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New Nintendo 3DS & New Nintendo 3DS XL Launch Thread
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Configured and finally got to test out the Black N3DS XL, and I am very pleased. The 3D is great now (showed it to a few friends, they'll likely be jumping in now but they are charger-less and 3DS virgins, haha) and I find the camera control with the nub great for MH4U, very easy to use and control the camera with while also keeping my fingers around the x-a buttons for use in the game.
I've noticed my d-stick is very rigid compared to my OG XL, and I wonder if that's new or was my OG XL just worn down a ton? The control in MH4U is considerably better and tighter, so I think it may just be that my OG XL was either really worn down or just outright defective forever and I never realized.
Load times. Holy crap the improvements, but why the hell does Settings still take two days to open and close? Is this some sort of in-built thing and settings has to enter some alternate mode of the 3DS? Its very, very slow and I saw no real improvements between the OG and the New on this load time.
I have no idea how you're supposed to your the two back trigger buttons, they're really awkward, but the regular shoulder buttons feel a lot better to me now than the OG XL ones. Again, this may be simply due to wear my OG XL is quite old and worn down from a lot of play time.
Overall, very happy.
Yes.
I've noticed my d-stick is very rigid compared to my OG XL, and I wonder if that's new or was my OG XL just worn down a ton? The control in MH4U is considerably better and tighter, so I think it may just be that my OG XL was either really worn down or just outright defective forever and I never realized.
Load times. Holy crap the improvements, but why the hell does Settings still take two days to open and close? Is this some sort of in-built thing and settings has to enter some alternate mode of the 3DS? Its very, very slow and I saw no real improvements between the OG and the New on this load time.
I have no idea how you're supposed to your the two back trigger buttons, they're really awkward, but the regular shoulder buttons feel a lot better to me now than the OG XL ones. Again, this may be simply due to wear my OG XL is quite old and worn down from a lot of play time.
Overall, very happy.
Yes.
Anyone else have anything weird like this happen? Now, I could've sworn I had enough battery on my New 3DS, but let's assume for the sake of the argument, it died. When I plugged in the system and turned it on again, the date and time had been reset, but thankfully no lost data/save files. Kind of weird.
properpropaganda
Member
Anyone know where I can download some videos in 3ds format especially ones with pop out effects? Or the name of the program to convert your own.
Quote
Member
While at work today, Walmart let me ordered a black New 3DS XL on their site. Skeptical and with no other options I put the order in and thought that i'd look around town and try to find one in the mean time, thinking that they'd not ship one till sometime next week.
After work, I figured i'd try Target, even though there site said no stores had them and they weren't available to order or pickup. Well, I went in and they had 3 red New 3DS XLs, and thought okay, I'll just cancel my Walmart order when I get home. I went out to eat with some buddies and got an e-mail saying my Walmart order shipped.
Weird that i've looked all week for one of these and somehow ended up with two.
Also, the system transfer is a god damn nightmare.
After work, I figured i'd try Target, even though there site said no stores had them and they weren't available to order or pickup. Well, I went in and they had 3 red New 3DS XLs, and thought okay, I'll just cancel my Walmart order when I get home. I went out to eat with some buddies and got an e-mail saying my Walmart order shipped.
Weird that i've looked all week for one of these and somehow ended up with two.
Also, the system transfer is a god damn nightmare.
My new XL just drops intro the dock perfectly, not a tight fit and I don't have to hold it down to take it out. I just set it in and the light comes on.
We're discussing the standard, not XL. I don't think we made that clear though.
My bad, I had heard the same complaints (overly snug) about he new XL docks before.
Can't you just watch 3D videos through the YouTube app?
Patrick Bateman
Member
So, after the transfer, I could sell my old 3DS without having to delete anything beforehand?
After the transfer, that 3DS you used to send to other 3DS are deleted and reformatted like it's new 3DS.
You can do it through the browser as well. Source: I did it.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Thank you!
StarPlatinumTheWorld
Member
Got my white nN3DS yesterday, 1 dead pixel top left that only shows on white screens.. Not fussed enough to swap it for a new one lol.
This happened to my old XL from time to time. Sometimes I closed it and when I opened it back up it would be off. At first I thought that the battery was loose, but it seemed to only happen with my MH3U cart inside the system so I figured that the cart might somehow be defective. Stopped playing it and didn't encounter this problem again.
Starwolf_UK
Member
So you still have the old XL? Very easy then.
Sign into the NNID on the old XL and carry out the system transfer as normal. Unlike what you think the NNID is still attached to the old XL; it is has just been logged out. I'm not sure why Nintendo claim formatting the system unlinks and NNID when it clearly doesn't...
I've had the N3DS for a few weeks now (it's the Ambassador one) and I'm getting really bad cramp/RSI from using it. I played about an hour and a half last night, and my left thumb is still sore now.
I feel like this is going to make it pretty much unusable for me. Has anyone else suffered this? Is the XL any better?
I never had an issue with the normal 3DS and XL.
I feel like this is going to make it pretty much unusable for me. Has anyone else suffered this? Is the XL any better?
I never had an issue with the normal 3DS and XL.
anotherthought
Member
First drop! Just a feet and no visible damage, but man, that stuff freaks me out.
Especially since I'm already sending it in for repair. Wouldn't want to void my warranty.
Especially since I'm already sending it in for repair. Wouldn't want to void my warranty.
Maaaaaardy
Member
This thread got me, UK gaffer, where do I get a MM3DSXL. UGH.
PlumCantaloupe
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The North American pain
... https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/568216867879325697
Anyone know how to order these outside of Japan in case they ever do release the regular new 3DS here?
