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[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Hmmm...only two colors?

Maybe I'll wait a little longer for it.

 

[Salsa]

Makes sense. It's like the phone thing.

 

[LiK]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

god save the queen

 

[volturnus]

That would be around 107 PPI.

This compares to other portable devices like such:

107 -- 3DSXL
128 -- Original PSP
132 -- 3DS
163 -- Original iPhone
221 -- Vita
219 -- Samsung Galaxy SII
326 -- Retina iPhone

So 1 pixel ~= 4 pixels on Vita.

Isn't the top screen 4.88 inches?
4.18" × 2.51" (10.63cm × 6.38cm) = 95.59 PPI

 

[Seda]

thank god

 

[Jinfash]

From Nintendo Facebook:

I just announced Nintendo 3DS XL which has a 90% larger screen than the original! It’s coming to stores on Aug., 19 for $199.99 U.S. MSRP. What color will you choose – Red or Blue?
- Regginator

The image of the black inside is what the red and blue look like inside.

Oh my god. If they don't release black on launch I'm holding out. Red and blue are fugly.

 

[def sim]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

Yay

 

[Semblance]

Red and blue are HIDEOS. Christ.

Black it is.

 

[Rich!]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

EU isn't getting an AC adapter either, it's not just Japan. However, we're getting it earlier with the superior silver colour, so all balances out well.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Why didn't Nintendo include a built-in 2nd analogue stick?

To relentlessly torment you.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

I'm curious why the XL costs more than the 3DS. If the pixels are larger, isn't the screen easier to produce?

Uhhh I'm pretty sure a larger screen costs more to make than a smaller screen.

 

[Levyne]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

Does the US version have a second stick/retina display?

 

[Acosta]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

Thank god.

EU isn't getting an AC adapter either, it's not just Japan. However, we're getting it earlier with the superior silver colour, so all balances out well.

Wait, what?

 

[fernoca]

iPod Touch/iPad/iPhone

Weren't games/apps re-released/updated because of the resolution change? I remember lots of complains of games and apps looking blurry on the new resolutions.

Something similar happened recently with the new iPad.

At least in those cases, updates are a way to fix things, but with retail games while updates are possible is not like the 3DS also got extra hardware bump to handle said increases.

 

[evilromero]

Red and blue are HIDEOS. Christ.

Black it is.

So there is a black?

 

[Rich!]

So is it safe to say that this system won't scratch its own screen like the original 3DS?

It's got two plastic pads on the top above the screen. That'll stop any scratching.

 

[Ponn]

Where is this no ac adapter thing coming from, I absolutely do not believe that. There is some miscommunication going on, there is just no way any company on their stupidest day would pull a PR nightmare like that, least of all Nintendo.

I've been waiting so hard for this revision but now I really want that purple one and i'm concerned how stretched DS games would look like on this. They are just fine on a regular 3DS, but i'm concerned about on this. Oh god, I can't decide, Theaterhythm FF would look so god on this, and Heroes of Ruin to, and KH, oh god can't decide.

 

[TheNatural]

I thought that was some Japan gimmickry that wouldn't fly over here when I saw it, luckily its true.

 

[Blastoise]

I'm not a fan of the new design. Rounded corners are way too babyish, like a fisher price toy.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Well, the XL isn't a true revision in my eyes, it doesn't replace the base model, it's just an alternative.

That's just moving the goal posts to be frank. It is a revision. If we don't consider this to be one then all DS models won't count as revisions as well. This definitely is a revision and they lied. End of story

 

[Lonely1]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

Glad to see sanity wins at least one round.

That's just moving the goal posts to be frank. It is a revision. If we don't consider this to be one then all DS models won't count as revisions as well. This definitely is a revision and they lied. End of story

DS to DS Lite was a revision, the OG DS model was phased by a device with the same form factor. 3DS to 3DS XL is not a revision, is an additional Sku for people who want a big 3DS, just like the DSi and DSi XL.

 

[chickdigger802]

Guys think about it.

if XL had all the CPP functions, it would have 4 triggers.

And would literally be a game brick.

 

[Rich!]

Where is this no ac adapter thing coming from, I absolutely do not believe that. There is some miscommunication going on, there is just no way any company on their stupidest day would pull a PR nightmare like that, least of all Nintendo.

USA - AC ADAPTER INCLUDED
EVERYWHERE ELSE - NO AC ADAPTER, SOLD SEPARATELY.

Confirmed. You better believe it.

 

[MrCunningham]

no black on the inside.

Yup. Wii U influence in full effect...

Spoiler

minus the second analog stick...

Good thing that Nintendo waited till after E3 to show this.. They wouldn't have wanted to upset the balance of the show by presenting something people would get excited for...

 

[kittens]

Does the US version have a second stick/retina display?

Hahaha

...

:-(

 

[djSyndrome]

Red and blue are HIDEOS. Christ.

Black it is.

Hope you live somewhere other than North America.

 

[goldenpp72]

Please Nintendo, do not make the only releases for this thing in America that ugly looking red and blue, I have a red 3ds and it's beautiful, but this looks like shit in comparison.

 

[ntropy]

same shitty DPAD, no thanks ...

