WOW, just went to my local Best Buy here in vegas(electronic/apliance store here in the states), and they have a Nintendo 3DS display unit to try out.
The 3D effect is very cool. You can only try Pilot Wings Resort, but I have read it shows the greatest levels of 3D, so that was ok. Plus I'm a fan of the SNES, and N64 games, so it was good to show 3D, and to try out the analog nub.
The 3D takes place kinda of in the unit, so stuff isn't flying at you like in the movies, but the effect shows more depth than anything else. I tried it with the slider all the way up, and that could be a little uneven at times, so I dialed it down a little, and the 3D was much better at that level for me.
Now I only played for about 10 minutes, and I can't say I had any eye strain or motion sickness problems, but I'm sure it will happen with long term play. I'm also not sure how long or how often I will actually use the 3D, as it is really just a gimmick currently, but what a gimmick it is. It was so cool flying around the resort island in 3D.
The analog nub is very similar to the Pandora's, but it is rubber which provides a little better gripping action, and it also has a wider range of movement. It is also very nice overall, and way better than the PSP analog nub, and just slightly better than the Pandora's.
So now having played the 3DS I can honestly say Nintendo does deliver an entirely new handheld experiance. Now my 2 week wait will be just that much more hard to take, but at least my Pandora is back home, so I've got 30+ years of video game history to keep me busy.
Chris
The 3D effect is very cool. You can only try Pilot Wings Resort, but I have read it shows the greatest levels of 3D, so that was ok. Plus I'm a fan of the SNES, and N64 games, so it was good to show 3D, and to try out the analog nub.
The 3D takes place kinda of in the unit, so stuff isn't flying at you like in the movies, but the effect shows more depth than anything else. I tried it with the slider all the way up, and that could be a little uneven at times, so I dialed it down a little, and the 3D was much better at that level for me.
Now I only played for about 10 minutes, and I can't say I had any eye strain or motion sickness problems, but I'm sure it will happen with long term play. I'm also not sure how long or how often I will actually use the 3D, as it is really just a gimmick currently, but what a gimmick it is. It was so cool flying around the resort island in 3D.
The analog nub is very similar to the Pandora's, but it is rubber which provides a little better gripping action, and it also has a wider range of movement. It is also very nice overall, and way better than the PSP analog nub, and just slightly better than the Pandora's.
So now having played the 3DS I can honestly say Nintendo does deliver an entirely new handheld experiance. Now my 2 week wait will be just that much more hard to take, but at least my Pandora is back home, so I've got 30+ years of video game history to keep me busy.
Chris