3DS dated & priced

[Necromancer]

It will probably function identically to the Wii, which has downloadable games running from SD cards.

Doesn't the Wii load games from the SD card to internal memory before booting 'em?

[ceti alpha]

I'm still not sold on the 3DS. I'm interested for sure, but I want to wait to see how it pans out first.

[BlueBMW]

I heard rumors than Panasonic is making a comeback into video game hardware... in the portable market of all places!!  Would it be the 3DOS

[geise]

You would be talking about this.  http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/panasonics-jungle-portable-gaming-system-emerges-gets-shown-of/

[ceti alpha]

So that's what fail looks like?  :idea:

[Starfighter]

I like new stuff, let's get more players in the mix! Even if it fails, I like diversity!

[geise]

I've always been more about function over form.  It's a beefy handheld spec wise.  The clamshell design isn't bad at all.  What I don't like is that it's mainly geared towards being an online MMO type of handheld.   No thanks.  I guess you are probably going to have to pay for month to month wifi.  How else are you going to be constantly with an online wireless connection on the go to play some damn MMO game?  I wish it would've just been a powerful open source handheld that ran linux.

Anyways there is no way in hell I would ever pay 300 for a handheld.  Especially with it being nintendo.  I like my DS lite, but that thing was 129.99 brand new for me in 07.  $300 is way to much for a handheld.  My Japanese launch psp didn't even cost near that amount.  I'll stick with what I have, cause that is a ridiculous price.

[Starfighter]

You guys always get so much better prices! 3DS costs about $420 here and as a response to the outrageously low price of DS Lite (129.99!!) I can say that it costed $240 on release here. And after that it actually got worse since everybody wanted to buy it used so the used was almost more expensive than retail.

[TheClash603]

http://www.1up.com/news/bomberman-bonk-planned-3ds

Bonk, Bomberman, and a Hudson shooter are now confirmed for the 3DS Express.  Yay!

[ParanoiaDragon]

Bomberman was a given, but it's cool to see Bonk is coming onto an actual platform, rather then just a virtual one.  So, so far, I'm looking forward to Bonk, Mega Man Legends 3, ...uh, seems like there was one more game.  Iga talked about maybe doing a CV game, I hope he does, as I hate Lords of Shadow & prefer his recycling of games any day of the week.

[SignOfZeta]

$300 is way to much for a handheld.  My Japanese launch psp didn't even cost near that amount.  I'll stick with what I have, cause that is a ridiculous price.

...what? Japanese "value" PSP at launch, ¥24,800...six years ago. I'd say it was pretty damned "near" the same price.

[geise]

I got it from a guy in japan on ebay with Ridge Racers for 250.  It was a pure luck buy right before xmas.  I actually lost the bid and he came back and said the bidder with the highest bid backed out and he would sell it to me for what my bid was.  He had great feedback so I took the offer.

Yeah it's fairly close, but at the time for me it was worth that price, but I also had more money to throw around.  The 3DS is just a bit much for me.  It will sell no problem, but with the DS lite going for around $140 when it was out I can't see double the price for just a 3D screen and a slightly better GPU.