BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Going from playing this on my WiiU to Dolphin was such a drastic leap. Everything scales up so well. I dont know why they are bothering with this. Shoulve gave it the wind waker treatment.
Xenoblade announced for New 3DS
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There are still games that wont run on older iPhone revisions though, but not the majority. How is that different than what's happening here?
I got this feeling that it won't support 3D.
Yeah wondering about that since I havent really seen it been mentioned. Has there been any word on this?
Are we sure they are porting it? serious question. I can seem them having a seperate team/dev do the port.
The Hermit
Member
Godamnit nintendo!!
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I don't know if those are tears of joy or sadness
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I don't know if those are tears of joy or sadness
It was shitty last time they did it too. It's an anti-consumer product that fractures the install base.
And it's different with iPads because the leaps between them each year are larger than this. It's not remotely comparable because while the fully priced "NEW" 3DS and normal 3DS are barely different from each other at all aside from a few new buttons and an overclocked processor, a fully priced iPad today is worlds apart from the iPad from four years ago. And even then the iPad from four years ago is still perfectly functional and runs almost all of the new software coming out.
It's the reason X has been moved to 2015. BELIEVE!
SuperSonic1305
Member
How about a Wii U upgrade instead of a 3DS downgrade? Makes too much sense? No chance then.
I mean, sure, I guess? But if it's the most minor generational leap ever and is only really a leap if you want think of it as one and squint your eyes in the right way then why bother calling it that?
Not even Nintendo is calling it that. It's a "New 3DS". Just like how the 3DS XL was a new 3DS.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Nah if it was the same shit, this "new 3DS" would be coming out 9 years after the original 3DS and wouldn't have Nintendo making exclusive retail titles for it.
Nice argument though.
This entire argument is based around people's expectations of how long systems should last before becoming obsolete.
Basically, either you're happy with this, or you're not. And that'll never change. I'll keep on thinking that the New 3DS is a great thing, and you'll keep on thinking that it's a bad thing.
I had already left this thread behind me because it's quite obviously a discussion that isn't going anywhere, but I came back because you addressed me personally. You can argue all you want, but that won't change the fact that the New 3DS is a thing that's going to be released soon. Hopefully you guys will come to terms with that, either by deciding to buy it or to ignore it.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Wow, this is very shocking. I thought Nintendo forgot it ever came out.
Yeah obviously
It's not like we're getting a high budget sequel next year or anything.Higgins113
Banned
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
SuperSonic1305
Member
Uhhhh
I get what you're saying the only reason you can think of it that way is because of the CPU.
I would be cool if they overclocked the GPU as well as the one in the og 3DS is underclocked.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Yeah obviously
The whole GameStop getting exclusive copies was a bit much and the price hike.
Nostremitus
Member
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
Yes because a low quality GIF made from a compressed YT video that doesn't show off the expansive world proves something.
Effigenius
Member
You will kick yourself when smash comes out if you sell now.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
That's one grotesque looking gif. I hope they're at least able to maintain a stable 30fps, otherwise I won't even bother.
3DS games ALWAYS look like shit in trailers and stills. It's not very photogenic.
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
That grass sure is weird.
The whole thing was really ugly though, and it was NOT the YT stream's fault. This is not the treatment Xenoblade deserves.
I don't give a fuck about Smash Bros. I bought the system for jrpgs and of course the one big jrpg I'd love to play on the go dosen't work on the system.
Well yeah, but I still don't see any difference from the old and the new one. I don't really care how games look, I love my 3DS. I just don't understand why they are already making a new 3DS, with exclusives.
Something like this was expected when the New 3DS was announced.
I mean, it had more buttons, an analog nub, faster CPU. There was no way this device would not have exclusive games.
This is a new next-generation device. Maybe a mini-next-generation. But a new generation none the less.
It's kind of like the Gameboy Color. The Gameboy Color was an in-between generation between the GameBoy and GameBoy Advance since it had its own exclusive games that did not work on the GameBoy.
In all honesty, I expect shorter generations in the future from Nintendo. It keeps hardware sales up and keeps the revenues rolling in. I could see them doing a new generation every three years, provided it has backwards compatibility most shouldn't feel left out.
And software developers won't be adversely affected since their games will likely run on the newer system to come.
The strategy is not too dissimilar to Apple, and it hasn't hurt Apple one bit.
I mean, it had more buttons, an analog nub, faster CPU. There was no way this device would not have exclusive games.
This is a new next-generation device. Maybe a mini-next-generation. But a new generation none the less.
It's kind of like the Gameboy Color. The Gameboy Color was an in-between generation between the GameBoy and GameBoy Advance since it had its own exclusive games that did not work on the GameBoy.
In all honesty, I expect shorter generations in the future from Nintendo. It keeps hardware sales up and keeps the revenues rolling in. I could see them doing a new generation every three years, provided it has backwards compatibility most shouldn't feel left out.
And software developers won't be adversely affected since their games will likely run on the newer system to come.
The strategy is not too dissimilar to Apple, and it hasn't hurt Apple one bit.
graywolf323
Gold Member
was hoping for a HD version for the Wii U
might have to get the new 3DS for this
might have to get the new 3DS for this
reynal1287
Member
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
Yep, that looked terrible.
Just a rumor, but I guess this helps why XC is a New 3DS exclusive game:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=885095
Sometimes we forget that XC pushed the Wii hardware, from very short loading times to expansive maps with no loading in in-game areas (villages, elevator travels, during and after battles, etc.). It's not simply a processor thing (you need to have a large RAM to pack those in-use map data to provide essentially those fast capabilities of the game), and if the rumors are true then it all falls together.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=885095
Sometimes we forget that XC pushed the Wii hardware, from very short loading times to expansive maps with no loading in in-game areas (villages, elevator travels, during and after battles, etc.). It's not simply a processor thing (you need to have a large RAM to pack those in-use map data to provide essentially those fast capabilities of the game), and if the rumors are true then it all falls together.
Nostremitus
Member
Because it's being displayed at higher than native resolution in a compressed video? I'll reserve judgement until I see an eShop video on my 3DS screen.
Yeah, what's up with that?
First there's that stretched and blurry as fuck texture then grass pops in just to disappear again.. Wat?
That appearing and disappearing grass. Barf.
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
Increased OS performance, more buttons to be compatible with different genres, and more portability with Wii U games (Zr, Zl buttons). On top of that more power doesn't always equate to better graphics, it can mean faster loading times, more enemies on screen at once, larger areas without loading, etc. A game like Xenoblade with large areas may not have been possible without chunking up the areas? Not sure.
They aren't just releasing it for shits and giggles, there will be benefits to it. It's just up to you if you want to trade in your old one and buy the new one for $150 or w/e it'll cost.
IchigoSharingan
Member
Dat draw distance.....ugh....compressed YT video or not, if that's how it's managing to 'compensate' for even weaker hardware, I'll stick to the Wii version.
Presenting your thoughts based on the pillar of the false dilemma logical fallacy is not the strongest way to go about it.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
whats going on with the grass and his face.
Maintenance
Member
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
Bwahaha. That looks bad, very bad. The pop-in, the hair, the grass texture, the only thing missing is the slow motion battles.
Polycount, textures, resolution...?
I lol'd.
NEW NINTENDO 3DS - way more powerful than the old one. Trust Nintendo, an amazing looking game like this won't run on the old 3ds :^)
Dunno why people are surprised though. That's how it looked on the Wii. It wasn't going to look better than the Wii version. A lot of people haven't played Xenoblade I guess.