Apr 27 2011, 03:16 PM, updated 13y ago
Overview
The Nintendo 3DS is the next generation for Nintendo’s handhelds. The DS redefined how portable gaming should be played and the 3DS will continue to revolutionize how we game on the go. Packed with so many different features, the Nintendo 3DS looks to be the quintessential entertainment device.
The Nintendo 3DS improves upon the DS design in every way imaginable. It has a similar clamshell design as its predecessor as well as a lot more horsepower under its hood. As the name suggests, the 3DS main draw or “gimmick” is the ability to display stereoscopic 3D visuals, providing an experience similar to watching 3D movies in the theater, all without the need for any glasses. This 3D effect can be turned on or off, or adjusted depending on the user with a slider located on the right of the system.
Machine Features
Activity Log
-The Activity Log tracks both game play, noting which games have been played and for how long, as well as physical activity, counting every step taken while carrying a 3DS. The feature encourages walking more every day to earn Play Coins, which can be used with compatible games and applications to acquire special content and a variety of other benefits. Play Coins cannot be used in the Nintendo eShop.
Augmented reality
Several augmented reality games are included on the 3DS with 6 paper cards that interact with the games.
Becouse of the small size,there could be a chance u might lose them,thankfully u can simply print them out.
AR games or Augmented Reality games is one of the coolest features for the Nintendo 3DS. The AR games creates a game from the real world.. right on your coffee table or on your office desk. The AR games uses the 3DS outer camera with the AR cards. All you would need to do is place one of the 6 AR cards included with the system on your desk and the 3DS will create a virtual game using the platform you placed the AR cards on.
Nintendo 3DS Face Raiders
Put a friendly face right into the action with the built-in Face Raiders game. Using the camera, you can take a photo of yourself, a friend or family member, which is then placed right onto a range of shooting targets. To play, you'll need to move with your Nintendo 3DS system, physically leaning and turning to search all around and aim high and low, taking out your targets. 3D gameplay combined with the gyro sensor feature makes Face Raiders a fun surprise for any type of gamer.
Backward compatibility
In addition to its own software, the Nintendo 3DS is backward compatible with Nintendo DS software, including DSi software. However, like the Nintendo DSi, the Nintendo 3DS is incompatible with DS software that requires the use of the Game Boy Advance port. Nintendo DS and DSi software cannot be played with 3D visuals on the 3DS. The original DS resolutions are displayed in a scaled and stretched fashion due to the fact that the resolutions of the 3DS screens are larger than those of the DS. However, if the user holds down the START and SELECT buttons upon launching the DS software, the displays will be at the DS's native resolution, albeit smaller with black borders.
System Transfer
System Transfer is a feature that enables you to transfer downloadable software already purchased on a Nintendo 3DS system to another Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo DSiWare games & applications purchased on a Nintendo DSi or a Nintendo DSi XL system also can be transferred to your Nintendo 3DS.* This function will be available after hardware launch.
3DS Messaging Service
The Nintendo 3DS also supports a new messaging system The service allows users to send and receive messages from their friends on their friends list via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The 3DS will alert the user when they have received a new message via one of the LEDs on the system.
Nintendo E-Shop
Rediscover classic portable games.
The Virtual Console™ service for Nintendo 3DS features games from classic handheld systems like Game Boy™ and Game Boy™ Color. You can also find 3D Classics, 3D enhanced versions of games from past systems.
Choose from a variety of downloadable games.
You can download Nintendo 3DSWare games,Nintendo DSiWare games and applications ‐ previously available on Nintendo DSi™ systems.
It was announced at the Nintendo of Japan press event on September 29, 2010 that the 3DS will have a Virtual Console Service with Game Boy, Game Boy Color games, as well as "classic" games in 3D. At the 2011 GDC Nintendo announced that TurboGrafx 16, and Game Gear games would be available for Virtual Console. Purchases are made through the "Nintendo eShop" Which will release at May 2011, using a cash-based system instead of a points-based system as used for the Wii and DSi.
StreetPass & SpotPass Mode
The system supports multiplayer gameplay via a local wireless connection or over the Internet. Expanding upon the connectivity of the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS features an "always on" background connectivity system that trademarks suggested was named "CrossPass", which can automatically seek and connect to wireless network nodes such as Wi-Fi hotspots, sending and downloading information in the background while in sleep mode or while playing a game. In Nintendo's September 29 conference, the confirmed Western names of the CrossPass Tag Mode service would be StreetPass and SpotPass, with SpotPass being the ability for the 3DS to seek Wi-Fi signals and automatically download content while in sleep mode and StreetPass being the passive communication between 3DS systems held by users, an example being the sharing of Mii avatars.
