Report: 3DS "Replacement" Has 2 Analog Sticks, Less 3D

I miss the good old days of GBC and the N64 lol, such good times.

Now I'm really glad I didn't buy a 3DS- first the huge price drop, then announcing a new one right after the original flopped. Nintendo's almost pulling an Apple here

it didnt flop...
take a look at the games that are out... most gamers wont buy it till games, because of the ds shovel ware library, and the wii which is almost all shovelware.

there is only 1 game for it, and that is oot remake.
nintendo should have had dual sticks to begin with, but they better support full 3d, as they do now otherwise i wont ever bother with the new one when it comes out, id rather have 3d than a built in second stick (assumeing there is an addon)

The problem is the 3D tech is too new to make any conclusive statements regarding the health and well-being of its users. I would be inclined to agree that prolonged exposure may effect young still developing eyes of the children. Still though... not enough long-term data to suggest anything yet. As a precaution, I wouldn't allow my 6 yr old to play a 3DS for any extended periods, and well the other obvious reason not to is she loves her non-3D dsi... so why bother upgrading to 3D for a 6 yr old, right?

3D is not a new technology it has been around since the early 50's nearly as old as the first PC.

well early adopters get the shaft... AGAIN!

this should put the nail on the 3DS coffin.

I didn't get the shaft...I bought it at Target at the new price before the deadline, and became an ambassador.

The 3D is ok, but you have to be looking at it almost perfectly. After about 15 minutes of play, I have to switch it back to 2D to let my eyes rest.

You're basically contradicting yourself there, first you say it didn't flop then you give a reason of why it did flop. Face it, that's just how it is, it's happened before and it'll happen again, some systems just don't have good games when they first come out. It doesn't mean it won't pick up eventually but for now amabhy is right, it has flopped.

Darn kids, get of my internet!

Not 100% sold on the 3DS at this point, while it's kinda neat to mess around with at Target I wasn't "wowed" enough to feel a need to replace my DS lite. Maybe if the new version has better battery life (and some more games) I'll look at it again.

I'm surprised of a new one coming out so soon.

Me too! Games these days are just WAY too complicated. I am playing Ocarina of Time on my N64 emulator - why can't games have stories and gameplay like this any more?

Less 3D? Then wouldn't it just a normal DS?

Yes, 3D is... can be a great thing. But not always. Some movies are made for 3D like Avatar, others not, such as Hangover2 (really want to see THAT in 3D?) and some things should never be made like Transformers 2 and 3.

The last 3D Nintendo device bombed. Its great this one doesn't require glasses... but for quality and performance, we may still need those.

The REAL good old days were Super Nintendo. When the N64 was battleing the Sony Playstation it was loosing ground... but that's just my opinion. Final Fantasy 7 anyone?

Completely pointless response to the comment above it. That's a given that anyone already knows making it, well pointless, unless you like stating the obvious. Clearly, the "3D tech" the comment was referring to is the "no glasses" and "less than arm's length away" design of the 3DS.

No Nintendo systems need glasses for 3D, so I don't know what you're talking about. Even if you mean the Virtual Boy, the glasses are attached as part of the system.

The 3DS has it's own type of cartridge that DS players can't use and improved hardware over a normal DS, so this system is NOT meant to replace the 3DS, but to bring the DS owners into the superior hardware without needing the 3D feature they may not want. If you enjoy the 3D aspect then it will likely continue to be supported and you probably already owned a 3DS to begin with, but if you for whatever reason were not interested in the 3D and wanted to buy a DS instead, this will be a better choice. They are not admitting defeat or nailing coffins, the handheld strategy has included multiple options for a long time and they are introducing another option. Likely in 2 years they wll release yet another option, possibly an improved 3DS.

What confuses me is how they will add a second stick to the current hardware. You can't comfortably add new buttons/controls onto current control devices not intended to hold them. An analog stick dangling off the side seems useless and inconvenient.

Don't blame 3D and don't blame the app games. Put all the blame on lack of GAMES. You see, if you're going to market a mobile gaming system, take the 3DS for example, you would think supporting it with what it was actually built for would be a good idea. Just a thought. Now instead of putting money towards more games, they are releasing a new version of a failing system. Who ever is in charge needs to wake up.

CEO's who jumped on the 3D bandwagon are fools. 3D as it stands is useless. keep producing higher and higher 2d resolutions no "3D" cross-eyed images in 720p. PS i hate 3D tech. why do millionaire CEO's still have jobs when 3D is just a gimmick/fad?

I bought a 3DS when it first came out, and there are a handful of enjoyable titles, but none that are exceptional, just passable. I agree with everybody in the forums that there's no games that sell the 3DS at this point. I bought a XBOX360 to play GTA4, and I'm sure many gamers have similar mindsets. I'm not going to say all the games are crap, I had a good time playing Ridge Racer 3D, Pilot Wings, Nintendogs, and Shadow Wars. But these aren't great games, and none of them were worth buying a 3DS to play. Why didn't they have the foresight to drop one of their major IPs at launch, and why is the first 8 months of games all remakes with 3d. Bad marketing nintendo.

"The problem is that Nintendo is facing an app-ruled market where gamers have turned to iOS and Android to play shorter, cheaper games. "

Please stop saying this, it is straight up not true. Gamers have not changed at all, there is just a NEW market of people that didnt normally play games before that are playing these other games. There is a reason new release megahits are still making a fortune of money, and they are not "shorter, cheaper games". MW2, battlefield series, mass effect, SC2, WoW, and more, are all selling better than games did 5 years ago. It is purely a NEW market, not a transition for the OLD market.

And once again... IT'S NOT THE 3D!!!

It's the horribad library of games it has!!!

Don't take my word on this one, go check a store with a 3DS sample and judge the 3D feature for yourselves. It's quite good implemented and actually was the device to follow the steps in 3D. But Nintendo, as usual, screwed with developers making no games for the 3DS at all. For all 3D haters, just one phrase: "eye candy is eye candy".

Cheers!

when im thinking flop im thinking a failed venture that you have to cut your losses, think virtural boy

what nintendo did was put out the console, promised new first party games monthly till christmass, and hasn't delivered anything worth picking up. its not a flop, its just REALY poor management.

if they manage 5 games by christmass, this will be a major item, but the launch was such... lack luster titles, and the only good launch, street fighter, no one serious about that game would get it on the 3ds because of the way capcom deals with their games, a new one will be out soon enough, and the first one will be useless and a wasted game when it comes out, because it was a launch game.

this is not a flop, its just poor launch, cuppled with lieing to gamers about the game lineup, we largely took a few steps back from this because of nintendo.

Yup it's not the 3D,but the now putrid remakes.same garbage over an over again,since the nes.(im not saying the games are garbage per se but ,come on having the same titles for all the conseles,nes,gb,snes,gba,ds,dslite,etc,etc.)

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY VERY VERY SMART FOR NINTENDO TO RELEASE POKEMON BALCK/WHITE ON THE 3DS FIRST THEN ON THE ORIGANL DS A MONTH LATER... ALSO, THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD ZELDA READY AT LAUCH AND ALL THE ONLINE FEATURES SHOULD HAVE BEEN READY FROM THE VERY BEGINING. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS!!!!

Duh on the glasses... I'm saying, "perhaps" todays 3D tech still requires glasses. And yes, I know what Virtual boy is.

Sure you can add another analog stick... just bolt it to theside of the unit!

I knew that 3DS will suck since I saw the specs. Instead of them putting as many CPU cores as possible and a powerful graphics with lots of RAM and to keep the price down as low as possible they decided they would create another VirtualBoy with unproven and useless technology - 3D.

So what's wrong with getting the shaft? At least 3 billion human beings dream of getting the shaft!!! ....again... and ....again! Don't you like getting the shaft??? It must be good if so many people want it!

Nintendo, you're basically fuc*ing yourself over.

YAGC (Yet Another Gaming Console)...

sigh, nintendo... its not the features that make a console, its the games... and that launch was pitiful... a port of street fighter and a bunch of flash games at $40 a pop that you find better free versions of at any flash arcade

as for remakes, thats completely reasonable just... dont have that be your feature titles without others... and whoever is bashing nintendo for shovelware should take a good hard look at the popular games on other consoles *cough* call of duty, any sports game, battlefield - at least in an adventure game you get more levels to play, not much changes between competitive games so you are just out $50+ for a slightly altered experience and a new single player that you probably won't play

I personally am dreading the launch lineup for the wii u.. because I doubt they have learned their lesson from the 3ds... also the controller is an abomination

consoles are for games FIRST, other features MAYBE and other features includes HD - I don't need a super detailed image of a skinned 3d model