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I'm unmoved. I'll just check back in a year then to see if the 3DS becomes, to use a double negative, "less poopy".
It sounds a little unusual, but if it's true, it will practically mean ditching the generation for another one. To be honest, at this point I wouldn't be surprised at anything that happens with the 3DS at this point. But if the fans raged when the $80 price drop happened...hoo boy.
You are right about the nub thing alright. I paid 30 dollars for 'personal services' the other night, and she had an extra nub! My emotions were less 'hatred' and more 'shame' after that one. Only in the gaming industry....
I was about to get excited for MH, but then I read it would only be local multiplayer? REALLY? Come ON Nintendo, you guys promised you HAD Online this time around!
Honestly it pisses me off. I purchased the 3DS at full price near launch. It really is irritating to think about this RUMOR and realize that Nintendo got $250 of my money and I got NOTHING in return. And no, free games from 15-20 years ago do not count.
*sees update* So it's a genuine add on rather than a new system. This is going to be significant. An entire new stick...Things are getting interesting.
I believe the Monster Hunter part, not the analog nub part.
Although, if this MH only has local multiplayer, Capcom can forget it. There's no good excuse for lack of online multiplayer from Capcom given two 3DS releases from them have had online play.
Although, if this MH only has local multiplayer, Capcom can forget it. There's no good excuse for lack of online multiplayer from Capcom given two 3DS releases from them have had online play.
Honestly, it doesn't piss me off. If there is an attachment for the original 3DS, and it's somewhat elegant, it doesn't bother me, I just don't want my system to be completely obsolete before the year is out. I love the little thing, and I honestly really, really like the 3D on it (hate 3D TVs and 3D movies, go figure).
Also, either give me the nub for free, or bundle it with a game (like Monster Hunter) and I'll be alright.
Also, either give me the nub for free, or bundle it with a game (like Monster Hunter) and I'll be alright.
I would welcome the prospect of a second circle-pad add-on in only two different formats:
1. The circle pad is only there to make games that require it and the touch screen easier for left-handed people.
2. Future games will have options for both single and dual-stick control.
1. The circle pad is only there to make games that require it and the touch screen easier for left-handed people.
2. Future games will have options for both single and dual-stick control.
I don't know what to make of this. It's good and bad news, good news for games that would benefit from the added nub, but bad that it's an accessory that will probably go forgotten. I'll wait and see, but I'm cautious this isn't going to be another DS Rumble pack, or Wii Speak where a handful of games supported it and then it become useless.
I'm gonna wait it out a year or two and see if enough games support it first, It's a little big and ugly, but if it's comfortable and works good then I'll deal with it.
I'm gonna wait it out a year or two and see if enough games support it first, It's a little big and ugly, but if it's comfortable and works good then I'll deal with it.
If only the second nub attachment is true, then I'm fine.
IF THE REVISION SO CLOSE TO LAUNCH IS TRUE THEN I'M PISSED.
IF THE REVISION SO CLOSE TO LAUNCH IS TRUE THEN I'M PISSED.
God, does that look terrible. It's basically the charging cradle with an extra circle pad slapped on. First time I've semi-regretted my early purchase of the 3DS; the price reduction I don't care about, but knowing there'll be a 3DS Lite with an actual second circle pad... that just makes my 3DS look handicapped.
Yaaaay I fixed it, yet I made a double post. Oh well. It's an interesting idea, though it looks a little clunky.
mh tri? sigh...i would probably buy a 3ds if it was a new monster hunter game, not just a jazzed up version of a game ive already sunk 100 hours into...
Yeah, seeing the scan I change my stance a little. While this may be what the system should have been FROM THE BEGINNING, it would be nice if this was the extra push developers needed to start making good games for the dang thing.
@DanielCambell
"It really is irritating to think about this RUMOR and realize that Nintendo got $250 of my money and I got NOTHING in return. And no, free games from 15-20 years ago do not count."
Umm...you did get a 3DS. It's not like you just gave them your money and the box was empty...:P
"It really is irritating to think about this RUMOR and realize that Nintendo got $250 of my money and I got NOTHING in return. And no, free games from 15-20 years ago do not count."
Umm...you did get a 3DS. It's not like you just gave them your money and the box was empty...:P
Haha!, and Nintendo fanatics liked to bash the Vita for "copying" AR. (Which by the way was done before 3DS by Sony.) But anyway it's not complete copying if you improve on the idea. But this just looks crappy.
The nub attachment would be fiiiine. People get so angry about this stuff. There will be a redesign with an extra nub and no 3D, and everyone else can buy the attachment. NO PROBLEM.
It looks stupid, but I don't mind. Hell just the fact we got the first one was more than enough.
Also Holmes, remember when you predicted that which ever handheld had Monster Hunter would sell like crazy in Japan? Are you a wizard?
Also Holmes, remember when you predicted that which ever handheld had Monster Hunter would sell like crazy in Japan? Are you a wizard?
Oh well, this is cool I suppose. Should have been there to begin with but theres nothing that can be done now. It seems like it'll be bundled with Monster Hunter 3ds which I'd be getting anyway.
So this nub attachment pretty much confirms that the inevitable 3DS redesign will have two nubs built in. I'm glad I waited.
And if you don't believe it just look at Wii Motion Plus. First it was an add-on, now it's built in to every controller.
And if you don't believe it just look at Wii Motion Plus. First it was an add-on, now it's built in to every controller.
Ah, the nerd rage.
