm enjoying the feature.
Though I do agree that the 3DS was pushed early and that the iPhone is taking *some* market share...you really can't compare the two. The iPhone has some great original games like Cut the Rope, Angry Birds, and Osmos just to name a few which I thoroughly enjoyed and consider quality titles but dedicated handheld gaming platforms like the DS/3DS are on an entirely different scale. You aren't going to see the depth of a modern day Mario or Zelda on an iPhone which has games that are also fun and challenging but lack the longevity and detail that sometimes makes it feel like parlour games in comparison that are more suitable to the casual game player. Oh, and control on the iPhone (or any touch screen) sucks. Yeah I know they have dedicated controls that you can plug in it supposedly but until it becomes more adopted and standard it's not really worthy of argument.
Bill Gates, Spielberg, and Einstein had it. It's only fitting that the creator of Bittorrent has it.
Who cares? I want my SNES emu! Related note...I heard that Wipeout Pure was going to be taken off the market soon.
The piracy laws in Canada are getting an appeal.
Hopefully the courts are still smart enough to flip them off.
Oh Canada indeed! ^^
No kidding, I've been waiting forever for them to port Autocad to OSX! They keep talking about it but never do anything.
Next thing you know they will be suing people who post their Winamp playlists.
I wonder how Nintendo came across that site and that member's page. Makes me wonder...
Unless your a cheapo (like me) and don't want to pay for it. Either way, I'm going to check both of them out..
Have you seen the launch titles?
I am very skeptical about that touch screen as well. Since Nintendo is typically marketting to the younger crowd, you would think they would try something a little more durable.
More love of Opera needs to be spread. I have not found a real reason to switch from it to Firefox... Agree or disagree?