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3DS XL First Impressions/Previews
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Diddy Kong
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Gamestop took my two iPods. 3DS XL was $19 out of pocket, and $16 of it was taxes.
Whoohoo! Bring on Sunday!
Good for you!
What exactly do you have include with the iPod for them to take it?Extra Sauce
Member
Man, I hope DS games look good on the 3DS XL because today I noticed the L button on my DS Lite is messed up.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
Sweet spot is more a product of your eyes, and the distance between them. Not sure why some people are saying the sweet spot got better. By science alone, that shouldnt happen.
As for not transferring, you bet your ass I'm not transferring until I'm 100 percent sure I'm keeping the XL. I'm not risking losing my two Zen pinball games, Mole Mania, and something like 45 dollars in credit on the store.
In 1:1 mode you'll be very happy because the images will be crisp and clean like on your lite, but at the size of the DSi screens. In non-1:1 it's blurry, but I've grown accustom to it and prefer it over the smaller image with huge black bars.
Hero_of_the_Day
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So, I spur of the moment bought a 3DS from best buy last week to bring with on vacation. I asked about the XL and was told they had no clue when they were coming out. Think I'll have any trouble bringing the OG back for an XL? I figure I won't, especially when I bitch about being told they were unaware of the XL date. But, didn't know about their hardware return policy.
eighty(one)
Member
I need clear answers, please:
All prior impressions from media implied that Nintendo employed voodoo to make these XL screens
A) filtered, no loss in quality and actually better
B) better sweet spot, easier to find and keep
C) stronger 3D tech
We know the screens aren't blurry/pixelated, just using larger pixels which give games a less crisp look.
I know 3D depends on eyesight. I have no problems finding and maintaining a sweet spot,on my current 3DS. I need to know how much worse, if at all, the XL makes 3D usage. Does the XL enhance the sweet spot or 3D for anybody here, like it seemed to with media? The tech is the same. Does the screen size alter the feel of 3D?
I thought the 3DS XL was ugly as sin, initially. It was these glowing hands on media impressions, that swayed perception, turning much more positive the better the hardware seemed. The sole reason for my upgrade hinges on bigger screens that don't:
Ruin the sweet spot window
Degrade or detract, but make the 3D seem more robust
Please be honest. I was hoping the hardware functionality wouldn't actually decline in use quality.
You could make a stink, find something defective and ask for a refund or store credit. Apply that toward the XL.
All prior impressions from media implied that Nintendo employed voodoo to make these XL screens
A) filtered, no loss in quality and actually better
B) better sweet spot, easier to find and keep
C) stronger 3D tech
We know the screens aren't blurry/pixelated, just using larger pixels which give games a less crisp look.
I know 3D depends on eyesight. I have no problems finding and maintaining a sweet spot,on my current 3DS. I need to know how much worse, if at all, the XL makes 3D usage. Does the XL enhance the sweet spot or 3D for anybody here, like it seemed to with media? The tech is the same. Does the screen size alter the feel of 3D?
I thought the 3DS XL was ugly as sin, initially. It was these glowing hands on media impressions, that swayed perception, turning much more positive the better the hardware seemed. The sole reason for my upgrade hinges on bigger screens that don't:
Ruin the sweet spot window
Degrade or detract, but make the 3D seem more robust
Please be honest. I was hoping the hardware functionality wouldn't actually decline in use quality.
You could make a stink, find something defective and ask for a refund or store credit. Apply that toward the XL.
Opened hardware can only be exchanged for the exact same item. You can try and talk to a manager about an employee giving you false info.
The sweet spot is the same, the games obviously look less crisp, but the 3D looks much better to me, the added depth due to the massive size of the screen is amazing.
Extra Sauce
Member
Cool. Hopefully I'll get used to full-screen as well, because I'm not crazy about the idea of a small window inside a much bigger screen.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Damn it. Will talk to a manager then, thanks. I didn't really care since I wanted one then and there, but when I got home and looked on their website and found the date, it bugged me.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
"My screen keeps getting scratched/smudged, and then I looked up the issue on the Internet and apparently it's a problem with many of these. I want a full refund."
Done.
MikeE21286
Member
Yeah, good luck trying to sing the OG 3DS into an XL.
That will probably be a tough exchange I'd think.
Probably just return it and make no mention oF the XL
That will probably be a tough exchange I'd think.
Probably just return it and make no mention oF the XL
Silvawuff
Member
I feel that way when buying any Apple product. I can understand your frustration! Hopefully you can get everything sorted out and obtain this lovely handheld. Worst case scenario you could do a trade in for the XL, right?
Lumpy Onion
Member
I want mine so bad. I just picked up Mario Kart 7, Starfox, and Kid Icarus....and I am not playing them at all till the 19th. Reading screen impressions has got me way too excited for my own good.
RPGCrazied
Member
I know the feeling. I have KH 3D, Theatrythum and Dragon Quest IX waiting for me.