 

[Durante]

Isn't the top screen 4.88 inches?
4.18" × 2.51" (10.63cm × 6.38cm) = 95.59 PPI

You're completely right, sorry about that. Fixed PPI table:

 96 -- 3DSXL
128 -- Original PSP
132 -- 3DS
163 -- Original iPhone
219 -- Samsung Galaxy SII
221 -- PS Vita
326 -- Retina iPhone

 

[Stephen Colbert]

Nintendo is just as bad as apple when it comes to revisions

Lol what. Apple makes substantial revisions, bringing the hardware internals to the cutting edge technology and most ludicrious resolutions available at the time of release.

Nintendo's recent revisions on the other hand are just complete and utter shit. Ugly as fuck. Leaving out much needed, well supported, easily implemented features that many fans were clamoring for (a second stick). And having an atrociously low resolution on a big ass screen.

 

[Forkball]

Maybe the battery lasts so long you won't ever need an AC adapter.

 

[theBishop]

Uhhh I'm pretty sure a larger screen costs more to make than a smaller screen.

If we're talking about a 20" TV vs a 40" TV, I agree. But the cost of materials for an extra diagonal inch of screen space cannot be significant. Maybe the 3D parallax stuff is harder to scale.

 

[MichaelEM3]

That AC adapter info should definitely be added to the opening. (And maybe even the thread title.)

Glad to hear it.

So buying a black one. Glad I waited.

 

[Sovereign]

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-officially-announces-3ds-xl-199-on-aug-19th-229946.phtml

[Update: Nintendo says that the U.S. version WILL come with an AC adapter. Japan is doing their own thing over there.]

Awesome. It just would have been a stupid move otherwise.

 

[BocoDragon]

I was only talking about the XL version, mind you. A resolution double wouldn't improve the visuals, but it would allow the larger version to retain the visual fidelity of the smaller version. How much more would you say?

But does it really require that much more power for a resolution boost?

Well you'll pay extra for that processing power... It would be like a new graphics chip, basically. And it's not even for new games... it's to merely re-render current ones for a really tiny sharpness benefits in 3D games (while meanwhile all the 2D assets look like shit). Who would want to pay extra for that? Why would Nintendo, who is trying to cut costs.. not increase them, ever do that?

Or would you suggest that alongside this, a new generation of games that take advantage of the extra processing power, which couldn't be played on old 3DS? We would call that "a new console", and 1.5 years into 3DS, that's not quite in the cards...

As a side point... I bet you'll find that a blown up 3DS looks better than you'd expect it to in your imagination. The original DS XL looked great.

 

[BlackJace]

I'll take one.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Well, I was super jazzed about this. That is, until US got shafted on the colors. I want the White one so bad, but there's really no hope if we can't even get solid black. What the fuck?

 

[jetsetfluken]

I forgot about the Japanese 3DS being region-locked.
Still, the Japan eShop has tons of exclusive stuff on it.

Torn whether to import for a White + exclusive Japanese retail/eShop stuff.

This is isn't "dark, shiny, glossy, sexy red" like in the Red normal 3DS (even if the little sparkle speckles seem tacky). This is bright red matte Kindergarten Red.
Would it had really killed them to at least give Black to NA? Red and Blue only, come on.

 

[fse]

same shitty DPAD, no thanks ...

i hope its more like the ds lite

 

[Mama Robotnik]

FANTASTIC NEWS!

My DSiXL is my favourite handheld. This will now be a suitable successor. I might even Day One this.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

Red looks so sexy but.......

It looks like a netbook or purse looking-handheld I've ever seen.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

That AC adapter info should definitely be added to the opening. (And maybe even the thread title.)

Glad to hear it.

So buying a black one. Glad I waited.

There is no black. Anywhere.

 

[evilromero]

Does this mean another 3DS revision next year with a second analog stick?

 

[IrishNinja]

Oh my god. If they don't release black on launch I'm holding out. Red and blue are fugly.

Red and blue are HIDEOS. Christ.

Black it is.

ya'll need to stop talkin reckless bout my boy blue

There is no black. Anywhere.

dude there's black all over the inside of the red & blue ones

Maybe the battery lasts so long you won't ever need an AC adapter.

OH MY GOD

 

[Clipse]

So the USA gets an AC adapter and JP/EU gets white/silver colors. USA loses.

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

Guys think about it.

if XL had all the CPP functions, it would have 4 triggers.

And would literally be a game brick.

I'd still prefer that. :/

 

[fse]

Does this mean another 3DS revision next year with a second analog stick?

probably only better battery life and thinner non XL lol.

 

[Vermillion]

Yup. Wii U influence in full effect...

Spoiler

minus the second analog stick...

Good thing that Nintendo waited till after E3 to show this.. They wouldn't have wanted to upset the balance of the show by presenting something people would get excited for...

Mm, I expected it would look more like the Wii U. The DS came out before the Wii and its redesign brought it closer to the Wii. Not like there was a trend before now but I still expected it.

 

[Psi]

Definitely going to get one of these, but I might have to hold out for a black model in the US.

 

[LOCK]

A black 3DSXL I will get!

I think it looks better than the original, but still sub-par compared to the DSiXL.