New Nintendo 3DS With Less 3D, More Analog Sticks, Coming Soon

**Valigarmander** · 08-22-2011, 09:43 PM

New Nintendo 3DS With Less 3D, More Analog Sticks, Coming Soon , News from GamePro

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The 3DS isn't doing great. While it's not a failure on par with the Virtual Boy, its reduced price and sorely lacking library already strikes most of us as Nintendo abandoning the system early.

But according to a French site (via 1UP), Nintendo is currently working on a second analog stick add-on, which will attach to the console's right side and cost $10.

A full system redesign is supposed to follow next year that will "not push 3D as hard as the current 3DS does" and will, presumably come with the extra analog stick already attached.

With no official word from Nintendo, this is pure rumor, and it could be completely off-base. But as someone who isn't much of a fan of 3D in any form anyway, I wouldn't mind a 2D 3DS on store shelves.

*shrug*

Redshirt · 08-22-2011, 09:49 PM

Why remove the 3D? If you don't like it put the slider all the way down.

**Loot** · 08-22-2011, 09:50 PM

Sounds like a load of "3D RUINED GAMING WAAAAAAH" to me.

Edit: Also analog stick what the hell

**X-3** · 08-22-2011, 10:01 PM

This is just a rumour. The site it originated on has been reliable in regards to stuff like the NGP(now Vita) and WiiU controller in the past, but I'm not sure if I can believe this. The fact that the info is being 'divided' into 5 parts makes me believe the site just wants to generate traffic.

I mean look at the 1Up article:

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As such, it is reportedly now working on a separate device that connects to the right side of the system and is sold for about $10.

uh yeah how does that work? (hint: it doesn't, I think the only hole available is the headphone jack which is at the bottom-center of the machine)

A second pad/stick would be nice but I don't think any individual thinks that to be the big problem with the 3DS. Plus, they just dropped the price on the 3DS and gave early adopters free stuff. This is different from DS->DSlite: making something like this is only going to alienate customers, I think.

tl;dr: this is a dumb rumour, change the thread title I am the best listen to me

**Loot** · 08-22-2011, 10:54 PM

Yeah, I just grabbed mine to make sure. There's the LED light for Wireless activity, the power slot thingamabob, and the headphone jack which is, uh, in the middle. So what would it do, use wireless? Makes no sense whatsoever.

DEBUNKED.

Sim Kid · 08-22-2011, 11:34 PM

Reminds me of those rumours about how Nintendo was making a DS with one screen and an analog stick around 2005.

Robotazy · 08-22-2011, 11:43 PM

The best Handheld is obviously the one with the most analog sticks.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 08-22-2011, 11:48 PM

Even Nintendo shouldn't be stupid enough to make those changes.

If sales are that bad, make it a nice $149.99 by Christmas bundled with a badass game and a special design, and get more games out there.

And I heard this system utilizes the horrid Friend Code like before, so abandon that to get more people onboard.

**Cravdraa** · 08-23-2011, 12:30 AM

Yeah... I'd have a hard time believeing this. It sounds unrealistic from a tech point of veiw and it makes zero sense from a business point of view too.
All they need are games. Actual games for the system. That's why it's not selling.

And they're already selling it at a loss, so I highly doubt they'll be dropping the price again anytime soon. In fact, I believe this is the first time they've ever sold anything at a loss.

**X-3** · 08-23-2011, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sim Kid

Reminds me of those rumours about how Nintendo was making a DS with one screen and an analog stick around 2005.

Gameboy Next, was it? That takes me back to when people were complaining about the lack of DS games...though to be fair I think the current situation is more dire than back then.

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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!

Even Nintendo shouldn't be stupid enough to make those changes.

If sales are that bad, make it a nice $149.99 by Christmas bundled with a badass game and a special design, and get more games out there.

And I heard this system utilizes the horrid Friend Code like before, so abandon that to get more people onboard.

From what I've read, sales have picked up a bit already. I'd expect a Mario bundle around the holidays. No way it'll be that cheap though.

Every 3DS has one universal friend code. It's a step in the right direction, though probably still not what everyone would hope for.

Antisocial · 08-23-2011, 09:13 AM

This rumor sounds like absolute donkey ****.

Although, given Nintendo's track record of releasing 700 versions of the same handheld, I can't completely label it as unbelievable.

Speed · 08-26-2011, 09:40 PM

IMO 3DS launched too early.

It just didn't have the starting line up it would have needed to make as much money out of the gate.

If they'd waited for Kid Icarus, Star Fox, maybe Devil Survivor Overclocked, Tales of the Abyss or MGS3DS then they'd have sold a lot more units early on.

**Loot** · 08-26-2011, 10:26 PM

Star Fox 64 3D would just be the same story with Ocarina of Time 3D: A great game, a surprisingly decent remake, still complaints about no original titles. Devil Survivor probably wouldn't be a great idea either, seeing as the entire SMT franchise isn't exactly as huge as Mario, Halo, etc.

