While i disagree with the decision to ban it, I don't disagree with the right. Video games are art. They have a right to be made and interacted with. Consoles are museums for this medium, and it is the right of curator to reject pieces from being displayed for any reason.

@redmad yes you only have to connect once before august 12th and you're in.

honestly, I have the power pak + and it works beautifully. The battery it's self is only $20 and does all that this can (looking less ugly at the same time, and also allows continued use of your original charge cable. I got the one with the charge dock ($30) but I can whole heartedly say it's worth it

@africano Thanks! That is very good news. Ill post if Asphault 4 can be downloaded too. edit But at least I have my art academy. To think I almost went and bought the cartridge. (I didn't because I wouldn't be able to upload them to my camera when I painted something)

Look up Gunnar Optiks. These are like cheap knock offs. I wear Gunnars everyday while at work and gaming and I can say for sure they work and actually have some style. I wear the design they call parallax.

Hello World!

I thought of this a few days before getting my 3DS. Woulda been the first if I didn't want to pay my electricity bill first. edit Also, it'd be my first, and I really don't think this is "first tatoo" level.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue4Bca8DbAQ Someone had to post this

Wait..Either Im psychic and I saw this in a vision, OR I got caught in a time warp and the jet lag of time makes me think it is still my current time. Didn't I see this review before?!

I have had 68 tags from 8 people

Can someone help me? It asks if I want to use spotpass and I select yes, then it stays on the home screen and never moves from there until I tap power>home menu then try again, where I have to select no or have the same issue. Am I doing something wrong?

with gas the way it is? I dunno how bad it is there, but that is a $40-$60 value here in the states. That's the real prize.

It's ok GameLord08, they don't want that either.

@slapshot82 Not to disprove your point, but there are some flaws in your list.

Tiger Woods Wii - a great effort, and a great golf game, but diminished by the moves updated support on the ps3

Madden Wii- a terrible effort since 10. It looks horrid and plays worse

EA Active- a very good program, again diminished by it appearing on other consoles in (from what I hear) better versions

Skate It- a watered down version of skate that never quite captured the magic or audience the original did

Boom Blox- a sleeper hit. Great reviews, terrible sales.

Rock Band 1-3- 1 was terrible, 2 was pretty good, and 3 I was surprised by the amount of effort and care that went into it.

NBA Jam- again, diminished in value by being on ps3 and 360

Sims- from what I hear (have not played) the wii version is..limited at best

Dead Space Extraction- watered down on rails shooter from the original console version. It alienates the fans by taking out the gameplay it was known for and confuses new-comers by a storyline in progress

Spore- cool, but far better on pc.

save for rockband 3, every game on EA's heavy hitter list is "cool, BUT..." and even then rockband 3 gets complaints of "not HD" (which I find silly, since why would you be looking at your rockers long enough to complain?) I love the wii, but as far as 3rd parties go, they are limited by no support from nintendo, small advertising, and little to no online features of the other consoles. Combine that with the wii's hardware and unique control scheme (that few third parties seem to use correctly) and you can't win for trying sometimes.

Im getting it.

I would love to play the virtual boy! While I know licencing might be hard on a title like "water world" I would love to play some of the gems of the system without the headaches and clunky hardware.

So I have to play it on the PS3? With my HANDS? That's a baby game....
(again, someone had to make that reference)

DS code? Why would you need our DS code?

ok, I'll be the first to say it. I think this would be GREAT as a re-make (or a sequel?) for the 3DS. Just imagine the possibilities with the 3D displays.

My question is, the system is $299 (translated currency) in japan... Does that mean they actually are going to have it strapped to a gorgeous model? Or am I going to have to get one in an accessory kit?

@gabbo. Hey Hey, my parents let me play with "my first flamethrower" near propane. I survived. Now if you don't mind, I have to go apply more ointment...

it says "in the so-called 'fun mode'" why would their own press release use the term "so-called"?

