You can bet if Nintendo was an American company, its top brass would be accountants or lawyers, not someone who actually knows whats in their products.
I think there may be a small problem with Nintendo making a phone with its video games on it.
I don't know what the laws are in your respective countries, but I thought a minor (under 18 years old or equivalent in your jurisdiction), cannot technically own a mobile phone.
I see plenty of young people with phones, but I assume they are bought in the name of an adult for use by a minor. It surprises me that adults who buy phones for their youngsters seem never to get put before the courts when those youngsters break the law using those same phones.
There needs to be some legal clarity and certainty on this point, or Nintendo will be making a risky business case if it proceeds.
The 3DS could be easily modified for a virtual reality headset.
It doesnt have to be as 'good' as an oculus rift, since the 3DS screen is not as good as a cell phone screen but stills does the job.
The idea is to take the two screen format from the 3DS and mount them together on a suitable visor with low powered reading lenses, and then use a separate controller/touch pad to operate the screen / console remotely.
The visor can be relatively open at the sides and below for better situational awareness and for better social interaction.
The ingedients are already there, but Nintendo needs to package it up in an attractive form.
Whats the obsession will massive digital downloads by game producers.
They are just trying to shift extra costs to users, and save themselves money - instead of providing proper retail distribution through physical media.
One thing that hasn't really been considered is the download whack from the internet services provider. If you don't have a good service, with either a big monthly download limit or a high download speed, then you have to suffer or go without.
This situation could apply to many potential customers.
I would like to see 3DS coverplates with a built in game case so you can snap your physical game cartridges in and out of when required.
Three game cartridges should be able to fit in a 3 x 1 row arrangement.
More if both cover sides were used.
I actually have a 2 cartridge plastic game case stuck to the topside of one of my 3DS XL's with double sided tape for easy carrying. Don't know how I will get it off without damaging the real cover .. mmm.
It seems very clear that Nintendo will discontinue the old 3ds and 3ds XL with this move not to support the Circle Pad Pro in future games.
All the people that would have bought a 3DS anyway have already bought one. The New 3DS is for the new generation whose mummies don't want them getting blind with the poor 3D effect.
This is good news as Nintendo need to demonstrate market leadership and maintain a strong footing in the handheld console market.
I am looking forward to Project Cars on the Wii U.
Having a dashboard on the gamepad might be good.
It makes sense to delay the release over the other consoles.
You have to put your limited resources into products that will give you income so you can do other projects.
Success breeds success, and frankly the Wii U is not successful compared to the other consoles as far as sales so far. You cannot expect developers to be charitable.
An advantage of a delayed release, is that much of the bug work has been sorted out and the polish been put into the game. Just hoping it won't be a lazy 'lets get this over and done with' port to the Wii U.
Just a few afterthoughts on what need to be fixed on the New 3DS.
1. Those led lights at the bottom right side where the lower palm goes, need to be dimmed or switched off during game play.
The blue light that you see there, particularly at night time in a darkened room, is a really annoying distraction (unless you cover it awkwardly with your hand hold).
That blue light thing was a fad about five years ago, and it shortens your life too (blue screen of death).
2. Two infrared lights need to be mounted at the back of the top cover, next to the external cameras, like a Wii sensor bar. This will be useful for six degree of freedom positional tracking when used with a Wii U or other new console. The leds could even be put under the casing as the IR lights will shine through it.
Nintendo recently patented such a position tracking concept so its an anomaly given the new 3DS is seemingly being targeted for use as a wii u gamepad accessory.
3. Potentially both upper and lower screens could be equipped with the new 3D screens and new head tracking technology.
Alternatively, just the lower screen could implement perspective correction 2D to give the apparent 3D effect. Be interesting to see motion parallax of the lower 2D screen combined with the upper 3D screen.
i am no patent attorney but I have noticed something wrong with Nintendos patent.
This application claims the benefit of priority from provisional application No. 61/378,921 filed Aug. 31, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The priority date for this US patent 8704879 (granted April 22, 2014) and new patent application US 2014/0184588 (filed March 5, 2014) - is August 31, 2010.
