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[walking fiend]

I wouldn't argue it, but I imagine some may feel there's a lot more they like on the Vita right now than on the 3DS up to this point.

Well, the problem is that there's practically nothing much on Vita; specially when you exclude ports of games which are already present in a superior version on consoles.

But I admit 3DS is still a Nintendo console, and won't match the taste of some people; so I understand your point, subjectively.

 

[Eusis]

Well, the problem is that there's practically nothing much on Vita; specially when you exclude ports of games which are already present in a superior version on consoles.

Well, I was thinking of ports too, though even the 3DS can be blunted there somewhat given Ocarina of Time, Star Fox 64, and Tales of the Abyss, going further if you include updated ones like Cave Story 3D and Metal Gear Solid 3D.

 

[Matt]

I honestly feel that Vita's performance so far has been so bad that calling it a 3DS competitor is giving it undue credit. And I'm saying that as a Vita owner that actually likes the thing.

 

[fernoca]

Has the camera quality in the 3DSXL been confirmed anywhere, or is this just speculation that the camera isn't changed because Nintendo didn't say it changed?

Was expected, plus on the specs they gave out:

Top screen

• (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) widescreen LCD with integrated Autostereoscopic 240 dots vertical (horizontal) × 800 dots / (46.08mm vertical 76.8mm × horizontal) 3.53 type can be assigned respectively to 400 dot 800 dot the right eye-left eye (horizontal three-dimensional representation is possible)

Bottom screen

• (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) LCD with touch input feature type 240 3.02 × 320 dots vertical dots next to / (46.08mm 61.44mm × vertical horizontal)

Cameras

• Two cameras inside / outside
• Resolution (0.3 mega pixels) 640 × 480 both lenses: the number of effective pixels CMOS /:: imaging element / focal length of approximately 300,000 pixels

 

[walking fiend]

Well, I was thinking of ports too, though even the 3DS can be blunted there somewhat given Ocarina of Time, Star Fox 64, and Tales of the Abyss, going further if you include updated ones like Cave Story 3D and Metal Gear Solid 3D.

I agree; specially in the last year and early months, 3DS was almost a port machine too.

Was expected, plus on the specs they gave out:

I don't care about the resolution, but the image quality seems like crap, which is a big waste considering how it is practically the only mainstream device capable of 3D;
was the DSi XL camera any better than the DSi one?

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Well, the problem is that there's practically nothing much on Vita; specially when you exclude ports of games which are already present in a superior version on consoles.

But I admit 3DS is still a Nintendo console, and won't match the taste of some people; so I understand your point, subjectively.

Gravity rush
Uncharted golden abyss
wipe out
Unit 13
Dynasty warriors next
Raganrok odyssey
Then you have black ops declassified/ assassins creed liberation/ soul sacrifice.

Please try again sir

 

[lunch]

Gravity rush
Uncharted golden abyss
wipe out
Unit 13
Dynasty warriors next
Raganrok odyssey
Then you have black ops declassified/ assassins creed liberation/ soul sacrifice.

Please try again sir

Please try again sir

Spoiler

Kidding.

 

[VanWinkle]

what?!

Uhh...are you actually suggesting that the 3DS had as good of a software library four months in as Vita does? Because that's objectively false if you look at the ratings. Vita has a fantastic library. 3DS over a year in also has a fantastic library, but it was terrible at first.

 

[chickdigger802]

Does ragnarok odyssey have a date for the west yet?

 

[Why would you do that?]

Was expected, plus on the specs they gave out:

Top screen

• (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) widescreen LCD with integrated Autostereoscopic 240 dots vertical (horizontal) × 800 dots / (46.08mm vertical 76.8mm × horizontal) 3.53 type can be assigned respectively to 400 dot 800 dot the right eye-left eye (horizontal three-dimensional representation is possible)

The way it's worded makes it sound like it's a full 800x480 when in 2D mode. I highly doubt that's true, but it would be pretty cool.

 

[fernoca]

I don't care about the resolution, but the image quality seems like crap, which is a big waste considering how it is practically the only mainstream device capable of 3D;
was the DSi XL camera any better than the DSi one?

Same, 640 x 480 (2 cameras -1 in front, 1 inside-).
3DS is the same resolution but has an extra camera (2 in front, 1 inside)

 

[Hatten]

So what's the deal with the 2nd analog add-on?

Since it only has one, thats it? is going to be unsupported then?

Honest question, I though this thing was going to have it built-in, just like the GBASP had backlite and a rechargeable battery

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

Does ragnarok odyssey have a date for the west yet?

august 21

 

[Eusis]

Uhh...are you actually suggesting that the 3DS had as good of a software library four months in as Vita does? Because that's objectively false if you look at the ratings. Vita has a fantastic library. 3DS over a year in also has a fantastic library, but it was terrible at first.

Nah, he meant Vita now versus 3DS now, Vita now versus 3DS at the same point in its life is a complete joke, at best you could make the case OoT trumped anything the Vita had... and man, Vita at least has more variety in good stuff to play than the 3DS did then.

 

[Gospel]

Gravity rush
Uncharted golden abyss
wipe out
Unit 13
Dynasty warriors next
Raganrok odyssey
Then you have black ops declassified/ assassins creed liberation/ soul sacrifice.

Please try again sir

that's neat.

 

[VanWinkle]

Nah, he meant Vita now versus 3DS now, Vita now versus 3DS at the same point in its life is a complete joke, at best you could make the case OoT trumped anything the Vita had... and man, Vita at least has more variety in good stuff to play than the 3DS did then.

Ohh, okay. I was gonna say, lol.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

how did this turn into a vita vs. 3ds thread :/

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Does ragnarok odyssey have a date for the west yet?

August 21

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

how did this turn into a vita vs. 3ds thread :/

Basically "Vita haz no gamez"

 

[Eusis]

how did this turn into a vita vs. 3ds thread :/

Basically "Vita haz no gamez"

Completely wrong: it turned into a Vita vs 3DS thread over cameras and speakers.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Completely wrong: it turned into a Vita vs 3DS thread over cameras and speakers.

I lol'd

 

[KillerTravis]

Gravity rush
Uncharted golden abyss
wipe out
Unit 13
Dynasty warriors next
Raganrok odyssey
Then you have black ops declassified/ assassins creed liberation/ soul sacrifice.

Please try again sir

Not that I think Vita has a better lineup than the 3DS, but I think there are several examples that are better than those.

 

[KillerTravis]

august 21

I hope Ragnarok Odyssey sells well, it looks really good.

 

[Yagharek]

So 3DS XL looks pretty spiffy. Looks like it will be good for longer play sessions without hand cramping due to the relatively small size of the original model.

I think I'll be getting the red one unless holding out for a special edition takes my fancy.

 

[Ken]

I hope Ragnarok Odyssey sells well, it looks really good.

Eh.

 

[BY2K]

I lol'd

WHAT EDGE!?

 

[Cursed Frogurt]

Is the volume for anyone else much louder with a DS game in the 3DS than with 3DS titles? I wish I could get the 3DS games to match my DS games' volume. Purple 3DS, if that matters.

 

[KillerTravis]

Eh.

I said hope, lol. Not that I really expect it does.

 

[Crash Station]

Uhh...are you actually suggesting that the 3DS had as good of a software library four months in as Vita does? Because that's objectively false if you look at the ratings. Vita has a fantastic library. 3DS over a year in also has a fantastic library, but it was terrible at first.

That's not what objectivity means.

 

[chickdigger802]

Is the volume for anyone else much louder with a DS game in the 3DS than with 3DS titles? I wish I could get the 3DS games to match my DS games' volume. Purple 3DS, if that matters.

holy shit, might be true for me. Everyone thought i was crazy when i said my 3ds was loud :/

been playing a lot of ds stuff recently. hmmmm

 

[fernoca]

Is the volume for anyone else much louder with a DS game in the 3DS than with 3DS titles? I wish I could get the 3DS games to match my DS games' volume. Purple 3DS, if that matters.