"blow your mind"? yup, I think it's official. Nintendo's next system is cocaine.

I got kicked out of a store for tinkleing on the ivories. (you might wanna fix that typo. Isn't it tickle?)

@EdEN wait a minute, this'll sound crazy but does ghostfire know something we don't? Or am I thinking of a different Ed?..

@O_B wow man....I had to think about that for a while, and I own that game. lol

No problem Corbie. Just doing what I can. If only Gamespot did so in the first place.

UPDATE: Since this story was published, Nintendo has confirmed that it will be revealing date and price information for the 3DS on September 29. However, the Mario Factory has said it is has not confirmed that the 3DS will be out this quarter. The headline of this story initially stated that the 3DS was due out in October, according to the Bloomberg report. GameSpot regrets the error. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6271503.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B3

btw, I will be first in line at my town. I will NOT miss the 3DS release. I was the same way with the DSi, and camped 4 hours in front of lamestop (before I refused to shop there) to be first in line.

I won!

Right now, I have netflix on my Wii, Ps3, 360, Tivo, and my laptop. I was thinking "I have 5 different devices that can do it. Why can't other nations have one?"

@brandonbwii, yeah, but if it is written by who I think it is (Sean Beeson) then it might be worth it

aw, if it was a Tails hat, somewhere Tails(on nintendolife) would squee so loud it could be heard for 5 states over

soon as I get points, I may get this.

Anyone from Europe care to say the old price, the new price, and what each of those is in American dollars?

I just thought about it. If it does well on wiiware, maybe we could get an online 3DSware version! Think about it. Toribash is graphically simple, but likely needs the rest of the processor to do the physics. Perhaps the 3DS could handle that. If I could see a dismembered robot head with paint pouring out fly "at" me, I think I would be happy.

I am looking forward to the review of toribash. If the controls and interface are done well enough I will get it (PLEASE to whoever is reviewing, please review the controls and interface. It is basically purchase a decision for me. Also, try to review the "learning curve" Thanks!)

This is the first one I think I have listened to. Prosody, Even though I saw the little UK flag, I was not expecting the accent. Then again, I am American. I suppose I have the accent. Great show though! I will subscribe on iTunes as soon as I get my laptop back from repairs.

Ordered my platinum prize, and Chunky Droid, you can always send it to my place, but I won't guarantee you will see it again.

Common knowledge for me, but there are some who really have never thought about it. I have a 3.5mm male to male, but rytmic is not in America yet...

Just got Jett Rocket and I will play it as soon as mario is done bouncing

I have the points, so I am getting it. Only 18 1/2 more hours until I can

btw Corbie, I want to thank you so much. I know it is silly to thank someone to go to an event they wanted to go to anyways (most likely, and if you don't next year, I will gladly take your place ) but you did a good job on reporting and answering everything. You actually got more info out than sites that had teams of people. This is why I have been with nintendolife everyday since you guys were vc-reviews.

@corbie I disagree with comment #2. That is a beautiful thing to say, and I hope she sees this.

@Tri4ceHolder, While I understand that a new system JUST came out not too long ago, some people really want the upgrade. Some users here even have a DSlite or the original. If they still have that, they might really want all the features. Heck, I have a DSi, and even I am ready to place a preorder. Then again, I am a bit more obsessive about games than your standard consumer.

@fuzzy can you give a link to that?

http://nintendo3dsblog.com/first-footage-of-metal-gear-solid-snake-eater-3d there is metal gear in motion

I bought a DSi on lauch day, but I want this. I am pre-ordering on day 1 to pick it up as early as possible

I am stunned. This is amazing, and I am waiting for any info on it. I need to know a release date and price. Once I know those I can plan to save my money, or an elaborate bank robbery edit @nintenzo I clicked it, but nothing is happening. What is there? @rally I am sure most major game stores will have a trade-in program, and yes, I plan to trade my DSi for it. I love my DSi, and had many good times with it in the short >2 years so far, but...yeah. 3DS