Sun Declares 3DS is "Game For a Barf"

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

No thanks, I still want one. Thanks for trying to discourage me with lies though.

[sub]I don't even read the Sun... Now I don't want to.[/sub]

Well done sir.

 

[CharrHearted]

Who believes the ons anymore? When the headlines were all over Liberia what was there front page? JORDAN! X_X

 

[timeadept]

The last part of the test was done in a moving vehicle? Well there's your problem! Yeah thous changes in blood pressure seemed a bit freaky until i read that. Honestly i can't read in the car either or i end up feeling exactly like that. But that's just me... one person... as many people as took their test...

 

[garjian]

honestly, i dont see it going too far.

the DS itself added elements which directly effect and add to gameplay value. 3D is superficial.

 

[Arawn.Chernobog]

Herpa drep I am being a writer for da british tabloidnijgvdsjnji

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I've done a four hour Street Fighter run. No problems whatsoever with my eyes. Not even a twitch. The Sun is known for simply making stuff up, though, so this doesn't surprise me.

 

[comadorcrack]

And I declare that The Sun is retarded.

I second this motion. All in favour?

Eye!

[to avoid low content ban]
So the sun said... exactly what Nintendo said... and called it news... really... great jounalism there Sun. You... you make this nation proud...

 

[Tim Latshaw]

Did he also play Grand Theft Rothbury [http://www.stinkyjournalism.org/editordetail.php?id=821]?

Stay fair and balanced, UK rags.

 

[HoverWhale]

I expect it's probably just the crazy people trying to find a new way to say "oh games are bad and wrong and should not exist". This happens so often in this sort of newspaper. Some papers reach a point where only a small percentage of what they print is actually news, and even that's rarely accurate. The Sun, The Daily Mail, it's mostly just rubbish where idiots vent about things they don't understand.

I really don't know why they're all against video games though. The reason still eludes me there.

 

[Jaser]

It's the Sun.
That is all.

 

[The Random One]

It speaks wonders of how well games are received in England that the anti-gaming media is not shouting that games will turn children into rapists but rather that they will make then like soooo dizzy.

Also, it's the Sun.

 

[Android2137]

I foresee either people actually taking the recommended breaks from playing 3DS or people adapting to long hours with it, developing horrible eyesight as a result.

...Ah well. Long hours on the computer and what not should have ruined our eyesight anyway...

 

[The Wykydtron]

Wait so people still take The Sun seriously? Rather than treating them like the hilarious Trolls they are?

News to me

 

[SenseOfTumour]

In b4 tomorrow's Daily Mail claims that the 3DS causes cancer.

All I got from the Sun article is that if you're cross-eyed, you shouldn't play the 3DS while driving for long periods, that is what they were saying, right?

Honestly, they want to warn people about the terrifying dangers of the 3DS, and they use photos like that?

'Studies found that people who played the 3DS while walking down the street often suffered concussive injuries from walking into lampposts or passing traffic.'

How about not doing that then?

On the other hand, I would suggest that the Nintendo guidelines are fair but unlikely to be heeded, who here takes a 15 minute break every hour of gaming? I can imagine how pleased my WOW guild would be...

'Ok tank, hunter's pulling, go'
'hang on going AFK 15 minutes, I've been on an hour, need to go walk around for 15, back soon!'
*wipes*


The sad thing is, there's some level of a legitimate complaint here, I wouldn't even claim to be a Sun doctor, tho I know my left arm from my right, so I'm probably overqualified. However, the 3D effects are caused by tricking the eyes and brain, and as someone else said, lots of people feel a bit weird after a 2 hour movie, it'll be interesting to see how this goes down 3 months from now, whether Nintendo get hit with a million lawsuits or not.

Me, I'll wait for the full on, wired straight into the brain 'holodeck' 3d, and skip this generation.

 

[Banter]

This is a serious appeal to the news room writers and the editor of the Escapist. Please stop using tabloid newspapers as the basis of articles here. The sensible parts of our country know that The Sun, The Daily Mail, News of the World, etcetera are all pieces of foolish and unforgivable trash. They're basically the Westboro Baptist Church in newspaper format, and should as such be treated like a rash.

 

[demoman_chaos]

I like the analog stick they added, but it still is not the handheld for me. I prefer less gimmicky game line-up on the PSP over the DS line-up. Like with the Wii, a few decent games amongst many, many gimmick fests is not a good line-up.

it's graphically more powerful then the Psp and has a analogue control system, as well as improved online functionality and game carts up to 8 gigs.... theres PLENTY reason to still have a 3ds even if you disable the 3d

Not saying much considering the PSP has been out since early 2005, back when the PS2 was still going strong. But from what I've seen on the 3DS, it doesn't really seem any stronger than the PSP. Comparing SF4:3D screens to MGSeace Walker, MGS looks better.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

The Sun is staffed by Apple fanbois who want to avoid the harsh wrath of their turtleneck deity by ragging on superior systems.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

The Sun, honestly? Fuck The Sun, half the crap they spout is sensationalist rubbish. When I play my DS in a moving car it makes me sick, but no-one else had the problem. The 3DS is getting hit often by these reports of headaches and sickness.

 

[zerobudgetgamer]

I like the analog stick they added, but it still is not the handheld for me. I prefer less gimmicky game line-up on the PSP over the DS line-up. Like with the Wii, a few decent games amongst many, many gimmick fests is not a good line-up.

Depends on what you're looking for. Castlevania, Mario & Sonic, Pokemon, Square-Enix, Capcom, EA, a lot of the big, long-running series and companies have put more portables on the DS than the PSP. It's also become something of the de facto (J)RPG Portable console, which is a huge factor for people like me. Now, yes, sure, there are quite a few gimmicky games in the 3DS's starting lineup, but the same could be said of the original DS's lineup when it first released. It took a while before developers were able to figure out how they wanted to use the touch screen, and many of the great games just use it as a second screen to show additional stuff, and/or to touch and select things instead of endlessly scrolling.

For the record, I bought my 3DS because, after 4+ long years of devoted service, my DS Lite was on its last legs, and I figured instead of buying a new DS, only to undoubtedly get the 3DS somewhere down the line, I'd just get it now and save the money. Plus, my birthday is a month away, so I was able to finesse a deal out of my family XD. I will say that, at present, it really doesn't offer much, especially since a lot of its key features like DSware or whatever it's called is still locked away, but it's still a pretty good console, and definitely worth the money once it gets some updates.

 

[demoman_chaos]

Depends on what you're looking for. Castlevania, Mario & Sonic, Pokemon, a lot of the big, long-running series and companies have put more portables on the DS than the PSP. It's also become something of the de facto (J)RPG Portable console, which is a huge factor for people like me. Now, yes, sure, there are quite a few gimmicky games in the 3DS's starting lineup, but the same could be said of the original DS's lineup when it first released. It took a while before developers were able to figure out how they wanted to use the touch screen, and many of the great games just use it as a second screen to show additional stuff, and/or to touch and select things instead of endlessly scrolling.

All Nintendo really has are franchises from the NES/SNES. The new games in those series are not much different than the old ones either. Compare Mario 3 to New Mario Bros, not really much gameplay wise has changed. Same can be said about most any modern version of their older games.

I am not a fan of JRPG's (quite the opposite really), so the DS series line-up really has nothing that interests me that I can't play on a 8/16-bit console.