RPGCrazied
Member
I don't know the feeling, I've been enjoying my XL for the last two and a half weeks.
Well, NA got the shaft on this.
And in Superior Silver, too!I don't know the feeling, I've been enjoying my XL for the last two and a half weeks.
>:'(
Hero_of_the_Day
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Well, I obviously expect to pay the price difference, not a 1:1 exchange. I've never had a problem with BB, so I'm pretty hopeful when I tell them an employee gave me shitty info, it'll all be good. We'll see next week.
Next Sunday cannot get here soon enough! I haven't touched a DS or 3DS game in weeks, thanks largely to the PC summer sales, and I'm waiting to get the XL before I pick them up again. The system fixes almost every ergonomic issue I had with the original:
- The oleophobic glossy plastic is some of the most disgusting material Nintendo has ever produced. If it's not glass, it has to be matte.
- The D-pad is shallow and uncomfortable to use.
- 1:1 mode for older titles is too small to be worthwhile.
- The hinge is disconcertingly loose. The system is far too top-heavy.
- The glossy screens make playing in any moderately-lit environment frustrating. Too much glare.
- The hard edges cut into your hand during long play sessions.
- Fuck the Home/Start/Select non-buttons.
Nintendo struck out on the original 3DS design--I'm glad to see them return to form and make an actual GAME machine.
- The oleophobic glossy plastic is some of the most disgusting material Nintendo has ever produced. If it's not glass, it has to be matte.
- The D-pad is shallow and uncomfortable to use.
- 1:1 mode for older titles is too small to be worthwhile.
- The hinge is disconcertingly loose. The system is far too top-heavy.
- The glossy screens make playing in any moderately-lit environment frustrating. Too much glare.
- The hard edges cut into your hand during long play sessions.
- Fuck the Home/Start/Select non-buttons.
Nintendo struck out on the original 3DS design--I'm glad to see them return to form and make an actual GAME machine.
MidnightScott
Banned
So I heard GameStop only gives you $50 trade in for a 3DS...definitely not trading it in for that low amount.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
It's 60 plus they are giving an extra 25 until August 26th.
Ein Bear
Member
This is a big draw for me too, even moreso than the larger screens. I agree with every single thing you brought up - the original 3DS is probably the most poorly designed piece of hardware Nintendo have released since the original, backlight-less GBA. The thing just doesn't feel very good in your hands at all, I especially can't stand the plastic they've made it from.
Yep. $85 isn't a bad deal at all for a hardware trade-in especially when it only retails for $169.99. A decent chunk off the upgrade.
I don't see anything about the extra $25 in the weekly ad, or the trade-in section on their site. Where did you see the extra $25 and does it apply to DS systems as well?
Daydream Sequence
Banned
85 isnt a bad trade-in at all, but I'm gonna try the Craigslist route. Hoping for 120-130.
Definitely. Always craigs if you can, but $85 isn't a bad haul for the lazy.
The Elite
BOSS
Can you easily remove the shell?
Daydream Sequence
Banned
Yep.
That's crazy low, here in Spain they gave 120€ trade in for a 3DS and 80€ for a DSi.
Yes.
jesus, that's a lot. So glad I sold mine on Ebay
Starsunder
Member
Does GS do the system transfer if you're trading in?
Daydream Sequence
Banned
That's gamestop. Amazon gives 90-100ish based on the color and condition.
friskykillface
Banned
Still pissed I missed the $115 trade in for the 3DS in the beginning of the month or was it the end of July, heh oh well
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Where did you buy it? I wanna get a 3DS LL for MH3G, but the $329 play-asia.com is asking for is waaaaaaaaaaay too steep for me.
Wait for the MH4 version.
Alex
Member
Original DS was miserable IMO. Screens were so very dim and it felt way worse than the first pass 3ds, i feel.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Pretty nice for SNES FFs though. Felt the screen quality made it look exactly like they should, unlike the GB Micro/DS lite where it seemed like the contrast was cranked too high and they looked garish.
Some games had their color palettes changed so people with the original non-lit gba's could view the games better.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
Good for you!
Just the iPod. Make sure it has some battery so they can see that it works.
Yeah, and even on my GBA SP it looks washed out (dunno whether I was spoiled or the lights are dimming though, I'm suspecting the former). But the DS phat hits the sweet spot for FFV and FFVI, easily. DSi might've been pretty good too had it kept GBA support.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
I had one. The first Castlevania game released on the DS was nigh unplayable on it. Too damned dark even on the highest brightness. Stopped playing it, and then popped it into my DS Lite when that thing released and it was night and day different.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
I didn't buy hardware revisions until the DS Lite. I'd played GBA games on the original hardware up until the DS was released. Unfortunately, my DS's shoulder buttons died around the time the DS Lite was released, so the new hardware became my replacement. It was such a huge leap in quality that I retroactively regretted never buying an SP.
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