Monado Faceplates
Anyone know how to order these outside of Japan in case they ever do release the regular new 3DS here?
Stealthcobra
Member
Very confused by this...so the new 3ds USA version can change the faceplates?
psychotron
Member
So I'm nearly a week in and I absolutely love my new 3DS XL. The 3D, when used right in a game, is way more than a gimmick. It makes Mario 3D Land an absolute joy to play. Even something like Mario Kart just feels better with the 3D enabled. Fuck yeah Nintendo!
TheSlySoul
Member
So it has come to light that the US shipments are low because of the strike.
Now it really shows they should have delayed the US launch.
Now it really shows they should have delayed the US launch.
Lé Blade Runner
Member
Welp, my willpower is close to zero. I had told myself that I wouldn't buy a N3DS just yet... That maybe later on in the spring... But I saw the system on a store-shelf, noticed that the price is in the "not that bad" -range, and since I had some spare cash - whatever spending-money I had for this month are now gone, though - I grabbed the system. I didn't buy a charger, as I want a cradle, so I will not be using my system just yet.
But now I can live with the comfort of knowing that I have the system. And that, in time, I will get The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Monster Hunter 4 and Xenoblade Chronicles.
But now I can live with the comfort of knowing that I have the system. And that, in time, I will get The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Monster Hunter 4 and Xenoblade Chronicles.
Inferno313
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Lé Blade Runner;152728217 said:
Don't all of the official cradles require the AC Adapter?
I thought they function similarly to the OG 3DS cradle.
gigantor21
Member
The n3DS is a pretty solid improvement over the original. Load time are way better, downloads are snappier, and the 3D is actually usable without sitting still as a statue. The only reasons to get an old one now are if you can get one dirt cheap or you're a hardcore collector IMO.
I'm addicted to Smash Run. Please send help. D:
I'm addicted to Smash Run. Please send help. D:
Lé Blade Runner
Member
Oh... Fool me once, right? I'll pick up a charger later today then. Cradle can wait for now.
Lé Blade Runner
Member
I'd say Black. At least that is what I got.
StarPlatinumTheWorld
Member
I did want black but the charger dock is white so I went for white instead, hate mismatched stuff.
Jinjo
Member
Does anyone have any good pics of the Metallic Blue/Black New 3DS (most curious to the Blue one)? Offcourse everyone is posting their MM edition, but I'm debating cancelling my pre-order since I don't feel like waiting another month, without any certainty it's coming (all the while the retailer is keeping a 'reserve' on my creditcard, ridiculous). Wanna have a look how those systems look in normal daylight conditions.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I really wish the XL cradle would come out in the States. I can import one on eBay for $20 shipped but I don't really want to wait forever for it to arrive from Japan. *sigh*
Ulysses 31
Member
You don't trust the european amazon sites? ¯\ (º_o) /¯
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I believe it is actually more expensive that way. Amazon UK's black cradle is much more expensive than importing the Japanese model from eBay.
Ulysses 31
Member
Looking at the current prices, the black one sold out and you're seeing scalpers' prices. It used to be 10 Euro before...
thechristoph
Sir!
Quoting myself because I'm awesome.
So apparently the 3D image stabilization is problematic for people who wear glasses. I can't see shit without my glasses, so I guess no 3D for me. Oh well.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
I've been loving my white normal N3DS since picking it up, only thing that isn't great is the hinge has a bit of looseness to it.
Looser than the OG but nowhere near as loose as my XL so ehhh, I just figured that's how they were.
But I played around on a black unit today, oh man the hinge is super solid it doesn't move at all!
So now mine's really bugging me.
When I tilt it backwards and forwards it falls into place.
Also when I open the screen to the second stop there's an audible click too which this black unit doesn't have.
Weirdly this black unit came out of the box with a bit of cloth between the screens but my white unit never.
This is gonna drive me crazy over time
Looser than the OG but nowhere near as loose as my XL so ehhh, I just figured that's how they were.
But I played around on a black unit today, oh man the hinge is super solid it doesn't move at all!
So now mine's really bugging me.
When I tilt it backwards and forwards it falls into place.
Also when I open the screen to the second stop there's an audible click too which this black unit doesn't have.
Weirdly this black unit came out of the box with a bit of cloth between the screens but my white unit never.
This is gonna drive me crazy over time
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
Well that would explain it. I'll just keep an eye on it then and hopefully they restock. Thanks!
I ordered one from Play-Asia on Jan 31st and it arrived on Feb 11th.
I went black. You can just never go wrong with it. A black device around the screen at night and the colored buttons are more striking and looks better on black.
Unfortunate to hear but it doesn't have anything to do with the color.I've been loving my white normal N3DS since picking it up, only thing that isn't great is the hinge has a bit of looseness to it.
Looser than the OG but nowhere near as loose as my XL so ehhh, I just figured that's how they were.
But I played around on a black unit today, oh man the hinge is super solid it doesn't move at all!
So now mine's really bugging me.
When I tilt it backwards and forwards it falls into place.
Also when I open the screen to the second stop there's an audible click too which this black unit doesn't have.
Weirdly this black unit came out of the box with a bit of cloth between the screens but my white unit never.
This is gonna drive me crazy over time
I ordered the cradle from Amazon UK a few days ago and it came out to about $21 shipped to the US. Will be here next week, so much faster shipping too.
[edit] Never mind, just saw that they were sold out. It was something like 9 pounds before.
I was white because I wanted it to look like a SNES on the inside, but have decided on black because white (or grey in this case ) discolours, dirt on white against black , contrast of screens better with the black and the black system still looks great. Plus the Triforce facpelates.