If it helps, toy around the settings and change between Stereo, Surround or Mono. Some found improvements and louder volume with it set to "Stereo"...or something like that.

 

[Dacvak]

Gravity rush
Uncharted golden abyss
wipe out
Unit 13
Dynasty warriors next
Raganrok odyssey
Then you have black ops declassified/ assassins creed liberation/ soul sacrifice.

Please try again sir

I own a Vita and absolutely love it, but you definitely just listed some seriously mediocre games. The fact is that in a year if someone asked you what the best games on the Vita are, probably none or very few of these would make the list.

The 3DS, on the other hand, has Mario 3D Land, OoT, Mario Kart, Star Fox, and Kid Icarus, which are all games that will have lasting sales on the system. That's not even touching on the huge number of games coming out by the end of the year, which you've mentioned for Vita.

Don't get me wrong, I loooove my Vita. But it really is a software ghost town right now, and it honestly doesn't look nearly as promising as the 3DS does at the moment.

 

[vagabondarts]

Is the volume for anyone else much louder with a DS game in the 3DS than with 3DS titles? I wish I could get the 3DS games to match my DS games' volume. Purple 3DS, if that matters.

Me too. The 3DS speakers are kind of not that great. Headphones make all the difference. DS software won't blow the speakers like 3DS software would I guess.

 

[IsntChrisL]

Damn... I didn't think it would happen so soon but I'm getting sold on the XL. It sounds awesome. I'll wait for some better colors or a price drop.

 

[Symphonic]

I thought the 3DS speakers were actually fairly decent, but I'm comparing them to speakers on a laptop from 2002.

 

[Eusis]

I thought the 3DS speakers were actually fairly decent, but I'm comparing them to speakers on a laptop from 2002.

Your 3DS probably has a better screen than that too so... yeah.

 

[Loofy]

Dont really care for better speakers.

I use headphones.

 

[RawkHawk2010]

I'm still eager to hear about the shoulder buttons on this thing.

 

[Nosgoroth]

Hmmmmmm.

I see what you did there, Nintendo.

 

[Eusis]

Dont really care for better speakers.

I use headphones.

It's nice to have them when I want to take headphones off, but it's why it's a complete non-issue: to get GREAT sound out of those you're going to need to use headphones or external speakers anyway.

 

[sakipon]

Hmmmmmm.

[3D glasses]

I see what you did there, Nintendo.

Oh...

Oh.

I bet this will bother me from here on.

 

[Truth101]

Hmmmmmm.





I see what you did there, Nintendo.

It all makes sense now...

 

[Bgamer90]

Hmmmmmm.





I see what you did there, Nintendo.

Wow. I would have never noticed that lol.

 

[joshwaan]

Shit looks nice funny thing I just went past EB Games and put down a deposit on a silver one

 

[DonMigs85]

Is it still painted or is that the actual color of the plastic?

 

[Alrix]

I want one, but I'll wait for better colors/themes unless gamestop does some kind of trade-in deal where I can save a good amount of quid if I do it early, like they had with the DS trade-ins when 3DS came out.

 

[Symphonic]

Is it possible to do the system transfer on a 3DS, take out the memory card, sell the 3DS, buy a new 3DS, pop it in the new 3DS, and wham?

 

[Gospel]

Is it possible to do the system transfer on a 3DS, take out the memory card, sell the 3DS, buy a new 3DS, pop it in the new 3DS, and wham?

no, you need both 3dses at the same time. sucks, but it is what it is.

 

[Bgamer90]

 

[Alex]

The current 3DS library is easily as bad as the Vita's if not arguably worse, the difference is the 3DS actually has upcoming games and a life ahead of it. =/

I can't think anything on the Vita that's upcoming that I really want besides Ys, sadly.