@DanielCampbell
When, in the sweet history of ANYTHING, has being an early adopter ever been an ironclad promise that you'd get what you paid for? Early DVD players cost hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for DVDs which were markedly inferior to the products which were put out in the following years.
Now, let's count 'em.
Nintendo DS iterations: 3 (4 with DSi XL)
Nintendo GBA iterations: 3
Nintendo Gameboy iterations: 4 (including the GBC)
So basically, every Nintendo handheld ever has gone through multiple iterations. What in the sweet holy hell made you think that the Nintendo 3DS would be any different?
You knew it didn't have many titles on the horizon when you paid your $250. You also knew that Nintendo had a well-established history of releasing newer, better iterations of their handhelds as the market situation changed.
You have nobody to blame but yourself.
@DanielCampbell
When, in the sweet history of ANYTHING, has being an early adopter ever been an ironclad promise that you'd get what you paid for? Early DVD players cost hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for DVDs which were markedly inferior to the products which were put out in the following years.
Now, let's count 'em.
Nintendo DS iterations: 3 (4 with DSi XL)
Nintendo GBA iterations: 3
Nintendo Gameboy iterations: 4 (including the GBC)
So basically, every Nintendo handheld ever has gone through multiple iterations. What in the sweet holy hell made you think that the Nintendo 3DS would be any different?
You knew it didn't have many titles on the horizon when you paid your $250. You also knew that Nintendo had a well-established history of releasing newer, better iterations of their handhelds as the market situation changed.
You have nobody to blame but yourself.
@meteorscrap
To be fair each of those systems started their first iteration almost two years after the release of the device.
The bulky roundyness of that nub attachment is giving me Game Gear vibes...
And not in the "I loved that system to pieces as a kid" way.
To be fair each of those systems started their first iteration almost two years after the release of the device.
The bulky roundyness of that nub attachment is giving me Game Gear vibes...
And not in the "I loved that system to pieces as a kid" way.
Why would anyone get angry about the release of a cradle add-on? It's not an iteration of the 3DS, it's a peripheral (or that's what it looks like in the scan).
I fail to see the issue. As long as it's reasonably priced (no clue what that would be for something like this), then I have no problem with it.
I fail to see the issue. As long as it's reasonably priced (no clue what that would be for something like this), then I have no problem with it.
Not worried about the nub, since they're making it available as a (seemingly quite comfortable) add on and hell, I'd be getting Monster Hunter anyway.
A gigantic surge in 3DS sales in Japan will be totally unrelated to the Monster Hunter thing though. TOTALLY.
A gigantic surge in 3DS sales in Japan will be totally unrelated to the Monster Hunter thing though. TOTALLY.
That is the ugliest modern gaming accessory I have ever seen. I want to slap it, again and again, and then around the R&D department that thought this piece of crap up.
I don't own a 3DS and don't plan to get one anytime in the near future, but I'm trying to put myself in the shoes of an early adopter here and I can certainly see how one might arrive at the conclusion that they purchased an incomplete product because of this.
I dunno, I mean you've got people that already paid $80 more than they needed to for the handheld, and now they're being asked to buy a second analog stick (nub sounds creepy) in addition to that. Maybe it's not a big deal, depending on how much the accessory costs, but I can see how someone might be feeling a little burned right now. Such is life, I suppose.
I dunno, I mean you've got people that already paid $80 more than they needed to for the handheld, and now they're being asked to buy a second analog stick (nub sounds creepy) in addition to that. Maybe it's not a big deal, depending on how much the accessory costs, but I can see how someone might be feeling a little burned right now. Such is life, I suppose.
That second analog nub doesn't look like it's in a comfortable position. As a 3DS owner am I enraged? Not really, I didn't even flinch an eye when I read this, personally at this point I don't even no what to think of this "accessory".
Well, now that a Monster Hunter has finally been announced I guess the 3DS is as good as gold now. I've been saying for a while now "just put a damn Monster Hunter on the thing and sales will skyrocket". Japan-wise anyways, I guess Mario Kart 7 will have to do that job over here in the states.
The nub attachment is interesting though. Really the only reason it's necessary for the 3DS is for FPS's and 3rd person action games like Monster Hunter, and I'm guessing most of the FPS's will go for Vita as their developers (usually) focus on graphics more than anything else. Though I have to say I wouldn't mind playing a couple of FPS's in 3d.
Which brings me to my next point. I don't mind this attachment so long as it's comfortable but one question is how this will affect it's portability. It doesn't really look all that compact and I do walk around with my 3DS in my back pocket quite a bit. I don't want to have to purchase a European handbag so I can take this thing on the go, depending on what I'm playing at the moment.
The nub attachment is interesting though. Really the only reason it's necessary for the 3DS is for FPS's and 3rd person action games like Monster Hunter, and I'm guessing most of the FPS's will go for Vita as their developers (usually) focus on graphics more than anything else. Though I have to say I wouldn't mind playing a couple of FPS's in 3d.
Which brings me to my next point. I don't mind this attachment so long as it's comfortable but one question is how this will affect it's portability. It doesn't really look all that compact and I do walk around with my 3DS in my back pocket quite a bit. I don't want to have to purchase a European handbag so I can take this thing on the go, depending on what I'm playing at the moment.
It was originally the asking price, battery life, and lack of games which was making me not want to purchase a 3DS but now it's all Nintendo.
Their flailing and lack of confidence in their product is infectious and it's, honestly, kinda sad to watch.
Their flailing and lack of confidence in their product is infectious and it's, honestly, kinda sad to watch.
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