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[derFeef]

Well I just saw the Giantbomb unpacking and it looks pretty good, I will get me my first Nintendo handheld now. Is it true that there is no power adapter inside the box in Europe?

Wanna know what I will have to order...

 

[yankee666]

Hopefully tomorrow we may see some sexy shots of the White 3DS LL. My order wont arrive till next week

 

[NeoRausch]

My system transfare was super smooth. Everything according to kaiku, my brave pikmins!
Goddammit that screen is sooooooo huge and nice.

and not pixelated!

 

[VICI0US]

Is it true that there is no power adapter inside the box in Europe?

Wanna know what I will have to order...

unfortunately not

however the 3DS XL is compatible with DSi chargers, you should be able to snag a used one online for not much at all.

 

[ussjtrunks]

did anyone see any 3ds cases today holding off purchasing until I can get one (I assume dsi xl ones would be too small)

 

[gashikunFLCL]

Hopefully tomorrow we may see some sexy shots of the White 3DS LL. My order wont arrive till next week

I had to got a silver one because I was not fast enogh.

 

[Steve McQueen]

I made the transfer recently from a 2GB card to a 4GB card, take the stuff on the 2GB and put in your computer, then put the files of the 2GB that you put in the computer on the 4GB card.

I tried but the files of the old 2GB card don´t appear. Well...at least I can try next week

 

[VertPin]

More pictures of the red please! Gotta wait until middle of August

 

[jbueno]

looked like standard 3DS to me...

Perhaps it was, it just seemed too big for the kid's hands I guess. It was kind of hard telling what color it was with the lighting in the show too.

 

[gashikunFLCL]

I tried but the files of the old 2GB card don´t appear. Well...at least I can try next week

Here's a link to the how to transfer.

SD and SDHC cards up to 32GB.

I put the how to from the Nintendo support site over here.

 

[derFeef]

unfortunately not

however the 3DS XL is compatible with DSi chargers, you should be able to snag a used one online for not much at all.

k, thanks! So you can't charge the thing at all if you buy that new? Or by USB?

 

[Steve McQueen]

I put the how to from the Nintendo support site over here.

Thanks! Maybe that´ll work out!

Did it the same way. But didn´t work. Maybe I messed up. Ah...I´ll just wait for some days. Thanks anyway

 

[PansenHansen]

looked like standard 3DS to me...

at first i thought it was a xl but then i saw the green 3d light at the right side

 

[Ally1987]

More pictures of the red please! Gotta wait until middle of August

 

[Jinfash]

Are warmer screen colors the default standard or is it on system's basis?

The original 3DS had both, and I was one of few unlucky ones who got a warmer upper screen and cooler lower screen.

I really hope to get an XL with a cool color gamut.

 

[swampjesus]

This whole thread is full of market droid bacterials. nice.

 

[SteveWD40]

GBA games look sweet on this thing.

Really good.

They need to get Aria of Sorrow on that store...

 

[Tarin02543]

I've just tried a demo unit in stores, a big warning to those expecting better select, home and start buttons. I'd say they are even worse than the first gen 3ds.

 

[Drago]

So, are demo units out in NA yet?

A good showing may convince me to get red at launch... maybe

 

[dallow_bg]

I've just tried a demo unit in stores, a big warning to those expecting better select, home and start buttons. I'd say they are even worse than the first gen 3ds.

whaaaa?

What does everyone else think?

 

[Ushojax]

So do GBA games have the same horrendous motion blur on the XL? They are repulsive in motion on the OG 3DS.

 

[Jinfash]

I've just tried a demo unit in stores, a big warning to those expecting better select, home and start buttons. I'd say they are even worse than the first gen 3ds.

How is that even possible?

 

[Synless]

Are warmer screen colors the default standard or is it on system's basis?

The original 3DS had both, and I was one of few unlucky ones who got a warmer upper screen and cooler lower screen.

I really hope to get an XL with a cool color gamut.

The poster right above you has what appears to be two cool screens. So I think it is a system by system basis.

 

[Santiako]

I've just tried a demo unit in stores, a big warning to those expecting better select, home and start buttons. I'd say they are even worse than the first gen 3ds.

What? Nonsense, they are way better.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

The low sound is kinda bugging me. Playing OOT with such low sound is killing me, I wanna rock out in the Lost Woods and LonLon Ranch.

I've just tried a demo unit in stores, a big warning to those expecting better select, home and start buttons. I'd say they are even worse than the first gen 3ds.

Nope, super improvement.

 

[dallow_bg]

The low sound is kinda bugging me. Playing OOT with such low sound is killing me, I wanna rock out in the Lost Woods and LonLon Ranch.



Nope, super improvement.

Headphones or sound system.
Speakers sound bad anyway.

 

[Jinfash]

The poster right above you has what appears to be two cool screens. So I think it is a system by system basis.

I hope it is, even though many of side by side screens posted so far are suggesting otherwise. :\

 

[RPGCrazied]

You euros got screen protectors? How easy was it to put on?

 

[AndyMoogle]

whaaaa?

What does everyone else think?

They are definitely way better. You can press anywhere on the button and it will register.

So do GBA games have the same horrendous motion blur on the XL? They are repulsive in motion on the OG 3DS.

That's just how the 3DS handles those games, so it will be same on the XL. I'm not sure why Nintendo decided to do it like that.

EDIT: Apparently it's needed for proper emulation.