During the 2011 Game Developers Conference, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced that Nintendo has partnered with AT&T to provide free access to AT&T hotspots via the Nintendo 3DS. Users will be able to connect to these hotspots in late May.
The background connectivity allows users to exchange software content regardless of what software is currently in the console. Sharing content is stored in a "data slot" in the console. Using this data slot, Nintendo 3DS users can readily share and exchange content for multiple games at the same time, whenever they are connected, even when playing unrelated games.Using the console's background connectivity, a Nintendo 3DS in StreetPass Mode can automatically discover other 3DS units within range, establish a connection, and exchange content for mutually-played games, all transparently and without requiring any user input, even when the console is dormant. For example, in Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, if the user passes someone with the same software, he has a battle to collect trophies from the other player.
It can be customized to fit the user's preferences, including opting out of it altogether for selected software. One application being considered is functionality to "automatically acquire magazine and newspaper articles", similar to networked e-book reader applications.[90] Other improvements to online functionality include how Friend Codes are implemented, with only one code necessary for each console, as opposed to the DS and Wii where individual Friend Codes are required for each piece of software.
Nintendo 3DS StreetPass Mii Plaza & Nintendo Mii Maker
StreetPass Mii Plaza is the social network for the Nintendo 3DS. StreetPass Mii Plaza lets you meet and greet with other 3DS users where you can exchange things like mii data and game play info. It'll also let you know when a Mii friend is close to you.
The Mii character tool on the Nintendo 3DS is similar to the Wii one except the 3DS allows you to take a picture of yourself and the 3DS will generate a Mii from your picture. After it generates a Mii, it'll give you the option to adjust the settings to make it look closer to you.
Internet browser
Nintendo announced that an Internet browser will be available in a Next System Update with E-Shop. The browser can access WEP and WPA access points. It has been scheduled to be released in late May as part of a system update.
Nintendo 3DS Sound
The Nintendo 3DS sound app lets you listen to MP3s or AAC files that's saved on your SD card. The 3DS also allows you to record and play sound with the built-in microphone and use the filters on your recorders to make cool sounds.
Nintendo 3DS Camera
Take amazing 3D photos with the built-in Nintendo 3DS outer cameras, and bring your memories into a whole new dimension. Then utilize a variety of lenses and tools, such as the Merge lens, Pinhole lens, or Graffiti tool, to add flair to your photo gallery.
Technical Specs
The Nintendo 3DS is based on a custom PICA200 graphics processor from a Japanese start-up Digital Media Professionals (DMP). It has two screens; the top screen is a 3.53 in (90 mm) 5:3 3D screen with a resolution of 800×240 pixels (400×240 pixels per eye, WQVGA) that is able to produce an autostereoscopic three-dimensional effect (one without 3D glasses) using a parallax barrier display, while the bottom screen is a 3.02 in (77 mm) 4:3 non-3D resistive touch panel with a resolution of 320×240 pixels (QVGA). The 3DS weighs approximately 230 grams (8.1 oz) and, when closed, is 134 mm (5.3 in) wide, 74 mm (2.9 in) broad, and 21 mm (0.83 in) thick.It has 128 megs of ram,6 times bigger than DSi ram .It uses ARM Processor.
The system features several additions to the design of the original DS, including a slider on the side of the device that adjusts the intensity of the 3D effect, a round nub analog input called the "Circle Pad", an accelerometer, and a gyroscope. The 3DS has two cameras on the outside of the device, capable of taking 3D photos, as well as a camera positioned above the top screen on the inside of the device which faces the player, capable of taking 2D photos and capturing 2D video; all cameras have a resolution of 640×480 pixels (0.3 megapixels). The system will support a 2.4 GHz 802.11 Wi-Fi connectivity with enhanced security WPA2.It also support Microphone. An included cradle acts as a charger and allows for faster downloads and uploads via infrared port.
At launch, the Nintendo 3DS cards hold up to 2GB of game data and look almost exactly the same as those of the current DS. However, there is a small tab jutting out on the one side, which prevents 3DS cards from being inserted into a Nintendo DS.
On the issue of piracy, game developer THQ claims that the Nintendo 3DS features sophisticated anti-piracy technology which Nintendo believes is able to significantly curb video game piracy, which had increasingly depressed the handheld market with the proliferation of cheap flash memory and the rise in file sharing.
Battery which uses 1300 mAh last around 3-5 hours depending on screen brightness, Wi-Fi, sound volume, and 3D effect and 5-8 hours for DS compatibility mode
and Nintendo 3DS is Region locked,meaning you can't play Euro games on US console and Vice Versa.It applies to other region also.
3DS support max capacity of SDHC Memory Cards up to 32GB
This post has been edited by hafez13: Jun 28 2012, 08:51 PM
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