Topic: Xenoblade 3DS vs Wii

Not if you play in 3D. The game will be the same resolution on the new 3DS(while in 3D) as it was on Wii. The only real differences are the screen size and button layout. It's also way cheaper, so people are far more likely to pick it up, and it makes Shulk make more sense in Smash Bros.

Plus with a smaller screen size it will look better.

Honestly I think playing this in 3D on the new 3DS will be amazing, and Shulk's announcement for smash will boost sales! Tbh as to experience wise I would prefer to play this on a large HD TV but even still I will get this.

I'm more bothered by the fact that Xenoblade Chronicles never seemed like a "Portable" game. Granted, I guess with Sleep mode and "save everywhere, dying has no consequence!" means it doesn't have to be, but still, I honestly can't play Xenoblade without losing hours to it. It might still be successful (for some reason Monster Hunter — which is just as bad as Xenoblade when it comes to taking up so much of your time — still sells like hotcakes on the portables) but...

Oh who am I kidding? I'm just making excuses so I don't have to devote another hundred hours to the same freakin' game...

to be fair, that describes a decent chunk of 3DS' lineup imo

Do you guys have any expectations for any extra stuff to buy people who have the original?

It seems intuitive to think so, but then, 6 hours later and I realize I'm still playing Persona 4 Golden...

You can get the wii version used for $50 and less on amazon. It's not that expensive and is definitely the better version.

^this. Even gamestop is selling it for $50.00. And I'm pretty sure playing it on the Wii U bumps up the graphics, making it easily better than the 3DS port.

No. it's 480p in 3D, because your eyes are seeing 2 400×240 images and then putting them together to form a 800x480 image that is 3D. The image is 240p only in 2D.

The resolution is the same 3D or not.

400x240

Then why is it clearer in 3D? It's fact that it is clearer, which is the other main reason to use it besides depth. Each image it displays is 240, but you brain puts both images together to form ONE.

3DS version looked pretty ugly in the reveal video.

It's just because it was blown up and not 3D.

I'm not wrong. A 16:9 widescreen TV has 427x240 pixels, but the 3DS(3:2) has 800x240, then it splits the 800 into 400 to make 400x240 per eye. So when you see the image without 3D, all the pixels that would be split from the parallax barrier are now side by side to make a 2D image.

Go look at your 3DS in 3D mode, then turn the 3D off. 3D mode has more clarity based on pixel placement. The depth is basically the other 240p that is supposedly missing.

Thanks everyone for your opinions! :3 means a lot, I'll be buying the Wii version and might get the New 3DS version later on (probably a bundle? That'll be nice)

There is a rule of thumb about converting a 2D image into its equivalent 3D image.

Its the 3/4 rule - which I made up.

The perceived 3D resolution of a 2D 800 x 240 image is approximately 600 x 240 in 3D.

However there are tricks and trade secrets that Nintendo uses to make the 3D look high quality despite its low fundamental resolution.

Remember the surprise that people experienced when the 3DS XL came out with the same resolution as the older smaller screen 3DS.

Its good economics and engineering too, for software to compensate for the known shortcomings in the hardware.

http://tinyurl.com/nkdltck

Information isn't that hard to look up. Please stop lying.

Well you can get it for under 50 from gamestop if you want to tread into the devil's lair.

@the_resolution_talk: Yeah, the perceived viewing area during 3D is 600x240 at most.

Even though the 3DS technically has two 400x240 top screens merged into one, both screens only show two angles of the same image while the 3D is on.

Also, the 240 pixels remain unchanged, because the 3d effect works vertically only.

It may look a little better because each eye receives it's own image and the antialiasing is removed.