However, very similar subject matter to Nintendos claimed invention was published by budda on the mtbs3D forums on September 4, 2009 - as described earlier in this thread. This is 12 months before the priority date of Nintendos claimed invention.
It seems budda's publication of this prior art could substantially invalidate Nintendos patent, because of the loss of novelty, loss of originality and because of obviousness to those skilled in the art. It strikes at the heart of Nintendos patent claims.
EA knows a FIFA game for WiiU would be superior than PS or XBOX.
Because the gamepad would allow better tactical view and control of the game, and thereafter EA could not do a lazy and convincing backport to those other consoles.
In order to save face and its profits EA has slammed the Wii U instead.
Looks like its back to Mario Strikers and Rayman Legends Kung Foot.
That Mario Kart Wii U wheel looks great with the two tone red and blue colours.
But, they screwed up.
The wiimote should have been made similarly, with a red top and blue case and even keeping the regular white buttons.
Nintendo like patronising American patriotism (as seen with the 3DSXL red and blue models) , so they really missed another great subliminal marketing opportunity here.
According to physicists, electronics currently uses 1 million times more energy than it theoretically needs to.
Already there are electronics developments in the pipeline which promise 1,000 x smaller energy use for the same computational power. For example spintronics, topological insulators and memresistors.
The 3DS needs to be improved in the following ways.
1. Being able to store physical cartridges as copies on the gaming system without having to change cards.
2. Wider aspect ratio for the top screen keeping the lower clamshell the same to make touch controls and sticks/buttons easily accessible during gameplay. This may mean an asymetrical clamshell design with overbite.
3. Retain and improve the 3D effect with improved depth when seen up close and viewing angles when seen from afar. No 3D = no buy. Improve the resolution accordingly.
4. Be able to mount the device 'Oculus Rift' style to the head so both 3D and 2D screens are visible, and use a separate classic controller touch pad combo as a 3DS gamepad extension. I play Resident Evil Mercenaries up close like this and its really immersive.
5. Its needs AC or N WiFI streaming capability for live 3D or 2D streaming for either video or gaming and useful as a PC or WiiU controller as well.
6. The speakers need to be louder and there should be better rumble or resonance through the chassis and buttons for touch immersion.
7. The 3DS should use eye tracking and stereo view compensation so the screen and gameplay always retain the focus.
8. The 3DS needs two internal stereo cameras for real time voice chat and VR Miis. Also the girls will love virtual makeup and hairstyling and anything that toys with their looks.
9. The external stereo cameras need to be upgraded and shown to be useful for something. Its a good idea to have but nothing really compelling has become of it.
How about a Circle Pad Pro U for 3dsXL which is designed for streaming live 2D or 3D content to the 3DS from the WiiU. It would probably have its own inbuilt wifi streaming hardware and plug in through the game cartridge port.
Nice if it happened and supported up to four 3ds at once from a WiiU..
The Great Wall of China was the ancient equivalent of the internet firewall and censorship. Ironically China was an advanced technology civilization but isolated itself from the World and the West caught up and surpassed it, and China is still trying to catch up fair or foul.
CastAR by Technical Illusions will absolutely kill the console market with its head mounted picoprojection glasses.
Nintendo should get onboard with them asap.
CastAR will have the ability to replace the Wii U gamepad with a piece of cardboard having a retroreflective cover. All the controls and screen can be mapped to the virtual gamepad in realtime in full 3D.
A more sophisticated gamepad would use real controls with the retroreflective screen in the middle. A stereo camera pair at the back of the gamepad could enable 'see-through' augmented reality views.
It will happen with or without Nintendo.
CEO of CastAR Jeri Ellsworth explains on Tested and Triangulation respectively:
Pacman Party 3D for 3DS (cartridge) has classic 2D galaga, dig dug and pac man on it. It even loads like the original ROMs when booted up in the arcade machines.
The only problems with it being on the DS systems is the small screen size - even on the 3DSXL - and the sloppy buttons/finger presses which don't react as fast as a joystick does, thus getting you killed.
