Nintendo 3DS - who's getting one?

[Tinman]

Nintendo 3DS hands on

MyGaming lays hands on the Nintendo 3DS to see what all the fuss is about

[tom110584]

i'd rather save my money for the NGP. a 5 inch OLED screen beats a 3.5 inch 3D screen (with a fraction of the resolution) every time. never mind how much better the graphics will be on the NGP. i wish nintendo well but i think the NGP will ultimately prove to be the more desirable handheld.

[NoName]

Based on historical figures, I'd say your conclusion is far from certain tom. Hardware and graphics alone will not cause the NGP to sell more than the 3DS. You can just take a look at the sales of the DS vs PSP, or, if we move out of the handheld realm, the Wii vs Xbox and PS3. In both cases, the weaker hardware managed to outsell the stronger one by quite some margin. The Xbox and PS3 have only recently started outselling the Wii on a yearly basis, but on overall sales the Wii has still almost outsold the PS3 and Xbox combined.

I would say that I personally would wish Sony more luck that Nintendo. Nintendo needs a stronger competitor, because at the moment they can ship units like mad just by releasing a new version of Mario/Zelda/Metroid/Pokemon. I think a more significant factor will be price. To the average parent who actually has to go out and buy one of the two, I'd think that a lower cost would be the most desirable, not the shinier screen.

To be fair to Nintendo, at least they do try and be innovative with their hardware (if not exactly groundbreaking in terms of power).

[tom110584]

you are right noname. for me, the psp is much more appealing than the ds and i think it will be the same for this next round too. hopefully they will release a 3ds xl down the line because screen size is a very important factor in my opinion - i watch a lot of movies on psp and am looking forward to the resolution and size upgrade they will get on the ngp.