Nintendo 3DS - Page 4

Angrist · 03-27-2011, 05:49 PM

I don't have one. I've heard it depends on the level of 3D. If you don't go for the maximum effect, you should be fine for a few hours.
Also, don't use 3D when you don't need it. It also saves the battery!

TheSlyMoogle · 03-28-2011, 04:06 AM

BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH! 53% Failure rate of launch 3DS systems?

Nintendo, did you learn nothing from Microsoft?

Angrist · 03-28-2011, 10:00 AM

53%? Where did you read that?

Vampyr · 03-28-2011, 11:32 AM

I've been doing some research on this, and I can't find any numbers, especially anything close to 53%.

And what I have found indicates that this is probably more of a software issue, which means it will be patched since the 3DS automagically updates via wifi.

Dyne · 03-28-2011, 11:36 AM

My 3DS rocks and I love it. I didn't get any eye strain yesterday from it.

The amount of stuff they packed in to it blows my mind. The AR cards and FaceBlasters is reason enough to buy it. But, I'm really enjoying Ridge Racer and Steel Diver.

BreakABone · 03-28-2011, 11:39 AM

Yeah, I can't find the 53% number anywhere.

And it would be odd to have a number on the 2nd day.. or even the first really.

And there was no real issues like this coming out of the Japanese launch or you think we would have heard it.

TheSlyMoogle · 03-29-2011, 06:36 AM

Lol it was some article from some tech website I saw through a link through 4chan. I don't save a browsing history on my computer so I can't find the link either, but anyway... Anyway it was just an estimation of the amount of users so far who had seen the BSOD.

It's HIGHLY COMMON for it to happen, especially after playing Street fighter online apparently, but a lot of people have been reporting it after other things too, including the AR stuff.

So it's probably just some software thing, and I'm sure it will be patched out soon and it's a fuck up.

So now not only does the system cause severe headaches, sometimes seizures and general strain on the eyes but it also just stops working sometimes.

Hey maybe nintendo built in the BSOD to force people to stop playing for a few minutes. HURRR HURRRRR HURRRRRR!

Angrist · 03-29-2011, 07:09 AM

I want to try one again. :o I guess I could hit every store here once, just to ask if I can play on a 3DS.

Vampyr · 03-29-2011, 09:55 AM

The eye strain thing really worries me. We have no idea what the long term affects of using something like this for hours a day will do to our eyes, especially if it puts noticeable stress on them.

When the next version of the 3DS comes out and I get one I'm just going to turn on the 3D for each new game I get to look at it then turn it off. I'm glad they gave the option to disable it.

Sort of like how they should always give the option to not use motion controls. Zing!

"But Zach, that's the entire point of the system, they can't give you the option to not use it!!11!!"

Well, they just gave us the option to turn the 3D off of a system called the 3DS.

BreakABone · 03-29-2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

The eye strain thing really worries me. We have no idea what the long term affects of using something like this for hours a day will do to our eyes, especially if it puts noticeable stress on them.

When the next version of the 3DS comes out and I get one I'm just going to turn on the 3D for each new game I get to look at it then turn it off. I'm glad they gave the option to disable it.

Sort of like how they should always give the option to not use motion controls. Zing!

"But Zach, that's the entire point of the system, they can't give you the option to not use it!!11!!"

Well, they just gave us the option to turn the 3D off of a system called the 3DS.

Argh don't wanna take the bait, its like a dangling carrot

But I don't think user interface is the same as visual output.

3D in my mind is similar to HD in that it enhances the visual clarity of a game, and that's about it. And I assume you know that both PS3 and 360 can output in SD just as much as HD. No difference between choosing your level of 3D on the 3DS.

The better comparison would be if you could turn off the touch screen/motion controls of the handheld if you didn't want it.

Typhoid · 03-29-2011, 05:25 PM

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Lol it was some article from some tech website I saw through a link through 4chan.

Well that just sounds 100% credible.

Anyways, to those who have it - how is the 3DS?
Strengths/Weaknesses.

Dyne · 04-10-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

Anyways, to those who have it - how is the 3DS?
Strengths/Weaknesses.

Pretty simple, almost everything is a strength right now. The weaknesses are battery power (which is tough to fix without spending money) and the lack of games. I'm perfectly happy with the gaggle of built-in software, Ridge Racer, and Steel Diver though. I may pick up PilotWings eventually and I'll definitely be getting Zelda. (Insert "all of them, over and over" Penny Arcade joke here.)

So, seriously, nobody here has this? I'm looking for friend codes that aren't random scuzzy internet people. My 360 and PS3 are full of those.

manasecret · 03-29-2011, 11:09 PM

At my new job, we inspect our own electronic boards for quality control. We use dual eye-pieced microscopes, and some employees use them for eight hours a day. After using them for awhile myself, I realize the effect is much like 3D stereoscopic vision. Basically, two completely different images are projected to your eyes, one for each eye. It can be hard to focus sometimes because of the two images, and it's an odd thing to handle for the eyes. But it's done and been done that way for years and years, and we're just one small company. I'm sure the same is done by virtually all quality control for PCBs.

Because of that, I think there has been plenty of research on the effects of stereoscopic projections on eyesight, and since not much is heard about it, it's IMO likely not a big deal.

manasecret · 04-11-2011, 12:13 AM

Like ten people have one at work, I'm surprised by how many even though we're all engineers. Got to try it, and it is an amazing effect. The Mii-maker is awesome idea, too. Remember that great idea Rare had to allow you to take photos of your face and use it to make characters in perfect dark, but Nintendo axed it in order to protect the children? Apparently Nintendo has finally relented, though only somewhat. The 3DS will take a photo of your face and then help create a Mii.

Pretty sweet since I never had any luck making a Mii that actually looks like me.

Oh, and Dyne, did I mention I like to DANCE?

TheSlyMoogle · 04-13-2011, 04:32 AM

So played one of these for about an hour the other day on full 3D. Made my eyes and head hurt like crazy while it was on 3D.

Other than that, it has the best graphics of any handheld I've seen. Super Street Fighter 4 looked great.