They have the best TV ads and food merchandising around.
Perhaps Nintendo could get McDonalds to do its PR campaigns. Would you like Mario with that !
Oh, thats right - Nintendo dont do TV PR campaigns. Doh.
Personally I used to love quarter pounders with cheese and a large serve of fries, but I have not eated 'fast food' for over 10 years. But, squeezed orange juice or a soft serve ice cream cone is excepted
It would be really cool if Nintendo put a real easter egg in the Yoshi 3DS.
They could put a green backlight in the casing that reveals another Yoshi hidden on the other side in silhouette. Even an animated egg or Yoshi running around in a circle would be amusing.
They could have made a simple Wii IR camera attachment (either a mirror at one end of the wiimote or a separate IR camera device connected via the dongle) to look in the direction of the sensor bar to provide super sharp steering feedback.
Another overlooked feature is sensory vibration feedback through the wheel. This could easily be achieved through subsonic stereo speakers to give 'road-feel' or 'drivetrain feel' when changing gears or changing engine rpm. This would use little power, weigh little and could double as real stereo speakers.
The previous Donkey Kong Country Returns is a very faithful port from the Wii to the 3DS. It was a really unexpected development, and lost next to nothing in visuals and gained in game play aspects.
Maybe in a year or two - depending on the maturity of the 3DS and WiiU, we may see a developer port Donkey Kong Country Freeze to 3DS.
Difficult but not impossible. Just the challenge for a new Nintendo developer to make a name for themselves. And, the commercial reality is that it must appear sooner or later on the more successful 3DS platform.
Resident Evil Mercenaries is a really great First Person Shooter that I still play every day. Vastly underated. It always makes me laugh when I discover something new in it. Capcom did a great job with the depth and variation of play, as it is very challenging.
This game also looks great up close to the face when playing the 3DS in 3D wearing cheap 4 Dioptre reading glasses.
Mobile phones are for people who are either busy, needy for constant social contact, have attention deficit problems or are easily bored.
Any wonder why the most popular sports in America stop and start in under 30 seconds.
This is a group that are just skaters, not really true gamers. They don't have the time or patience for delayed gratification, and to thoroughly explore the depths of real games.
Nintendo understand this situation with their games, and they are also getting a valuable lead in real 3D gaming with the 3DS.
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Re: Pixar Movie, Up, is Now Available for 3DS in Japan
What happened to the 10 minute limit on 3D movies. Has it been removed.
I have watched Avatar in 3D on the 3DS but in 10 minute chunks.
'Hopefully' the NEW 3DS with its wireless PC access and higher speed WIFI connectivity, will allow streaming or uploading of full 3D movies from PC.
Re: Satoru Iwata Chipped In To Make Sure Super Smash Bros. Melee Made It To Market On Time
You can bet if Nintendo was an American company, its top brass would be accountants or lawyers, not someone who actually knows whats in their products.
Re: Game of the Year: Nintendo Life's Staff Awards 2014
What !
Kirby is No 2 on 3DS for 2014.
I must have missed something.
Better go to my gaming box, and give it another go.
Re: Sharp Gearing Up to Supply 'Free-Form' LCD Screen Technology for Future Nintendo Hardware
With this freeform LCD technology, its not too hard to see where this is going.
The front face of the WiiU gamepad or 3DS handheld could be made from a complete screen, with real buttons and controls poking through it.
Re: Talking Point: The Time Is Right For A Nintendo Phone
I think there may be a small problem with Nintendo making a phone with its video games on it.
I don't know what the laws are in your respective countries, but I thought a minor (under 18 years old or equivalent in your jurisdiction), cannot technically own a mobile phone.
I see plenty of young people with phones, but I assume they are bought in the name of an adult for use by a minor. It surprises me that adults who buy phones for their youngsters seem never to get put before the courts when those youngsters break the law using those same phones.
There needs to be some legal clarity and certainty on this point, or Nintendo will be making a risky business case if it proceeds.
