SomethingAmazing said:
In a few months when the system has more compelling games (and from the sounds of it you haven't seen Nintendo's list of game releases for the time leading up to E3), good luck finding a 3DS in store.
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In a few months when the system has more compelling games (and from the sounds of it you haven't seen Nintendo's list of game releases for the time leading up to E3), good luck finding a 3DS in store.
japanese people buy out their japanese goods designed for the japanese in japan.
SHOCKING!
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SHOCKING!
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this tooFrank_Sinatra_ said:
So wait, the new system from japan sold well in japan, bullcrap, next they're gonna say fire is warm.
It would. But how many people would die in the ensuing chaos of a simultaneous 3DS/Monster Hunter launch?theheroofaction said:
Haha, does anyone really doubt Nintendo OWNS the Japanese market? I love some of the comments. The titles may be shit, the system may be stupid, but Japanese company loyalty is the only real culprit. They want to be able to buy a game they are looking forward to at a moments notice, and probably don't want to worry about tracking down a system when a game finally hits they DO want. Not too mention, it's brandy new electronics, I see the same "useless" fervor with any new iPhone, for gods sake. I still want to see Nintendo maintain a position as a top tier video game producer.
Source was actually a Nikkei article not IGN.
In comparison to other launches this is the biggest day 1 sellthrough that there are numbers for but won't be the biggest week 1 hardware due to the GBA and original DS both having higher shipments (GBA was around 750k with 650k sold and the DS was 500k with 440k sold)
The rest of the shipments appear to be 250k or 300k each weekend and will most likely all vanish very quickly. Second shipment was arriving sometime today/Monday.
Impressions so far are that the streetpass functionality and the AR are superb. The 3DS can also view 3D pictures taken with other devices which is a big plus. Battery life is around 3 hours 20 minutes on full brightness with wifi playing SSFIV and around 6 hours on brightness setting 1 with occasional Wifi playing the same game.
DS games are scaled up to fit the screens though if you hold start+select as you boot up a DS game then you have them in the original resolution which is a nice touch to prevent artifacts etc from scaling.
In comparison to other launches this is the biggest day 1 sellthrough that there are numbers for but won't be the biggest week 1 hardware due to the GBA and original DS both having higher shipments (GBA was around 750k with 650k sold and the DS was 500k with 440k sold)
The rest of the shipments appear to be 250k or 300k each weekend and will most likely all vanish very quickly. Second shipment was arriving sometime today/Monday.
Impressions so far are that the streetpass functionality and the AR are superb. The 3DS can also view 3D pictures taken with other devices which is a big plus. Battery life is around 3 hours 20 minutes on full brightness with wifi playing SSFIV and around 6 hours on brightness setting 1 with occasional Wifi playing the same game.
DS games are scaled up to fit the screens though if you hold start+select as you boot up a DS game then you have them in the original resolution which is a nice touch to prevent artifacts etc from scaling.
Link's Awakening is supposed to be one of the first handheld VC games. I'll be buying mine on the 27th and use that and DS games to get some use out of it before the big titles start coming out.SomethingAmazing said:
DAMMIT! Now I've to clean my clothes with mercury or something...Brainst0rm said:
To be fair, considering how every bloody movie has to be in 3D these days and how every new Apple product is so financially successful, not to mention how every console platform needs a motion controller as well... I would say the Japanese are not solitary in that regard.Osaka117 said:
