Topic: "Incredible, absolutely incredible!" ~ Your first reaction to the 3DS!

Ummm... Just Kidding. What fool uses a pencil to open a box held together with two pieces of tape? Anyways... I find the 3D effect to be 'Absolutely incredible' and all that stuff. And unlike th average person, I am still entertained by the 3d after two weeks. It's an awesome little handheld.

I couldn't play my 3DS right away because I had to fix the hole in the floor left by my jaw dropping on it too hard.

Adjectives failed me, as did most muscles in my body. I went limp in awe.

That's how I react to everything that blows my mind and then add "that's so cool" or "that's so awesome" after the laugh.

"Push button to Enable 3D"..... Click..... !@#$ $^&!

I guess i am lucky that i can see 3D perfectly, with pop-outs and all.

When I first tried the 3D I tried to stop smiling and ended looking like a weirdo

For me there were some stages of excitement.

• Initially i was glad i could see the 3D effect when calibrating. _{I hadn't seen any kind of 3D video before. After preordering I decided i'll save up my first experience with it for this system.}
• After having the update, watching the 3D video, making some photos and playing a stage of FaceRaiders i was a bit underimpressed. Maybe because i didn't have much time then though.
• When i first played the AR games i was really impressed with the depth of the dragon statue, the stairways and the Link card. Face Raiders and the 3D video grew on me too then.
• Having played Ridge Racer 3D, Super Monkey Ball 3D, Pilowings Resort and Street Fighter IV i have to say the 3D in the intro of Street Fighter IV appealed the most to me yet.

I saw the 3D, then ran into a wall to see if I was in a dream or not. And thank goodness it wasn't.

My first reaction mind you this is at Target using one of the displays:

Walks up and looks at it

This is interesting kinda like the look of it.

Puts it in my hands and checks out the buttons

Oh I like the analog stick thats nice ok lets check out the game.

Looks at the screen

Ok I dont see anything 3D

Starts up Pilotwing

Ok still dont see the 3D

Messess around with the 3D slider while playing the game for 5 mins

Ow ok this is hurting my eyes this 3D isnt that great if anything its horrible it hurts my eyes. When I do buy this thing it wont be for the 3D thats for sure.

Walks away from the 3DS rubbing my eyes

And that was my first reaction.

the display models were awful so it was disappointing my 1st time. I got it It got better, now after the Update its amazing

@Waveboy: I dont know if its me or just how the systems are displayed. I have only played around with the systems at stores like Target and Bestbuy and they usually have the systems bolted to the counter. I dont know if moving it around would be better but I wont be able to tell that until I get my own. However I do know that my eyes do bug me when I watch movies in 3D like Avatar and Clash of the Titans, so it just might be me too.

I guess the only way I will be able to tell is to get a 3DS of my own

My first reaction was like that.
Goes into the Game, then to the clerk : "Hello, do you have the ..." Sees it behind him (Note : it was 2 weeks before launch)
"O...M...G ! Can I ?" "Yeah Sure !" Lookks at the menu without 3D, and "Gonna let the surprise come in ... I'm nervous !" Sets the slider on ... "Wow ! It works ! I didn't want to do like the idiots in the adverts, but it really works !" Fiddles with it for 20 minutes, and reenacts the stupidity of some adsjust for laughs... And then, I just got mad dizzy leaving it!
I decided to retry it 4 times, 10 minutes each time, faking the discovery, and progressively got used to it, so at launch, no problem with the 3D !

My first reaction was that it was amazing, I could see the 3D without any effort. When I showed it to other people I got 2 reactions, most said 'that's amazing' but a couple said 'I think that would make me sick' (although those people barely looked at it properly).

After owning the 3DS for a while I love it even more. It isn't a perfect system though, I had to stick 2 strips of foam across the top to stop the bottom screen scratching it and the volume is too low. A second circle pad would have helped a lot too. However none of that really matters to me as there as some great 'must have' games coming and hopefully Netflix and video support won't be that far away too.

i wasnt overwhlemed at all by the 3D effect. guess that was so because i strnagely can not see any popouts just the depth. but that is still cool. i was overwhelmed by the graphics though. played ridge racer and it looked so great. and the circle pad was one very important feature. i love to play games with the circle pad!

I was in the "OMG that is amazing" group when I first saw it, now I enjoy the actual features of the system more. It may differ for some people but I got over the eye strain pretty fast, just like using a new pair of glasses.