Re: Nintendo and Philips Sign Global Patent License Agreement to Resolve Dispute Over Wii Technology
Philips are a very smart company.
They invented the i2c bus which is used by microchips to communicate with each other.
The wiimote works with i2C and so does just about every gadget around.
Re: Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry Almost Made Our Day On Nintendo Wii And DS
A Dirty Harry Video Game would be great as long as it wasn't one dimensional.
There is certainly a lot of material to work with even today. Just turn on the news.
A sort of anti-hero game would be good. Marvellous in fact.
Re: Weirdness: This Back To The Future-Style VR Hoverboard Game Uses The Wii Fit Balance Board
I recognize that music in the hoverboard Youtube clip.
Its a song by band Alcorus called Shine - the theme from Mirrors Edge.
Re: Sonic Boom Wii U And 3DS Both Stall Outside Of The UK Multiformat Top 40
Did Cubic Ninja outsell Sonic Boom on 3DS.
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines Core Nintendo Philosophies, Not "Boring" Alternatives
Hey Shiggy,
The 3DS could be easily modified for a virtual reality headset.
It doesnt have to be as 'good' as an oculus rift, since the 3DS screen is not as good as a cell phone screen but stills does the job.
The idea is to take the two screen format from the 3DS and mount them together on a suitable visor with low powered reading lenses, and then use a separate controller/touch pad to operate the screen / console remotely.
The visor can be relatively open at the sides and below for better situational awareness and for better social interaction.
The ingedients are already there, but Nintendo needs to package it up in an attractive form.
Re: Nintendo Boasts New 3DS is its Best-Selling Remodelled Handheld System to Date
I can't see the New 3DS selling out in Australia 5 weeks before Christmas .......
But then again ..... think I'll preorder to be sure !!!
Re: Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty Wii U Delay Seems to be Due to 8GB Basic Model
Whats the obsession will massive digital downloads by game producers.
They are just trying to shift extra costs to users, and save themselves money - instead of providing proper retail distribution through physical media.
One thing that hasn't really been considered is the download whack from the internet services provider. If you don't have a good service, with either a big monthly download limit or a high download speed, then you have to suffer or go without.
This situation could apply to many potential customers.
Re: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Lead the Way in New Nintendo 3DS Kisekae Faceplates
I would like to see 3DS coverplates with a built in game case so you can snap your physical game cartridges in and out of when required.
Three game cartridges should be able to fit in a 3 x 1 row arrangement.
More if both cover sides were used.
I actually have a 2 cartridge plastic game case stuck to the topside of one of my 3DS XL's with double sided tape for easy carrying. Don't know how I will get it off without damaging the real cover .. mmm.
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Takes Smash Bros.' Crown in Japanese Charts, New Nintendo 3DS Sales Explode
Lets recap why Nintendo are DOOMED !!!.
1. 3D is a gimmick and doesn't work
2. Mobile phones are taking over gaming
3, Theres no second circle pad for 3DS
Whatever .....
Nice to see New 3dS XL outsell New 3DS by 2 to 1 - despite being the blander option.. .
Re: Hardware Review: The New Nintendo 3DS Is The Best Yet
I want my fully coloured SNES buttons on my XL.
Re: Weirdness: Rainbow Road Muscles its Way onto Realistic Racer Assetto Corsa
That car looks like it has Rothmans Racing livery.
Thats going back over 20 years ago in F1 when cigarette ads were papered over everything.
Warning: Children are watching.
Re: Video: Watch Us Crack Some Skulls In The 3DS Super Smash Bros. Demo
Art imitates life.
The Japanese get advance practice of their smash attacks - just like with Pearl Habour.
When the Western release comes, it will be the Battle of Midway all over again.
Re: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Will Support The New 3DS C-Stick, But Not The Circle Pad Pro
It seems very clear that Nintendo will discontinue the old 3ds and 3ds XL with this move not to support the Circle Pad Pro in future games.
All the people that would have bought a 3DS anyway have already bought one. The New 3DS is for the new generation whose mummies don't want them getting blind with the poor 3D effect.
This is good news as Nintendo need to demonstrate market leadership and maintain a strong footing in the handheld console market.
Re: Project CARS Wii U Delay Was To Ensure It's As Good As Other Versions, Says Dev
I am looking forward to Project Cars on the Wii U.
Having a dashboard on the gamepad might be good.
It makes sense to delay the release over the other consoles.
You have to put your limited resources into products that will give you income so you can do other projects.
Success breeds success, and frankly the Wii U is not successful compared to the other consoles as far as sales so far. You cannot expect developers to be charitable.
An advantage of a delayed release, is that much of the bug work has been sorted out and the polish been put into the game. Just hoping it won't be a lazy 'lets get this over and done with' port to the Wii U.
Re: The Japanese New 3DS Packaging Is Both Cute And Colourful
Whats to stop people making their own coverplates and images.
As soon as the New 3DS is released someone will make these as knockoffs, or customised home made 3D printed covers with custom ink transfers.
This will become a cottage industry.
Re: Poll: Tell Us What You Think of the New Nintendo 3DS
The New 3DS should be called the 3DS CZ .
'CZ' for the additional C-stick and Z buttons, AND because of the improved 3D, as in 'see depth' (CZ) or 'seas' (immersion).
Re: Reaction: Picking Apart The New Nintendo 3DS And New 3DS XL
Has anyone realized the sweet spot 3D headtracking for the New 3DS, could be used in another way.
It could augment the second circle pad control for camera view changes.
Deliberately looking to the side of the screen could cause the view to rotate on purpose around the scene.
It could even work like Track-IR, where looking slightly one way or the other amplifies the change in view.
Imagine just pressing a button in game and moving your head to control the camera view.
This could be a revelation if it works.
PS. Even winking could be detected and used for game control too ....
Re: New Nintendo 3DS Models Announced
Just a few afterthoughts on what need to be fixed on the New 3DS.
1. Those led lights at the bottom right side where the lower palm goes, need to be dimmed or switched off during game play.
The blue light that you see there, particularly at night time in a darkened room, is a really annoying distraction (unless you cover it awkwardly with your hand hold).
That blue light thing was a fad about five years ago, and it shortens your life too (blue screen of death).
2. Two infrared lights need to be mounted at the back of the top cover, next to the external cameras, like a Wii sensor bar. This will be useful for six degree of freedom positional tracking when used with a Wii U or other new console. The leds could even be put under the casing as the IR lights will shine through it.
Nintendo recently patented such a position tracking concept so its an anomaly given the new 3DS is seemingly being targeted for use as a wii u gamepad accessory.
3. Potentially both upper and lower screens could be equipped with the new 3D screens and new head tracking technology.
Alternatively, just the lower screen could implement perspective correction 2D to give the apparent 3D effect. Be interesting to see motion parallax of the lower 2D screen combined with the upper 3D screen.
Re: New Nintendo 3DS Models Announced
What they haven't announced is the use of the new 3DS as a gamepad for the WiiU.
Its obvious they updated the internal hardware for a reason, now we just have to see what future proofing has gone into it.
I really want to see how good the stereo head tracking is.
Hopefully the stereo sound will also track the users head and adjust stereo accordingly. Hope they also fixed the sound volume too.
Be interesting to see what they do with the 2DS, if it gets upgraded.
Nice one Iwata San.
Re: Only 3DS Games Sold Over One Million Copies in Japan in 2013
Nintendo have to keep an eye on the demographics of the Japanese market.
The Japanese population is decreasing because fewer children are being born.
The aging of Japan means this market is slowly being reduced for gaming.
Obviously, Nintendo need to generate Japan-like sales outside of Japan.
Hence ethnocentricity for Nintendo is not an option for sustainable growth.
Re: Project CARS Shows a Tremendous Graphical Upgrade After Two Years
I like the comparison video of Project Cars 20012-14.
I noticed one small problem.
There is no echo in the tunnels or near the cliff faces by the side of the road.
Hope this is fixed for added realism.
Re: Gearbox Attempts To Extract Itself From Aliens: Colonial Marines Class Action Lawsuit
Looks like life imitates art.
Real Life : Gearbox Attempts To Extract Itself From Aliens
Art Life: Ripley ease up, you'll overload the transaxle.
Re: Talking Point: Should Nintendo Be Promoting The Wii U GamePad As A Tablet Killer?
The gamepad needs a box over it with a fresnel magnifier, to bring the screen up close and personal. Controls are still accessable from the sides.
The gamepad will send you blind otherwise.
The gamepad could also serve as a Windows XP computer replacement.
Since Microsoft discontinued XP support, the web browsing has become a crapified experience.
And .... where do you plug the mouse into the gamepad ?
Also Nintendo need to do something about enhancing Wifi range as the gamepad has trouble working in small apartments..
Re: Nintendo Files Patent for "Eye Tracking" Device to Enable 3D Experiences on 2D Displays
i am no patent attorney but I have noticed something wrong with Nintendos patent.
This application claims the benefit of priority from provisional application No. 61/378,921 filed Aug. 31, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The priority date for this US patent 8704879 (granted April 22, 2014) and new patent application US 2014/0184588 (filed March 5, 2014) - is August 31, 2010.
However, very similar subject matter to Nintendos claimed invention was published by budda on the mtbs3D forums on September 4, 2009 - as described earlier in this thread. This is 12 months before the priority date of Nintendos claimed invention.
http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4251
It seems budda's publication of this prior art could substantially invalidate Nintendos patent, because of the loss of novelty, loss of originality and because of obviousness to those skilled in the art. It strikes at the heart of Nintendos patent claims.
I call OBJECTION ! Your Honor.
Re: Nintendo Files Patent for "Eye Tracking" Device to Enable 3D Experiences on 2D Displays
This two camera tracking idea for a future Nintendo console application is a great idea.
However I have seen something very patently similar described by a person called 'budda' on the mtbs3D virtual reality forums.
see this: http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4251
And I quote at the end: -
"As I noted previously, this device could be used as a head tracker, or gun aiming device for a first person shooter.
The essential elements are the IR LEDS and IR Camera, which could be configured in various ways to acheive the same results.
For instance, I would like to see a wireless version of the Wii Camera (without the Wii Remote body) attached to some glasses.
In principle this should be easy to do, but no-one has apparently done it.
Another idea would be to mount a miniature fish-eye lens on the Wii Camera to get wide angle tracking. And so on. "
Re: FIFA 15 Is Lacing Its Boots For A Wii And 3DS Appearance, But Is Skipping The Wii U
Perhaps Nintendo could make a soccer board game called "Button Football".
This is a real life board game that is passionately played in Brazil.
I saw it on a World Cup highlights show and it looks like serious fun.
Its available on phones too, but Nintendo could do a better job.
Re: FIFA 15 Is Lacing Its Boots For A Wii And 3DS Appearence, But Is Skipping The Wii U
EA knows a FIFA game for WiiU would be superior than PS or XBOX.
Because the gamepad would allow better tactical view and control of the game, and thereafter EA could not do a lazy and convincing backport to those other consoles.
In order to save face and its profits EA has slammed the Wii U instead.
Looks like its back to Mario Strikers and Rayman Legends Kung Foot.
Re: Video: Nintendo Minute Unboxes The Mario Kart 8 Wii U Bundle
@absuplendous
You are right about the Mario Wii Remote having a blue back !!!.
Nintendo did not screw up, I screwed up.
Without looking closely at the Mario Wii Remote, I thought it would be just like the all red wii remotes that were bundled with the Wii Mario Kart.
I own two red Wii consoles with red controllers, bought second hand for about $40 each.
Yes, many countries have the red blue and white themes - even Japan in an abstract way. Their world cup team are the samurai blues.
Still, I would go for a red white and blue wiimote as described. Thanks.
Re: Video: Nintendo Minute Unboxes The Mario Kart 8 Wii U Bundle
That Mario Kart Wii U wheel looks great with the two tone red and blue colours.
But, they screwed up.
The wiimote should have been made similarly, with a red top and blue case and even keeping the regular white buttons.
Nintendo like patronising American patriotism (as seen with the 3DSXL red and blue models) , so they really missed another great subliminal marketing opportunity here.
Re: Wii U Reportedly Uses Less Energy to Run Than Wii and Rivals
According to physicists, electronics currently uses 1 million times more energy than it theoretically needs to.
Already there are electronics developments in the pipeline which promise 1,000 x smaller energy use for the same computational power. For example spintronics, topological insulators and memresistors.
Re: Reaction: Mario Kart 8 Accused Of Poor Sales Potential, Ruining Battle Mode And Racism
Racism .... !!!
If Nintendo were racist there would be no black Wii U console.
And even then, the black console would be cheaper and have less memory too. And not to mention crash more often.
Re: Talking Point: What We Want To See From Nintendo's Next Handheld
The 3DS needs to be improved in the following ways.
1. Being able to store physical cartridges as copies on the gaming system without having to change cards.
2. Wider aspect ratio for the top screen keeping the lower clamshell the same to make touch controls and sticks/buttons easily accessible during gameplay. This may mean an asymetrical clamshell design with overbite.
3. Retain and improve the 3D effect with improved depth when seen up close and viewing angles when seen from afar. No 3D = no buy. Improve the resolution accordingly.
4. Be able to mount the device 'Oculus Rift' style to the head so both 3D and 2D screens are visible, and use a separate classic controller touch pad combo as a 3DS gamepad extension. I play Resident Evil Mercenaries up close like this and its really immersive.
5. Its needs AC or N WiFI streaming capability for live 3D or 2D streaming for either video or gaming and useful as a PC or WiiU controller as well.
6. The speakers need to be louder and there should be better rumble or resonance through the chassis and buttons for touch immersion.
7. The 3DS should use eye tracking and stereo view compensation so the screen and gameplay always retain the focus.
8. The 3DS needs two internal stereo cameras for real time voice chat and VR Miis. Also the girls will love virtual makeup and hairstyling and anything that toys with their looks.
9. The external stereo cameras need to be upgraded and shown to be useful for something. Its a good idea to have but nothing really compelling has become of it.
Anyway. I think I have said enough ....
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Will Reveal New Hardware At This Year's E3
New Wii U hardware ?
How about a Circle Pad Pro U for 3dsXL which is designed for streaming live 2D or 3D content to the 3DS from the WiiU. It would probably have its own inbuilt wifi streaming hardware and plug in through the game cartridge port.
Nice if it happened and supported up to four 3ds at once from a WiiU..
Re: Weirdness: These Chinese Game Controllers Look Wii-ly Familiar
The Great Wall of China was the ancient equivalent of the internet firewall and censorship. Ironically China was an advanced technology civilization but isolated itself from the World and the West caught up and surpassed it, and China is still trying to catch up fair or foul.
Re: Weirdness: These Chinese Game Controllers Look Wii-ly Familiar
@LostHeaven
Theres no one stopping Nintendo from making a dongle that gives 4 bottom buttons. Think of it like a mini-mini classic controller.
Re: Exclusive: Nintendo Developing "Virtual U" VR Platform to Rival Sony's Morpheus and Oculus Rift
I'll tell you what's not an April fools' joke.
CastAR by Technical Illusions will absolutely kill the console market with its head mounted picoprojection glasses.
Nintendo should get onboard with them asap.
CastAR will have the ability to replace the Wii U gamepad with a piece of cardboard having a retroreflective cover. All the controls and screen can be mapped to the virtual gamepad in realtime in full 3D.
A more sophisticated gamepad would use real controls with the retroreflective screen in the middle. A stereo camera pair at the back of the gamepad could enable 'see-through' augmented reality views.
It will happen with or without Nintendo.
CEO of CastAR Jeri Ellsworth explains on Tested and Triangulation respectively:
Tested ( 22min long )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpmKq_qg3Tk
Triangulation ( 1 hr 10min long - skip ads as required )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dMd58GICAs
Re: Review: Galaga (3DS eShop / NES)
Pacman Party 3D for 3DS (cartridge) has classic 2D galaga, dig dug and pac man on it. It even loads like the original ROMs when booted up in the arcade machines.
The only problems with it being on the DS systems is the small screen size - even on the 3DSXL - and the sloppy buttons/finger presses which don't react as fast as a joystick does, thus getting you killed.
Also I prefer Galaxian over Galaga.
Re: Video: Watch Us Hungrily Unbox The McDonald's Super Mario Happy Meal
I know one thing that maccas is good at.
They have the best TV ads and food merchandising around.
Perhaps Nintendo could get McDonalds to do its PR campaigns. Would you like Mario with that !
Oh, thats right - Nintendo dont do TV PR campaigns. Doh.
Personally I used to love quarter pounders with cheese and a large serve of fries, but I have not eated 'fast food' for over 10 years. But, squeezed orange juice or a soft serve ice cream cone is excepted
Re: Julius Caesar Will Be Taking the Battle to the Field in Mad Men Football
They want to call this 'Mad Men Football' then there will be trouble.
It sounds a lot like 'Madden Football', an extremely well known gridiron video game franchise.
They will be lucky to get the ball over the line.
Re: North American Retailers List Limited Edition Yoshi 3DS XL
It would be really cool if Nintendo put a real easter egg in the Yoshi 3DS.
They could put a green backlight in the casing that reveals another Yoshi hidden on the other side in silhouette. Even an animated egg or Yoshi running around in a circle would be amusing.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Racing Wheel Available For Preorder In The UK, Looks Suspiciously Like The Old Wii One
The Wii Wheel is so lame.
Nintendo could have made this a premium item.
They could have made a simple Wii IR camera attachment (either a mirror at one end of the wiimote or a separate IR camera device connected via the dongle) to look in the direction of the sensor bar to provide super sharp steering feedback.
Another overlooked feature is sensory vibration feedback through the wheel. This could easily be achieved through subsonic stereo speakers to give 'road-feel' or 'drivetrain feel' when changing gears or changing engine rpm. This would use little power, weigh little and could double as real stereo speakers.
Re: Kensuke Tanabe Highlights Potential Return of 3D Donkey Kong Games
@turbo409uk
Thanks for that link.
http://www.gengame.net/2013/12/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-qa/
The previous Donkey Kong Country Returns is a very faithful port from the Wii to the 3DS. It was a really unexpected development, and lost next to nothing in visuals and gained in game play aspects.
Maybe in a year or two - depending on the maturity of the 3DS and WiiU, we may see a developer port Donkey Kong Country Freeze to 3DS.
Difficult but not impossible. Just the challenge for a new Nintendo developer to make a name for themselves. And, the commercial reality is that it must appear sooner or later on the more successful 3DS platform.
Re: Capcom Claims Its New Panta Rhei Game Engine Can Be Adapted To Any System
Resident Evil Mercenaries is a really great First Person Shooter that I still play every day. Vastly underated. It always makes me laugh when I discover something new in it. Capcom did a great job with the depth and variation of play, as it is very challenging.
This game also looks great up close to the face when playing the 3DS in 3D wearing cheap 4 Dioptre reading glasses.
Re: Kensuke Tanabe Highlights Potential Return of 3D Donkey Kong Games
Lets get straight to the point.
When is DK Tropical Freeze being ported to the 3DS. !!!!!!!
Re: iPhone Gaming Controller Could Mean "The End Of Nintendo", Claims Investment Site
Mobile phones are for people who are either busy, needy for constant social contact, have attention deficit problems or are easily bored.
Any wonder why the most popular sports in America stop and start in under 30 seconds.
This is a group that are just skaters, not really true gamers. They don't have the time or patience for delayed gratification, and to thoroughly explore the depths of real games.
Nintendo understand this situation with their games, and they are also getting a valuable lead in real 3D gaming with the 3DS.