 

[kanugo]

I'm going to buy the new console tomorrow and have a question:

All the tiles unlocked and the progress in the streepass quests are transferable?

Thanks.

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

I figured there would be, but it will probably come with a power cable and I don't need more of those. Oh well.

I don't think it will come with a power cord. Kind of like the Vita stand doesn't come with one.

 

[Ally1987]

I've just tried a demo unit in stores, a big warning to those expecting better select, home and start buttons. I'd say they are even worse than the first gen 3ds.

I strongly disagree with you on this one...

 

[Foffy]

Is it the camera quality, or do the bigger screens have some AA going on? I'm always able to cut my eyes open just looking at it on my 3DS..

 

[Ally1987]

Is it the camera quality, or do the bigger screens have some AA going on? I'm always able to cut my eyes open just looking at it on my 3DS..

As I have mention before, It's a very shitty camera I use...

 

[dallow_bg]

They are definitely way better. You can press anywhere on the button and it will register.



That's just how the 3DS handles those games, so it will be same on the XL. I'm not sure why Nintendo decided to do it like that.

Sounds good. That was the first comment I've heard that the buttons were bad, so I'm inclined to not believe him.

 

[AndyMoogle]

Is it the camera quality, or do the bigger screens have some AA going on? I'm always able to cut my eyes open just looking at it on my 3DS..

It's the camera. The aliasing is something that will be more noticeable on the bigger screen. The hardware hasn't changed at all.

 

[NeoRausch]

Is it the camera quality, or do the bigger screens have some AA going on? I'm always able to cut my eyes open just looking at it on my 3DS..

No AA.

Also: the new d-pad is soooooo much better! Non squeaking at all. It allmost feels clicky. Love it!

 

[AndyMoogle]

After a couple of hours of playing games on the XL, I have to say that while I'm not too fond of the screens, I'll probably still keep the XL and sell my old 3DS. Everything other than the screens are such a big improvement that I feel that it outweighs that the games look slightly worse.

I wish Nintendo would "upgrade" the regular 3DS model with better buttons, dpad and rounded corners. That would have been the best for me.

 

[Milkncooke]

I don't think it will come with a power cord. Kind of like the Vita stand doesn't come with one.

The 3DS cradles they sell now come with a power cord so I assume the XL ones will too. Hopefully they sell the cradle alone for $10 or something.

 

[AndyMoogle]

The 3DS cradles they sell now come with a power cord so I assume the XL ones will too. Hopefully they sell the cradle alone for $10 or something.

It's very expensive in Sweden. Around $55. Not that it will be that expensive in USA, but it will most definitely be more than $10.

There is a power cord included.

I have to ask: Are there no accessories available for the XL in the rest of Europe as well? We get nothing here in Sweden, and it seems that even the cradle is hard to find.

EDIT: I just noticed that the cradle won't be available for another month. What the hell, Nintendo?

 

[aidan]

GBA games look sweet on this thing.

Really good.

More pics, please!

 

[AndyMoogle]

More pics, please!

I'll grab some as soon as my system transfer is done.

 

[Chanser]

Oh man this silver 3DS XL looks awesome.

 

[Stealth20k]

keep the pics coming

 

[Drago]

Any White pics out there in the open yet?

I feel like hurting myself

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Just got me new xl, going to give old 3ds back to the store. I think Nintendo is really fooling people with their strategy. Not more about that, but it's really evident when you get the xl in your hands first time in your home and be actually able to compare the two systems side by side... I think they have had the blueprints for xl ready for quite some time. Etc

The copyright on the bottom of the XL unit is dated 2011 and not 2012 as would perhaps be presumed.
Nintendo have certainly had this unit ready to go for a while, but I think the upshot in sales in the final quarter of 2011 'delayed' it.
Can anybody be surprised though? We know they're working on the 3DS' successor as we speak for example.

 

[Stealth20k]

The copyright on the bottom of the XL unit is dated 2011 and not 2012 as would perhaps be presumed.
Nintendo have certainly had this unit ready to go for a while, but I think the upshot in sales in the final quarter of 2011 'delayed' it.
Can anybody be surprised though? We know they're working on the 3DS' successor as we speak for example.

all companies work on successors immediately

that doesnt mean jack mack

 

[MaverickHunterAsh]

I just bought Pullblox/Pushmo and I have 9 more euro's to spend in the eShop. Are there any more essential games I should buy? I bought Dillon's Rolling Western on my original 3DS and it was pretty cool, but pretty dull at some points, so I'd rather buy something fresh now.

Is Mutant Mudds any good?

YES. Absolutely buy Mutant Mudds ASAP -- it's the best game on the eShop if you're a fan of awesome, old-school 2D platformers.

whaaaa?

What does everyone else think?

I mentioned this very thing in my hands-on impressions writeup a few pages back. From my experience, the Start, Select, and Home buttons are somehow even worse on the XL than they were on the original 3DS. They are at least three separate buttons on the XL, all of them just barely click down -- they're even less "clicky" than they were on the original 3DS, and barely feel like true buttons at all. They just don't feel good.

I mean, that's a small consideration when looking at the 3DS XL as a whole, but yeah, it's a problem I noted.

 

[metalslimer]

What does the copyright have to do with when the thing was finished? This thing certainly wasn't ready in late 2011.

 

[Nemo]

Finally got to try it out. I like it for the most part, some buttons however feel a bit cheap compared to the original 3DS. If they made a white version for here I wouldn't be bothered by it and just buy one but now... ehh