**NintendoNut** · 08-27-2011, 09:01 AM

I think a new 3DS upgrade announcement would be a tad early, even by Nintendo's standards of upgrading handhelds. Even if this is real I think it's the wrong move. As has been mentioned here before, there's just not enough good games for the 3DS at the moment. If it were launching in October with games such as OoT3D and Starfox available from launch and the new Mario Kart game on the way soon afterwards, I'd have got one there and then. As it is I find myself continuing to wait for enough decent games to justify a purchase.

Luigiman7 · 08-27-2011, 12:48 PM

3DS XL

ill take twelve

***CaptHayfever*** · 08-27-2011, 01:15 PM

A 3DS XL would look like the upcoming WiiPad with an extra screen.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-29-2011, 08:38 PM

One of the biggest design flaws of the 3DS is a lack of secondary analogue. A large majority of 3rd parties can't port their existing properties to the system without one.

It's possible that the power port on the 3DS is capable of carrying data. Nintendo's done that multiple times before.

**X-3** · 09-06-2011, 11:50 PM

**** just got real

Bring me some crow!

Dizzy · 09-06-2011, 11:56 PM

*dumbfounded*

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-06-2011, 11:57 PM

I can not stop laughing at this:

08-23-2011, 09:13 AM	#11
Antisocial Janitor Join Date: May 2000 Gender: Posts: 11,471 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1,296 Times in 536 Posts	The D-pad sheds a tear. This rumor sounds like absolute donkey ****. Although, given Nintendo's track record of releasing 700 versions of the same handheld, I can't completely label it as unbelievable.

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08-22-2011, 09:49 PM	#2
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 703 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	Why remove the 3D? If you don't like it put the slider all the way down.

08-22-2011, 09:50 PM	#3
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Sounds like a load of "3D RUINED GAMING WAAAAAAH" to me. Edit: Also analog stick what the hell

08-22-2011, 10:54 PM	#5
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Yeah, I just grabbed mine to make sure. There's the LED light for Wireless activity, the power slot thingamabob, and the headphone jack which is, uh, in the middle. So what would it do, use wireless? Makes no sense whatsoever. DEBUNKED.

08-22-2011, 11:34 PM	#6
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Reminds me of those rumours about how Nintendo was making a DS with one screen and an analog stick around 2005.

08-22-2011, 11:43 PM	#7
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	The best Handheld is obviously the one with the most analog sticks.

08-22-2011, 11:48 PM	#8
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Even Nintendo shouldn't be stupid enough to make those changes. If sales are that bad, make it a nice $149.99 by Christmas bundled with a badass game and a special design, and get more games out there. And I heard this system utilizes the horrid Friend Code like before, so abandon that to get more people onboard.

08-23-2011, 12:30 AM	#9
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 661 Times in 403 Posts	Yeah... I'd have a hard time believeing this. It sounds unrealistic from a tech point of veiw and it makes zero sense from a business point of view too. All they need are games. Actual games for the system. That's why it's not selling. And they're already selling it at a loss, so I highly doubt they'll be dropping the price again anytime soon. In fact, I believe this is the first time they've ever sold anything at a loss.

08-26-2011, 09:40 PM	#12
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	IMO 3DS launched too early. It just didn't have the starting line up it would have needed to make as much money out of the gate. If they'd waited for Kid Icarus, Star Fox, maybe Devil Survivor Overclocked, Tales of the Abyss or MGS3DS then they'd have sold a lot more units early on.

08-26-2011, 10:26 PM	#13
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Star Fox 64 3D would just be the same story with Ocarina of Time 3D: A great game, a surprisingly decent remake, still complaints about no original titles. Devil Survivor probably wouldn't be a great idea either, seeing as the entire SMT franchise isn't exactly as huge as Mario, Halo, etc.

08-27-2011, 09:01 AM	#14
NintendoNut PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,655 Thanks: 108 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	I think a new 3DS upgrade announcement would be a tad early, even by Nintendo's standards of upgrading handhelds. Even if this is real I think it's the wrong move. As has been mentioned here before, there's just not enough good games for the 3DS at the moment. If it were launching in October with games such as OoT3D and Starfox available from launch and the new Mario Kart game on the way soon afterwards, I'd have got one there and then. As it is I find myself continuing to wait for enough decent games to justify a purchase.

08-27-2011, 01:15 PM	#16
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	A 3DS XL would look like the upcoming WiiPad with an extra screen. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

08-29-2011, 08:38 PM	#17
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	One of the biggest design flaws of the 3DS is a lack of secondary analogue. A large majority of 3rd parties can't port their existing properties to the system without one. It's possible that the power port on the 3DS is capable of carrying data. Nintendo's done that multiple times before.

09-06-2011, 11:50 PM	#18
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	**** just got real Bring me some crow!

09-06-2011, 11:56 PM	#19
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09-06-2011, 11:57 PM	#20
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I can not stop laughing at this: