The Nintendo 3DS' Time Is Now

The 3DS isn’t just another Nintendo portable. It’s the successor to the Nintendo DS, one of the most successful gaming machines ever. A big act to follow. Next month the 3DS will go on sale in the West. Until then, there’s this guide to [[link]] tide you over and tell you what to expect when it hits.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-3ds-is-stylish-grown-up-and-flawed-5770956 The Review The Nintendo 3DS Is Stylish, Grown-Up And Flawed “The Nintendo 3DS is a grown-up piece of hardware. And it does the grown-up stuff well. It is stylish and has an array of truly nice touches. There are quibbles, which might fade over time during the 3DS’s life span.” – Brian Ashcraft. More » The Video Close up views of all the hardware | The unboxing | Playing a DS game on the 3DS | Hilarious warnings in the instruction manual | Nintendogs then; Nintendogs + Cats now | The long lines of the 3DS launch. https://kotaku.com/get-up-close-and-personal-with-a-nintendo-3ds-5770877 https://kotaku.com/how-to-keep-your-barfing-and-eye-melting-to-a-minimum-5771059 The 3D Effect Potentially eye-straining, the 3DS comes with a manufacturer’s recommendation that one [[link]] take a break after 30 minutes of gaming. Bash played it much longer than that. Here’s how he feels: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-is-covering-its-ass-with-3ds-warnings-5729342 “The 3D effect on the 3DS is really great. … But I can feel my eyes working twice as hard to produce the effect. … My first couple of hours with the 3DS were spent with the 3D slider effect at full blast. Any time I slightly moved the 3DS, the sweetspot was gone, and I was left with a blur of images and my brain trying to make sense of what I was looking at. I found that if you turn the 3D slider down, way down, you can still get the 3D effect, or damn near it, but with much less work.”More » Price and Availability The 3DS has released in Japan, and costs ¥25,000. It will release in Europe on March [[link]] 25. Prices there are variable; reports have placed it in the £210/€250 range. The 3DS is available in North America on March 27 for $249.95. Australia gets it March 31 for $349.95. If that sounds like a lot, here’s how it compares to past handheld launches. https://kotaku.com/how-does-the-nintendo-3ds-price-stack-up-5737948 As for games, GameStop’s preorder listings put most at $40, a few at $50 USD. https://kotaku.com/gamestop-pegs-3ds-titles-at-40-to-50-in-u-s-5740777